About the Library
History of the Library
The
Library, which was officially created at ISU during summer 1995, was
the successor to several boxes of books which used to travel from one
SSP to the other. In 2002, the Library was transfered to ISU central
campus building.
Facts and Figures
The
mission of the Library is to provide services in support of the
teaching, learning and research objectives of the International Space
University. We place great emphasis on providing excellent customer
service, a range of reader / study environments, easy access to a large
variety of information resources, and development of readers' information literacy and academic and research skills.
Topics covered by the collection include Earth observation and use of satellites in global climate change or environment monitoring, Geographical Information Systems, Global Positioning Systems, Space policy and law, satellites applications, telecommunications, space biology and medicine, astronomy and astrophysics, astrobiology, engineering sciences applied to space, social sciences and history...
Operating from a single space the Library contains:
Print books: 8497
E-books: 455
Student reports: 1020
E-resources: 2099
Our values
Provide information sources that are easily accessible, relevant, reliable and of high quality,
Provide a safe and welcoming Library environment that will inspire learning, research and creativity,Provide staff that are helpful and knowledgeable.
