Locating documents

To use the MNCARS library collection, users must locate the work they wish to consult in the catalogue and note the field “Ejemplares” (copies), which indicates how many copies the library has and where they are located.

The collection is distributed in two types of space: the reading room and the stacks. The location of the document is indicated by the signature.
To see the list of signatures, go to Listado de signaturas (Spanish text)

Documents in the reading room

The material located in the reading room can be accessed by anyone. It is distributed throughout the two floors of the library:

• Ground floor
  Monographic works on artists with the signature 7/8, in alphabetical order by artist's surname and, within a single artist, by the currensnumber.
  Part of the video collection in VHS and DVD.
  Magazine racks A-F, with the most recent issues of the periodical publications to which the Library subscribes.
• First floor
  Monographs devoted to a particular subject matter.
  Collection of reference books
  Magazine racks G-Z, with the most recent issues of the periodical publications to which the Library subscribes.

Consult the Layout of the collection items in the reading room (Spanish text)

Documents in the stacks

The stacks contain a varied mix of materials. To look at them you must submit a request to the room staff. The signatures located in the stacks are: CD, CDME, CDR, DONACION, DVD, DVDME, DVDR, VINL, VINS, [journal] Encuadernada, Folletos Caja, Folletos Grande, MAN, MATERIAL ESPECIAL, LA, FL, COM, FAN, RESERVA, REVII, [journals] Sueltas and SUPERMAN.
To look at the material kept in the stacks you must submit a request to the room staff.