National and University Library of Iceland
IS – Íslenska

Fees

Facilities: lecture hall*

1 dayISK 75,000
1/2 dayISK 45,000
1 eveningISK 35,000

Facilities: classroom*

1 hourISK 6,000

Facilities: study rooms

1 monthISK 15,000 | 12,000 (winter / summer)
1 month with a computerISK 18,000 | 15,000 (winter / summer)

Facilities: lockers

Refundable depositISK 5,000

Receiving whole libraries and larger donations

Inspection and assessment of the collection – cataloguing and labelling – disposal

Basic fee (2 hours)ISK 15,000
Hourly rateISK 12,500
Surcharge for difficult materialISK 2,000
DisposalAt the rates of Sorpa, the waste disposal company

Other services

General specialist work

Hourly rateISK 12,500

Copies from the Icelandic Web Archive (vefsafn.is)

Basic feeISK 15,000
Hourly rateISK 12,500

Fee-based information search

Basic fee (2 hours)ISK 15,000
Hourly rateISK 12,500

Bibliographic cataloguing

Per itemISK 3,800

Loans: library card **

Annual feeISK 3,000

Overdue items & daily fines

Ordinary bookISK 70
Audio-visual CollectionISK 650
Course reservesISK 650
Item not returned and sent for debt collectionISK 10,000 (minimum charge)
Item damaged or lostISK 10,000 (minimum charge)

Loans: interlibrary loans*

Book from the Nordic countries*ISK 3,800
Book from a library outside the Nordic countries*ISK 5,300
Book from an Icelandic library*ISK 2,300
Copy of an article, 1–20 pages*ISK 3,300
Copy of an article, >21 pages*ISK 5,000
Lost itemMinimum ISK 10,000

*The borrower also pays the postage

Photocopying and printing

Black and white A4ISK 30
Black and white A3ISK 45
Colour A4ISK 60
Colour A3ISK 90

Photocopies from manuscripts and National Collection material

Per copyISK 150

Digital images

Per imageISK 12,500

Digitisation and publication online

On Tímarit.is – per pageISK 100
On Bækur.is – per pageISK 100

*Students and staff of the University of Iceland get a 50% discount on this service.

**Library cards for University of Iceland staff and students are free of charge.