Library Resources

The Barcelona GSE offers a supportive learning environment and a comprehensive range of services to help you succeed in your studies and career. Students at the Barcelona GSE will have access to the first-class research libraries of Universitat Pompeu Fabra and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. The UPF library holds over half a million publications and more than 6000 periodical subscriptions. Moreover, the UPF Electronic Library provides complete online access to full-text electronic information resources including catalogues/databases, over 10,000 electronic journals, 6,700 electronic books and continuously updated research websites. It also has a separate collection for general literature, music and film. The UPF library has long opening hours, including 24 hour opening during exam periods.

The UPF library organizes training courses to help students take full advantage of the information resources it makes available. Among other library resources is the RefWorks program, which provides students with a wide range of bibliography-related tools.

The UAB library stocks over 1 million volumes and more than 19,000 periodical subscriptions. Its Electronic Library provides complete online access to full-text electronic information resources such as catalogues/databases, 9000 electronic journals, 6000 electronic books and useful websites, which are updated constantly.

The UPF and UAB libraries are more than just book and journal collections. There are hundreds of study spaces and IT workstations, laptop outlets, wireless access points, rooms for group study, DVD/video viewing facilities, and printing and photocopying facilities. For material not available at the UPF or UAB libraries, an inter-library loan service is available.