Category: Library

Have you ever asked people to submit insects as research material, recorded dialect for researchers, or engaged in co-research in everyday life? Are you interested in this type of citizen science, or are you already experienced in it?

The library is conducting this survey to explore the current state of citizen science and related service needs at UEF. The survey is intended for all UEF teachers, researchers, students, and other staff. You can respond even if citizen science is not familiar to you. Participation is voluntary, and all perspectives are valuable. The responses will be used in planning new services.

The survey is open from 19 May to 7 June 2026.

Link to the survey: Have you ever asked people to submit insects as research material, recorded dialect for researchers, or engaged in co-research in everyday life? Are you interested in this type of citizen science, or are you already experienced in it?

The library is conducting this survey to explore the current state of citizen science and related service needs at UEF. The survey is intended for all UEF teachers, researchers, students, and other staff. You can respond even if citizen science is not familiar to you. Participation is voluntary, and all perspectives are valuable. The responses will be used in planning new services.

The survey is open from 19 May to 7 June 2026.

Link to the survey: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/EFBDD783DB9907CC

For more information: Information Specialists Riikka Airaksinen ([email protected]) and Anna Logrén ([email protected]) / UEF Library

Opening hours 1.6.–30.8.2026

• Mon–Tue 8:00–15:00 (customer service 10:00–15:00)
• Wed 8:00–18:00 (customer service 10:00–18:00)
• Thu–Fri 8:00–15:00 (customer service 10:00–15:00)
• Sat–Sun closed

Exceptions

Midsummer

• Thu 18 June 8:00–14:00 (customer service 10:00–14:00)
• Fri 19 June closed

The Kuopio Campus Library will be closed from 6 July to 26 July 2026. Regardless of which campus library you use, please note that during this closure, materials will not be transported between the Joensuu and Kuopio campus libraries. Please reserve the materials you need well in advance. Loan periods at both locations will extend over the Kuopio closure period.

Interlibrary services will be closed from 6 July to 2 August 2026.
Please submit any interlibrary loan requests in advance. We will process the requests made during the closure in order of arrival and get back to you, if necessary.

We will monitor the library service email accounts as usual during the summer. The library bot Uffe is available 24/7 to assist with common questions on the library website and in UEF Primo.

The campus libraries’ 24/7 self-study facilities remain open also during the exceptional opening hours.

We welcome feedback on opening hours and other services via our online form.

Other things to consider 

Key Services, which manages 24/7 access permissions, will be closed from 13 July to 31 July 2026 on both campuses. Please apply for access no later than Wednesday 8 July. The last opportunity to collect an access badge from Key Services before the closure is Thursday 9 July from 9:00 to 12:00.

You can find Oppari opening hours here.

There’s going to be a service outage in the Ellibs ebook service due to a network maintenance update on Monday, 25 May 2026, from 19 to 21 o’clock. The service will be fully unavailable for some time during the announced period. Apologies for the inconvenience!