Resources

Spaces
Doctoral candidates have access to dedicated workspace equipped with computers, internet access, printers, and scanners at the location on Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2. Additionally, the Department has a Computer Room at the Piazza San Giovanni in Monte site and a Cartography and Geomatics Laboratory at Via Guerrazzi 20.

Department Library
The Library of the Department of History and Cultures (divided into the sections of Archaeology Bologna, Archaeology Ravenna, Modern Sciences, Geography, Ancient History, Oriental Studies, and Anthropology, Medieval Studies) offers students, faculty, and researchers a vast bibliographic collection of approximately 333,000 volumes covering the various disciplinary areas involved in the doctorate: history, anthropology, geography, history of political thought and political philosophy, area studies. Furthermore, doctoral candidates can access a wide range of electronic resources, databases, and scholarly publications available through the university library system.

University Library System
The University Library System provides collections of books, journals, examination texts, and databases in both traditional and electronic formats, supporting teaching and research activities. It consists of 24 libraries, with 47 access points and 4,500 reading spaces. The total collection comprises 5,600,000 printed volumes, 5,800 subscriptions to print journals, 66,000 subscriptions to online journals, 813,000 ebooks, 315 databases, and over 26,000 doctoral and degree theses. Among the available services are online catalogues, consultation, local and inter-library loans, document delivery, and assistance in bibliographic research, including tutorials and online services, as well as digital library platforms for archiving and preserving publications produced within the university. Additional support and advisory services are offered by the libraries to faculty and researchers (e.g., bibliometric services and support for Open Access).