If you want to borrow resources from UiA - University Library (UBA), you must be registered as a patron. Students who have paid the tuition fee will be registered within a few days. External patrons must show proof of identification, with a picture, in order to be registered. Patrons affiliated to the University of Agder must bring their institution card when they want to borrow. Other patrons bring their library card. Loss of card must be reported to the library.
Patrons affiliated to the University of Agder
Patrons that study full time at the University of Agder (UiA) can use their student card to borrow. Click here to read more about the student card. Some courses, for instance in continuing and further education, do not demand a tuition fee. Students who follow these courses, and do not have a UiA card, can use a national library card. Please bring this if you already have one. Click here if you study from a distance.
Choose UiA when you want to log on Oria.no. Your username and password are the same as they are for other UiA resources.
Retired employees who still have a user account and e-mail address at UiA can log on with their UiA credentials. If you don't have this account anymore, please contact us for another username and password.
Patrons affiliated to other institutions
Students and employees affiliated to other institutions are welcome to use our services, with some exceptions. External patrons are not permitted to take part in our courses, and we cannot supply a large quantity of articles or books, or books that must be borrowed from other countries than those in the Nordic region. Please refer to the library at your own institution if you have such requirements or if you want them to send books to UiA - University Library (UBA).
Patrons affiliated to other educational institutions use the card from those institutions. If you do not have such a card, you can use what is known as a "national library card". This must be activated at UBA.
In order to log on Oria.no (uia.oria.no), you must choose your affiliation (that is not UiA) and use the credentials from that institution.
Persons without institutional affiliation
Persons who do not have an affiliation to any particular institution are also welcome as patrons at UiA - University Library. They use what is known as a "national library card". This must be activated before it can be used. If you do not have such a card, you can be issued with one providing you bring along an identification document with a picture.
When you want to log on Oria.no, please choose BIBSYS as affiliation. Your username is printed on the back of your card. It normally begins with "n00123..". If you don't remember your password, you can get one on this page. It will be immediately sent to your e-mail address.