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In the Library System of INCAE, you will find access to our online catalog, digital books, databases, publications of INCAE and cases, among others.

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About the Library
Walter Kissling Gam Library

The first library at INCAE started in 1968 with 459 books selected by librarians from the Baker Library of HBS. In 1982, the Walter Kissling Gam Library began operations in Costa Rica, which has about 20,000 printed volumes and access to more than half a million digital resources.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Walter Kissling Gam Campus Library
Stephan Schmidheiny Building, 2nd Floor

Hours:
Physical Library
Monday to Friday 08:00am- 11:00pm
Saturdays 08:00 - 2:00pm

Virtual Library
Hours: 24/7

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library@incae.edu

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Libraries
For students
  • Specialized training on the use of SIB databases and digital resources.
  • On-site and remote customer service.
  • Access to databases and online catalog.
  • Specialized information search.
  • Training and follow-up focused on the Management Consulting Project (MCP).
  • Room and home lending of physical documents.
  • Loan of technological and recreational resources.
  • Search for historical documents and photographs from INCAE.
  • Reservation of space for cultural activities INCAE.
For Faculty
  • Specialized training on the use of databases and digital resources.
  • Support and follow-up for the creation of an authorship profile in Google Scholar.
  • Personalized attention in person and remotely.
  • Access to databases and digital repository at INCAE.
  • Access to platforms with your own educator account (Financial Times, Harvard Business Publishing Education).
  • Loan of physical documents to room and office.
  • Purchase of teaching resources from business schools for academic purposes.
  • Request for cases and teaching notes INCAE for academic purposes.
  • Case registration and coding INCAE.
  • Translation of academic materials.
  • Selection of books for library collection development.
  • Book reserves as curricular support.
  • Flexible scheduling to support programs or courses from INCAE.
  • Search for historical documents and photographs from INCAE.
For alumni
  • Access to databases and online catalog.
  • Induction on the use of SIB databases and digital resources.
  • Referral service and remote attention.
  • Specialized information search.
For administrative staff
  • Room and home lending of physical documents.
  • Search for historical documents and photographs from INCAE.
  • Referral service.
  • Reservation of space for institutional activities.
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THE BB IN FIGURES
+750,000
Electronic resources
+15,000
Physical resources
+2,500
Publications INCAE
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Digital books and videos

The Library System has a wide variety of ebooks and other resources that can be accessed from anywhere in the world.

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Databases

The Library System has the best databases subscribed to by the main international academic libraries.

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Google Scholar

Provides a simple way to perform a comprehensive search of scholarly literature. Search a wide variety of disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, etc.

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Harvard Business Review

It partners with educators and students around the world and offers case studies, articles, books and simulations to add a dynamic real-life perspective.

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Repository INCAE

The intellectual production of the professors and researchers of INCAE is registered here. The main services offered are: Recording of case studies, articles, articles, books, book chapters, etc; Classification and reclassification of materials produced by faculty; Preparation of reports for the annual report of INCAE, etc.

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DataCamp offers industry-leading data and artificial intelligence courses learning Python, ChatGPT, SQL, Power BI and certifying the skills you've acquired. Acquire the data and AI skills you need at your own pace, from non-programming basics to data science, AI and machine learning.

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What are the library hours?

We have a continuous schedule from Monday to Friday 8:00am - 11:00pm. Staff attention to the public is from 8:00am - 5:00pm.

Saturday hours are 8:00am - 2:00pm.

What databases does the library have available?

We work with the most important bibliographic databases such as EBSCO, ProQuest, Emerald and SpringerLink. We also offer specialized databases such as S&P Global, Statista, The Economist Data Base.

Do you have newspapers and magazines in your collection?

We have digital magazines such as Harvard Business Review, Bloomberg, Summa and many more. In the PressReader and Flipster app you can access many other collections. 

Is an additional card required to borrow academic materials?

Only the INCAE ID is required to process the loan service.

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