The modernist-style glass and iron interior makes the building one of a kind and the documentation it offers includes not only books and newspapers, but also comics, CDs, maps, audiobooks and much more. In 2016 the covered square of the Salaborsa was dedicated to Umberto Eco, semiotic, essayist and famous professor of the University of Bologna. In 2016 the covered square of the Salaborsa was dedicated to Umberto Eco, semiotic, essayist and famous professor of the University of Bologna.