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The joint library of the School of Health Sciences Fribourg (Heds FR) and the School of Social Work - Fribourg (HETS-FR) offers a bilingual collection of around 30,000 books, journals, final-year projects and DVDs covering the fields of health and social work. It is open to students and teaching staff of both schools, as well as to anyone looking for information in these fields.
The library is part of the Swiss Library Service Platform (SLSP) network, which brings together nearly 500 academic libraries throughout Switzerland. Swisscovery, the search platform operated by SLSP, provides access to more than 30 million books, series, journals and other documents, as well as more than three billion electronic articles.
Monday to Friday (excluding closure periods):
Reading room: 7:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Loan desk: 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Outside the library's opening hours, a book return box is available in front of the reception desk on the second floor of the Mozaïk building.
Out-of-semester and holiday opening hours: please refer to the plan de fermeture.
Facilities and equipment
Computer workstations
Four study rooms
A photocopier and book scanner
A self-service borrowing/return station
Staff
Ruth Brennwald
Marie Etique
Dina-Elisabeth Ngani
Thomas Schneider
Free of charge for anyone residing in Switzerland
Up to 100 items on loan
Maximum loan period: 28 days for books / 14 days for DVDs
Five automatic renewals, provided the item has not been reserved
For documents requested from other libraries, a CHF 8.– shuttle service fee is charged per document. Transport is free of charge for members of HES-SO Fribourg.