Welcome to the University of Algarve Library. Discover the resources it has to offer.
Access books (library catalogue), journals (PressReader), article databases and e-books (B-on, EBSCO Health, Emerald, JoVE, JSTOR, MathSCinet, PsycInfo, Qualfood, Scopus, etc.) in an integrated way via ‘Bibliographic Search’.
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The Library team would like to wish the entire academic community a great holiday.
During the summer break, the Library will be open as follows:
- 30-06 to 02-08-2025: Monday to Friday from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m., Saturday - closed
- 04 to 16-08-2025: Closed
- 18-08 to 06-09-2025: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday - closed
Normal opening hours will resume on 8 September 2025.
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The home loan of books is one of the services provided by the Library to the entire academic community. Here you can also renew your loans.
Access information through B-On, databases, the UAlg repository and recommended links, such as: libraries, catalogs, dictionaries, encyclopedias and glossaries, newspapers, thematic links, maps and letters, standards, patents, statistics, legislation, free access and rcaap.
The institutional repository of the University of Algarve brings together the set of scientific publications produced by professors, researchers and students (theses and dissertations) at the University of Algarve and aims to ensure the preservation, visibility and easy access to the University's scientific production.
The European Documentation Centre of the University of Algarve (EDC-UAlg) is a Centre for the dissemination of European Union (EU) documentation and information, created in 1995 through a protocol signed with the European Commission, and is part of the network of Portuguese EDCs.
Gambelas Campus, building 5
Telephone: +351 289 800 906
Penha Campus
Telephone: +351 289 800 159
Largo Eng. Sárreo Prado, 8501-859 Portimão
Telephone: +351 289 800 965
Email: biblioteca@ualg.pt
European Documentation Centre: cde@ualg.pt
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Gambelas: Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 8:00 pm and Saturday, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Penha: Monday to Friday, from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm and Saturday, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Portimão: Monday to Friday, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and from 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Localization: See Campus Maps