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Libraries and documentation centres
SIB manages, preserves, and disseminates the collection owned by Universitat de València and makes available to the university community the information produced by other libraries, data banks, and research centres. The members of the university community are fully entitled to use the Library Information Service: lecturers, researchers, students, postgraduates doing their theses in Universitat, and the administration and service personnel. The Library Information Service encompasses central services and different library information units (libraries, archives, documentary centres) in different campus locations. With the headquarters in the Nau building, the central services are structured in different sections. The Computerised Section develops the computerised library system and runs the collective catalogue. The Inter-Library Loan Section aims to find and facilitate access to primary documents published anywhere in the world and not available at Universitat. This is done through either loans or reproduction. The central service also manages periodicals acquisition and access to electronic resources (data bases, magazines, digital library, etc.) as well as the restoration and photographic and digital reproduction of old collections. The library information units are service points near the colleges and specialised in specific areas of knowledge.
SIB user servicesReading rooms. The libraries of Universitat de València
have an approximate area of The documents in the Universitat libraries are available to any user. There are no special requirements to read them in the rooms. The user is responsible for the integrity of the document. In addition to the normal working hours, during the exams some libraries have special opening times at weekend or remain open 24 hours a day. Access to the reading rooms during these special periods is restricted to Universitat de València users. Borrowing. All Universitat libraries have a computerised borrowing facility. University-card holders may benefit from it. Universitat de València outsiders will be able to borrow books if allowed by the agreements signed between the Universitat and other institutions. In such cases, they must apply for a SIB user card. All documents published after 1900 can be borrowed, except for: reference works, newspapers, rare or precious books, special materials, unpublished doctoral theses, and any collections that might be difficult to replace. For information on the borrowing regulation in force (working hours, loan period, book return, fines, ect.) please visit the SIB website. The Computerised Catalogue of Universitat de València shows where documents are located and their status (available or borrowed). It also allows users to know about the situation of a user as to the books borrowed and to make reservations without going to the library. Inter-library loan. The inter-library service aims to find and provide access by means of loan or reproduction to primary documents published anywhere in the world and not available at Universitat. In turn, Universitat also lends its collections to other Spanish or foreign libraries and institutions. This service deals with applications for books that are not on sale, like theses and dissertations, newspaper articles, microforms, or any other document type. Documents are borrowed from Spanish or foreign libraries, trying to find them in Spain and Europe first, and the USA later, whether the document is an original or a reproduction (paper, microform, photograph, etc.). University community members (lecturers, administration, and students) can use this service, as well as Universitat outsiders. Both cases require payment as per the fees approved by Universitat. Library information and access to electronic resources. Universitat de València provides library information by means of different basic tools: - Access to the catalogue of Universitat de València libraries, a single catalogue for all libraries. For information, see the SIB website (www.uv.es/biblioteca). It includes all monographs and journals in Universitat de València, with information on their location and status. - Access to CD-ROM databases or the Internet through the SIB website. These resources can be accessed from any computer connected to the network of Universitat or from home via the VPN system. Overall, more than 90 multidisciplinary or knowledge-specialised databases can be accessed. In addition to the resources, you can find information on contents, user guides, connection instructions, latest upgrades, bases under test, and the details of the system managers. - Access to the abstracts and complete papers of the electronic journals subscribed. On the SIB website, the contents of both Spanish and foreign journals subscribed by Universitat de València can be read. The contents of other journals can be seen using other portals, like Swetswise. The catalogue of the currently subscribed electronic journals can also be consulted. The complete texts of over 3.600 titles can be read. Journals can be searched for by title, subject matter, or publishers. - Digital Library. The Digital Library of Universitat de València has been in operation since May 2002. It includes over 1,500 digitalised books from the Universitat’s ancient collections. It has 16th century incunabula and printed works and 18th and 19th century newspapers.
Historic libraryThe Historic Library is found at the refurbished premises at La Nau street; it is specialised in historic collections (from manuscripts and incunabula to documents from the end of the Spanish Civil War) and bibliographic instruments for their study. The collections are structured as follows: - Ancient collections: codices and manuscripts, incunabula, 16th, 17th and 18th century rare documents, old plays, historic press. - Special collections: stamps, engravings and posters, maps and drawings, and stamp collections.
University archiveThe Archive stores documentation from the 18th century onwards (previous documents are located in the Municipal Archive, and 20th century documents can be found in the offices of the colleges and schools). This unit is made up of the documents produced by all the members of the university and organisms which have been incorporated all along its history. The types of documents stored in the Archive are: - Personnel documentation: students, lecturers, administrative staff, university civil servants, etc. - Academic documentation: enrolment forms, exam lists, degrees, studies, lecturer examinations, academic records, service sheets, etc. - Administrative documentation: orders, agreements, minutes of meetings, reports, statistics, accounts, building and conservation works records. - Library documentation: catalogues, donations, staff, works, etc. - Academic documentation from the previous Valencian university district (València, Alacant, Castelló, Murcia, and Albacete): lecturer appointments, examinations, contests, transfers, inspection visits, etc. - Regulations, statutes, material catalogues, teaching boards, maps and certificates of primary and secondary private schools of the Valencian university district. - Inquisition processes. - Carmen Fortuny de Ruesta y Salas legacy. All the university community members are rightful users of the Archive, as well as all holders of the researcher card. Foreign researchers must produce their identity cards or passports. The Archive provides copies and certificates of the files as well as information on the documents and files stored. It has an additional free-access specialised library with author catalogues, anonymous works, and other materials available to the public.
Intermediate ArchiveThis centre stores recent administrative records or documents gathered by the different managing and governing bodies, services, and centres of Universitat de València which are not yet part of the historic archive.
Gregori Maians Social Sciences libraryOpened in January 1999, this library has a collection of monographs and journals, and other collections in different formats: databases on CD-rom, DVD, and on line, floppy disks, videos, and other electronic resources encompassing the subject matters of the studies delivered at the colleges of Social Sciences, Law, and Economics.
With a 14,788 m2 area, it caters for 1,133 reading places. There are premises for team-work, individual booths preferentially used by researchers, a user-training room, and a conference hall. It also shelters the European Documentation Centre, the Centre for Information and Documentation on Co-operative Economy, the Infosud Documentation Centre, and the United Nations Deposit Library. It is the first Universitat library designed for an extensive use of electronic resources. There are computers for reference purposes, and data bases subscribed by the Universitat de València can be accessed. They can also be used to go on the Internet. Desks in the reading rooms have plugs for lap top users.
Psychology hallIt covers the Psychology area. It has over 15,000 titles and almost 200 journal subscriptions. Part of the collections and periodicals are found in the reading room on shelves, the rest is stored at the repository (www.uv.es/bibpsico).
Physical Education and Sports hallIt covers all sport-related subjects. It has more than 5,000 monographs and some 75 open-subscription journals. The collections are partly stored on shelved for direct access and the rest is at the repository.
European Documentation CentreThis special trust of Universitat de València General Foundation
is integrated in a network of similar centres in the member states.
Its objective is to get the university community and the general public
closer to the activities of the Community institutions. In order to accomplish this task, CDE receives all EU publications and has access to the community data bases -real sources of first-hand information about the European institutional activity. The following can be found in CDE: - The complete collection of the Official Journal of the European Communities, where access to community legislation can be gained. When making a complex search or sector actions, a telematic connection to the EU CELEX data base is used. - A computerised catalogue with almost all the publications of the Publishing Office of the European Union, with access to the SCAD data base on community integration issues. - Most of the publications of Eurostat, the Statistics Office of the European Communities. - Data bases: SCAD, CELEX, RAPID, CORDIS, Eurocron, COMEXT, Eurodicautom, Sesame, Proteas, ECLAS, Biorep, Dundis, I'm Guide, MISEP, PABLI, etc.
InfoSud. South-North Documentation CentreThis unit for documentation and information management was created by the South-North Trust with a view to facilitating research, enquiries, studies, and access to information on development cooperation, intercultural relations, eco-development, emigration and immigration, gender, peace, human rights, solidarity, voluntary work, dNGOs, with special reference to Latin America and the Mediterranean region. The collection is really specialised in the subjects previously listed, and includes more than 5,000 monographs and diverse files. InfoSud provides documentation services for their own collections as well as information and external documentation. Non-documentary information is also given in relation with development cooperation and other related matters such as legislation and regulations, grants, aid, calls, etc.
United Nations Deposit LibraryThis centre has nearly 1,700 monographs and 200 alphabetically ordered
titles of The services available are: reading rooms, inter-library loan, access to the BIB-United Nations website and to the United Nations’ optical disk system (ODS).
European Information and Documentation Centre for Public, Social, and Cooperative Economy (CIDEC)This documentation centre started operating in 1989, when an agreement between Universitat de València and the scientific association CIRIEC-España was signed. At present the centre is associated to the University Institute for Social and Cooperative Economy (IUDESCOOP) of Universitat de València. Information and advice is given to researchers, students, and other people with an interest in social economy, especially in agricultural and worker cooperatives, not-for-profit voluntary organisations, associations, employment, social services, and agritourism. The centre has over 4,000 specialised books as well as open subscriptions with most journals of public, social, and cooperative economy. The files are processed and stored in databases that can be accessed from their website. They also provide a free-of-charge alert service via the e-mail.
Sciences libraryThis centralised library encompasses the bibliographic collections of all the centres in the Burjassot-Paterna campus. It covers the areas of Mathematics, Statistics, Astronomy, Physics, Computer Science, Meteorology, Biology, Geology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy. It has over 50,000 monographs: some are readily available on the first floor; the rest is kept in store. The scientific journal open subscriptions –more than 600 titles- on the second floor can be consulted freely; closed ones are stored.
Pharmacy hallOn the ground floor of the pharmacy college, this library caters for
monographs on Pharmacy and Food Science and Technology. Botanic Garden library
Joan Reglà Humanities and Education libraryThe Humanities and Education Library has brought together the former
libraries of The whole of the library is ordered by theme criteria. Books and journals are distributed in 18 reading rooms. There are two large rooms on the ground floor, numbered 1 and 2, where the most frequently books are located, those recommended to students by lecturers to prepare exams. A large reference room is also found on the ground floor, including encyclopaedias, dictionaries, yearbooks, etc. Reference works in electronic format can also be used in this room. On the first and second floors, the library collections are found in different rooms specialised in the different topics: philosophy, journalism, librarianship, documentation, education sciences, anthropology, art, linguistics, literature, archaeology, history, etc. The periodicals library is on the third floor; it stores journal issues from recent years, some 1,000 titles, for ready access. There is also a small room for researchers. The library has 72 computers for the users, most of them on the ground floor. In addition to the computers, the desks provide web and electricity connection points for laptops. Since its opening, the library has offered more than 200 computer connections. There is also a classroom to train users on catalogue use, databases, etc.
Hall of the Ausiàs Marc teaching schoolIt covers the areas of Psychology, Pedagogy, Applied Didactics, and Humanities in general. It has more than 50,000 monographs and over 100 open-subscription journals.
Map libraryIt gathers together an important collection of maps, plans, overhead photographs, satellite images, historic maps, and specialised literature.
Health sciences library
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| MEDICAL LIBRARY Av. Blasco Ibáñez 17 46010 València |
Tel.: 96 386 41 53 Fax: 96 386 41 74 E-mail: bibsalud@uv.es Web |
It covers the area of nursing. It has more than 7,000 books and over 70 open subscription periodicals/journals. Both the books and the periodicals/journals are in closed bookcases. Access to them can be gained by previously consulting the catalogues and by filling in and submitting an order form at the loan desk.
| NURSING LIBRARY C. Jaume Roig s/n 46010 València |
Tel.: 96 386 41 82 Fax: 96 386 41 83 |
It covers the area of Physical Therapy and Physical Medicine. It almost has 1,000 books and 13 journal subscriptions.
| PHYSIOTHERAPY LIBRARY C. Guàrdia Civil, 22 |
46020 València Tel.: 96 362 56 35 |
Located at the medical college, the library has nearly 40,000 volumes,
which include numerous rare books and leaflets from the 15th to 19th
centuries, and collections of important 18th and 19th century journals.
Its origins are in the old Medical College library collections, to
which continuous donations by Valencian and Spanish physicians have
been added over the past hundred years. Among recent donations we find
those by the psychiatrist and medical historian Vicent Peset Llorca,
which is located in the room named after him.
Next to the library, we find the Museum of Medical History, which was founded by José M. López Piñero with instruments, equipment, and other materials and iconography from the Medical College. Ever since, donations have been made by institutions and individuals. Today it shelters more than 3,000 objects.
In addition, the Library and the Museum have archives of different types. First, the personal archives of León Sánchez Quintanar, Joan B. Peset i Vidal, José Rodríguez Pertegás, and Vicent Peset Llorca. Secondly, clinical archives of figures such as the internist Fernando Rodríguez Fornos and the dermatologist José Esteller Luengo. Finally, institutional archives, mainly that of the Medical College, since the late 19th century.
These storages facilities store the collections used to a lesser extent. For space reasons, they cannot be kept at the libraries of Universitat de València. It currently stores more than 75,000 files, academic dissertations accounting for a large portion. The files are kept in closed repositories. For access, an application must be filed at any of the libraries.
| Repository LIBRARY Av. dels Tarongers, s/n |
46022 València Tel.: 96 382 87 48 |
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The Library Information Service (SIB, Servicio de Información
Bibliográfica) is a unit which integrates all library,
documentary, and audio-visual collections which belong to Universitat,
of any origin and regardless of their location, in order to meet
the educational, research, and training needs of the university community
and society.
35,000 m2 in 12 centres offering some 4,000
reading seats.
It has more than 300,000 monographs, most of them being on shelves
for ready access. It also has almost 4,500 journals, from which over
1,563 are periodical subscriptions.
yearbooks, journals, series, statistics, etc. covering different
topics: industry and development, environmental analysis, women and
their rights, demography, etc.
Research library specialised in botany, gardening, and agriculture.
It has 3,000 monographs and 140 journal subscriptions. It also has
an important ancient botany collection originally coming from Josep
Pizcueta's library. It caters for 10 reading places and has a borrowing
service. Opening hours are Monday to Friday from 8.30 to 14.30 h and
from 16 to 18.30 h (Fridays closed).
Geography and History, Languages, Philosophy, and Education
Sciences.