Reference

Library users have at their disposal, a large diversity of informative resources covering a variety of subject areas. To name a few:

• The library catalogue: provides access to the bibliographical references of all the documents available in the libraries of the University of Minho.
• The RepositóriUM: a Digital Repository of research materials and scholarly publications of the University of Minho. 
• Portal b-on: search tool for scientific information, which facilitates simultaneous searching in various information resources subscribed through the National Consortium b-on.
•  Databases: access to a number of bibliographic reference and full-text databases, containing multidisciplinary and specialized content. Covers subscribed databases, restricted to on campus usage, and selected open access resources, freely available online.

•  A-to-Z eJournals/eBooks: list of ebooks and ejournals titles available online in full text.

Users are encouraged to explore and make use of the electronic resources at their disposal. If any doubts arise in the usage of these resources, please ask for help at the nearest attendance desk or contact our reference services - Gabinete de Difusão de Informação:

Address:	Biblioteca Geral da Universidade do Minho Campus de Gualtar - 4710-057 Braga
Opening hours:	Monday to Thursday from 9h00 to 12h30 and 14h00 to 17h00 and Friday from 9h00 to 12h30 and 14h00 to 17h30.
Telephone:	253 604 153; ext. 604 153
Fax:	253 604 159
E-mail:	dif@usdb.uminho.pt