Biomedicine and Health Library
The Biomedicine and Health Library was created based on the functional integration of the Clinical Hospital Center’s Library and the Faculty of Medicine’s Library. The Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka’s Library at the Rijeka location was founded in 1922 in the former Sveti Duh Hospital, while the Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka’s Library at the Sušak location was founded in 1976. During 2002, the libraries were integrated at the Rijeka location. The Library acquires scientific and professional literature for the CHC employees’ needs.
The Library of the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka was founded in 1955, i.e., when the Faculty was founded. At first, it was located in the Dr. Sobol Brothers Hospital, after which it relocated in 1958 to the newly renovated building of the Branchetta brothers, where it is still located today. Since its founding, the Library has focused its holdings and services on students and employees of the Faculty, but also employees of other healthcare institutions in our region. The Library continues to perform its activities for the newly established University constituents in the field of biomedicine and health: the Faculty of Health Studies (2014) and the Faculty of Dental Medicine (2020). During 2020, the relations between the faculties were defined and contractually regulated.
The Library is an organisational unit of the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka, but the joint investments of all contracting institutions (Faculty of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Health Studies, Clinical Hospital Centre and Faculty of Medicine) provide students and employees with a richer selection of scientific and teaching literature through the acquisition of online databases that include e-journals and e-books, as well as better library services. In this way, the Library contributes to the development of higher education, science and practice in biomedicine and health.
Library team:
- EVGENIA ARH, senior librarian
- E-mail: evgenia.arh@medri.uniri.hr
- Phone: + 385 (0)51 651 123
- ADA PRPIĆ, librarian
- E-mail: ada.prpic@medri.uniri.hr
- Phone: + 385 (0)51 651 123
- BRANKA ŠKIBOLA, librarian
- E-mail: branka.skibola@medri.uniri.hr
- Phone: + 385 (0)51 651 123
Translation and Proofreading Office
- TOMISLAVA MEDVED, MA
- E-mail: knjiznica@kbc-rijeka.hr
- DUNJA ZORIČIĆ, M.Ed.
E-mail: dunja.zoricic@medri.uniri.hr