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Reading Room on the 3rd Floor of PAM

The reading room on the 3rd floor of P.A. Munch's building is a common reading room for all Master's students at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages.

Student sitting in the reading room in P.A. Munch's building, Blindern. Photo.
Photo: Jarli&Jordan/UiO

    Access to the reading room

    The reading room on the 3rd floor of P.A. Munch's building serves as a shared reading room for all master's students at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages. Contact the SiO Customer Centre in Kristian Ottosens hus if you don't possess a student card.

    Contact us at henvendelser@ikos.uio.no if you experience any issues with access.

    To prevent theft, remember to always lock your valuable items in the lockers when leaving the reading room. The department is not able to replace lost or stolen property.

    Guidelines

    Please make sure that you are aware of and understand the guidelines for using the reading room:

    Reading desks

    The reading room has a total of 88 seats, some of which are allocated as permanent seats for Master's students, PhD students, and students with special needs.

    Available Seats

    All students with access to the reading room can use the available seats. Please ensure that these seats are cleared daily to allow all students access to the available seats. We recommend using the book lockers to store your belongings in the reading room.

    Permanent seats

    21 of the seats in the reading room are designated as permanent seats. Students are required to apply for a permanent seat for specific dates each semester. Priority is given to students in their final semester, but all master's students at IKOS are welcome to apply for a permanent seat.

    We expect students who are allocated a permanent seat to use the reading room regularly and to familiarize themselves with the guidelines for using the reading room. Students with permanent seats may leave their belongings at their assigned desks.

    Application for a permanent seat

    Application deadline for spring 2024: January 15th 2024.

    Students with special needs can also apply for a permanent seat, this includes both Bachelor's and Master's students. If you have any questions regarding permanent seats for special needs, please contact studentinfo@ikos.uio.no.

    If you are allocated a seat but do not use it, please contact us at masterlesesal@ikos.uio.no so that another student can be given the permanent seat.

    Book Lockers

    In the reading room, there are 96 lockers available for all students with access to the reading room. Students are required to use their own padlocks to secure the lockers. The lockers are numbered, and students must register their use of the lockers by sending an email to masterlesesal@ikos.uio.no, including their name and locker number for each semester.

    To ensure that lockers are available to as many students as possible, we clear lockers not registered to a student each semester. We will inform you in advance about the date when the lockers will be cleared.

    Printer

    If you want to print any documents, please use the desktop computer. If you experience any issues with the printer or computer, please contact it-hjelp@uio.no. If there is a lack of paper or toner for the printer, please contact the reception on the 4th floor or send an email to henvendelser@ikos.uio.no.

    There are multiple printers available in the libraries. You can also print from your personal computer using Mobilprint.

    Contact

    If you have any questions regarding the reading room, please email studentinfo@ikos.uio.no. Registration of lockers for the current semester can be done continuously through masterlesesal@ikos.uio.no.

    Published Apr. 16, 2014 4:23 PM - Last modified Dec. 12, 2023 2:57 PM