One of the biggest libraries in the Brazilian countryside, with around 540 thousand catalogued texts and access to over 37 thousand electronic journals in the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes) website, the Central Library (Biblioteca Central dos Estudantes - BCE) at UEM has on average 2,500 users per day.
In the main campus, the system has four other sectorial libraries, including one in the university hospital. In the regional campi, there are sectorial libraries in Ivaiporã (CRV), Cianorte (CRC), Cidade Gaúcha (CAR), Goioerê (CRG) and Umuarama.
The BCE provides the app SophiA Library (SophiA Biblioteca), which provides many services without the need of going to the library in-person. Three self-service terminals speed up the borrowing, renewal and returning processes.
Translated by:
Ícaro Gonçalves
Proofread by:
Aline Cantarotti