Catalogs, remote access, open access, rare collections and university heritage, the NEPTUN digital portal, new acquisitions...

New Acquisitions

The Library's collections are expanding with new additions in all subject areas. Check out the latest additions every month, organized by subject and available for loan at the BUMP.

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Online Catalog

The online catalog allows you to search for any type of document (except articles) and check availability at the University of Namur. 

Recherche en ligne à la bibliothèque

Access to electronic resources

The online catalog contains numerous electronic resources, including databases that will allow you, among other things, to access articles. 

Etudiante qui fait une recherche sur un ordinateur

Valuable Collections and University Heritage

The two valuable collections of the Moretus Plantin University Library hold approximately 100,000 remarkable works and items dating from the late Middle Ages to the present day: manuscripts and autographs, incunabula, printed books, maps and plans, institutional archives, old newspapers, posters and prints, seals, photographic plates, postcards...

Ressource précieuse de la BUMP

NEPTUN - The Digital Portal

NEPTUN is a portal that provides free access to thousands of documents held at the BUMP, all of which have been digitized in high resolution. The Heritage Center is gradually digitizing these exceptional documents. Explore this documentary heritage online, check out our virtual exhibitions, and listen to our podcasts and audio clips! 

Open access

Open access is a movement aimed at making scientific output accessible. Since 2018, a decree enacted by the Wallonia-Brussels Federation has required researchers to deposit a version of their article in their institution’s repository.

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