The new list of service fees is valid immediately and you can find it here. The tip of the day: article copies from the National Repository Library are free until the end of 2024.
Category: Library
Library services during the summer
Kuopio and Joensuu Campus Libraries
Opening hours 1.6.–31.8.
Monday–Tuesday 8–16 (Customer Service 10–16)
Wednesday 8–18 (Customer Service 10–18)
Thursday–Friday 8–16 (Customer Service 10–16)
Saturday–Sunday closed
The Library 24/7 self-study facilities are open normally.
KUH Medical Library
Opening hours 1.–30.6. and 1.–31.8.
Monday–Thursday 10–15
Friday–Sunday closed
Chat opening hours 1.6.–31.8.
Monday–Friday 10–16
During exceptional opening hours live chat closes as the customer service of campus libraries closes.
Exceptions in the library services
Midsummer
Thursday 20.6. customer service is open 10–13 (Kuopio and Joensuu: the doors will open at 8), chat is open 10–13
Friday 21.6. customer service and chat are closed
KUH Medical Library is closed 1.7.–1.8.
Interlibrary services are closed 1.7.–26.7.
In Kuopio, due to transformer maintenance, campus library’s self-study facilities are closed from Mon 8.7. 4 pm to Tue 9.7. 10 am. Tue 9.7. library facilities and customer service will not open until 10 a.m.
Other things to consider
Key Services (manages 24/7 badges) closed 8.–28.7.
You can find the opening hours of Oppari here.
Did/will you publish your thesis openly? You can participate in the raffle!
The UEF Library raffles an annual scholarship of 100 euros among UEF students who have published their Master’s theses openly since the previous draw.
The draw is always in October, just before the International Open Access Week, when the winner is announced. The draw form is always open.
The theses are published on eRepo. You have included your own work in open science, haven’t you?
Good luck in the draw!
Exceptions in the library opening hours on May Day and Ascension Day
On Tuesday April 30 the Joensuu and Kuopio campus libraries are open 8-13 (customer service 10-13), KUH Medical Library 10-13. On Wednesday May 1 our library offices are closed.
On Wednesday May 8 the Joensuu and Kuopio campus libraries are open 8-13 (customer service 10-13), KUH Medical Library 10-13. On Thursday May 9 our library offices are closed.
The library’s 24/7 self-study facilities are open normally also during the holidays.
Library user survey results
Do you remember how you responded to the library user survey in February? Do you want to know if others agree with you? The abundant feedback resulted in a rich compilation, which you can find on our blog.
Gentle reminder: personal items and computer area etiquette in the library
We kindly remind you of following the library’s terms of use while using our facilities. Please remember that any personal items left unattended are considered lost property and will be handled by the university’s facility management officers.
For those using our 24/7 self-service facilities, we advise to take your belongings with you when leaving. If you leave your items in the library, we will leave them in place until the next morning.
There is plenty of use for computers, so please take others into consideration. If the university’s computer is not used for 15 minutes, it’s freely available to other customers. It’s important to ensure your information security by logging out of sessions when stepping away from the computer.
Please note that installing software on university computers is strictly forbidden, and the university isn’t responsible for equipment or software malfunctions or any damage incurred by malware. As a library customer, it’s your responsibility to follow the university’s information security protocols.
Thank you for doing your share in making the library a cozy working environment for all of us.
The library is invoicing overdue and reservation fees in the beginning of April
We are invoicing unpaid overdue and reservation fees in the beginning of April. We send the bills by e-mail. You can avoid the invoicing by paying your fees before that. Web payment on UEF Primo is a quick and easy way to pay the fees online. It is possible if the amount of fees is at least one euro. You can also pay the fees at the Joensuu and Kuopio campus libraries’ customer service with a payment card. Payment is not possible in the KUH Medical Library because there is no cash service.
More information: library@uef.fi
Easter opening hours at the library
Joensuu and Kuopio campus libraries are open on Thursday 28th March between 8 am and 1 pm (customer service from 10 am to 1 pm) and closed from Friday 29th March to Monday 1st April.
The library’s 24/7 self-study facilities are open normally.
KUH Medical Library is open on Thursday 28th March between 10 am and 1 pm and closed on Monday 1st April.
Maintenance break in Ellibs on 18 March 2024 between 19:00-21:00
There’s going to be a service outage in the Ellibs ebook service due to network maintenance update. The outage will be on the 18th March 2024 between 19:00-21:00 Finnish time. Ellibs services will be fully unavailable for some time during the announced period. We apologize for the inconvenience!
A break in library services on Friday 15 March at 8–8.30 a.m.
Maintenance of the library system causes a short interruption in the use of the following library’s web pages and applications:
- payment of fees on UEF Primo
- publication archive eRepo
- location guide of library materials
- overnight loan booking system