If users are unable to locate the document themselves, library staff will search for it and provide it to them during the UAB libraries’ staffed service hours.
The Communication Library and General Newspaper Archives, Social Sciences, and Humanities libraries have priority booths for users with specific educational needs.
Each one of the UAB libraries has a TV magnifier that facilitates access to information for people with special reading needs.
All UAB libraries have laptops that users can borrow.
The Communication Library and General Newspaper Archives, Social Sciences, and Humanities libraries provide ergonomic mice that users can borrow.
Enquiries can be made in person or online through the Pregunt@ service. A specialist librarian will assist you in finding the information you need.
The loan period will be extended to twice in relation to the established loan rules.
Users with severe motor disabilities, mobility problems and long hospital stays will be allowed to make loans on the phone or via web, and another person, duly authorised, may collect the items without having to be registered in PIUNE, although it is advisable to contact the service if necessary to respond to other needs arising from personal or health.
The library offers customized courses tailored to both the user's information needs and personal situation, provided that the type and degree of disability justify it. Guided tours can also be arranged to introduce users to the libraries' services and collections.
Visually impaired users who require an item marked as 'library use only' may borrow it for scanning, subject to prior authorisation from the Director of the library that holds the item, and only if there is no adapted room available.You can contact Inclusion and NESE for information on the procedure to follow.
The loan period for an item marked as 'available' may be extended if the user requires a transcription, which will be carried out by an external institution. This extension is subject to the availability of additional copies.
