Infrastructure (US)

Library connected to the world wide web:

Integrated Library System – SIB/ UEA is structured in (01) a Central Library and 24 (twenty-four) Sectorial Libraries located in the Schools.

Superiors, Centers for Higher Studies and Centers for Higher Studies, all of which are directly connected to the Central Library that promotes the integration and standardization of services and processes: cataloging, classification, registration, in addition to the in loco and online service of the bibliographic collection by the community through Pergamum, a system that allows students to search and make reservations and renewals of titles via the internet. Pergamum is already used in about 48 higher education institutions in the country, which allows UEA students to consult the collection of these institutions. The bibliographic collection comprises 59,723 titles, 157,560 copies and 2,725 additional materials.

The Health Sciences Sector Library 692 m2 of built area, with 3,250 titles and 8,704 copies in its bibliographic collection, in addition to access to the UpToDate database, Pearson’s Virtual Library and the CAPES Periodicals Portal. Its physical structure is composed of 02 reading rooms with capacity for 120 seats, a computer lab for 16 seats, 35 individual study cabins, 36 places for group study, 08 stations for scientific production, wi-fi throughout, accessibility and interactivity, collection, retro space, administration and user service. It has the support of three librarians, and is open to the academic community from 7:30 am to 9:00 pm.

The collection is loaned by self-service in booths that use RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology, composed of transponders (RF tags), readers with antennas connected to a controller computer. RFID is an identification technology that uses radiofrequency to capture data, allowing a tag to be read without the need for a visual field, through barriers and objects such as wood, plastic, paper, etc. The system was implemented for the digital control of the loan from the identification of the work, tracking and management of the entire flow of entry and exit of the titles, without contact and without the need for a branch and personnel for dispensing, thus streamlining the time of transactions, the security of access to the collection and the quality of service to the academic community.

As for microcomputer support services, the distribution of computer and audiovisual equipment available at the School of Health Sciences comprises 277 computers, 83 of which in laboratories, 14 printers, 35 multimedia projectors.

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– Ethics Committee

– University restaurant