Libraries in Rome: Economics and Social Sciences

The library collections cover several disciplines.

• Biblioteca Marcantonio Colonna: law, administration, economics, political science and international affairs;
• Biblioteca Giorgio Petrocchi: humanities, communication and management;
• Biblioteca Luigia Tincani: education, psychology and social care.

All the material found in this library refers to the culture and civilization of the United States.
It refers especially to History, Literature, Politics, Law and Foreign Relations.
The collection includes rare and early printed books,
periodicals and academic journals, as well as a growing number of electronic resources.

The Library specializes in law, history, economics, political science and the history of political institutions.
It concerns itself with the collection of legislative documents and parliamentary records from Italy
and many other countries. The archives also contain large collections relating to other disciplines,
as well as valuable antique volumes and publications by public and private bodies.

The Joint Parliamentary Library was created in 2007, with the purpose of improving the services
provided by both the Chamber of Deputies Library and the Giovanni Spadolini Senate Library.
Their collections cover several disciplines:

• Economics
• History, Local Italian History
• History of Institutions
• Juridical and Political Studies
• Media Studies and Journalism
• Parliamentary Documentation

To access to the reading rooms, researchers must:

• apply by telephone, Monday to Friday, 10 AM - 12 PM and 2:30 - 4:30 PM;
• present a valid ID document at the porter's lodge;
• fill out the admission form in the reading room:
• for students, provide a letter of presentation from a University professor
  or an employee of the Bank of Italy; the letter is valid for one year.

The Bank of Italy’s Library was established in 1894 and contains specialist volumes on Banking,
Finance and General Economics, and also has a Law section.

The David Lubin Memorial Library owns one of the world's finest collections
in food, agriculture and international development.