Universal access to physical and digital libraries
The University of Coimbra (UC) has a wide range of libraries, distributed throughout its various centres, with immediate and free access for members of the UC Community and society in general.
Find out more about the UC Libraries here:
Services
The UC Libraries have facilities open to the entire university community and the general public. Users can make free use of the spaces for studying, reading, consulting works, researching, using computers and accessing the Internet.
Each library offers a range of freely accessible reference publications and a large number of volumes on deposit in all areas of knowledge, as well as access to databases.
Collections on paper and other physical media (CDs, DVDs, etc.) are available for home loan and/or consultation. More information: University of Coimbra Libraries Home Loan Regulations.
UC Digitalis
The University of Coimbra Libraries offer universal, free and immediate access to publications in digital format, in full text, distributed across different collections:
UC Digital Library, a platform that brings together digitised collections from various UC libraries
- Rómulo Digital (accessible from Alma Mater)
Scientific culture library
UC's scientific repository, which gathers and makes available theses, dissertations, books, book chapters, scientific articles, reports and other publications resulting from research carried out at UC
Coming soon:
- Joanina Digital Project
The UC Libraries also offer immediate and free access to a collection of books and journals, in collaboration with Coimbra University Press:
- Open access book catalogue
Published by the University Press
Platform for scientific journals in the Portuguese-speaking world