Library/CRAI Guide for IDEC Students

Sites and opening hours

Information resources

	Bibliographical information		Connecting to the e-resources from outside UPF
	Borrowing		Training courses
	Interlibrary loan		Bibliography manager: RefWorks
	Use of the equipment		Student Information Desk (PIE)
	Wireless connection: WiFi

Guide about how to prepare your academic paper
Rules governing Library/CRAI use

Ciutadella Library/CRAI
Address: Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27 08005 Barcelona
Phone: 93 542 17 09
Hours: Monday to Friday, from 8.00 to 1.30 a.m. Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 10.00 to 9.00 p.m.

Poblenou Library/CRAI
Address: Roc Boronat, 138   08018 Barcelona
Phone: 93 542 23 52
Hours: Monday to Friday: from 8.00 to 1.30 a.m. Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 10.00 to 9.00 p.m.  

Mar Library University Campus
Address: Doctor Aiguader, 80 08003 Barcelona
Phone: 93 542 28 38
Hours: Monday to Friday, except public holidays, from 8.00 to 9.00 p.m. (8.00 p.m. during Christmas time and summer holidays).  

You can send us your queries via web through the CAU (Helpdesk) in http://www.upf.edu/bibtic/en/index.html

The library/CRAI only closes on January 1st, May 1st, September 11th and December 25th and 26th.

For further information, please see the Library & IT Services website, option Sites, maps and opening hours.

Remember that to get access to the Library and its services, the only document you need is the IDEC card. 

IDEC Documentation Centre
Address: Balmes, 132 5e floor, 08008 Barcelona
Phone: 93 542 18 72
E-mail: centre.documentacio@idec.upf.edu
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 10:30 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 19:30 p.m.

The Library/CRAI offers you information resources that are associated with the University's teaching and research fields.

There you can find an updated bibliographical collection which is constantly being enlarged, in different formats: books, serial publications, optical disks, DVDs among others. All of the above has unrestricted access and is available for consultation in the different reading rooms.

It also offers you access to electronic information resources through the catalog, the metacercador, and the website:

• daily press,
• databases,
• dictionaries and encyclopedias,
• doctoral theses,
• e-books,
• e-journals,
• official journals,
• RECERCAT: research repository of Catalonia.

The website also contains Subject Guides, a selection of information resources relating to the course subjects taught and researched at the University. These guides, prepared by librarians in collaboration with faculty, enable you to:

• systematically search for links to websites all over the world that are relevant to each of the subject sections,
• access the specialised databases, e-books and e-journals available in the Library/CRAI,
• find documents on a specific subject in the Library catalog.

Connecting to the electronic resources from outside UPF

Students to the master and doctoral programmes that have more of 10 credits have the possibility of connecting to the electronic resources it has contracted from outside the University; you will find the instructions for doing this on the page Connecting to electronic resources from outside UPF. Before connecting, read all the information on how the service works and the technical requirements carefully.

Bibliographical Information

The subject librarians, specialising in the areas of knowledge of the University, will advise you on how to find the information and documents you need using the bibliographical information service.

It also offers you several tools for finding and recovering information:

• the Library catalog: it contains bibliographical references for all the documents in the Library/CRAI,
• the University Union Catalogue of Catalonia (CCUC): provides information on the bibliographical resources of all the university libraries in Catalonia and those of other scientific institutions,
• the REBIUN catalog: it links to the bibliographical resources of all the Spanish university libraries,
• the Metacercador: it permit search simultaneously for information in a variety of electronic resources, such as catalogs, reference databases, digital repositories or subject-based Web gateways
• the Library & IT Services website: it contains information on the Library/CRAI, the services if offers, suggestions on how to find information, forms and applications for consultations and procedures, as well as a set of subject guides with a selection of resources by course subjects, and
• the most commonly used Internet search engines.

Borrowing

There is a single borrowing service. This means that documents can be taken out on loan from any Library/CRAI site and then returned to any other site. In this case, IDEC Documentation Centre is like another any UPF Library/CRAI site. There you can reserve, request, borrow up and return the documents.

IDEC students may borrow up to 10 documents at the same time, for a period of 14 days - with the exception of audiovisual and magnetic documents, which can be borrowed for up to 5 days, and recommended bibliography, which can be borrowed up to 7 days. They may borrow, also, restricted documents, marked with a red strip in the spine, but They have to return it at the same day and same location where it has been removed.

Loans can be renewed 4 times in case the document has not been requested by any other user. Trough the catalog: try the option My account, fill in your dates and click the icon Renewal for the items that you want renew. If a user wishes to borrow an item beyond its second renewal, this can be done provided that item in question has not been requested by another user. The borrower can use the normal borrowing procedures when requesting a library material beyond a second borrowing period.

Interlibrary loan

The interlibrary loan service is an essential system for supporting the information needs of IDEC students. It allows them to obtain originals or copies of documents that are not in the UPF Library/CRAI, and request them from other sites. After making the request, the Library/CRAI takes care of finding the document as quickly as possible and notifies you as soon as the document has arrived and is available.

In this case, IDEC Documentation Centre is like another any UPF Library/CRAI site. There you can request, borrow up and return the documents to the Interlibrary loan.

Interlibrary service loans are subject to a series of previously established rates (PDF document).

Use of the equipment

During opening hours, you may use this equipments:

• Audiovisual stations: used for consulting audiovisual documents; they also allow you to tune in to more than 25 satellite TV channels.
• Computer stations:
  • OPACs are points offering quick consultation of the catalogs:
    - the UPF Library catalog
    - University Union Catalogue of Catalonia (CCUC)
  • Information Stations (EdI) offer access to all of the Library/CRAI electronic information resources:
    - The Library & IT web site (providing access to the Library catalog, databases, electronic publications, etc.)
    - Internet access
    - Access to local consultation CD-ROMs
• Printers: you can print out your research and work from the Library/CRAI computers using the high-quality printers located in each University building. You can choose the building where you want to print the documents and pick them up whenever suits you best.
• Copying: the Library/CRAI also has photocopiers and equipment for copying microforms. The photocopying machines are self-operated and operate with cards that can be purchased from the Library/CRAI vending machines. You can make photocopies in color to the Factoria.

Wireless connection: WiFi

Students to the master and doctoral programmes that have more of 10 credits and have a laptop with a WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) network card,  can connect to the University network from the Library/CRAI, which enables they to:

• connect to the Internet
• connect to your e-mail
• print out documents on the printers

Also you can request this service at the University areas with WiFi coverage.
Please consult the Library & IT Services for the configuration and connection instructions.

Training courses

The Library prepares and organises training courses to help you discover the information resources it has available and how to access and use them. The contents and times of the courses are decided in accordance with your needs.

Applications may be made directly with the library staff or by using the forms on the Library instruction page.

Bibliography manager: RefWorks

This is a programme for individual use, which enables you to:

• Create, manage and organise your personal database of on-line bibliographical references.
• Automatically import references from different information resources: databases, e-journals and e-books, library catalogues, websites, etc.
• Extract lists and generate bibliographies using different styles and quotation formats, in keeping with the requirements of the various publications.
• Publish your databases or bibliographical reference folders on the internet and share them with others, using the website (Refshare).
• Add the quotations and bibliographical lists to your text documents (Word).

It is based on internet technology and does not need to be installed on the users' computers.
Important: you must register with the UPF e-mail.

Student Information Desk - Punt d'Informació a l'Estudiant (PIE)

You will find the Student Information Desk (PIE) in all four Library/CRAI sites. The aim of the PIE is to solve any queries you may have regarding the organisation, operation and activities of Pompeu Fabra University and to help you carry out academic and general university formalities and procedures.

The Library/CRAI has a Charter of services establishing the services that the Library/CRAI shall provide, its commitment to furnish services to the UPF University community members, and the mechanisms of participation.  

Also, the Charter of users rights and duties reflects the mutual commitment between the Library/CRAI and its users, establishing the rights and duties of the latter in different areas, as well as the rules governing the use of Library/CRAI services.

Remember that the Library/CRAI is an area for working, principally aimed at reading and bibliographical consultation. For these purposes, silence must be observed at all times. The Library/CRAI resources form part of the University’s patrimony. Be as careful with it as possible.