WHO ARE WE?
Hello and welcome to the Library/CRAI
of the Pablo de Olavide University.
Surely you can basically define what a library is,
but what if we ask you about the CRAI?
CRAI stands for Learning and Research Resources Center.
It is an evolution of the university library,
now converted into a common space - and, in our case -, a unique space for the entire university.
It brings together learning, teaching and research support services,
related to information and ICT.
WHAT FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU?
We have long opening hours from Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 9:00 pm.
extendable during exam periods.
This is the reading room,
on the first one of two floors that make up a building of almost 15,000 m2.
It has two entrances.
Accessing through the main entrance, in the center of the room,
you will find the information and user service desk.
Go there if you have any doubts or queries about the library's services or resources.
All around you, there is a total of 1178 reading stations with mains connection,
and a security anchoring system for your laptop.
At the back: the Periodicals Library, which houses the subscribed scientific journals.
And the Innovateca, for collaborative and innovative work and learning.
If you need to print or photocopy a document,
we have three reprographic rooms.
Remember that it is your responsibility to respect the law
on copyright and intellectual property.
In the Media Library you will also find a scanner for public use.
Desktop computers are available in the columns, in the Media Library and in the computer rooms.
A Laptop loan service is also available at the desk.
SPACES TO FACILITATE ACADEMIC WORK AND RESEARCH.
Do you need to work with your classmates?
The Library has 8 rooms for the members of the university community,
so that you can do joint academic work or activities.
Make your reservation through the Affluences app, the system used to reserve library spaces.
Do you need a place to work on your research?
In the Researchers' Area we have workstations where you can comfortably develop your project.
Keep in mind that you can also bring your own device
and connect to the university's wireless network (Eduroam) via WIFI,
with your institutional passwords.
OTHER SPACES
In the Library/CRAI we have an exhibition area, specifically equipped and conditioned.
And with two lecture halls for presentations, conferences,
or any other related event with our institution.
ATTENTION TO FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY
The Library/CRAI of the UPO has adopted various measures to ensure that
its resources and services are accessible to all users: - adapted access to the facilities,
- adapted info station with Braille keyboard and printer and a written text audio player,
- a tv magnifier, specific software on the computers
- an information point adapted to users with motor disabilities,
- a self-checkout machine adapted for users with reduced mobility.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU NEED TO CONSULT INFORMATION FROM THE LIBRARY?
Eureka is the gateway to our bibliographic collection.
It is a discovery tool that allows you to
simultaneously search a multitude of
information resources, both printed and electronic format, in a single operation.
If you are interested in a printed document
indicates whether it is available for loan and the call number for its location.
Since the collection is open access and organized by subject
you can take it from the shelf yourself, guided by the colored signage
and borrow it from the self-loan machines in the Reading Room,
using your UPO passwords.
Before the book's loan expires,
go to the machine again and select the "return" option or deposit the book
in the return boxes distributed around the campus.
Does the document you are looking for appear as "borrowed"?
Eureka then gives you the option to reserve it using your institutional passwords
and, we will let you know when you can
pick it up at the information desk.
What if the title you are interested in is available online instead of in print?
That's easy. Log in as a member of our university community,
follow the additional instructions, if necessary, and you will be able to access it from anywhere.
Eureka also provides access:
to "My account", a personal space from which you can renew your documents,
manage your reservations, access your loan history, save your searches, generate alerts...
To the guides and tutorials portal,
where you will find collections of specialized resources by discipline, access instructions and
use of databases and services, and training material on digital competence and research.
And to Databases A-Z, a directory of
electronic resources subscribed or selected by the library: databases, journals,
electronic books, etc. that you can locate alphabetically or by subject.
WHAT SERVICES DO WE OFFER?
Loan and access to the document.
Allows you to consult all our information resources,
electronic and paper, in the reading room...
or at home and borrow books from our collection or from other libraries.
User information and training.
Focused on on the development of digital competence
in the university community.
Research support.
Facilitates the work of the research staff and contributes to the visibility and dissemination of research results.
The UPO Investiga Research Portal is the showcase for research
at the Universidad Pablo de Olavide.
Digital publication. From which we support
the publication of journals and research papers in electronic format and the dissemination of
the university's scientific production in open access through RIO,
the institutional repository and other specialized repositories.
Multimedia laboratory.
A place for academic innovation that facilitates professors to create multimedia materials
and other learning objects for their classes.
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Visit the website (www.upo.es/biblioteca) and our social networks. Follow us!
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Your satisfaction is our commitment, our goal and our reward.
Give us the opportunity to prove it to you. We are waiting for you!