vonRoll Library BvR
Education • Communication Studies, Journalism & Media Studies • Teacher training • Politics and political science • Psychology • Sociology
Opening hours
News
From Monday, 2 November 2020 the group rooms will be closed until further notice.
Service
The vonRoll Library (BvR) is the largest departments' library of the University Library Bern (UB).
It is open to the public.
Infrastructure
- 400 study places
- 15 group study rooms (reservation)
- Long-term workplaces (at the moment not available)
- WLAN (University of Bern und PHBern)
- Print, copy, scan (2 Uniprint-devices)
- 1 microfiche reader with printer
Regulations for long-term workplaces BvR (PDF, 23KB)
Service offers
- Upon request we offer library introductions and research introductions for groups or individuals. Early registration is advised. As well you can explore the Library vonRoll interactively: with the Bibliotour vonRoll you will get to know the library’s services and offers in a short tour. Download the App Actionbound to your smartphone or tablet and start our Bibliotour vonRoll.
- Scientific research consultancy:
- Writing consultancy
- The Library vonRoll is a pickup and return point for all courier library books.
Further information
Collection
New
In the open access library you will find around 145,000 documents from the field of education, teacher training, communication and media studies, politics and political science, psychology and sociology.
- The entire collection of the BvR may be borrowed with the exception of journals.
- It is included in the swissbib Basel Bern search interface.
- A spacial information system facilitates orientation in the library and collections.
Acquisition Suggestion
Is an important title missing in the vonRoll Library's collection? Make an acquisition suggestion.
Further information
Contacts
Library administration
- Name / Titel
- Bettina v. Greyerz
- Funktion
- Head human and social sciences section
- bettina.vongreyerz@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 95 01
- Phone2
- +41 31 631 95 00
Customer service
- Name / Titel
- Priska Weber-Althaus
- Funktion
- Head of customer service
- priska.althaus@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 95 03
- Phone2
- +41 31 631 95 00
Lending, information and reading room
- Name / Titel
- Raphael Bruggisser
- raphael.bruggisser@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 95 16
Interlibrary loan UB, document delivery and clearing IDS Basel Berne
- Name / Titel
- George Sangiovanni
- george.sangiovanni@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 95 15
Collection management
- Name / Titel
- Michael Keller
- michael.keller@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 95 02
- Phone2
- +41 31 631 95 78
Document supply (courier and scan center)
- Name / Titel
- Claudia Schumacher
- Funktion
- Librarian
- claudia.schumacher@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 95 16
Subject librarians
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Stefan Ittner
- Funktion
- Subject librarian politics and economic science
- stefan.ittner@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 95 12
- Name / Titel
- Christiane Martin
- Funktion
- Subject librarian media and communications studies, sociology
- christiane.martin@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 95 13
- Name / Titel
- Marlena Rüfli
- Funktion
- Subject librarian education, psychology and psychiatry
- marlena.ruefli@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 95 12
- Name / Titel
- Gabriela Scherrer
- Funktion
- Subject librarian English and American studies, sport science
- gabriela.scherrer@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 93 15
- Phone2
- +41 31 631 92 11