Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

Information

The Library is located at IAC Central Headquarters and is open 24 hours a day to IAC personnel and authorized visitors.

Working hours of Library staff:

• From 8:00 to 15:30 (October to June)
• From 8:00 to 14:30 (July to September)

Collection: The specialized collection in Astrophysics and related sciences contains:

• Over 13,000 books (monographs, conference proceedings, reports, etc.)
• 360 journals (230 current)
• Observatory and astronomical institution publications

The IAC Library has its own book classification system (pdf).

Personnel

• Chief Librarian: Monique Gómez (ext. 248)
• Assistant Librarian: Antonio Bacallado (ext. 250)

Library Committee: Oversees the expenditure on bibliography, assesses bibliographical acquisitions and supervises Library activities, proposing changes and improvements.

• President: Jorge Sánchez (Research)
• Members: Casiana Muñoz-Tuñón (Research) and Panchi Gómez (Instrumentation)
• Secretary: Monique Gómez (Library)

Internal Services (IAC personnel and authorized visitors)

• Requests: Book purchase and Article requests
• IAC Library Catalogue (EOSWeb) for checking the existence and availability of the books, journals and documents in our collection
• Access to the IAC digital collections (only through the internal web of the IAC)
• Book loans (only IAC staff and authorized visitors)
• Reading room to consult books and journals
• Self-service photocopier (access through personal code)

See also: services for Librarians.

Regulations

• IAC personnel shall introduce to the Library staff those new users for whom they are responsible
• Before taking a book out on loan, the card shall be filled in and left in the box in front of the Library office.
• Returned books shall be handed directly to Library staff.
• Library staff shall be informed when a loaned book is given to another user.
• When a user intends to be absent from the IAC for more than two months, he or she shall return all loaned books to the Library.
• When Library staff recall a book, it shall be returned to the Library within 24 hours.
• Calls for Library controls of loans shall be answered within the stated time.
• Books shall be returned to their allotted places after being consulted.
• Journals may not be removed from the Library precinct.