With a valid UvA student ID card or staff ID card you are entitled to borrow from the library of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA/AUAS).
If you wish to borrow from different libraries in Amsterdam, it may be advantageous to buy an AdamNet card for €50 per year. This card entitles you to a free library card from the UvA library, the Public Library Amsterdam, the VU Library, and the libraries of the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, the Hogeschool INHOLLAND Amsterdam/Diemen and the University of Applied Sciences.
When a book or article is not available within the UvA or AUAS, you can place an Interlibrary Loan request. To use this service you need an ILL account.
Publications from other libraries can be requested via WorldCat Discovery, the national database with books and journals from Dutch libraries. It also includes articles from a large number of journals.
You choose the location where you want to collect your requested books. Articles will be sent to you by e-mail. The borrowing period for books that you borrowed from another library cannot be extended.
Customers having an account must comply with the regulations.
These are the nation-wide conditions for the ILL service:
Charges for ILL:
| The Netherlands | Outside The Netherlands | |
| Loan request (book) | €13.00 | €25.00 |
| Photocopy (article or book chapter) | € 6.50 | €15.00 |
Until the end of this term 2019/2020 ILL costs (domestic) for UvA and AUAS staff and students will not be charged to them. External borrowers must pay the charges above.
In August 2020 a new regulation will be published.
For requesting items in foreign libraries, please mail the bibliographical data of the item. When submitting a request, you will be charged for the costs.
Please allow for extended delivery times. We depend on the cooperation of the libraries abroad. A submitted request does not guarantee delivery.