Ca’ Bernardo - Dorsoduro 3199, Calle Bernardo, 30123 Venice (American Studies, Iberian Studies and Slavic Studies collections and Eurasian Studies journals)
map - accessible route
Ca' Cappello - San Polo 2035, Calle del Magazen, 30125 Venice (Eurasian Studies collections)
map - accessible route
Palazzo Cosulich - Dorsoduro 1405, Fondamenta Zattere, 30123 Venice (European and Postcolonial Studies collections)
map - accessible route
San Sebastiano - Dorsoduro 1686, Campo San Sebastiano, 30123 Venice (East Asian Studies collections)
map - accessible route
CFZ - Dorsoduro 1392, Fondamenta Zattere, 30123 Venice (Language Sciences collections and BALI's history and art collections)
map - accessible route
BALI's history and art collections are at CFZ, with the exception of the textbooks. For more information, check the shelfmark through the BiblioVEA Catalogue.
Ca' Bernardo, San Sebastiano
Monday to Friday: 9 am - 6 pm
Ca' Cappello, Palazzo Cosulich
Monday: 9 am - 2 pm
Tuesday to Thursday: 9 am - 6 pm
Friday: 9 am - 2 pm
CFZ
Monday to Friday: 9 am - 12 am
Saturday: 9 am - 8 pm
Sunday: 2 pm - 12 am
You have to book the access and the services with EasyPlanning, see 'Accessing the library'.
Closing days
Ca' Bernardo: from 21 July to 17 August 2025 and from 18 August to 26 September (due to maintenance work)
Ca' Cappello, Palazzo Cosulich, San Sebastiano: from 21 July to 17 August 2025
CFZ: from 4 to 17 August 2025
Opening hours changes
Ca' Bernardo, Ca' Cappello e Palazzo Cosulich libraries will be open from 9 am to 2 pm from 30 June to 18 July 2025.
Loan, Consultation, and Return
Ca' Cappello, Palazzo Cosulich, and San Sebastiano libraries: from 21 July 21 to 3 August 2025, loan, consultation and return services are available at CFZ by reservation
Ca' Bernardo library: from 21 July 21 to 26 September 2025, loan, consultation and return services are available at CFZ by reservation.
The details are in the "Booking rooms and services" section below and on Consultation and loans page.
Accessing the library
To access the library and book services you need to book via EasyPlanning or MyUniVE app
- if you are a Ca' Foscari University of Venice member: use the University's credentials (username and password)
- if you are an external user (non-university member): you must have a valid SBA registration (annual card) and use the credentials received after registration.
Go to EasyPlanning or MyUniVE app and select:
- the library you want to go to as a service
- the space you want to book as a location.
Please check below for more information.
Ca' Foscari University of Venice members
The following are Ca' Foscari University of Venice members:
- students
- lecturers and professors
- researchers
- technical and administrative staff
- scholarship holders
- PhD students
- postgraduate students
- contract workers
- research fellows
- honorary fellows
- university graduates for 6 months after graduation
- students from foreign universities under exchange agreements with Ca' Foscari University of Venice
- visiting professors
To access the library, you must:
- book via EasyPlanning or MyUniVE app using the University's credentials
- produce the CartaConto Ca’ Foscari (the red University badge).
Alumni
If you are a member of the Alumni Association [ITA] you can:
- access the University libraries by booking via EasyPlanning or MyUniVE app and using the ucf.xxx credentials issued at the time of registration
- access the lending and consultation services
- consult electronic resources from the library stations.
Non-university members
You can access the University libraries and the consultation and lending services if:
- you are over the age of 18
- you are already enrolled in Ca' Foscari University Library System (SBA) and have a valid card
- you have booked access via EasyPlanning with the credentials received after sending the registration form.
To apply for SBA membership or renew an expired membership card:
- fill in the form Registration form for the University Libraries" (annual card)
- send it to the e-mail address below enclosing a copy of an ID card.
Within two working days, you will receive a message (SMS or email) confirming the activation of the account and containing:
- the link to create the password
- the username (e.g. ucf.00000. Remember to enter the username including letters and periods and without spaces)
- the PIN to create your personal password.
After entering the PIN, you will be asked to activate a second level of security (OTP) as required by the new regulations for data security and protection. If you don't complete this step, you can't generate a password and therefore access the services.
The password will be active immediately and must be renewed every 6 months, while the registration is valid for one year.
For more information, see the guide: Non university members - How to setup your account.
When you book for the first time you can request the printing of your card or, if you are a IUAV member with a nominal card, the activation of your card for library services.
Please send the request only to one library: the SBA membership will automatically be valid for all the others.
Please send the registration form to cfz-books@unive.it.
For more information or booking problems, write to bali@unive.it.
Booking rooms and services
The maximum number of people allowed to be in the rooms of the various libraries at the same time is:
- 64 in the Ca' Bernardo library
- 30 in the Ca' Cappello library
- 100 in the Palazzo Cosulich library
- 113 in San Sebastiano library
- 387 in CFZ
From 21 July 21 to 3 August 2025, the loan and consultation services of Ca' Bernardo, Ca' Cappello, Palazzo Cosulich, and San Sebastiano libraries will be available at CFZ. This change for Ca' Bernardo will also continue from 18 August to 26 September (due to maintenance work).
You have to book the service via EasyPlanning or the MyUniVE app:
- by selecting "BALI CFZ - prestito/consultazione presso CFZ" (“BALI [library] - loan/consultation at CFZ") as the service.
Reserved books can be collected from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Subject areas and gallery
BALI specialises in the following subject areas: American Studies, Slavic Studies, Iberian Studies, Eurasian Studies, East Asian Studies, Language Sciences.
BALI: CFZ accessible library
BALI-CFZ inclusive
Since CFZ is an accessible library, BALI has activated the BALI-CFZ inclusive service to allow to consult and/or borrow texts from the BALI collections held elsewhere at CFZ.
To request the consultation and/or the loan of a book:
- send an email to bali@unive.it writing the title and shelf-mark
- ask the library’s staff if you are already in CFZ.
Once you have received confirmation that the volume is available, you can book your seat at CFZ via EasyPlanning or with MyUniVE app or ask the library staff to book for you.
Volumes must be booked 24 hours in advance.
In the CFZ main room there are five seats reserved for people with disabilities.
Please note: the “accompaniment” service is not managed by the library; people who require it must request it by contacting the Inclusion Office through the Reserved Area (Servizio Inclusione [ITA]).
CFZ is spread over two floors:
- the ground floor is fully accessible, with the exception of the library services office (2 steps)
- the first floor has two reading rooms: one accessible by lift, one not accessible.
| sì | Accessible routes |
| sì | Reserved workstations |
| no | Technological aids |
| sì | Lifts |
| sì | Toilets |
Computers and Wi-Fi
The reading rooms are equipped with table or wall sockets for your computer.
You also can access the University Wi-Fi network.
Dedicated workstations are available for consulting the catalogue and accessing the electronic resources.
Contacts
- Ca’ Bernardo: tel. + 39 041 234 9428
- Ca’ Cappello: tel. + 39 041 234 8892
- Palazzo Cosulich: tel. + 39 041 234 7819
- San Sebastiano: tel. + 39 041 234 9551
- CFZ: tel. + 39 041 234 5811
natascia@unive.it
Tel. +39 041 234 9465