Accessibility and Adapted Services in University Libraries

Tailored Services

If you are a student with a disability, you have expanded borrowing privileges: you can borrow up to 20 items for 42 days.

If you are a faculty member, researcher, or administrative staff member with a disability, you have expanded borrowing privileges: you may borrow up to 20 items for 56 days.

To use the relevant services, log in to your account via the ENT and click the “Libraries” tile. You will then be able to:

  • request documents available at any library in the network;
  • have available, checkable-out materials set aside;
  • Reserve items you’ve already checked out: Once you’ve found the items in the catalog, click “Reserve” next to each item, then select your pickup library. You’ll receive an email inviting you to pick up the items at the front desk of your chosen library when they become available;
  • Renew your loans: From your reader account, click “Extend” next to each item;
  • return the materials to any library in the network;
  • Request a digital document tailored to your needs: submit the request online;
  • Reserve a workspace: Three rooms are primarily reserved for “Handy” users and can be reserved on the Affluences website: the Esther Duflo Room in the Richter Library (3rd floor), and the Higgs and Quintinie Rooms in the Sciences Library. Then, please check in at the library’s front desk to confirm your attendance.
Guide for People with Disabilities: Accessibility and Adapted Services at University Libraries (new tab)
Disability Flyer: Equipment and Resources at the University Library (new tab)
Disability Flyer: Services Tailored for UM Staff (new tab)

Appropriate equipment and resources

The table below summarizes the available assistive devices and resources, as well as the libraries where they can be found:

Appropriate equipment or resourcesLocations
Electrically Adjustable TableRichter Library, Science Library
BookstandMontpellier University Library (IUT), Nîmes Medical Library, UPM Medical Library, Richter Library, Sciences Library
Workroom or bookable spaceRichter Library, Science Library
Printer (for a fee) and scanner (free)In all university libraries
Document Return BoxMedicine Library (UPM), Richter Library, Sciences Library
Personalized Assistance with Research (by appointment)In all university libraries
Reserving items available through the catalogIn all university libraries
Accessible restrooms for people with disabilitiesNîmes Medical Library, UPM Medical Library, Dentistry Library, Richter Library, Science Library
Laptop Loans for Home UseBéziers IUT Library, Nîmes IUT Library, Nîmes Medical Library, UPM Medical Library, Pharmacy Library, Richter Library, Sciences Library
Tablet LoanPharmacy Research Unit, Medicine Research Unit—Nîmes, Medicine Research Unit—UPM, Richter Research Unit, Sciences Research Unit
Request for an Accessible DocumentOnline
E-books and e-journals available 24 hours a dayOnline, through the university libraries' catalog

Accessibility of the premises

Accessibility information is provided in detail for each library in the network:

Frequently Asked Questions About Accessibility and Adapted Services at UM Libraries

At the University of Montpellier, the Handiversité office is responsible for disability services. To access adapted services at the university library, first register with Handiversité (ENT > “Handy” tile). You can then access the library’s adapted services simply by presenting your student ID: extended borrowing privileges, dedicated study rooms, adapted equipment, and personalized assistance with research.

In Montpellier’s university libraries, students with disabilities registered with Handiversité enjoy extended loan privileges (20 items for 42 days), priority access to study rooms (the Esther Duflo Room at the Richter University Library, and the Higgs and Quintinie Rooms at the Sciences University Library), adapted equipment, and personalized assistance with research. Items can be returned to any university library in the network (universal return policy).

For further reading

Check out these additional resources to get the most out of university library services: