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1. Internal readers registered on the Fenix-Letras portal
Internal readers registered on the Fenix-Letras portal
Since the 2021/2022 academic year, library registration of internal readers (affiliated to FLUL) that are already registered on the Fenix-Letras portal is done automatically, following the implementation, at ULisboa, of the Koha library management system, which supports the Library online catalog.
Access to your personal area and the services available in the FLUL Library online catalog requires authentication, which is done through the ULisboa centralized authentication system, using the same access credentials (login) to the Fénix portal. For more details on how to access your personal area and the services available in the online catalog, see the user guide.
2. Internal readers unregistered on the Fenix-Letras portal and Alumni
Internal readers unregistered on the Fenix-Letras portal and Alumni
A Library registration is required (local reader account) to internal readers (affiliated to FLUL) not registered in the Fenix-Letras portal such as teachers, researchers and research centres collaborators, as well as students from Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território (IGOT) and students enrolled in interfaculties/interuniversities courses (that include FLUL). Alumni are also required to register previously on the database for former FLUL students, without which they won’t be able to register in the Library.
Within two working days after registering online, you will receive a notification by the Library with your online catalogue authentication credentials, giving you access to your personal area and to the available services, as well as your reader card details. Alumni are required to provide proof of registration in the FLUL’s former students database.
Once your registration has been validated by the Library, you can access your personal area and the services available in the online catalog by consulting the user guide.
3. External readers (not affiliated to FLUL)
External readers affiliated to ULisboa
Users affiliated to other ULisboa organic units may register in FLUL Library, as external readers, upon payment of an annual fee (from January to December) worth €100. This is a fixed amount, payed in a single installment at the time of registration, regardless of the day and month. Consult the payment instructions at the end of this page.
External readers have similar rights and duties to those of internal readers, namely in accessing the Library without the need to schedule in advance, the possibility of using home loan and interlibrary services.
For more details on how to access your personal area and the services available in the online catalog, consult the user guide.
Please note that external users without registration in FLUL Library can still access the reading room by requesting, in person, a daily access card, at service point no. 2 located in the Library lobby (Floor 0). The number of access cards available is subject to the number of places allocated for external readers (unaffiliated to FLUL). Access cards are lent in exchange for an identification document with a photo (excluding the citizen card). At the end of each daily visit, the access card must be returned at the same service point.
External readers not affiliated with ULisboa
Users not affiliated to FLUL or ULisboa can register, as external readers, in the FLUL Library, upon payment of an annual fee (from January to December) worth €200. This amount is fixed and paid in a single installment at the time of registration, regardless of the day and month in which the registration is made. Consult the payment instructions at the bottom of this page.
External readers registered at the Library are granted a similar status, in terms of rights and duties, to that of internal users, namely access to the Library without the need to schedulle in advance, and the possibility of using home loan and interlibrary loan services.
Register here
For further details on how to access your personal area and the available services in the online catalogue please consult the user’s guide.
Please note that external users without registration in FLUL Library can still access the reading room by requesting, in person, a daily access card, at service point no. 2 located in the Library lobby (Floor 0). The number of access cards available is subject to the number of places allocated for external readers (unaffiliated to FLUL). Daily access cards are made available after identification procedures have been fulfilled. For this purpose, external users must present a valid identification document with photo. At the end of each daily visit, the access card must be returned at the same service point.
Payment of the annual fee and submission of proof
External readers must pay the annual fee within 24 hours of submitting the registration form, following one of the following procedures:
- By bank transfer to IBAN: PT50 0035 0824 00005247630 04 (CGD account), under the name Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa;
- In person in the Treasury Department
The receipt is issued by the Treasury Department of FLUL and can be solicited, in the case of payments made by bank transfer, via email to: tesouraria@letras.ulisboa.pt. To this end, readers must indicate their full name and respective NIF.
Please note that, regardless of the payment method selected, readers have 24 hours, after making the payment, to send the receipt to bib.acesso@letras.ulisboa.pt. Until proof of payment is received by the Library, registration remains pending validation. If proof of payment is not sent within 24 hours, the registration will be automatically canceled and there will be no notification from the Library services.
4. Reader card
Access to the Library's reading room requires that all users carry a FLUL identification card, necessary to activate the turnstiles that control access to it.
On your first visit to the Library in the current academic year, activate your FLUL identification card by passing through the turnstiles to access the reading room. If you are unable to automatically activate your identification card by passing through the turnstiles to access the reading room, go to station 1 of the service desk on floor 0 of the Library (atrium).
Internal readers (affiliated to FLUL) registered on the Fenix portal who do not have their respective FLUL identification card can request its issuance through the portal or, alternatively, directly from the issuing entity (Caixa Geral de Depósitos - Rectory Agency/Counter).
For internal readers (affiliated to FLUL) not registered on the Fenix portal, the Library services will provide their identification card to access the reading room. Alumni may use their old student identification card, provided it has a chip and a barcode, after activation by the Library services.
For external readers, with and without ties to ULisboa, the provision of identification cards to access the reading room is up to the Library services.