Social Sciences, Music and Psychology Library
The Social Sciences, Music and Psychology Library, affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Psychology and the Grieg Academy (Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design), is located at Fosswinckels gate 14.
Find your way around the library
The library is spread over two floors.
Shelf overview
The books are arranged according to the Dewey system, spread over two floors.
1st floor
- Anthropology
- Philosophy
- Journalism
- Media studies
- Methodology
- Music theory / Sheet music
- Sociology
- Political science
2nd floor
- Child welfare
- EU studies
- Film collection
- Public health
- Geography
- History
- Public administration
- Organizational theory
- Education
- Psychology
- Economics
Borrowing and returns
Self-service loan machines and a return machine are available in the library. Reserved material is collected from the pickup shelf. You receive a pickup code by SMS or email.
Workspaces and group rooms
The 1st floor has open seating areas for collaboration.
The 2nd floor has quiet workspaces for individual work.
Group room 204 on the 2nd floor can be booked for up to two hours at a time.
The library's teaching room is on the 2nd floor. When it is not in use, it can be used as student workspaces. An overview of bookings is posted on the door.
Music collection
The music collection contains sheet music, CDs, LPs and music literature, and is available to students at the Grieg Academy and other interested users. The collection is located on the 1st floor.
Note: Sheet music, LPs and CDs are only available during staffed opening hours.
Music literature is arranged according to Dewey:
- 780.7 Music education
- 780.92 Composers
- 781 Music theory
- 782 Vocal music
- 782.1 Opera
- 784–788 Instruments
- Printed sheet music is arranged according to the SMM system (pdf). In the library system Oria, advanced search: use "Composer" (not "Author") as the search field.
Film collection
The library has an open film collection on the 2nd floor. Films kept in the stacks can be ordered via the library system Oria.
Printing, copying and scanning
The library has printers for printing, copying and scanning on both floors.
Resources for social sciences, music and psychology
Detailed shelf arrangement per discipline, subject-specific databases and subject contact: