Syracuse media library

Not all documents have yet been described in the online catalogue. Do you know in which department the document can (probably) be found? If so, you can contact the department. The more information you include, the faster we can send you a response.

Reformulating can help. Read the 10 tips for a good search query.

Most of the collections are described in the online catalogue. For collections dating from before 1985 it is also a good idea to look through the card catalogue (classed by name, subject or title). Read the search tips for these catalogues.

Send an email to prospection@kbr.be with a description of the publication (title, author, edition,...) and a motivation of why you think it belongs in KBR's collection. If the document fits our acquisition policy, we will purchase it.

Keep in mind that KBR prioritises publications that have a link with Belgium, the so-called 'Belgicana'.

You can find the overview here.

You can find all digitised items of KBR on Belgica. There are different ways to search the collection. The general catalogue also includes all digitised documents in the search results.

You can look at the images in detail with the viewer, but downloading is not possible due to copyrights. If you need images in high quality and/or want to publish them, you need to order a reproduction. Please request publication rights if needed.

You can search the digitised newspapers in full-text on www.belgicapress.be.

When you aren't logged in on BelgicaPress, you can only consult the digitised newspapers that are free from copyrights. Do you want to consult more recent newspapers? Log in with your MyKBR account and confirm that you are consulting the documents for scientific research or as illustration for teaching. This gives you access to the whole corpus. Belgian copyright legislation provides explicit exceptions for these purposes.

No, if you consult the newspapers for scientific research or as illustration for teaching, you can access them from home. For this, log in to BelgicaPress with your MyKBR account. Belgian copyright legislation provides explicit exceptions for these purposes. The full corpus of digitized newspapers is also accessible via the network of Belgian universities and colleges. More information at your institution.

Click on MY KBR in the upper right corner of the page. A pop-up window appears. Then click on 'Register now'.
You can also simply pass by the KBR subscription desk to buy a reader's card; it will automatically create your account on the website. Use your card number to access your profile.
After signing in for the first time you should add your email address and modify your password.

Click on the MY KBR button in the upper right corner. Type your login and password and click 'Sign in'.
Or click here.

The account is free but you have to pay for a reader's card. With your free account you can already reserve documents, save search results and create personal selections. You need a reader's card to access the reading rooms and consult your documents. You can buy your reader's card at the subscription desk in the Royal Library.

Registering makes it easier to use the site, as you only need to fill in your personal information once. When you request a consultation or reproduction, your information will be filled in automatically. It also allows you to save your search queries and results.

You can contact us here.

‘My favourites’ is a tool in which you can save bibliographical descriptions that are of interest to you or are useful for future reference. You can add a description or document to your favourites by clicking on the icon at the top right corner of the description.
'My favourites' is a useful tool for you to compile a bibliography. You can also create folders to organise certain documents and bibliographical descriptions into different folders by theme for example.

Attention : 'My favourites' has a different purpose to the 'My basket' tool in the previous KBR catalogue. ‘My favourites’ is not a tool to make reservations. For reservations please click on 'Request' or 'Reserve item'.

This tab shows you all of your saved searches and scenarios. You can save a search query by clicking the icon at the top of your search page. Saving your search queries can be useful if you need to perform a similar search about a certain theme, time period or subject regularly or when you wish to save the search results of a very specific filtered search query.

1. 1. Sign in to your MY KBR account.
2. 2. Find the document in the catalogue.
3. 3. In the record, click 'Consultation'.

Your request information is filled in automatically.

Always make your reservation at least two days in advance. That way we can contact you if there is a problem with your request or if the document is unavailable.

You can follow your reservations in your MyKBR account, you will get a notification via the reservation status when it is available for consultation.

Use the special request form for this.

• General reading room + special reading rooms
You can request 5 documents at the most. You have to consult those documents within 6 working days following the confirmation.

• Newspapers and Contemporary media reading rooms
You can request 2 volumes at the most. You have to consult them within 8 working days following the confirmation.

At the moment it is obligatory to reserve your documents beforehand (2 working days in advance at the minimum). The books will then be ready for your visit.

You can find all the information on interlibrary loan (ILL) on our website.

Fill in the form.

1. 1. Sign in to your MY KBR account.
2. 2. Find the document in the catalogue.
3. 3. In the record, click 'Reproduction'. Record information will be filled in automatically.
4. 5. Choose the type of reproduction that you need and click 'Send'.

You will always get a confirmation email.

Use the general form for reproductions. Attention: you will have to fill in all information yourself. You can always ask a librarian for more information.