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Regulations and Fees

Change of address:

Change of postal and email address must be notified to the library

Charges:

Late delivery DKK 5.00 per. unit
At first reminder DKK 25.00 per. unit
At second reminder DKK 50.00. unit
Administration fee for compensation DKK 150.00 per. Case + replacement of the material

Payment of fees is done only with credit card.
Payment for compensation is subject to bank transfer

Blocking:

You are excluded from borrowing at the library where the amount of fee are DKK 200 or more

Borrowing rules:

Ordinary loans:
Loan period on general borrowing is 30 days, unless otherwise posted.

Reserved books are on the shelf for 10 days.

The book can be renewed via the Internet or phone if it is not reserved. You can renew the loan six times (max. 180 days) after which you must come by the library with the materiale.

There may be other rules and loan periods for books ordered from another library.

Reading room:
Material for reading room use will be available for 30 days. The material will then be taken down if it is not renewed.

Be sure to tell the staff when you are done with the material.

You can also order ordinary material for use in the reading room.

Study room materiale:
Material ordered to the study room, will only be put forward when you also have booked a time for the study room. If this is not done within 20 days, the orders will be canceled.

Therefore, it is essential to book a time for the study room Søborg when ordered material thereto.

Delivery:
Books placed on open shelves and book in the closed stacks (Nyhavn 2) will be ready to borrow in about one hour after ordering.

Books with location "Bøger på fjernmagasin": orders placed before 8.00 am. will be ready for pickup the same day, orders made after 8.00 am. will be ready for pickup 11.00 am. the day after.

Books with location ”Sølv 1-6” has 2-3 days delivery.

Books with location ”Grafiksal 02” can only be accessed via the study room at The National Gallery of Denmark. see here

Some materials can not be ordered through the catalog, but have to be ordered through personal contact to dkb@kunstbib.dk. Seeing these materials may be dependent on the library's assessment.

Copyright:

Rules relating to photo services and copyright see here

Regulations for borrowing (PDF) Regulations for employees Statens Museum for Kunst (PDF)
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Danmarks Kunstbibliotek

Visiting address
Nyhavn 2
1051 København K.

dkb@kb.dk

3374 4802

Study room

Visiting address
Transformervej 21B
2860 Søborg

dkb@kb.dk
3374 4802
Book a time for the study room

Mailing address:

Det Kgl. Bibliotek
Danmarks Kunstbibliotek
Christians Brygge 8
1219 København K.

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