Mission
Our mission is to collaborate in the development and integration of a diverse student population from Puerto Rico, the United States and other parts of the world, within a bilingual environment. By providing the educational resources they need to become Doctors of Optometry who are skilled and knowledgeable.
Vision
A leader library in the Caribbean and Latin America with the most complete resources in eye care, helping our users to be up to date in their field.
Bylaws & Policies
Fines
Overdue fines for Reserve loans applies only to our students
$ .50 per hour $ 70.00 maximum overdue fine
Overdue fines for Circulation loans applies only to our students
$.10 per day $50.00 maximum overdue fine
Bill for unreturned materials applies to all clients
Cost of the book’s or other resource’s most recent edition Plus billing fee: $20.00
Policies
- IAUPR Center for Access to Information Policy
- IAUPR Non-smoking Policy (Spanish)
- Guias y Normas sobre Derechos de Autor de la UIAPR
Loan periods
Optometry Students and Faculty
- Reserve Collection: Books – 2 hours and Academic reserves (professor lectures) – 1 hour
- Reference Collection: Do not circulate
- Circulation Collection: 15 days
- Audiovisual Resources: 2 hours
- Journals (Print): Do not circulate
IAUPR Students and Faculty of all other units
- Reserve Collection: Do not circulate
- Reference Collection: Do not circulate
- Circulation Collection: 15 days
- Audiovisual Resources: Not available
- Journals (Print): Do not circulate; articles less than 20 pages long may be sent via mail
Alumni Association Members
- Resources are only to be used within the CAI
- Reserve Collection: Do not circulate
- Reference Collection: Do not circulate
- Circulation Collection: Do not circulate
- Audiovisual Resources: Do not circulate
- Journals (Print): Do not circulate; articles less than 20 pages long may be sent via mail
Community Users
- Resources are only to be used within the CAI
- Reserve Collection: Do not circulate
- Reference Collection: Do not circulate
- Circulation Collection: Do not circulate
- Audiovisual Resources: Not available
- Journals (Print): Do not circulate
Universities
- Reserve Collection: Do not circulate
- Reference Collection: Do not circulate
- Circulation Collection: By inter library loans
- Audiovisual Resources: Not available
- Journals (Print): Do not circulate; articles less than 20 pages long may be sent via mail.