Due to changes to the customer registration, the library’s customer registration form is not available from Fri 7 August to Mon 17 August. The forms that have arrived so far, we process in order of arrival.
Due to the coronavirus situation, we ask our customers to consider the urgency of coming to the library or picking up a library card. Library card is not required when using electronic resources. When visiting the library, be prepared for waiting and avoid close contact with other people. We open the campus libraries on the principle of self-service.
For more information library@uef.fi.
Category: Library
Library services from 17.8. onwards
Joensuu campus library and KUH Medical library will open on August 17, 2020 with summer opening hours. Kuopio campus library will open on September 1, 2020.
Library facilities will be open for borrowing and returning on the principle of self-service. The exceptional pickup service of books for uefians will cease on Thu August 13.
Reservations can be made normally in UEF Primo and they are subject to charge in accordance with the service fees. Starting from August 17, reserved books will be picked from the self-service reservation shelf by a number ID. You can see your personal, permanent requester ID from the email notification.
A library card that has been pre-ordered online can be picked up from the library’s customer service.
There are a limited number of reading spots in use. The hygiene and safety guidelines of the university must be followed in the library premises. For now, customer computers, group working spaces and Carelia 24/7 facilities are not in use.
The courses and other training sessions of the library will be organised online.
More information: library@uef.fi
Printing Available in Oppari in August
It will become possible to print documents again in Oppari, according to the following schedule:
• in Kuopio Oppari, starting 3rd of August, Mon-Fri 09:00-15:00
• in Joensuu Oppari, starting 17th of August, according to the Joensuu Library opening hours
There will be a PC station in Oppari intended for carrying out printing jobs only. Please follow the UEF hygiene and safety instructons while using the printing service. For the time being all other Oppari PCs will not be available for studying purposes.
Limited access to libraries in August
Library facilities will be open on a limited basis in August for lending and return. The principle is self-service.
- The Joensuu campus library will open on a limited basis on August 17, 2020.
- The KUH Medical library will open on a limited basis on August 17, 2020.
- The Kuopio campus library will open on a limited basis on September 1, 2020.
If the corona situation allows, a library card that has been pre-ordered online can be picked up from the library’s customer service.
Customer workstations will be out of service for at least until the end of August. Oppari and It Services operate remotely. There will be no 24/7 access.
All online services will function as of now.
The courses and other training sessions of the library will be organised online.
More information: library@uef.fi
The teaching of the library will be organised online during the summer and autumn term 2020
In accordance with the guidelines of the University of Eastern Finland, the library’s courses on information skills and sources for undergraduate students and postgraduate students’ courses Information retrieval and management of research and Open Science will be offered online during the summer and autumn term 2020.
More information: Head of Services Helena Silvennoinen-Kuikka, Library, Training and information services, helena.silvennoinen-kuikka@uef.fi
Library online services are closed 8. – 9.6.2020
The UEF Library Staff will be attending a development seminar between Tuesday 8th June and Wednesday 9th June, 2020. Therefore, the book picking service and online services are not in use.
More information: library@uef.fi
Library services during the summer
Joensuu and Kuopio Campus Library facilities and KUH Medical Library facilities are all closed for the summer. Please follow our news for more information on our services. Phone, chat and e-mail services are open between 9AM and 3 PM throughout the summer. Our limited lending services are also at your desposal. Interlibrary services are however closed.
E-books, e-journals, databases and other e-resources are available normally via UEF Finna. If you need help or guidance on how to use them, you can contact us via library’s chat or email: information.services@uef.fi.
Guidance for information retrieval is available remotely during the summer. Book an appointment with an information specialist or contact information.services@uef.fi.
Have a sunny summer!
More information:
Chat service open Mon-Fri 9–15
Home page: www.uef.fi/kirjasto
Email: library@uef.fi
Service numbers:
Joensuu Campus Library: 0294 45 8397, Kuopio Campus Library: 0294 45 8400
Clear your desk of loans and fees before summer!
Now is the time to return your loans and pay fees online.
You can return books through the book drop hatches near the campus libraries’ front doors in Kuopio Snellmania and Joensuu Carelia.
After this, you can pay overdue fees online via UEF Primo. We will invoice payments during the summer, so it is advisable to check your due dates and pay overdue fees before summer vacation.
You can return books through the book drop hatches throughout the summer eventhough the libraries will be renovated. For more information contact library@uef.fi.
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Libraries will be renovated in summer 2020
The Joensuu campus library will be renovated from 15 June to 7 August 2020. For the time being, the service is operated as a book picking service within the limits dictated by construction site restrictions.
The Kuopio campus library will be renovated from 1 June to 31 August 2020. The book collections are not in use because the books will be packed away for the duration of the renovation. Book picking service that started on June 14th, continues for the time being, but only from the collections of the Joensuu Campus Library and the KUH Medical Library.
Books can be returned to the book drop hatches of Joensuu and Kuopio campus libraries.
Even though the library facilities are closed, the library is at your service – read more.
More information: library@uef.fi