Mittelstrasse Library
Archaeology • Art History • Gender Studies • Musicology • Sustainable Development • Theater Studies
Opening hours
Reading Room
Monday - Friday 07.00 to 18.00
Depending on the situation, we may reopen some of our libraries on Sundays in May and June. The decision will be made after mid-April.
From Monday, 18.1. our reading rooms are closed. The lending counters of the big libraries will remain open.
swisscovery Universität und PH Bern
New research platform, new library network
On our new research platform swisscovery University und PH Bern you will find books, journals, e-books, e-journals, databases, videos, sheet music, historical prints or maps of the University Library of Bern and the PH Bern - and with one click the holdings of a total of 475 scientific libraries in Switzerland.
Services
Mittelstrasse Library is open to the public; however, its services and collections are aimed at the needs of researchers, lecturers and students of the University of Bern.
Infrastructure
- study places
- 70 short-term study places and 20 long-term study places
- 60 lockers
- 1 Uniprint device
- 1 book scanner
- wireless network (network of the University of Bern)
Services
- Registered users (IDS library pass or Unicard of the University of Bern) may borrow books and media from the library (conditions of borrowing and use are based on the usage regulations of the University Library Bern).
- free media courier between certain libraries of the University of Bern
- interlibrary loans and document delivery
- information and research assistance during service hours
- library, catalog and subject-specific introductions
- subject-specific information about research, publication or academic communication by subject librarians
- Coffee Lectures (short tutorials on how to work in the humanities and social sciences)
Further information
Collections
Mittelstrasse Library is an open access library and comprises around 200,000 documents on the following subjects:
Archaeology of the Roman Provinces and Prehistoric Archaeology
- prehistory and early history of Europe
- archaeology of the Roman Provinces in Europe and Northwest Africa
- Swiss medieval archaeology, experimental archaeology und museum science
Mediterranean Archaeology
- art and culture of Greek and Roman Antiquity
- art and culture of the Etruscans
- bilingual editions of ancient authors
Near Eastern Archaeology
- Near Eastern Archaeology (from India to the Mediterranean and from Southern Russia to the Arab Peninsula with a special focus on Iraq, Syria and Turkey) from the beginning of the Epipalaeolithic to the end of the Ancient Oriental Empires
- cuneiform writing with emphasis on Sumerian and Akkadian
Art History / Museum of Fine Arts
- specialized literature in all fields of art history and architecture
- source texts and encyclopedias (on-site use)
- journals (latest 10 volumes, on-site use)
- rare books (16th-19th centuries, on-site use)
Gender Studies
- basic literature on gender studies and various other disciplines
- classical and recent works of women’s and gender studies
- special emphasis on the topics of gender and development, gender and governance, women's rights and human rights, sustainable development and migration
Musicology
- literature on all fields of musicology including cultural anthropology of music
- collection focus: European music theater, opera of the 19th century
- music: complete editions of individual composers, memorial and series editions, scores, study scores, piano scores
- sound archive (on-site use, restricted opening hours)
Sustainable Development
- literature on sustainable development
- scientific and interdisciplinary literature on all aspects of sustainable development
- books and e-books, journals (print and online) and DVDs
Theater Studies / Performing Arts
- specialized literature in all fields of theater (drama, opera, operetta, musical, dance), including puppet theater, cabaret, variety shows, circus, showmanship and theater-related traditions
- reference works and journals (on-site use)
All media are listed in the swissbib Basel Bern online catalog.
You can submit acquisition suggestions via electronic form.
New Acquisitions
Further information
Contacts
Administration
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Regula Schatzmann
- Funktion
- Head Mittelstrasse Library
- regula.schatzmann@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 93 82
- Name / Titel
- Simone Hess
- Funktion
- Deputy Head of Mittelstrasse Library
- simone.hess@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 93 81
- Phone2
- +41 31 631 80 56
Team
- Name / Titel
- Barbara Bürki
- barbara.buerki@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 93 83
- Name / Titel
- Elif Gutknecht
- elif.gutknecht@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 93 86
- Name / Titel
- Silvia Neukomm
- silvia.neukomm@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 93 83
- Name / Titel
- Petra Piller
- petra.piller@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 93 83
- Name / Titel
- Agatha Rihs
- agatha.rihs@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 93 84
- Name / Titel
- Nicole Rothen
- Funktion
- Head Periodicals Service Center
- nicole.rothen@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 95 04
- Phone2
- +41 31 631 93 83
- Name / Titel
- Ruth Hedwig Schaffer Wüthrich
- ruth.schaffer@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 93 85
- Name / Titel
- Agnese Spadini
- agnese.spadini@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 93 84
- Name / Titel
- Urs Trostel
- urs.trostel@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 93 85
Subject librarians
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Philipp Casula
- Funktion
- Subject librarian archaeology, sustainable development
- philipp.casula@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 93 81
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Aline Frank
- Funktion
- Subject librarian biology and ecology, agriculture, forestry and domestic economy
- aline.frank@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 89 75
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Samuel Weibel
- Funktion
- Head Münstergasse Library a.i., Head Media Processing Department, co-coordinator collection management, subject librarian music
- samuel.weibel@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 92 30
- Phone2
- +41 31 631 92 11
Coffee Lectures
Coffee Lectures Mittelstrasse
Accompanied by coffee and cake, our Coffee Lectures offer information for researchers working in the humanities and social sciences (most lectures held in German).
| Programm HS 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|
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18.09.2019 15:00 Uhr
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Phonothek |
Johnny Cash in der Mittelstrasse – die Phonothek stellt
sich vor (Addrich Mauch, Institut für
Musikwissenschaft) Die Phonothek des Instituts für Musikwissenschaft umfasst
gut 15'000 Medien, von einer umfangreichen Sammlung an Opern bis zu einem
Bestand an Musik aus der kulturellen Anthropologie. Diese Coffee Lecture
erklärt die öffentlich zugängliche Sammlung, die Nutzung der Datenbank und der
Medien selbst.
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25.09.2019 15:00 Uhr
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R. 170 |
Literaturverwaltungsprogramme im Überblick (Dr. Denis Maier, UB Bern) Literaturverwaltungsprogramme können
alle Universitätsangehörigen bei ihren wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten helfen. Doch
welches Programm eignet sich für wen? Diese Coffee-Lecture bietet einen
Überblick zu gängigen Programmen und zeigt deren wichtigste Funktionen. Eine
detailliertere Einführung in ausgewählte Literaturverwaltungsprogramme bieten
Intensiv-Workshops der UB, die in der Coffee-Lecture vorgestellt werden.
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16.10.2019 15:00 Uhr
|
R. 170 |
Open Access Publishing Trends (Dr. Philipp Casula and Julia Collins, UB Bern) This Coffee Lecture updates researchers about latest trends in Open Science and Access Publishing drawn from two major Open Science events in 2019: the biannual Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (Geneva) and the Open Access Days (Hanover). |
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31.10.2019 16:00 Uhr
|
R. 170 |
Die Sammlung Haller: Mit obrigkeitlicher Bewilligung – Hunde- und Affentheater, starke Frauen und Wachsbossierer (Brigitte Bättig, UB Bern, Zentrum Historische Bestände) Schaustellerplakate und Theaterzettel aus der Druckerei Haller geben Einblick
in Berner Spektakel zu Messezeiten der Jahre 1800-1859. Die Schaustellerplakate
sind Teil der Sammlung Druckbelege Haller. Diese ist nach einer zweijährigen
Erschliessung nun für Öffentlichkeit und Forschung zugänglich. |
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13.11.2019 15:00 Uhr
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R. 170 |
Das Grants Office der Universität Bern: Förderlinien beim
SNF und der Europäischen Kommission (Dr. Michael
Sollberger, Nachwuchsförderung Universität Bern) Diese Coffee-Lecture bietet
jungen Forschenden aus den Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften an der
Mittelstrasse einen konzisen Überblick zur Arbeit des Grants Office, zu
relevanten Karrieregefässen des SNF und der Europäischen Kommission sowie zu
Datenbanken der Uni Bern. |
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10.12.2019 15:00 Uhr
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R. 170 |
DigiSem – Semesterapparate elektronisch (Gabriela Scherrer, UB Bern) Für Dozierende und Institute der
Universität Bern stellt die Universitätsbibliothek digitale Semesterapparate
zusammen. Die elektronische Variante des klassischen Semesterapparats bietet
Zeitschriftenaufsätze und Auszüge aus Büchern in digitalisierter Form und macht
sie über Ilias zugänglich. Die Coffee Lecture beschreibt konzis das Vorgehen.
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Research consultation
Book a librarian: Research consultation
Our subject librarians would be pleased to assist you in making full use of the resources of the University Library Bern:
- assistance in researching your topic
- using specialized databases
- help with search strategies
- help with open access publication
- information about open science
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 12.30-14.00 (room 020) or by appointment via e-mail
Monday
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Samuel Weibel
- Funktion
- Head Münstergasse Library a.i., Head Media Processing Department, co-coordinator collection management, subject librarian music
- samuel.weibel@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 92 30
- Phone2
- +41 31 631 92 11
Tuesday
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Philipp Casula
- Funktion
- Subject librarian archaeology, sustainable development
- philipp.casula@ub.unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 631 93 81
Thursday
Additional walk-in consultation (room 027) Tuesday through Thursday (Philipp Casula) or by appointment (Aline Frank)
Courses
| Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten (courses are held in German) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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17.10.2019 21.11.2019
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15:30-17:00 Uhr | Effizient lesen (Christian Wymann) | Raum 128 |
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24.10.2019 28.11.2019
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15:30-17:00 Uhr | Schreibstrategien (Christian Wymann) | Raum 128 |
| 14.11.2019 | 13:00-16:00 Uhr | Was macht einen wissenschaftlichen Text aus? (Christian Wymann) | Raum 216 |
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31.10.2019 12.12.2019
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13:00-16:00 Uhr | Zeitmanagement für Studierende (Christian Wymann) | Raum 216 |
Registration via ILIAS