Library

Unaerp Library is a supplementary body, controlling the entire bibliographic collection, classified as a Private University Library. The purpose of the Library is to provide support to teaching, research, and extension activities. It is intended for professors, researchers, students, administrative staff, and alumni of the University, as well as the external community. Its mission is to bring together the bibliographic collection, providing the preservation and dissemination of information and offering a basis for research and development of the programs offered by Unaerp.

The headquarters' library in Ribeirão Preto has an area of 2,116.85m² with air-conditioned room measuring with 136 individual study stations on the upper floor; on the ground floor, there are two air-conditioned rooms for group studies, one measuring with 128 seats and the other with 62 seats. It also has a computer lab with 22 stations available for Internet research and armchairs for resting.

The book collections are freely accessible and organized according to the Dewey Decimal Classification – CDD. Legal materials are organized according to the Dewey Classification Decimal Doris Queiroz de Carvalho – CDDir. For author notation, the Cutter Sanborn table is used. For indexing and controlled vocabulary, it is used the Pergamum Network, National Library, and Library of Congress. The collection of periodicals is organized in alphabetical order; rare works are organized according to the CDD.

Accessibility: the library offers accessibility with ramps for wheelchair users, computers for the visually impaired, service at an adapted counter, administrative technician trained in “Libras” (Brazilian Sign Language), and a room with scanner for access to bibliographic content for the visually impaired.

The University's online catalog is available at http://pergamum.unaerp.br. At the Library, there computer stations for catalog search, also adapted to serve People with Disabilities (PwD).