Library
Regular Opening Hours
Service Desk
| Monday–Friday | 9–18.30 |
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| Saturday | 11–15 |
Extended hours
| Monday–Friday | 07–21.30 |
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| Saturday–Sunday | 09–17.30 |
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Terms of use during extended opening hours
Contact
Phone: 23 26 20 47
E-mail: library@nih.no
New books in the library
- Bennett, Roger - We are the World (Cup) : a personal history of the world’s greatest sporting event
- Billings, Andrew C. - Olympic television : broadcasting the biggest show on earth
- Boykoff, Jules - Red card : the 2026 World Cup, sportswashing, and the FIFA Greed Machine
- Brataas, Kjell - Etterpåklok på forhånd : beredskapsplanlegging i teori og praksis
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About the library
This is the largest sports library in the Nordic countries, with over 33 000 books and access to thousands of electronic journals. The library's collection covers sports and physical education, sociology, methodology, psychology, sports medicine, anatomy, physiology, administration and management. Also the library has got an extensive special collection of anniversary writings about Norwegian sports.
In the library you'll find the reading room area, the meeting room Kringla (students can book the room by contacting the library counter), study pods and group workplaces.
Employees
Student assistants
Nora Engum Blakkestad
Marie Vangsnes Christiansen
Håkon Lund