Library and other spaces

The Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso has a library system made up of five major libraries, nine specialized libraries and two special collections. The systemic notion allows the University to have a single large library, with centralized technical and administrative management, and distributed in services and physical collections, which means that the doctoral student can access any text found in any of the University Libraries. . The integration of the collections of all the Libraries that make up the University Library System is achieved through a single catalog, available via the Internet, which can be accessed from any computer connected to the network at all times.http://biblioteca.ucv.cl/#).

In the School of Agronomy, the Specialized Library of the Faculty of Agronomic and Food Sciences is located, which preferentially attends to the students of the School of Agronomy. The integration of the collections of all the Libraries that make up the University Library System is achieved through a single catalog, available via the Internet, which can be accessed from any computer connected to the network at all times (http:// library.ucv.cl/#). The Specialized Library of Agronomy, whose constructed area is 631 m2, has a collection in all areas of agriculture and the environment, made up of 15,000 physical titles, without considering digital resources, it has an open shelving system, 9 work cubicles in group, general reading room and silent study areas. The Specialized Library of Agronomy is staffed by highly qualified personnel made up of 1 Librarian, 1 library assistant and student assistants. Its office hours are Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.