Gandia Campus Library CRAI
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Weekends: from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (October – June)
- No information, loan, and return service.
- Access is restricted to the UPV community and authorized external personnel.
Holidays and special opening hours. Check the calendar:
News
Don’t miss the news and updates from the Gandia Campus Library CRAI
- New BiblioGuides
New Acoustics and Oceanography BiblioGuides available - Welcome Erasmus students!
Find out how to start using the Library’s services. - 2024: the library in figures
See the infographic with the main data of the Gandia CRAI Campus Library in 2024
More news about UPV Libraries
- UPV Library reopens with full activity
Friday, the alerts will be lifted in the three UPV campuses. The Library will reopen as usual of March 7 - Book collection campaign at the UPV Libraries
Aid to school libraries affected by the DANA from February 24 to March 12 - Second installment of the upv podcast “Tsundoku. Books and literature”
The Library participates with a section where it recommends “The Burning Library” by Susan Orlean.
Subject selections
Check the latest subject selections organized by the Library. More at bibcraigandia blog.
Collection
The Gandia Campus Library has a collection of more than 30,000 items related to the teaching and research areas of this Campus.
Course reading list
The collection includes all the bibliography recommended in degrees/masters. This bibliography can be located through Polibuscador by entering the name or code of the subject.
The collection is open access and includes monographs, reference works, maps, language books, literature, films, videos, and multimedia materials.
Journals
The collection of specialized paper journals can be consulted:
- The last numbers received can be consulted in the hall of the library or in the monthly post.
- The journal collection can be consulted in the “Hemeroteca”, space located on the 2nd floor.
From Polibuscador you can also access the collection of electronic journals (Access to these resources from outside the UPV using the VPN)
Leisure collection
Film Library
More than 3,000 titles of classic and current films are available, as well as special editions in DVD and Blu-Ray format.
Check and book the titles in Polibuscador or find them in the 8-88 Film Library shelves, on the ground floor of the Library.
Travel Guides
Tourism guides collection is available on the 6-22 Travel Guides shelves located on the first floor of the Library.
Titles and destinations can be consulted and booked at Polibuscador.
Languages
Collection of language learning materials (English, French, Spanish, Valencià and more) is available on the 0-40 Languages shelves.
In addition, you can find in other languages, literature, and leveled readings in the 0-43 Language readings shelves.
Literature
The Library has a large collection of mainly novels but also a selection of poetry that you can find on the first floor in 0-32 Literature.
Comics
The comics collection has a special place in the collection (TBO Comics shelves on the first floor).
To check this collection, we recommend visiting the posts dedicated to comics in the bibcraigandia blog.
Science Fiction
A selection dedicated to Science Fiction novels and comics has been created within the Literature collection.
For more information, we recommend to read:
- The “Science Fiction” post. where you can find materials such as literature, films, TFG/TFM, studies, etc.
- The “Science-Fiction” collection includes a wide selection of materials organized by chronology and subgenres available in the UPV Libraries.
Spaces and equipment
More than 400 study spaces are available on the 3 floors of the Library.
Study rooms
The Library has study rooms with a total of 324 study places distributed in:
- 189 study places in the ground floor study room (individual light and access to electrification/network)
- 80 study places in the first floor study room (access to electrification/network)
- 54 study places in the second floor study room: (individual light, access to electrification/network, and 4 seats with computer for consultation)
Group study rooms
The Library has 10 group study rooms for 2/10 people.
- All the group study rooms are bookable from app MiUPV.
- All of them have a blackboard and, in addition, the group study rooms on the 2nd floor have viewing screen.
- Ask for at the counter marker/eraser kit and/or HDMI cable/TV remote control kit.
Group work spaces
The Library has several group work spaces, which can only be reserved at the desk for work groups and/or at the disposal of the PDI for classes/seminars.
Group work spaces:
- Space with 12 study places (on the ground floor)
- Space with 16 study places (on the first floor)
- Space with 8 study places (on the second floor)
Spaces with special collections
- Project room: space with 16 study places where the collection of Final Projects in paper/CD format is located.
- Journal library: a space with 18 study places where the journal collection in paper format is and as well the 9-60 collection, donated by Mª José Viñals.
Computers for personal use
- Ground floor: 1 computer workstation for consultation with Polilabs which incorporates UPV software and Internet access.
- First floor (Project Room): 1 A3 scanner and 1 computer to search Final Degree Projects (PFC) before 2011.
- Second floor: 4 computers.
Contact
If you have any questions, ask us!
Our team
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Address
Gandia Campus Library CRAI
Higher Polytechnic School of Gandia Universitat Politècnica de Valencia
Building H
C/ Sèquia del Rei, s/n.
46730 GANDIA (Valencia)
Tel. 96 284 93 04 Ext. 49304 – 49354
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