Computer-based documentary research services are available at UB1 and UB2 and at the Economic library. UB 3 is a reading library of textbooks. It is situated on the 3rd floor of 'Gamla kirurgen' on Sandgatan. UB 4 is the newspaper section, containing all Swedish daily papers from their first day of appearance. In addition to these UB sections there are special libraries for economics, dentistry, law, botany and geology and various department libraries, e.g. at the Chemical Centre and at the School of Social Studies.
All libraries have reading rooms and research desks.
Anyone living in Sweden with a Swedish civic registration number, has the right to utilize the libraries homelending services. Text books at the UB 2 and UB 3 may only be borrowed by registered students. Foreign students in exchange programs may borrow books on the same conditions as Swedish students. Foreign researchers may borrow books for home reading on condition that a personal guarantee has been signed by a member of the permanent staff of the university. The UB 4 has so called closed collections.