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| University of São Paulo Library System | |
|---|---|
| Name | University of São Paulo Library System |
| Native name | Sistema Integrado de Bibliotecas da Universidade de São Paulo |
| Established | 1934 |
| Type | Academic library system |
| Location | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Director | [varies] |
| Website | [official site] |
University of São Paulo Library System
The University of São Paulo Library System is the integrated library network serving University of São Paulo, headquartered in São Paulo (city), Brazil. It supports research and teaching across faculties including Faculty of Law of the University of São Paulo, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, and Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences, providing print, digital, and archival resources that underpin scholarship related to figures such as Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, Gilberto Freyre, and Oswaldo Cruz. Collections draw from acquisitions connected to events like the São Paulo Art Biennial and institutions such as the Brazilian Academy of Letters and the Museu Paulista.
The system traces origins to the 1930s during expansion of University of São Paulo influenced by educators from Sorbonne and administrators associated with transfers from the Faculty of Law of Largo São Francisco and collections of the Museu Paulista. Early benefactors included private donors and acquired libraries from personalities like Monteiro Lobato and archives tied to the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932. Throughout the 20th century the network grew alongside new campuses such as Campus Butantã and collaborations with national entities including the Brazilian National Library and the Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro. The late 20th and early 21st centuries saw modernization influenced by international partners like Getty Foundation and projects referencing standards from Library of Congress and OCLC.
Governance aligns with university statutes adopted by the University of São Paulo Rectorate and university councils such as the University Council and faculty boards including the School of Engineering of São Carlos council. Administrative leadership reports through directors appointed per university procedures akin to boards at institutions like Harvard University and University of Oxford. Operational units follow policies modeled on frameworks from organizations like IFLA and national regulations tied to the Ministry of Education (Brazil). Budgetary lines coordinate with funding agencies including CAPES and CNPq and collaborate with legal departments handling copyright and acquisition agreements referencing treaties like the Berne Convention.
Holdings encompass monographs, serials, maps, manuscripts, and iconographic materials with strengths in Brazilian history, Latin American studies, and science. Special collections preserve personal papers of scholars comparable to archives of Gilberto Freyre and literary collections associated with Mário de Andrade and Carlos Drummond de Andrade, and rare books that relate to explorers such as Pedro Álvares Cabral. Notable archives include manuscript collections linked to political figures from the First Brazilian Republic era and archives of scientific research from institutions like Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Holdings include legal deposit materials intersecting with the Brazilian National Library legal framework and ephemera from cultural events such as the Tropicalismo movement.
Services include circulation, interlibrary loan coordinated with networks such as Rede de Bibliotecas da USP, reference services aligned with standards used at Bibliothèque nationale de France, and preservation labs operating with techniques referenced by Smithsonian Institution conservation practices. Facilities comprise reading rooms, digitization centers modeled after units at Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, and secure stacks for rare items comparable to repositories at Vatican Library. Student services coordinate with campus units like the Graduate School of Education and provide support for faculty at departments such as the Institute of Psychology.
Digital infrastructure supports institutional repositories and open-access initiatives parallel to platforms like SciELO and OpenAIRE. Repositories host theses and dissertations submitted to bodies such as CAPES and research outputs from laboratories including the Brain Institute (University of São Paulo). Digitization projects have preserved maps, newspapers, and photographic collections connected to events like the Semana de Arte Moderna (1922), and metadata practices align with schemes promoted by Dublin Core and protocols used by OAI-PMH.
Branch libraries serve campuses including Butantã, Ribeirão Preto campus, São Carlos campus, and the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture at Piracicaba. Each branch specializes in local curricula, supporting faculties like the School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science and the School of Architecture and Urbanism, and collaborates with municipal libraries such as the São Paulo Public Library System for regional outreach and resource sharing.
Services for research include bibliometric assistance referencing databases like Web of Science and Scopus, data management guidance compatible with funder mandates from agencies such as FAPESP, and training workshops similar to programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Liaison librarians support grant proposals across institutes including the Institute of Tropical Medicine and centers such as the Nucleus for Advanced Bioinformatics Research, while systematic review assistance references methodologies used by Cochrane.
Outreach includes collaborations with cultural institutions like the Museu de Arte de São Paulo and international partnerships with universities such as University of Cambridge and consortia including SPARC. Educational programs engage school systems linked to the Municipal Secretariat of Education of São Paulo and public exhibitions have been staged in coordination with festivals such as the Bienal de São Paulo. Partnerships extend to digitization and preservation projects funded by foundations like the Ford Foundation and technical cooperation with agencies including UNESCO.
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