Frequently
Asked Questions
When is the Library open?
The Library is open from Monday to Friday from 8.00 to 22.00 and Saturdays from 9.00 to 14.00. During exam periods, it is open 24 hours a day. The start date for this period will be announced in the ?News? section of the Library web site in good time.
If I am not a member of UJI, can I access the Library?
Access to the Library is open for everybody who wishes to visit it, regardless of the fact that they are members of the university community of Castellón or not, or whether they are part of the community in general. The Library has agreements with various organisations, and provides library services to their members, as occurs with SAUJI (Universitat Jaume I Friends and Alumni Society), an association created to establish a link between the community of Castellón and the University.
If you have lost an object...
Property lost at the Library is left at the loan desk (Level 1) and will remain there, in storage, up to a maximum of 3 days. After this period, it will be sent to the Lost Property Office at Infocampus.
I can?t find a place to study, but there are a lot of empty desks with personal objects on them...
Desks for study cannot be reserved and users are not allowed to leave desks for longer than 15 minutes.
Locating resources
How can I find a book?
The most efficient method to locate a book is using the Library catalogue. You can consult it from any computer with access to the Internet both inside and outside the Library. If you have any questions, go to the information point at the loan desk (Level 1).
Where are the books on...?
Books are arranged by subjects on the shelves of the various levels. The subjects that correspond to each level can be consulted on the information sheets that you will find at the information points and at the loan desk.
How can I find films in the catalogue?
An easy way to find them is by searching the catalogue by film title. You can also find them by searching by the name of the director, in which case you have to fill in the author field. Another possibility is to use the Advanced search option in the catalogue and to restrict your search by selecting ?enregistrament de vídeo? (video recording) within the format menu.
How can I find journal articles if I have the article citation?
If you have the article citation and you know the journal it has been published in, you have to search the article title in the catalogue and check whether the journal issue in question is in the open-access rooms or in the deposit. In this case, you will have to ask for it at the loan desk. In the open-access rooms you can find journals published since 2002 up to the current year. In addition, you can also search SFX. From this link, you have to go to Citation Linker, where you have to fill in at least 3 of the fields available. When appropriate, you will be automatically redirected to the electronic journal and to the full-text article or abstract in PDF or HTML.
How can I find journal articles if I do not have the article citation?
If you do not have the article citation, you can search the Library databases (digital resource index), the electronic journals subscribed or the journal contents.
Digital resource index: you will find a list of the Library?s digital resources including a short description of the contents. Each resource offers a different search method, but they are all intuitive for users.
Electronic journals subscribed: it is an alphabetical list of journals subscribed by the Library in which the subscription years and the link to access the journals are specified. Journal contents: journal contents include the list of articles a journal contains.
The contents of journals between 2001 and 2006 can be found in the catalogue of Library journals. From 2007, the Library incorporates contents to the contents database of CBUC (Consortium of Academic Libraries of Catalonia).
To access all these resources, users have to be members of the University community. Access can be obtained from computers at the UJI or at home following the instructions you can find at: http://www.si.uji.es/acces/freenet.html.
Sections and rooms
Are there any special loan periods?
Yes, there are three special loan periods that coincide with Easter, summer and the Christmas holidays. Before each holiday period begins, the Library announces the loan dates on the News section of its web site.
Can documents be reserved?
Yes. When an item is on loan, you can reserve it at the loan desk, where you will be asked to provide your personal details and the details of the item you would like to reserve. Consult the Catalogue to check the status of the document you are interested in and to know if it has been returned. If it has been reserved, you may check the user information screen to see if the document is available, in which case you may collect it at the loan desk. Documents are reserved for a 24-hour period (excluding weekends and holidays).
The reservation modalities are:
Can I use someone else?s card?
The UJI card is personal and non-transferable. You cannot use the Library services with someone else?s card. The holder of the card used is responsible for the material borrowed and for returning it.
Can I request a book or journal through the inter-library loan service?
The inter-library loan service is provided by the Document Acquisition Section to teaching and research staff, students, and administration and service staff from the University, as well as to other libraries that wish to access our materials. The documents that can be obtained include the following: books (originals or photocopies of some pages), photocopies of journal articles, microfilms or microfiches, and documents in electronic format. Inter-library loan requests must be done through the online form available at the UJI?s web site, section ?Gestions en línea - Préstec interbibliotecari?. This service is subject to rates that may be consulted on line.
Network computers and printers
How can I suggest that the Library purchases a book?
The Bibliographic Acquisition Section is responsible for acquiring all the bibliographic and documentary materials requested by the university community. Purchase requests can be made through an online form. Any university member can use this service.
Photocopying service
- Opening hours and general information
- Locating resources
- Sections and rooms
- Loan
- Network computers and printers
- Acquisitions
- Photocopying service
- Digital Library
When is the Library open?
The Library is open from Monday to Friday from 8.00 to 22.00 and Saturdays from 9.00 to 14.00. During exam periods, it is open 24 hours a day. The start date for this period will be announced in the ?News? section of the Library web site in good time.
If I am not a member of UJI, can I access the Library?
Access to the Library is open for everybody who wishes to visit it, regardless of the fact that they are members of the university community of Castellón or not, or whether they are part of the community in general. The Library has agreements with various organisations, and provides library services to their members, as occurs with SAUJI (Universitat Jaume I Friends and Alumni Society), an association created to establish a link between the community of Castellón and the University.
If you have lost an object...
Property lost at the Library is left at the loan desk (Level 1) and will remain there, in storage, up to a maximum of 3 days. After this period, it will be sent to the Lost Property Office at Infocampus.
I can?t find a place to study, but there are a lot of empty desks with personal objects on them...
Desks for study cannot be reserved and users are not allowed to leave desks for longer than 15 minutes.
Locating resources
How can I find a book?
The most efficient method to locate a book is using the Library catalogue. You can consult it from any computer with access to the Internet both inside and outside the Library. If you have any questions, go to the information point at the loan desk (Level 1).
Where are the books on...?
Books are arranged by subjects on the shelves of the various levels. The subjects that correspond to each level can be consulted on the information sheets that you will find at the information points and at the loan desk.
How can I find films in the catalogue?
An easy way to find them is by searching the catalogue by film title. You can also find them by searching by the name of the director, in which case you have to fill in the author field. Another possibility is to use the Advanced search option in the catalogue and to restrict your search by selecting ?enregistrament de vídeo? (video recording) within the format menu.
How can I find journal articles if I have the article citation?
If you have the article citation and you know the journal it has been published in, you have to search the article title in the catalogue and check whether the journal issue in question is in the open-access rooms or in the deposit. In this case, you will have to ask for it at the loan desk. In the open-access rooms you can find journals published since 2002 up to the current year. In addition, you can also search SFX. From this link, you have to go to Citation Linker, where you have to fill in at least 3 of the fields available. When appropriate, you will be automatically redirected to the electronic journal and to the full-text article or abstract in PDF or HTML.
How can I find journal articles if I do not have the article citation?
If you do not have the article citation, you can search the Library databases (digital resource index), the electronic journals subscribed or the journal contents.
Digital resource index: you will find a list of the Library?s digital resources including a short description of the contents. Each resource offers a different search method, but they are all intuitive for users.
Electronic journals subscribed: it is an alphabetical list of journals subscribed by the Library in which the subscription years and the link to access the journals are specified. Journal contents: journal contents include the list of articles a journal contains.
The contents of journals between 2001 and 2006 can be found in the catalogue of Library journals. From 2007, the Library incorporates contents to the contents database of CBUC (Consortium of Academic Libraries of Catalonia).
To access all these resources, users have to be members of the University community. Access can be obtained from computers at the UJI or at home following the instructions you can find at: http://www.si.uji.es/acces/freenet.html.
Sections and rooms
What and
where is the Reference Section?
In the Reference Section located on Level 1, users can find general works of reference: official journals, encyclopaedias, dictionaries, directories and yearbooks.
What and where is the Newspapers and Periodicals Library?
The Newspapers and Periodicals Library is the collection of printed material published periodically, that is, users can find periodicals on paper here. This collection of periodicals is free-accessible and can be consulted on Level 2 of the Library building. The catalogue is used to know if the Library has a specific journal title. Journals in print are arranged by title on the shelves in alphabetical order. In addition to subscriptions in print, the Library has journals in electronic format whose full text can be consulted from any computer connected to the UJI campus network or outside the University.
What and where is the Media Centre?
The Media Centre is a space designed for using online and audiovisual information. There are 150 computers with access to the Internet, office automation software and peripherals to access and process information: scanners, CD-ROMs and DVD players and recorders, a network printer, etc. DVDs and videos can be watched on any of the 20 screens installed in the audiovisuals room. The Media Centre is located on Level 0.
What and where is the European Documentation Centre?
The European Documentation Centre (EDC) is part of the European Union information centres. Its purpose is to offer both university students and the society at large easy and quick access to European Community documents. It is located on Level 2 of the Library. The EDC receives documents and official publications from the European Union in various formats, provides users with information on community laws, UE policies, competitions, programmes and calls. Bibliographic and documentary materials can be consulted on site, and requests by e-mail are also accepted.
What and where is the General Archive?
At the General Archive you can find information and consult documents from the former Teacher Training School, the University College of Castelló, and other materials received through donations. It is located on Level 5 of the Library, in the Archive and Special Collections Section.
Loan
In the Reference Section located on Level 1, users can find general works of reference: official journals, encyclopaedias, dictionaries, directories and yearbooks.
What and where is the Newspapers and Periodicals Library?
The Newspapers and Periodicals Library is the collection of printed material published periodically, that is, users can find periodicals on paper here. This collection of periodicals is free-accessible and can be consulted on Level 2 of the Library building. The catalogue is used to know if the Library has a specific journal title. Journals in print are arranged by title on the shelves in alphabetical order. In addition to subscriptions in print, the Library has journals in electronic format whose full text can be consulted from any computer connected to the UJI campus network or outside the University.
What and where is the Media Centre?
The Media Centre is a space designed for using online and audiovisual information. There are 150 computers with access to the Internet, office automation software and peripherals to access and process information: scanners, CD-ROMs and DVD players and recorders, a network printer, etc. DVDs and videos can be watched on any of the 20 screens installed in the audiovisuals room. The Media Centre is located on Level 0.
What and where is the European Documentation Centre?
The European Documentation Centre (EDC) is part of the European Union information centres. Its purpose is to offer both university students and the society at large easy and quick access to European Community documents. It is located on Level 2 of the Library. The EDC receives documents and official publications from the European Union in various formats, provides users with information on community laws, UE policies, competitions, programmes and calls. Bibliographic and documentary materials can be consulted on site, and requests by e-mail are also accepted.
What and where is the General Archive?
At the General Archive you can find information and consult documents from the former Teacher Training School, the University College of Castelló, and other materials received through donations. It is located on Level 5 of the Library, in the Archive and Special Collections Section.
Loan
How can I
know what documents I have on loan and when must I return them?
To know the documents you have on loan or reserved, you have to go to the Library web page, section User's information, from where you will access your personal information after identifying yourselves through typing your national ID card number.
How many documents can I borrow and for how long?
The standard home loan period is seven days. During holidays, the loan period is extended throughout the non-term period.
Loan modalities are as follows:
To know the documents you have on loan or reserved, you have to go to the Library web page, section User's information, from where you will access your personal information after identifying yourselves through typing your national ID card number.
How many documents can I borrow and for how long?
The standard home loan period is seven days. During holidays, the loan period is extended throughout the non-term period.
Loan modalities are as follows:
- Undergraduate and Erasmus students and members of SAUJI can borrow a maximum of 3 documents for a 7-day period. Students studying 2 degrees at this university may borrow up to 6 documents.
- Postgraduate students can borrow up to 5 documents for a 15-day period.
- Teaching staff may borrow up to 75 documents indefinitely until someone else recalls them. Should another user be interested in a work that a teacher has borrowed, the teacher will be contacted by library staff to arrange the document being returned to be lent to the inquiring user.
Are there any special loan periods?
Yes, there are three special loan periods that coincide with Easter, summer and the Christmas holidays. Before each holiday period begins, the Library announces the loan dates on the News section of its web site.
Can documents be reserved?
Yes. When an item is on loan, you can reserve it at the loan desk, where you will be asked to provide your personal details and the details of the item you would like to reserve. Consult the Catalogue to check the status of the document you are interested in and to know if it has been returned. If it has been reserved, you may check the user information screen to see if the document is available, in which case you may collect it at the loan desk. Documents are reserved for a 24-hour period (excluding weekends and holidays).
The reservation modalities are:
- Undergraduate students: up to two reservations
- Postgraduate and doctorate students: up to three reservations
Can I use someone else?s card?
The UJI card is personal and non-transferable. You cannot use the Library services with someone else?s card. The holder of the card used is responsible for the material borrowed and for returning it.
Can I request a book or journal through the inter-library loan service?
The inter-library loan service is provided by the Document Acquisition Section to teaching and research staff, students, and administration and service staff from the University, as well as to other libraries that wish to access our materials. The documents that can be obtained include the following: books (originals or photocopies of some pages), photocopies of journal articles, microfilms or microfiches, and documents in electronic format. Inter-library loan requests must be done through the online form available at the UJI?s web site, section ?Gestions en línea - Préstec interbibliotecari?. This service is subject to rates that may be consulted on line.
Network computers and printers
How can I
have access to the Internet and print documents from the Library?
The Media Centre is found on Level 0, and is designed for using online and audiovisual information. There are 150 computers with access to the Internet, office automation software and peripherals to access and process information: scanners, CD-ROMs and DVD players and recorders. You can print documents from any computer and collect them immediately at any of the printers that you will find behind the Media Centre information desk. In addition, the rooms for group work enable a laptop computer to be connected to the Internet by using the wireless WI-FI technology or the wall sockets distributed throughout the library building (see FREEnet Network Connection Service).
Acquisitions
The Media Centre is found on Level 0, and is designed for using online and audiovisual information. There are 150 computers with access to the Internet, office automation software and peripherals to access and process information: scanners, CD-ROMs and DVD players and recorders. You can print documents from any computer and collect them immediately at any of the printers that you will find behind the Media Centre information desk. In addition, the rooms for group work enable a laptop computer to be connected to the Internet by using the wireless WI-FI technology or the wall sockets distributed throughout the library building (see FREEnet Network Connection Service).
Acquisitions
How can I suggest that the Library purchases a book?
The Bibliographic Acquisition Section is responsible for acquiring all the bibliographic and documentary materials requested by the university community. Purchase requests can be made through an online form. Any university member can use this service.
Photocopying service
Where can
I make photocopies in the Library?
The Photocopying Service is located on Level 1 (room 108). Photocopiers maintenance and management falls under the responsibility of the Photocopying Service, which you should contact in the event of an incidence. You can also make your own copies using photocopying machines, which work with coins and cards, located on all the stair landings on all the levels joining the two buildings.
Digital Library
The Photocopying Service is located on Level 1 (room 108). Photocopiers maintenance and management falls under the responsibility of the Photocopying Service, which you should contact in the event of an incidence. You can also make your own copies using photocopying machines, which work with coins and cards, located on all the stair landings on all the levels joining the two buildings.
Digital Library
Can I
consult the Library?s online resources at home?
Yes, you can through the VPN (Virtual Private Network) system. This allows users to work as if they were connected to the computer network of the University. To use this service, you only need to have a UJI e-mail account. For further information, visit FREEnet Network Connection Service.
Yes, you can through the VPN (Virtual Private Network) system. This allows users to work as if they were connected to the computer network of the University. To use this service, you only need to have a UJI e-mail account. For further information, visit FREEnet Network Connection Service.
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