The Central Library of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LUHS)

Because of the increasing number of international students in the last 15 years at the Lithuanian University in Kaunas (LUHS), the amount and quality of learning material in the English language has been growing at the same time, as well as the number of free available places for private study.

In the spring of 2007, the LUHS opened the Central Library of the LUHS at the Medical Campus of the University, directly beside the University hospital and the new building complex of the Faculty of Pharmacy, opened in 2013.

The library is considered one of the most modern university libraries in Europe, having one of the best stocks, and it has been distinguished with many European prizes.  In addition, the library was featured in the book “Most Modern European Libraries”.

The library works closely with other university libraries in Norway, Denmark, Germany, USA and Lebanon in order to guarantee a continuous transfer of knowledge and data.

With the information system of the University, students have access to the Medline (PubMed) database, which is updated every year with specialised articles on medicine, publications of the EBSCO, access to the Oxford University Press and the knowledge management tool Gideon Online.

Furthermore, the University Library has several conference rooms and IT rooms which are available to the students for their daily work. There is also a cafeteria in the ground floor.