PUC (Consortial Borrowing) is back!

Torna el PUC

From January 17, you can request documents from other institutions through the Libraries’ Search Engine and pick them up at your preferred UAB library.

13/01/2022

PUC (Consortial borrowing) is relaunched from January 17, with a new managing computer System, in a stage of adaptation.

The PUC is a free, fast and easy document loan service. Through PUC, user can get documents that he does not find in his institution or that are currently on loan.

Requests can be made:

  • Directly, through the Libraries’ Search Engine. You will have to select the CCUC / PUC option in the search box drop-down menu. When you locate the document, press the "Resource sharing" button.
  • Visiting the library where the documents are held. You can borrow them by presenting your UAB card. This kind of borrowing service is known as in situ loan

How many documents from other institutions can I borrow at the same time? Up to 10 documents.

For how long? 21 days.

Can they be renewed? Yes, up to 6 times for 21-day periods, as long as the deadline has not expired, you are not blocked and the document has not been reserved by another person. You can do this from your Search Engine account.

Where to return them? At any UAB library or at the library that owns the document.

For requests made via web, here are some things to keep in mind:

  • In the document request form, you will have to select the UAB library where you want to pick it up.
  • The system automatically chooses the institution that will lend the document.
  • If the document is not available, you will receive a cancellation notice by email, almost immediately.

In your Search Engine account, you can check the status of your loans and requests, both UAB documents and those requested by PUC.

You will receive notifications of PUC loans in your email, which will be sent to you by the institution that owns the document.

In case you have PUC loans that you have not yet returned (pre-summer 2021 loans), you will see them in your account with a return date of February 1, 2022.

Do you want a document that is available at another institution? With PUC, you can!

More information

Any doubts? Ask the library!