The Casanatense Library adopts the Minerva Access IT system, capable of quickly and efficiently providing consultation and loan services for the material it owns, also via the Internet through the Minerva Access online services accessible at the following address: https://www.minervaaccess.it/
1) Procedure to obtain the new card.
– Fill out the online registration form in the Minerva Access area of the Library website and attach a digital copy of the identity document used to fill out the form
– Wait for the arrival of a registration confirmation email which also contains the user number to use to access the Minerva Access online services, together with the password entered when completing the registration form
– Book a place before going to the Library to collect your new card: you can book a place and also material for consultation via the Minerva Access online services using your user number and password.
2) Booking of material for consultation or loan.
Access the Minerva Access online services and search for the work in the Library OPAC or in the Polo RML OPAC: the request form will be filled in automatically by clicking on the “Request” button in the OPAC.
Requests for works present in other catalogues must be made by manually completing the form available in Minerva Access.
When making a request for consultation in the Library, you are also required to reserve a seat in the room for consulting the material in the Library. No seat reservation is required for picking up and returning books on loan.
A maximum of 4 requests is possible (1 request is enough for works in several volumes or papers). With prior notice to b-casa.distribuzione@cultura.gov.it, and for justified reasons, more than 4 requests may be authorised.
However, it is necessary to verify the actual availability of the work on the “Requests made” page of the Minerva Access online services before going to the Library. In the event of unavailable volumes, it is possible to cancel the seat reservation.
3) Booking a seat in the room.
To consult reserved material in the Library, a seat reservation is required. The Minerva Access procedure for requesting material for consultation includes a seat reservation, while to consult material left in storage, the user must reserve a seat using the appropriate procedure for the Minerva Access online services.
For the sole collection or return of borrowed material, a seat reservation is not required, however the user may remain in the Library only for the time strictly necessary for the collection or return.
In order to use the Library services, the use of Minerva Access will be mandatory:
- To register online and then receive the new card at the office
- To reserve material for both consultation and loan
- To reserve a seat in the consultation room
For further information on distribution: b-casa.distribuzione@cultura.gov.it