Historical Library
Head of the Historical Library: Ana Remón Rodríguez
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Historical Library
Universidad de Cádiz
Edificio de Servicios Centrales “Andrés Segovia”
C/ Dr. Marañón, 3
11002 – Cádiz
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Icones plantarum rariorum /
editae a Nicolao Josepho Jacquin
1781-1793.
About the library
General information
General information
Historical Library of the University of Cádiz
The University of Cádiz has a relevant bibliographic and documentary heritage made up of a collection of books on scientific, technical and humanistic subjects published between the 16th and 21st centuries. The origin is fundamentally in the funds coming from the academic institutions that preceded it: The Royal College of Surgery of the Navy, the School of Commerce, the School of Pilots, the School of Industrial Experts and the Normal Schools of Teachers. In addition to this the library received donations from private collections that have taken place over the years and which currently continue as a result of a policy of donations that is carried out from different areas of the university.
We consider bibliographic heritage collections of the UCA, all those ancient collections, manuscripts, unique pieces and historical, literary and scientific documentary sources. Incunabula and old prints, rare and even unique works due to the characteristics of the press, with illustrations, engravings, maps. Although we extend this consideration to other works: modern manuscripts, autographs, originals, prince editions, bibliophile editions, facsimiles, bindings, limited editions, gray literature, ephemeral publications, posters, works generated by the university itself, and others that they can become special, whose conservation is important, regardless of their support. So we have to work with a vision of the future. The bibliographic heritage includes both ancient and modern collections. The concept of ancient and modern is relative and changing.
These sets of works currently constitute the history of our Library, individually and as a whole they possess extraordinary value as pieces of the historical, cultural, artistic and scientific heritage belonging to our institution, which must be protected, conserved and disseminated.
Our strategic objective is to make these heritage collections available to our users as an object of research and learning.
Historical and Heritage Collection
Historical and Heritage Collection
Consult the printed collection in the Library Catalog.
Consult digitized texts in the Institutional Repository RODIN:
Digital historical newspaper archive
The University of Cádiz is the heir to the various educational institutions that made up university education in the last four centuries, and its history explains the origin and richness of the bibliographic collections preserved today.
- Colegio de Pilotos Vizcaínos de Cádiz, (1500)
- Colegio de Practicantes de la Armada (1728)
- Real Colegio de Cirugía (1748)
- Escuela Especial de Ciencias de Curar (1821)
- Real Colegio de Medicina y Cirugía (1823)
- Colegio Nacional de Medicina y Cirugía (1836-1843)
- Escuela de Comercio de Cádiz, creada por el Consulado del Mar (1819)
- Las Escuelas Normales de Cádiz de Maestros y Maestras (1857)
- Escuela de Ingenieros de Segunda, que se situó en la Escuela Superior de Artes Industriales, Industrias y Bellas Artes de Cádiz (1905)
- Escuela Pericial de Comercio (1921)
These collections have been enriched with private libraries that make up the library room collection. All these funds that make up the historical collection are accessible for consultation through the Collection and Heritage Service.
At present, work is underway to digitize the full texts of old monographs and periodicals. In this way it is possible to access the full texts and, in addition, to engravings of portraits, covers and images. The possibility of accessing a copy of the digitized document is offered through the RODIN Repository : “Patrimonio Bibliográfico” collection.
Throughout the year, dissemination activities such as bibliographic exhibitions, conferences and book presentations are carried out
Explore the bibliographic collectionsExplore the bibliographic collections printed works
The Collection and Heritage Section offers its users the possibility of explore the documents belonging to the different heritage collections of the UCA Library in the room, as long as their state of conservation allows it.
When searching the collections in the Library Catalog, in the details section, a link will appear (“Hacer una reserva especial”) to request the consultation of the book.
For more information, contact: biblioteca.patrimonio@uca.es
StaffStaff
Ana Remón Rodríguez
Head of the Historical LibraryAntonia Arias Cancelo
Information Resource Management TechnicianLourdes Rosado Arroyal
Information Resource Management TechnicianRosario Vereda Tapia
Library Assistant TechnicianMercedes Díaz Remón
Support Technician for the Management of the Historical and Heritage CollectionHow to get to the Library
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