PARIS-SORBONNE UNIVERSITY ABU DHABI LIBRARY
Acquisition range
Established in October 2006, the University offers a library containing reference works in the areas of Arts, Literature, and Social Sciences in French, as well as additional collections in other languages. However it is not a research library. The collection development policy covers the Bachelor and Master degrees. Main acquisitions are done according to the fields of PSUAD:
Archeology, History of art, Law, Political sciences, Geography and urban planning, History, German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, French literature, Philosophy, Sociology, Marketing, Communication, Management, International trade, Economics
In September 2010, the library has a collection of 77,500 books, 350 journals, 60,000 ebooks, thousands of online journals, 8 databases. 20,000 new books are added per year for an ongoing update. Users are encouraged to make purchase recommendations. For example you can email to the library.Access to the library is restricted to the PSUAD community. However external people can obtain a special authorisation for reading only with a justified written request addressed to the library email.
Loans rules
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Items |
Duration |
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Students |
6 |
14 days |
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Staff |
30 |
28 days |
Self check-out stations are available close to the reception desk.
Some documents cannot be borrowed: periodicals, and books with label “Exclu du prêt” or "Usuel".
In case of overdue items, the library will send a reminder. A block will be put on the user's account.
Fines apply when items are damaged or lost. Please see the rules and
regulations.
Loan renewal
Items can be renewed once in addition to the initial period if they are
not already overdue. Connect to the library webpages on "My account"
tab. Enter your student ID number, check the list of borrowed items ad click the button "Renew".
Wireless network is available in the premises to allow users to work on the Internet and their own documents.
