The Library System (SiB) of the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG) is a body linked to the Dean of Undergraduate Studies (PROGRAD). SiB is made up of a Central Library and seven Sector Libraries, namely: Sector Library of the Academic Area of Health, Sector Library of the Oceanographic Museum, Sector Library of Postgraduate Studies in Oceanography and Library of the Postgraduate Program in Environmental Education, located in Rio Grande. In addition to these, there are three libraries located on the FURG campuses: in Santo Antônio da Patrulha, São Lourenço do Sul and Santa Vitória do Palmar.
SiB has its administrative headquarters at the Central Library, on Campus Carreiros, in Rio Grande. SiB has a technical, cultural and social character, with the main objective of serving the Institution's pedagogical-scientific activities. Its mission is to facilitate access and use of information to the FURG academic community, contributing to the growth and quality of education, research and extension at this University.
SiB maintains agreements with the following institutions:
• Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (IBICT), through participation in the Bibliographic Switching Network (COMUT), National Collective Catalog of Periodicals (CCN) and Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BDTD);
• World Health Organization (WHO) (receives donations from the WHO through an agreement signed with the Health Academic Area Library and FURG);
• Brazilian University Libraries Commission (CBBU).
The services provided by the SIB Libraries are available at www.biblioteca.furg.br and in summary are the following:
• Local consultation of works in the library (open collection, allowing the user to handle the collection);
• Electronic home loan;
• Reference service (individual assistance to users provided by a librarian or intern);
• Exchange of periodicals (national and foreign);
•User training and guided tours (through scheduling made by teachers);
• Bibliographic exchange with other institutions (National and International);
• Selective Dissemination of Information (transfer, via email, of information relevant to the most diverse sectors of the institution);
• Portal Periódicos Capes (training of groups of users by areas of knowledge and individual assistance);
• Bibliographic surveys;
• Braille collection;
• Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BDTD);
• Supervision of partial and curricular internships for undergraduate Library Science students;
• Preparation of catalog cards;
• Assistance in standardizing documents (using ABNT Documentation Standards);
• Online consultation of ABNT Standards selected by the Institution's teachers;
• Luggage storage;
• Wireless Internet.
The collection is updated through purchase, exchange of FURG publications with other national and international institutions and through donations. Regarding the acquisition of collections through purchases, SiB has a computerized acquisition management system, which communicates between the bibliography demands of the University's professors and the sector responsible for the acquisition process. The request procedure is carried out directly by the teacher, in their work area, at www.sistema.furg.br.
Libraries are open to the general community, making organized and structured collections available, seeking to follow current information trends. Consultations are freely accessible and research, renewal and reservation of materials can be done via self-service (consultation computers) or via the internet. The open collection allows the user to go directly to the shelves, guided by indicative posters or by the call number obtained on computers spread across the Libraries for consultation, through the ARGO system. If you prefer, you can use the reference service, which helps you locate the material. Loan of the collection is only available to users with ties to the Institution.