IMK has three reading rooms:
- Master’s reading room 415 (2nd floor)
- Master’s reading room 231 (floor 0)
- Shared reading room, room 232 (floor 0)
Use of the facilities requires that you familiarize yourself with the information provided on this site, as well as the reading room regulations.
Access to the reading rooms
The active student card acts as a key card (only for students admitted to the programs affiliated with the IMK)
- All admitted students have access to the shared reading room (room 232) on a drop-in basis.
- Master's students can apply for a permanent desk in the master's reading rooms.
Problems with access?
- Check if the card is still valid.
- Are you typing the correct PIN?
If the card has expired, or you have forgotten the PIN code, you must contact the SiO Customer Center to issue a new card or get a new PIN code. If you still do not have access, send an email to studieinfo@media.uio.no with your name, study program, and card number (located on the back of the student card).
Permanent desk in a master’s reading room
The Master's students at the IMK may apply apply for a permanent desk in one of the master's reading rooms each semester. Information about the application process is sent out each semester, and the applications is processed by the study administration.
You must renew your application every term even if you have had a permanent desk in the previous term.
Remember to notify studieinfo@media.uio.no if you submit your master's thesis in the middle of the semester, leave the program or take a leave of absence so we can give the place to someone else.
Using the master’s reading rooms
- Permanent desk must be used for a minimum of two days a week.
- Allotted desks must be taken in use by October 1 for the autumn semester and March 1 for the spring semester.
Allocation of desks
Desks are allocated according to the following priorities:
- Students in their submission term
- 3rd/4th semester**
- 1/2 semester
* In submission semesters, students in their 4th semester will be prioritized over those with extensions
** Students in practice placement are given lower priority during the semester they are on placement.
Exceptions to the order of priority may be made for special reasons.
Lockers
IMK students (both BA and MA) can use the lockers on the ground floor. Before taking a locker in use, please do the following:
- label the cabinet with your name and program year (start semester). Unnamed lockers which are still locked, will be opened on a regular basis, and the contents removed.
- buy a lock
Usage of the lockers is on your own responsibility, the department is not responsible for the content of the lockers.
Please remember to empty the locker after graduation!
Something malfunctioning?
• Missing or defective equipment belonging to the reading room should reported to studieinfo@media.uio.no
• Any problems with the PCs in the pc room on the ground floor, should be reported to the HF Student-IT.
• Use the RICOH pull print printers on the second floor. You will need your student card to print out. Read more about printing at the UiO.