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The KUH Medical Library is now open for its final week 

You can still return books to the KUH Library on Thursday, 2 April. The library will be open that day from 11 am to 2 pm. After that, all books must be returned to the Kuopio Campus Library. There is a book drop hatch at the Snellmania building’s main entrance (Door A), where you can return books outside the library’s opening hours. 

The KUH Library collections will be transferred to the Kuopio Campus Library after Easter. There will be a delay before the materials become available again, but we aim to keep it as short as possible. If you have reservations for KUH books, you will receive the usual arrival notification by email once the books are ready for pickup. Reserved books and interlibrary loan items will from now on be picked up at the Kuopio Campus Library. If you have had an internal mail delivery agreement to your office at KUH, it will now end. 

When the KUH Library closes, the possibility to work in the library space will also end. The space will be locked to prevent through-traffic once the book transfer and clearing of the premises begin. PSHVA has announced that new study spaces in the KUH area are expected to be completed by August 2026. 

Books located in KUH clinics have until now been visible in the UEF Primo search service. In the future, these books will no longer appear in UEF Primo searches. 

We will update information about the changing library services in our news bulletin.

Easter opening hours at the library

Joensuu and Kuopio campus libraries are open on Thursday 2 April from 8 am and 2 pm (customer service from 10 am to 2 pm) and closed from Friday 3 April to Monday 6 April.  

The library’s 24/7 self-study facilities are open normally.  

KUH Medical Library’s last opening day is Thursday 2 April. The libarary is open from 11 am until 2 pm.

The prices of book loans and copies ordered from the National Repository Library will increase immediately

The National Repository Library has increased its interlibrary loan service fees as of 1 March 2026. Due to these increases, the interlibrary loan fees for customers of the University of Eastern Finland Library will also rise. 

Loans from the Repository Library as of 1 March 2026:

  • Book loans 13 €.  
  • Article copies for UEFians (UEF degree and postgraduate students, staff, departments, schools, clinics and units) 8 €.
  • Article copies for other customers 15 €. 

Zotero reference management software has been updated to version 8

On UEF computers, version 8 can be installed from the UEF Software Center when connected to the campus network. Please note: Installation typically does not work over a VPN connection.

If you are using your own computer, you can install version 8 from the Zotero website.

Read about what’s new in Zotero 8 on the blog

PS.The next Zotero training organized by the UEF Library will take place on Thursday 26 March 2026. Welcome!

Library Closed on Sports Afternoon 17 February

The library enjoys Sports Afternoon on Tuesday 17 February 2026. Joensuu and Kuopio Campus Libraries are open from 10 am to 12 pm (doors open from 8 am to 12 pm) and KUH Medical Library from 11 am to 12 pm. Library’s 24/7 self-study facilities are available with an access badge also on the Sports Afternoon starting from 12.15.

The library’s live chat is ending

Library bot Uffe has offered the possibility to chat with a human in a live chat whenever the bot couldn’t provide an answer. Due to low demand, the live chat will end on 28 January 2026. However, Uffe will continue its diligent work on the library’s website and on UEF Primo. You can still reach a librarian by phone, email, or in person at the library. Talk to you soon!

Collections will be reorganized in Joensuu Campus Library during the spring

The collections of the Joensuu Campus Library will be reorganized during the spring. The process has already begun in hall 2A.

The relocation of the collections may cause noise, there may be inconsistencies with the books’ locations, and signage may be temporarily missing.

We recommend always checking the location of the material you need on the Call Number Guide. The guide provides the most up‑to‑date information on where materials are located. You can access it from the book’s details on UEF Primo via the Locate button.

Please follow the signs in the library space. If you need assistance, don’t hesitate to ask the staff. We are happy to help!

The operation of the KUH Medical Library ends

Update 9 February 2026: Loans from the KUH Medical Library 

The books belonging to the KUH Medical Library collections will be transferred to the Kuopio Campus Library collections after the KUH library facilities close on 2 April. Read below how to proceed if you currently have loans from the KUH library or plan to borrow books from there.

  • You can renew your loans normally in UEF Primo and Tuudo, even while the collections are being moved.
  • Automatic renewals for KUH staff will for the time being remain unchanged.
  • The maximum loan period of 600 days will remain as it is. A reservation made by another customer will prevent renewal, as before.
  • You may return books to the KUH Medical Library until 2 April. After that, books must be returned to the Kuopio Campus Library in Snellmania. There is a book drop hatch at the main entrance of the Snellmania building where you can leave books outside library opening hours.
  • If you have a reservation for a KUH book, it will remain valid even though the collection is moving. You do not need to take any action regarding your reservation unless you wish to cancel it. You will receive a pickup notification by email as usual.
  • The last date on which KUH can be selected as the pickup location for reservations is 26 March. Reservations made after that date will be picked up from the Kuopio Campus Library.
  • Interlibrary loan items will be picked up from the Kuopio Campus Library after 2 April.
  • Due to the transfer of the collections, there may be delays in the availability of KUH library materials, although we aim to move the materials to the Kuopio Campus Library as quickly as possible.
  • If you think you need a KUH library book in early April, please plan ahead and borrow the book before the library operations at KUH end.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by these changes. If you have questions about your loans, please contact library @uef.fi. 

19.1.2026: The operation of the KUH Medical Library ends

The library and information service cooperation at Kuopio University Hospital (KUH) has been based on a cooperation agreement between the Wellbeing services county of North Savo (PSHVA) and the University of Eastern Finland (UEF).

PSHVA has terminated the cooperation agreement until the end of April 2026. The physical facilities of KUH Medical Library will close on 2 April 2026 and at the same time the library will cease to operate at KUH. A new service agreement for library and information service cooperation is currently being negotiated.

After the completion of the library’s operations, the local services of the library are available at the Kuopio Campus Library.

More details about the closing of the library will be announced later.

For more information:
PSHVA: Anne Vaajoki, Minna Taam-Ukkonen
UEF: Irene Ylönen

Respond to a survey on the accessibility of the University of Eastern Finland Library!

The purpose of the survey is to map the physical and digital accessibility of the library’s services, facilities, collections and communications. 

Your answers will help us make the library more accessible.

The survey is open from 19 January until 8 February 2026.

P. S. Please, visit the library service desk in case you need assistance in filling in the form.