Services

The libraries of the University of Minho administrated by the Documentation and Libraries Service, offers its users the following services:

• Open access to the general collection;
• Wireless access to the University Network and the Internet;
• Loan service;
• Inter-library loan and Document supply (University and Outside communities);
• Booking of group study room;
• Booking of individual study carrel;
• Loan of laptop;
• Locker requisition;
• Scanning and printing services;
• Multimedia facilities (digitizing and 3D printing, video/photo studio, pen tablet, digital edition workstation);
• Reference Services;
• Databases search assistance (by request);
• RepositoriUM - Digital repository to collect, preserve and promote the visibility and accessibility of University of Minho's intellectual output (research materials and scholarly publications in digital formats);
• Library catalogue / On-line Public Access catalogue (OPAC);
• All libraries have terminals providing free access to a number of information resources: OPAC, on-line databases, e-books, e-journals. Also available through UM network;
• Ask us and FAQ service;
• Library user training;
• Library user guides;
• Acquisitions Service;
• Editorial service for the attribution of persistent digital identifiers - DOI;
• Special reading room (ALFA). This service offers blind and visually impaired users a wide range of audio-visual documents, specialized equipment and a variety of documents in Braille.