Sectorial Library of the Graduate Program in Biological Oceanography

      The Library System (SiB) is linked to the Dean of Undergraduate Studies at the Federal University of Rio Grande - FURG and consists of a Central Library and six Sector Libraries (Academic Health Area, Santa Vitória do Palmar Campus, Santo Antônio da Patrulha Campus, São Lourenço do Sul Campus, Oceanographic Museum and Postgraduate Environmental Education “Judith Cortesão” Green Room). Postgraduate students can consult and take out works for home loan, with greater access to the Carreiros Campus libraries. All units are computerized, with the collection available online at www.biblioteca.furg.br and consultation via the ARGO system (http://www.argo.furg.br/) for students and staff.
In addition to the physical collection, the SiB offers access to e-books, ABNT standards, Theses and Dissertations, the Institutional Repository and the CAPES Journal Portal, available on the FURG network and remotely via CAFe (www.periodicos.capes.gov.br). There is also access to Springer Link (link.springer.com), Minha Biblioteca (integrated.minhabiblioteca.com.br) and ABNT, ABNT ISO and Mercosur standards via the Target GEDweb Platform (www.gedweb.com.br).
Specifically for the PPGOB's areas of interest, Biological Sciences and Exact and Earth Sciences, the SIB has a collection of 9372 books (40552 copies) and 812 periodicals (24142 copies), and 8267 books (39859 copies) and 669 periodicals (17661 copies), respectively.