Monday – Thursday 8:30-19:00, Friday 8:30-16:00. During the summer period and public holiday periods, the Library closes at 16:00. For any changes to the opening hours, users are informed through the announcements published on the Library website.
Everyone has the right to access and study within the Library spaces. However, only registered members are allowed to borrow material. To become a member, please refer to the next question.
- If you are a member of the A.S.F.A. academic community, you may apply by submitting the New Member Registration Application.
If you are an Erasmus Student can apply for New Membership by submitting the Erasmus Student Reg. Application. - If you are not a member of the A.S.F.A. academic community, you may register as an external member, provided that you meet the necessary requirements. Please see the eligibility conditions and the External Member Reg. Application.
You may consult the Library Regulations page, which contains:
a. the Library Usage Regulations
b. the Internal Operating Regulations of the Library
c. the Operating Regulations of the ASFA Historical Archive
The Library provides computer workstations equipped with internet access and word-processing software, intended primarily for research purposes. Free Wi-Fi access is also available throughout all areas of the School.
The Library organizes Library-use seminars for members of the academic community, usually at the beginning of each academic semester. If you require additional training — either individual or group-based — tailored to specific needs, you may submit a Request for Participation in an Educational Seminar.
To have full access to the Library’s subscription databases and electronic journals from any location, you must be a registered member and follow the ASFA VPN Remote Access Instructions.
Exclusively for access to the electronic resources of HEAL-Link, users may log in directly using their academic account credentials, without the use of VPN. For more information, please see the Remote Access page.
All reading room areas provide access to electrical power outlets as well as connection to the School’s Wi-Fi network.
You can search the Library’s Public Online Catalog (OPAC) using the bibliographic information you have available or by searching according to the subject you are interested in, whether you are inside or outside the Library premises.
In this case, the book may currently be in use by another user, located on a study desk or book cart, or it may have been incorrectly reshelved by a user. For this reason, users are encouraged to place books on one of the reading room carts after use rather than returning them directly to the shelves.
In the Library’s Public Online Catalog (OPAC), type the artist’s surname using the alphabet corresponding to their nationality — for example, in Greek if the artist is Greek. For artists of other nationalities, use only the Latin alphabet, paying careful attention to the correct spelling of both the surname and first name in order to obtain accurate results. If you are unsure about the correct spelling of the name, you may verify it online beforehand.
The Library’s Public Online Catalog (OPAC) is an electronic system that allows users to search and access the Library’s collections. It includes bibliographic information about the material, such as, title, author, subjects, classification/call number, borrowing status, and other related information.
In order to loan material, you must first be a registered member of the Library.
To become a member:
- If you are a member of the A.S.F.A. academic community, you may apply by submitting the New Member Registration Application.
If you are an Erasmus Student can apply for New Membership by submitting the Erasmus Student Reg. Application. - If you are not a member of the A.S.F.A. academic community, you may register as an external member, provided that you meet the necessary requirements. Please see the eligibility conditions and the External Member Reg. Application.
The number of books you may loan and the loan period depend on your academic status or membership category. You can find detailed information about your loan privileges on the page Loan.
The following categories of material are generally non-loanable:
– Reference material (dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies) [R ή Π],
– Serials/Magazines,
– Pamphlets,
– Oversized books [ΜΜ],
– Course bibliographies [ΒΙΒ],
– Videotapes [AV],
– Doctoral dissertations / postgraduate theses / undergraduate theses [ΔΙΑ/ΜΕΤ/ΠΤΥ],
– Old or rare books and magazines, manuscripts and archives / special collections [ΕΙΔ.ΣΥΛ/SP.COL.],
– Books excluded from loan for various reasons [NL]
– Books currently undergoing cataloging or conservation processing.
The ASFA Library supports interlibrary loan requests from libraries of Higher Education Institutions, other cooperating Art Libraries, as well as collaborating libraries abroad. Interlibrary loan requests must be submitted through the Library of the institution where you are registered as a member. More information can be found on the page Loan.
Through the Interlibrary Loan Service, Library members may borrow material that is not available in the ASFA Library collection but can be located in another academic or cooperating library in Greece or abroad.
When its return date is approaching and up to one day after the due date. Renewal is permitted provided that there is no high demand for the item and no existing reservation for that specific copy. More details can be found in the page loan.
You may ask the staff at the Service Desk to place a reservation on the specific book for you. Your contact details will be verified so that you can be promptly notified by e-mail or telephone once the reserved book is returned.
In the event of damage to or loss of borrowed material, you are required to replace the item.
When books are lent and returned, the staff at the Service Desk inspect them for any damage and record information about their condition in the Library system.
You may reserve up to 5 books for use in your study area for a maximum period of 3 working days by completing the appropriate reservation slips available in the reading rooms.
No, it may only be carried out by the Library member personally. However, the return of material may be made by another person on the member’s behalf.
At the beginning of each academic semester, faculty members who wish to do so submit the bibliography for their courses. These materials are placed on shelves labeled with the instructors’ names behind the Service Desk. These specific copies are not available for borrowing; they are provided exclusively for on-site study or photocopying.
If you wish to donate material to the Library, please first read the relevant information in the Donations section and then contact the Library at library@asfa.gr
Special collections are distinct sections of the Library that include rare, valuable, or specialized material, such as old books, manuscripts, archives, works of art, and related items. Because of their sensitivity or uniqueness, this material is generally non-available for loan. It may only be accessed for on-site study in specially designated areas of the Library. Access to this material is available only during the Library’s morning operating hours and upon request at the Service Desk.
A classification number is a combination of letters and numbers used to place a book in the correct location on the Library shelves so that it can be found quickly and easily. The classification number appears as a label on the spine of the book. It is part of a classification system that organizes books according to their subject matter.
The “Art-IA” Institutional Repository is a digital platform that hosts, manages, and preserves the scientific and research output of A.S.F.A., including undergraduate theses, postgraduate dissertations, doctoral theses, and, more broadly, the institution’s research, publishing, and educational work. Its purpose is to provide open access to this material, ensure its long-term preservation, and enhance the visibility and impact of the institution’s research output. To visit the Institutional Repository “Art-IA”, follow the link https://artia.asfa.gr
To submit your thesis to the Institutional Repository, you should visit the "Art-IA" platform and first follow the instructions provided in the section How to Prepare My ThesisYou will then find detailed submission instructions in the section How to Submit My Thesis.
The Library operates as a distribution and return point for "Eudoxus" textbooks. The number of available textbooks is limited, as the distributed copies come from returns made by other students.
To collect textbooks you must first:
– have declared the textbook through the "Eudoxus" platform,
– ensure that our Library appears as the designated distribution point for the textbook,
– and know your 12-digit PIN code.
Before visiting the Library, please check the availability once again, since copies are often exhausted quickly due to the limited number of textbooks available at our Library. Users are advised to know the title of the textbook, as books are arranged alphabetically on the shelves. If copies are no longer available at the Library, you will find an alternative distribution point through the Eudoxus platform.
To return textbooks, after receiving the relevant notification from Eudoxus, you must bring the textbook, and your academic ID card.
Books related to a specific artist, whether Greek or international, are located in a separate room on the first floor and are arranged alphabetically according to the artist’s surname. On the spine label of the books M refers to foreign artists, and ME refers to Greek artists.
Magazines/Serials are non-loanable material. You may consult them within the Library and scan, photocopy, or photograph the article you are interested in.
Current-year magazine issues are displayed on the display stands located next to the reception desk on the ground floor. The newly acquired books are also displayed in the same area.
Most of the Library’s magazine collection is not directly accessible to users. After locating the title and issue you need through the Library catalogue, you must complete the relevant request form and ask the staff at the reception desk to retrieve it for you
The document Alphabetical Catalog of ASFA Library Periodicals includes all titles held by the Library in print format and provides the corresponding electronic access link whenever an electronic version is available.
The document Alphabetical Catalog of ASFA Library Periodicals includes the location of the magazines (e.g. ground floor, basement, special collection), as well as a summary of the years available in the Library’s collection. Detailed information about the individual issues held by the Library is available through the OPAC catalog.