Pharmacy and Food Science CRAI Library. Diagonal Knowledge Campus: quick guide. Academic year 2025-26
Author: Pharmacy and Food Science CRAI Library. Diagonal Knowledge Campus
Keywords: User training, CRAI, library, University of Barcelona, UB, Pharmacy, Food Science, Pharmacology, services, information resources, quick guide

AUTHENTICATION FOR ONLINE SERVICES

UB ID
(for access to electronic resources, the Virtual Campus, the interlibrary loan system, UB email and Students portal)
Alphanumeric code (in the enrolment certificate)
Password
Local ID
(for access to Virtual Campus, access to electronic resources, digital copies, computers, loan, interlibrary loan, Students portal, My account (Cercabib), PUC, Wi-Fi area)
Add .alumnes to the end of the part of your e-mail address that comes before the @ (e.g., if your e-mail address is jmartf006@alumnes.ub.edu, your Iocal ID is jmartf006.alumnes)
Password
Eduroam for UB members visiting another institution
Add .alumnes to the end of the part of your e-mail address that comes before the @ (e.g., if your e-mail address is jmartf006@alumnes.ub.edu, your Iocal ID is jmartf006.alumnes)
Password

Opening hours
Monday to Friday, from 8.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Address: Av. de Joan XXIII, 27-31, 08028 Barcelona
bibfarinfo@ub.edu
Telephone: 934 021 884
Metro: Line 3 (Palau Reial)
Bus: 77, 33, 63, 67, 78, 113, 175, H6, M12, M14, X30, X43, X79, X83, X84, X97, L97, V5
Tram: Pius XII station

Library website: https://crai.ub.edu/en/about-crai/libraries/pharmacy-and-food-science-crai-library

You can also check the Library’s occupancy level in real time

https://www.instagram.com/craifcca/

https://bsky.app/profile/craiubfcca.bsky.social

© CRAI UB, academic year 2025-26

QUICK GUIDE

The Pharmacy and Food Sciences CRAI Library Diagonal Knowledge Campus and the other libraries of the University of Barcelona constitute the Learning and Research Resources Centre (CRAI), whose aim is to cater to the teaching and study needs of teaching the UB community.
The Library is located in Building B in the Diagonal Knowledge Campus and is divided into two floors:
Ground 0: reference works, books, CDs and DVDs.
Ground –1: journals, rare books and manuscripts.

SERVICES

https://crai.ub.edu/en/serveis-az
Loan
Document loans allow you to consult CRAI books outside the University premises during a specific period of time. Present your UB card or another identity document to use this service. Conditions and loan periods vary according to each document and user. The books use the following label system:
White label: a loan of up to or exceeding 21 days, depending on the user
Green label: recommended bibliography for degree courses, 10-day loan
Red label: not on loan
You can take out and return documents at any loan desk of any CRAI library, regardless of their library of origin or at the self-service machines.
My account is a personal space where you can reserve and renew loan items.
Library consortium loans (PUC)
PUC is a free loan service that allows users to request both physical items as well as electronic or digitized articles and chapters from the institutions of Consortium of University Services of Catalonia (CSUC) and international academic institutions.

Interlibrary loans
This pay-to-use service allows finding and provide documents—or document copies—which are not in CRAI UB.
Laptop loans
The Library offers a number of laptops, and four of the laptops can be used outside the Library, in the Campus facilities. The loan period for each laptop is four hours. This period can also be extended.
Group workrooms
The Library has sixt group workrooms, one of which is equipped with four tables that can be shared between different groups. Workrooms have a blackboard and UHD screen with HDMI cable to connect any device. Reserve a group workroom through My account.
Wi-Fi and Eduroam
The Wi-Fi service and the Eduroam service offer Internet access to all UB members. The users of other institutions in Eduroam can also make use of it.
User training
Training sessions are organized for users of Library services and resources. There are also specific sessions for some subjects.
Citations and reference management
We provide information and examples of how to cite documents in a bibliography with Zotero, an open reference manager software.
Virtual Campus
https://campusvirtual.ub.edu/
This is a virtual platform for teaching support. In CRAI libraries we can help you learn to use it.

Information and support
Staff can help to answer a wide range of queries about services and information resources.
Requests for bibliographic information
Support for teaching
Support for research
Guidance and advice on copyright, intellectual property and open access
Services for people with specific needs

User support service (SAU)
https://crai.ub.edu/en/services-and-resources/sau
The online User support service (SAU) provides answers to questions about the CRAI libraries, their services and resources. The SAU can also be used to lodge complaints, make suggestions and express an opinion about the service.
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INFORMATION RESOURCES

https://cercabib.ub.edu/
Cercabib is the University of Barcelona CRAI’s discovery tool, which allows you to search simultaneously through the entire CRAI collection, regardless of the format, type or location of your chosen item: paper and electronic copies of books, journals, magazine articles, doctoral theses and audiovisual materials, physically located in one of our CRAI libraries or stored on a UB or external server.
Accessing UB electronic resources
https://crai.ub.edu/en/services-and-resources/electronic-resources-access
The E-Resources Access Service (SIRE) provides access to electronic information resources that are subscribed to by the UB's CRAI. It is aimed at teaching and research staff, UB students and administrative and service staff.