The Francisco Pereira de Moura Library's mission is to support research, teaching and learning at ISEG, ensuring equitable access to scientific information, promoting information literacy and preserving institutional memory. It acts in accordance with the principles of intellectual freedom, diversity, social responsibility and sustainability, in line with ISEG's mission and values.
Code of Conduct
Respect and coexistence
Respect all library users.
Maintain a calm environment suitable for studying.
Avoid unnecessary chatter and noise, especially in reading rooms.
It is not permitted to move furniture or put chairs/tables together.
Each user should only occupy one seat.
Users who disturb the study environment may be asked to leave.
Food and drink consumption
Food is not allowed.
Only bottled water is allowed.
Places and Belongings
Seats cannot be reserved.
Belongings left unattended for more than 30 minutess can be removed by library staff to make the seats available to other users.
The library is not responsible for personal belongings left unattended.
Materials and Equipment
Treat library resources and equipment with care.
Users are responsible for damage to or loss of materials.
Lost books must be replaced with a new copy or reimbursed at their replacement value.
Don't return books directly to the shelves - leave them in the return trolleys.
Loan
on-site loan
In-person borrowing is the consultation of works on the library's premises and covers the entire collection, including periodicals, reference works, dictionaries and documents from the Reserved Fund, which are not available for home borrowing.
home loan
Home loans allow users to take books off the premises for a set period of time.
Home loans are available to teachers, researchers, students, alumni, ISEG employees and external users, on validation of their identification (student number, mechanographic number or protocol documentation in the case of external users).
PAvailable Publications and Exclusions
All publications are available for loan except:
- Periodical publications (magazines, newspapers, etc.);
- Reference works (encyclopaedias, atlases, codes, etc.);
- Dictionaries;
- Publications belonging to the Reserved Fund.
Categories of Works to Borrow
The collection is organised into two sections with different rules:
Didactic Library
It includes the works recommended in the bibliographies of ISEG curricular units. As these materials are in high demand, they have short loan periods.
General Library
It includes the rest of the library's collection, covering scientific and technical literature and classics in the fields of economics and management.
| HB171.5 | Subject |
| K56 | Author |
| 1976 | Date |
First, locate the floor with the letters HB (floor 2), red in color. Once the area has been identified, the work is located on the shelf.
At the top of each shelf is a plate with the extreme dimensions (first and last) of that shelf. Once the shelf is identified, just follow the numbering of the subject and author and date. The order is alphabetical and the numbering is ascending.
When dimension is more complex: HC260.S9.E36 1976
| HC260.S9 | Subject |
| E36 | Author |
| 1976 | Date |
The procedure is equivalent, the HC is located then, inside the HC the number 260, and then the S9.
For works located at “Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão ISEG-Deposito”, request the work from library staff.
How to order?
To request a publication, the reader must go to the reading room and go to the reception desk with the work to be requested.
Requisition Periods
The duration of the home loan varies depending on the type of document and type of reader:
| Bib. Didactic | Bib. General | |
| Degree Students | 3 days | 8 days |
| Master's and Postgraduate Students | 3 days | 15 days |
| PhD students | 3 days | 30 days |
| Teachers/Researchers | 8 days | 30 days |
| External Users | 1 day | 8 days |
The number of publications to order simultaneously
| Degree Students | 2 |
| Master's and postgraduate students | 4 |
| Professors/Researchers/PhD Students | 20 |
| External Users | 2 |
Renovations
To renew the loan of a publication, the reader may go to the Library, with the requested work, or make the request by email. email (biblio3@iseg.ulisboa.pt), or directly in the bibliographic catalogue.
The reader loses the right to renew the loan term if he returns the publication in question after the deadline or if the Library needs it to satisfy other requests.
Reader's Obligations
Under any circumstances, the user is always responsible for the requested publication, having to indemnify the Library in case of damage or loss.
The reader is obliged to indicate his institutional e-mail address, and to keep it updated.
penalties
Late return
The return of publications after the loan period implies the application of the following penalties:
– From the 16th day of delay – in addition to the office fee and penalties mentioned above, the reader is subject to the suspension of the right to request publications for three (3) months, counted from the date of return.
Loss, damage or theft
Damage to a publication is understood to be tearing, cutting, writing, underlining, scratching, soiling or wetting pages or covers, as well as tearing off or rendering useless any stamps or other signs placed by the services.
The loss or damage of publications implies their replacement or compensation for an amount equal to their price.
Users who attempt to withdraw publications from the library without prior request will be deprived of the right to request them for a period of one year and may be subject to disciplinary proceedings.
Cases not covered by these regulations will be decided on a case-by-case basis by the Library manager.