Library services

UniPa libraries for teaching

The libraries of the University of Palermo offer services and resources to support traditional and online teaching. Through equipped spaces, physical and digital collections, e-learning platforms, and tools for integrating content into courses, the library system ensures ongoing support for students and teachers, promoting access to information and the development of skills.

Spaces and technologies

The libraries of the University of Palermo provide comfortable and equipped environments for individual and group study, equipped with advanced tools for research and learning. Users can take advantage of computer stations, Wi-Fi connection and multimedia tools.

To better plan your visit, you can view available library spaces in real time.

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User training

The libraries of the University of Palermo offer courses and initiatives designed to develop skills in information research and the use of information resources. Among these, the training activity “Information Literacy” (code 22385) is available on the University’s e‑learning platform. The course is compulsory for first‑year students enrolled in the degree programmes in Law (Palermo and Trapani), Geological Sciences, and Natural and Environmental Sciences, and for second‑year students of Primary Education Sciences (Palermo and Agrigento).

To view the schedule of the training activity and for instructions related to the Information Literacy workshops, contact your library.

Education resources

The libraries of the University of Palermo offer a wide range of resources and services to support study, research, and education. Through physical, electronic, and digital collections, users can access books, articles, databases, e‑books, audiobooks, scientific journals, and other resources.
To check whether a resource is available in the collections, the UniPa Discovery Service is available for bibliographic searching.

How to access electronic collections remotely

To remotely access electronic collections, you must be part of the academic community and therefore possess UniPa institutional credentials.

By logging in directly on Unipa Discovery Service or on the publishing platforms signed by the University, you can access the content by selecting, if required, from the available options: access "via Institution" or “Shibboleth”, then “Italian federation IDEM” or "University of Palermo". You may need to install on your Global Protect device, following the setup instructions on Windows 10, Mac OS X - LEOPARD, LINUX, MacOS, iPhone, iPad

Integration with educational platforms

UniPa libraries support integration with the main e-learning platforms used by the University, such as Moodle, to promote direct access to bibliographic resources and teaching materials within online courses. This allows students to consult books, articles, and databases without leaving the virtual study environment.
Many subscription publishing and science platforms support LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability), standards for integrating external content into Moodle with authentication and tracking.

Platform	Content type	Mode of integration with Moodle	Link to guide / integration (URL)
JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments)	Video‑scientific articles, virtual laboratories	LTI; embed; authenticated links	https://support.jove.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043243091-LMS-Integration-Guide
Elsevier – ScienceDirect / ClinicalKey	Articles, e‑books, clinical content	LTI; persistent links; DOI	https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/29452/supporthub/sciencedirect/
Springer Nature – SpringerLink	Academic books and journals	Persistent links; DOI	https://www.springernature.com/gp/librarians/tools-services/linking
Wiley Online Library	Multidisciplinary journals and books	Persistent links; DOI	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/library-info/resources/linking
IEEE Xplore	Articles and conference proceedings in engineering/ICT	Persistent links; DOI	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplorehelp/#/persistent-linking