Visit and contact

Here you will find how to contact the Special Collections. Material must be ordered in advance from each individual unit.

Who do you contact?

Each unit has its own subject contact – choose the collection the material belongs to. If you are unsure, contact ubbspes@uib.no.

The Manuscripts and Rare Books Collection

Manuscripts, book collections, history of science, archives, newspapers, maps and plate works.

Visiting address: 1st floor of the HF building at Sydnesplassen 7.

Opening hours: Monday–Friday by appointment.

Email: mslib@uib.no · Go to the collection page

The Picture Collection

Historical photography.

Visiting address: Lower ground floor of the Library of Humanities, Haakon Sheteligs plass 7.

Opening hours: Monday–Thursday by appointment.

Telephone: 55 58 25 39

Email: billed@uib.no · Go to the collection page

The Norwegian Queer Archives

Norwegian queer history.

Visiting address: 1st floor of the HF building at Sydnesplassen 7.

Opening hours: Monday–Friday by appointment.

Email: skeivtarkiv@uib.no · Go to the collection page

Website: Skeivt Arkiv

The Language Collections

Dictionaries, dialect archives and terminology.

Visiting address: Library of Humanities, Haakon Sheteligs plass 7; ask at the desk.

If you have been notified that ordered material has been retrieved, you can read it in the reading room of the Manuscript and Rare Book Collection / Skeivt arkiv. It is located on the 1st floor of the HF building at Sydnesplassen 7.

Email: spraksamlingane@uib.no · Go to the collection page

Contact the Special Collections

For general enquiries to the Special Collections:

Emails
ubbspes@uib.no
Last updated: 17.06.2026