Library services

Alert service (SDI service):  Based on a personal interest profile, you receive regularly in your mailbox an list with recently added publications to the Library collection and relevant websites. Costs of this service are available on request.
Alert service (SDI service) for developing countries: KIT ILS supports organizations and professionals in the developing world in the strengthening and expansion of their information services. This SDI service (dissemination of information) including document delivery is without charge for institutions in developing countries
Acquisition lists and RSS: You can subscribe for an e-mail alert for the latest acquisitions on the following subjects: Agriculture; Culture; Economy; Environment; Gender; Health; Politics: Social Conditions. Please contact the KIT Library. You can also opt for receiving alerts via RSS feeds.

Do you need professional information services and access to relevant sources? KIT ILS offers information services focused on the needs of your organization via a customized webpage which can be accessed by staff at your headquarters and regional offices. A few examples of the services we can provide:

• access to scholarly databases and journals
• regular subject updates of scholarly articles
• acquisition and management of information sources

Tours: The library offers tours by appointment for groups of students and teachers. During the tour, a brief explanation is given about the collection, the search system and new digital library services. 
 

Exhibition space: The Information & Library Services department of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) has made the library available as a public exhibition space for artists.