Send your library questions to [email protected].  
The Library team is available to staff and library visitors for in-person questions and briefings every morning between 9:00-13:00 in the library office (A012bis).

External researchers are welcome to consult the library collections at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.  For more information about visiting the library, please go to the How to visit us page.

The library provides copies of FAO documents and out-of-print publications in electronic (PDF) format. 
Requests can be submitted by email to [email protected] by specifying:
Name
Status (student, researcher, professor, librarian)
Institute/University affiliated to
Country of residence

Kindly note that this service is available on a cost recovery basis* at the following rates:
 Document reproduction (print or digital): USD 20.00 for the first 30 pages and USD 0.30/page beyond that.
 Items already digitized can be obtained for a USD 20.00 flat rate.

*Note: The library offers documents free of charge to the countries that are part of the Research 4 Life Programme up to 15 documents (Group A) and 5 documents (Group B). 

Payment method options:
 USD Bank account 
US Dollar Account - IT14Y0569603229VARUS0003001 SWIFT : PO SO IT 22
Kindly include in the note that the payment is for : DOC No. *** LIBRARY REPR.

 EUR Bank account
Banca Popolare di Sondrio c/o FAO Rome, Italy. Agency no. 29.
Account no.: 000003141X32
CAB: 03229 ABI: 05696
IBAN: IT83G0569603229000003141X32
BIC (or SWIFT code): POSOIT22

Due to copyright restrictions, the library retains the right to determine the proportion of a document to be reproduced.

The library offers briefings and training sessions to all FAO employees.
Sessions cover topics such as exploring the FAO Library Discovery search interface or more in-depth topics like how to effectively use online resources, execute literature searches, use bibliographic referencing software, set-up subject alerts and analyse bibliometrics. For more information look at the Library's Research guides.   

FAO staff may obtain publications (PDFs) through Interlibrary Loan (ILL) at no cost. This includes e-journal articles and e-book chapters which are not covered by library subscriptions.

All ILL requests are channelled through the CLIO app. Only the first time you access the app, you will be asked to leave some minimal registration data, from then on you will be recognized automatically. Once inside CLIO simply fill in the Journal article or Book chapter request form (Under Requests in the main menu) and you will receive the PDF as soon as possible.

Book borrowing privileges are reserved for FAO employees based at headquarters in Rome, Italy. Please write us at [email protected] if you would like to check-out a book. Books can be picked up and returned every morning between 9:00 - 13:00 in the Library office (A012bis).