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See some of the titles that are available in the Library for sale here.

Q: If the library doesn’t own a particular book, would you order it?
A: If it fits with the needs of the ISAP community and our budget, we will be delighted to order it for the library and then reserve it for you to borrow.

Q: There’s a document in an archive in another institution that I would like to read. Can you get it for me?
A: We are happy to try to get any relevant document to add to our collection for you to use.

Q: I am an ISAP student or analyst, and I live outside Zurich and can only come into the city during off-hours. Could I still borrow from the library somehow?
A: Please email us with special requests at library@isapzurich.com and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Q: Could you tell me whether you have a particular thesis in the ISAP library?
A: Email us at library@isapzurich.com to inquire, or look the thesis up by title or author in our online catalogue.

Q: You have a thesis in your library that I would like to see, but I am not a member of your library and live outside of Switzerland. Could you send me a copy?
A: Email us at library@isapzurich.com to inquire whether that thesis can be shared.

Q: Do you have Jungian journals in your library?
A: Yes, please see our Journals page.

Q: Can I access e-journals from home?
A: Unfortunately, we cannot currently offer that service, or only in a very limited fashion. However, you can access the full-text online versions of some journals when you are anywhere in ISAP, using the ISAP wifi. Please see our Journals page for the list of online Journals.

Q: Do you have any access to other journals besides what the ISAP library owns?
A: We provide access to some services to obtain journal articles. Please email us for more details at library@isapzurich.com

Q: Does the library have an archive of precious Jung-related materials?
A: We have a few things that we consider to be worth preserving and protecting. Feel free to come by the library and ask to view these items.

Q: Can I join the library if I am not an ISAP analyst or student?
A: Yes. We are a public library, and anyone can join. Please see our User Guide for more information (below).

Q: Is the library open between semesters and over Christmas and summer breaks?
A: The library is completely closed for 3 weeks at Christmas and in the summer break and then has reduced hours outside of that. See the Opening Hours in "Visiting the Library" below for more information, and please be aware that you may email us at any time to ask to arrange a visit outside of posted hours.

Q: Does the library have an archive of symbol papers that students can look at?
A: Sorry, no; there is no archive and officially there is no plan to establish one.

Q: Do you have a collection of images that I could use to illustrate my thesis or symbol paper?
A: Yes. The Birgit Littmann Brunner Picture Collection, available in the library, has 4200 images in 14 different categories. We also maintain a bibliography of books with useful, good-quality images, that are available in the library.

Q: How many books may I have checked out at once?
A: Students and analysts may have up to 99 books! External users may have 3.

Use of the library is free of charge for all ISAP students and staff, and all AGAP members.

External users are also welcome. Please apply in person to the library staff, and bring proof of identity (id card, passport, driving licence) and address. A deposit of CHF 100 and an annual user fee of CHF 50 (CHF 25 for AHV / student / registered unemployed) are required. Please note that we can only accept cash payments.

All users. You are responsible for ensuring that the library has your current contact details, especially your email address.

Borrowing and return
Books and diploma theses with white labels may be borrowed for up to 90 days. They are for your exclusive use for the first 30 days of the first loan only, then:

• If requested by another user, you must return them so that they reach the library within 7 days of the recall email, either in person or by registered post at your own risk and cost. Delayed returns will incur a fine of CHF 5 per item per week.
• Otherwise you must return them to the library within 90 days of issue (according to the date stamp). Reminders for overdue items will be issued automatically at regular intervals. The first reminder is free; subsequent reminders will incur a fine of CHF 5 per item.

DVDs, CDs and CD-ROMs with green labels may be borrowed for 7 days:

• You must bring them back to the library within 7 days. Thereafter reminders will be issued, and fines incurred, as above.

Items with red labels or no labels (e.g., journals), and a few diploma theses, cannot be borrowed but may be read in the library.

Course items are restricted and must be returned before library closure on the next library working day. As these items are required by many users at the same time, late returns will incur a fine of CHF 5 per item per working day.

If ISAP is open but the library is closed, returned items may be deposited at your own risk in the box beside the printer in the room next to the library.

Items cannot be returned during vacation (dates in semester program).

Loans may be renewed upon presentation of the items to the library staff.

All outstanding fines must be paid in full in cash before other items may be borrowed. Lost or damaged items must be replaced at cost plus CHF 10.00 for handling and binding.

Finding what you need
The ISAP library holds over 4,600 items. All items except journals and the slide collection have labels and can be searched on the web version of the library catalogue. Access to journal articles in electronic form is currently covered by the ISAP Library and is available on request.

Each labelled item has a unique shelf mark which you should note.

Items are sorted by notation in alphabetical order, starting to the left of the entrance of the small room and proceeding clockwise, with the following exceptions:

• Books with notations P, PA, PA-, PF, V and VE are on the free-standing shelves in the middle of the small room.
• Books by/on Jung, with notations JCE, JE, JGD, JD and JX, diploma theses TI and TJ, and journals are in the large room.

A plan showing item locations, and a list of notations and categories in English and German, is displayed in the small room.

Please ask the library staff if you want to:

• Borrow a loan or course item, copy a reference item, or make a purchase from the bookshop.
• Reserve a loan item that is currently issued to another user.
• View the ISAP slide collection on the students’ computer in the study room. You will be lent an external hard drive and instructions (English and German).

You can find our opening hours in "Visiting the Library" at the foot of this page.

Please feel free to email us with any questions about book availability or the library in general.

Thank you for your cooperation. We look forward to seeing you in the ISAP library!

Carol McGinty (librarian, Tuesday-Friday)
Barbara Jarrett (librarian, voluntary)
Catherine McBroom (student worker, Tuesdays and Thursdays)