About us
Mission
To support teaching and research by facilitating access to and dissemination of information resources, collaborating in the processes of knowledge creation and in the transmission of science and culture.
To support the functions that constitute the raison d'être of the University.
Vision
To be a modern, pleasant and accessible space oriented to users, to be an informative reference for the management and transmission of knowledge, where new technologies are available to all.
It must provide services that effectively support the University's mission and must be measured by its degree of integration in the learning, teaching and research processes of the institution to which it belongs.
Values
- The technological innovation of its resources to guarantee the continuous improvement of services and the satisfaction of its clients' needs.
- The guarantee to its clients of the right to information and access to all the resources available to the entire University Community.
- The defence of the rights and duties set out in the Intellectual Property Law, especially those that guarantee the protection of copyright.
- The continuous training of library staff for their personal and professional development.
- The commitment to participate in collaboration and innovation projects with other areas or services of the University that result in the achievement of the Institution's objectives, thus encouraging participative and team work.
- Participation in projects of an institutional and social nature
History of the library
Origin
The Comillas Pontifical University Library is a support service for study, teaching and research. This university library is organised as a single library, with two service points, one located at the Cantoblanco campus and the other at the Alberto Aguilera campus in the city of Madrid. The current library contains a rich antique collection: 24 incunabula, 34,500 books from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, as well as some 34,000 books from the 19th century. The gathering and coordination of the aforementioned libraries has culminated in the formation of an exceptional bibliographical heritage in Theology, Philosophy and spiritual sciences.
Cantoblanco Headquarters - Central Library
It began its existence with the foundation of the Seminary and Pontifical University in Comillas (Cantabria) belonging to the Society of Jesus in 1892. In 1967 the university moved to Madrid and in 1972 it was installed in its new headquarters in Cantoblanco. Its own bibliographic collections were enriched, following its transfer to Madrid, by the contribution of the libraries of the following centres: Faculty of Theology in Oña (Burgos), Faculty of Philosophy in Alcalá de Henares, Centre of Humanistic Studies in Aranjuez, Centre of Humanistic Studies in Salamanca, Centre of Oriental Studies in Madrid and other private donations of considerable importance, mainly belonging to Jesuits.
Alberto Aguilera Headquarters
The Catholic Institute of Arts and Industries (ICAI) in Madrid has its origins in the School of Mechanics and Electricity, which began in 1908. In 1961 ICADE (Instituto Católico de Administración y Dirección de Empresas) was founded, with its own library, and the two merged in 1964. In 1980 the library of the Faculty of Canon Law was incorporated, in 1985 that of Professor Luis García de Valdeavellano and in 1994 the library of Beltrán de Heredia.
The Alberto Aguilera branch houses the main collections of Law, Economics and Business, which are used for ICADE and ICADE Business School studies, as well as Engineering, Mechanics, Physics and Computer Science for ICAI studies.
Ciempozuelos Headquarters
The Library makes available to the university community the bibliographic collections for the studies of Nursing and Physiotherapy which are taught at the San Juan de Dios School of Nursing and Physiotherapy at our university and which enjoy wide experience and recognition, having taught these degrees since 1957 and 1993, respectively.
