Services
Request a book loan or an article
Use the Library search engine to find books, articles and more.
Books on loan
If you find a book that is only available in print, you can ask to borrow it. Here's how. The service is available in Spain and Andorra.
How it works?
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Make a request
Find the book you're looking for with the Library search engine, log in if you haven't already done so, and click on Borrow.
Choose the delivery method:
- Jaume Fuster Library in Barcelona
- Other options (you will only see this if you have added your address in your account). The courier company will contact you to arrange delivery.
- UOC 22@ (UOC staff only)
View or cancel your loans from My Account, in the search engine itself.
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Pick it up
We'll email your UOC account to let you know when you can pick up the book.
Always bring your UOC card and your identity document.
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Return or renew
You can renew loans before the loan expiry date, provided the books have not been reserved by someone else, in the search engine's My Account section.
Returning books:
- Jaume Fuster Library in Barcelona.
- Returns box at the entrance of the O Building on the UOC Campus.
- If you have chosen Other options as the delivery method for your loan, we'll email you instructions to your UOC account.
Expand your search
Request an item from another university library in Catalonia
Simply choose the Catalan University Union Catalogue option from the search engine's drop-down menu.
Consult the conditions for the processing of personal data relating to this loan.
Request an item from other Spanish or international institutions
If you can't find the item using the Library's search engine, fill in the form and we'll look for it elsewhere.
