Services

For more information about the services and conditions of use, you must consult the Regulations.

• Regulations

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Team

• 

  Elvira Costa

  Head of Service

• 

  Ana Rita Canhoto

  Staff

• 

  Telmo Fonte

  Staff

FAQS

• How to contact NOVA IMS Library?

  • In the Library (during our opening hours);
  • e-mail: bsd@novaims.unl.pt;
  • WhatsApp Number: +351 912 450 093 (only chat);
  • Video Calls using Teams software. (Schedule it in advance here).

• Information & Trainning Sessions

  All users can request a videoconference session to get personal support to use the resources available at the Library or obtain other information about our services, here. 

  • In the Library (during our opening hours);
  • email: bsd@novaims.unl.pt;
  • WhatsApp Number: +351 912 450 093 (only chat);
  • Schedule a video call, Microsoft Teams (included in your Office 365 account), here.

• How to create an account at the NOVA IMS Library?

  Access with your NOVA IMS credentials here to automatically create your account. 

  With your account, you can: 

  • Borrow (physical) books; 
  • Check the date of your loan(s); 
  • Renew; 
  • Place a hold on books that are on loan to another user. 

  In case you belong to the NOVA community outside IMS, ask the Library team to create your account. You do not need an account to access electronic resources. 

• How to access our Electronic Resources?

  NOVA IMS Library gives you access to a huge number of electronic resources – eBooks, scientific journals, proceedings, and others – that you can find on our search webpage.

  To access our reference databases and the full text of our bibliographic resources, you should consider the following information, on NOVA Campus please be connected to the EDUROM network. Outside the Campus connect to that network using the VPN. To install the VPN consider the information on informatic services webpage, click here.

• How to access Ebooks?

  To access our eBooks you have to be connected to our network and consider that there are different permissions to read online or to download, allowed by the publishers. In this video, we help you to understand the differences. If you are not able to access the eBook, do not hesitate to contact us: bsd@novaims.unl.pt.

  Link to Video.

• Toborrow book: where and when?

  Loans

  • On NOVA IMS Library;
  • On the Reception of NOVA IMS buiding. You will have to schedule it in advance with the Library.

  Returns

  • On NOVA IMS Library;
  • On the Reception of NOVA IMS building.

  Please, consider to check the opening hours of both services before coming.

• How many books can I borrow and for how long?

  • NOVA IMS students - 3 books, for 7 days and 4 renewals;*
  • NOVA IMS professors, researchers and other staff members - 10 books, for 30 days and 6 renewals;*
  • External users - 3 books, for 7 days and 1 renewal.*

  * if other user booked one of your loans, it’s not possible to renew it.

• How do I renew a loan?

  • In your Library user profile;
  • In the Library (during our opening hours);
  • e-mail: bsd@novaims.unl.pt;
  • WhatsApp Number: +351 912 450 093 (only chat);
  • Video Calls using: Zoom or Teams. (Schedule it in advance with our team).

• I have an overdue loan, do I have to pay a fine?

  Yes.

  • Books of the General Collection - 0.50 €/per day;
  • Recommended books - 2.50 €/per day.

• How can I return my loans?

  • In the Library (during our opening hours);
  • In the Reception of NOVA IMS building;
  • By mail to: NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS), Biblioteca, Campus de Campolide, 1070-312 Lisboa.

• Can I make book reservations?

  Yes, but only for borrowed books.

  How?

  • In your Library user profile;
  • In the Library (during our opening hours);
  • e-mail: bsd@novaims.unl.pt;
  • WhatsApp Number: +351 912 450 093 (only chat);
  • Video Calls using: Zoom or Teams. (Schedule it in advance with our team).

• How to find and access Master and PhD theses?

  This video gives you some information on how to perform a search and access theses, defended in NOVA IMS School or at a broader contexts such as Portugal and Europe.

• Registration, archiving, and availability of theses and dissertations after the defense

  After successfully defending your thesis/dissertation, it is mandatory by law (Portuguese text) to enter it into the record on the public database RENATES-DGEEC and a repository integrated with RCAAP [The Open Access Scientific Repositories of Portugal]. The NOVA University of Lisbon’s repository is RUN.

  Besides these public records, the dissertation/thesis must be archived and made available under the open access policy. At the NOVA University of Lisbon, exceptions are allowed, and access to the document can be blocked for a maximum period of 3 years when the student has a strong justification.

  For more information, please get in touch with the library services department at bsd@novaims.unl.pt.

  See here the video.