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Library
Founded in 1989, the Library of the Instituto Politécnico da Guarda supports the academic and non-academic needs of students, teachers and the community in general, while promoting actions for the dissemination and sharing of knowledge. Reasons to visit and come back for more!
Library Objectives
- To support the activities of teachers, students, employees and the community at large, providing all with the bibliographic resources necessary for performing their duties with a view to self-training and to work in the search for a new organization of learning space and time.
- To proceed with the selection, acquisition and treatment of documents in text, sound, visual or other forms, according to the specific needs of users.
- Design and plan services and information systems.
- Support and guide the users.
- Promote actions for spreading information.
One Space, Many Sides
At the Library of Politécnico da Guarda, you can find not only books but also a series of services, resources, and advice. Everything to make this one of your favourite places.
MAGAZINES AREA
Want to check out that North American publication you love but don’t buy? Or that expensive photo magazine? There.
INFORMAL READING ZONE
You’re not allowed to take off your shoes or lie around naked, but otherwise, you can read comfortably on the sofas here. Stress stays at the door.
READING ROOM
A classic: there are 118 seats, at tables separated by shelves, and thousands of works available.
STUDY ROOM
Peace, quiet, natural light and silence – everything that is sometimes needed to prepare for that test or exam.
PLAYROOM
This area is open to the community and in particular to trainee students of the Early Childhood Educators and 1st Cycle Teachers courses. But if you want to stretch on the floor and read a children’s book, we won’t tell anyone.
GROUP ASSIGNMENTS ROOM
An oasis where you can make some noise – and prepare presentations, works and projects with the help of existing computer equipment.
STUDY AREA
With a view to the inside garden and plenty of natural light, this is an open and spacious place, with 10 seats, great for group assignments and lively brainstorming.
AUDIOVISUAL ROOMS
Whether as a group or individually, here you will find rooms where you can watch and listen to audiovisual material – it is only necessary to book in advance and show identification on arrival.
INTERNET ACCESS
The library of the Instituto Politécnico da Guarda provides free internet access.
IN NUMBERS
WHERE & WHEN TO FIND US
GENERAL LIBRARY
Av. Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro, 50
6300-559 Guarda
E-mail: biblioteca@ipg.pt
Phone: 271 220 115
School Time
Working days: from 9:30 am to 7:00 pm
Saturdays: from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Holidays
Working days: from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
(Closed during first half of August)
Head of library
Olga Costa olgacosta@ipg.pt
LIBRARY AT SCHOOL OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
Rua Dr. José António Fernandes Camelo
Arrifana
6270-372 Seia
School Time
Working days: from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Holidays
Working days: from 9:00 am to 12:15 am | from 2:00 pm to 5:15 pm
Head of Library
Ivone Pereira ipereira@ipg.pt
Extensão da Escola Superior de Saúde
Rua da Cadeia
6300-035 Guarda
School Time
Working days: from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm
Holidays
Working days: from 9:00 am to 12:15 am | from 2:00 pm to 5:15 pm
Head of Library
Elsa Biscaia elsabiscaia@ipg.pt
The opening hours of the main Library, and other locations, may change throughout the year, and prior notices will announce this information in the library space and on the website of Politécnico da Guarda.
CATALOGS
& DIGITAL RESOURCES
From the Online Catalog to the Electronic Official Journal (Diário da República), this is the list of digital resources that you can find in the Library.
ONLINE CATALOG
Refer to the catalogue of resources available in the Library of the Polytechnic Institute of Guarda.
INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORY OF POLITÉCNICO DA GUARDA
The Institutional Repository houses the scientific production of its academic community, from publications in international journals to communications at national congresses, as well as Dissertations, Applied Projects and Professional Internship Reports of the Master’s Degree, Curricular Internship Reports, among many other works of scientific and pedagogical nature.
B-ON (ONLINE KNOWLEDGE LIBRARY)
Electronic access to the primary sources of knowledge, covering most scientific areas. Included in the “Action Plan for the Information Society”, it allows access to a set of scientific periodicals, allowing simultaneous research in the databases of the publishers.
PROQUEST NURSING & ALLIED
ELECTRONIC OFFICIAL JOURNAL
Online access to Series I of Diário da República, from 1974 and to II Series, from January 2000.
OPEN ACCESS SCIENTIFIC REPOSITORY OF PORTUGAL
The ULisboa Repository – institutional repository of the University of Lisbon, is part of the RCAAP Project (Scientific Open Access Repositories of Portugal). It is the collection of documents that form the intellectual, academic and scientific production of this university community.
REGULATION
(Only in Portuguese)