Books and periodicals may be consulted free of charge. It is, however, necessary to register for the service with a valid form of identification (registration is free).
In the Reading Room there are also hundreds of dictionaries, encyclopedias and bibliographies available for consultation.
It is necessary to make a reservation to see a film from the video archives. This can be done at the Library/Mediatheque or by phone; (+39 011 8138 599).

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In the Reference Room there is also a newspaper and periodical library in which visitors may consult the pages of the latest editions of a dozen Italian and foreign cinema magazines, including “Positif,” “Filmcritica,” “Cineforum,” “Sight and Sound,” “Premiere” and “Variety.”

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There are a number of stations, with power supply and internet connection, for the use of laptop computers in the reference room. The use of these stations is free of charge.

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Various important databases dedicated to cinema are available for consultation in the Reading Room. These can be accessed using the provided stations.

• International Index to Film Periodicals (version Plus, with full texts )
• International Index to Television Periodicals
• Treasures from the Film Archives
• Film Index International

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At the Museum’s Piedmont’s Digital Library Portal it is possible to consult our collection of periodicals on Italian silent cinema in digital format

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With the microfilm reader provided it is possible to consult journals about Italian cinema on microfilm. The microfilm reader also lets any desired page or pages be immediately printed out. (See prices).

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There is a scanner (low definition) and a photocopier in the Reading Room which are available on a self-service basis. (See prices).
It is possible, for motives of study and with the proper authorization, to photograph documents with personal, traditional or digital photographic equipment.
Payment must be made before returning materials.
The copying of original materials is charged at different rates according to its eventual use. For further information please see the prices section.
To publish copied materials, in full or in part, it is necessary to obtain the Museum’s authorization by filling out the form provided.

Request for the permission to publish

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Libraries, professional operators, students and visiting researchers may request bibliographical information regarding certain arguments. The conditions and the manner of this request will be decided upon once it has been sent to the following address: delsecco@museocinema.it

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Essays and periodicals are not available for individual hire.
To hire original materials for exhibition in Italy or abroad please follow the procedure indicated by the supervising office, the Soprintendenza dei Beni Librari.

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The Library has set apart a group of duplicate volumes which are available for exchanges with other interested libraries.
Only publications which are related to the Museum’s areas of interest, at least in an indirect manner,  will be considered suitable for exchanges. These areas are pre-cinema, photography, cinema, television and new media.  
For an exchange to take place it is indispensable that the interested party supply a reasonably ample list of publications to this Library (bibliomediateca@museocinema.it) so that the Museum may choose items that are not already in its possession and that are of effective interest. The exchange will be made on the basis of equivalent cultural and commercial value.
List of duplicates (updated to October 2009)

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