Welcome to the Turku University Library!
Here you will find useful tips about the library. Check out our video, too!
You can also take a self-paced online course (1 ECTS) that will introduce you to the basics of academic information searching and give you a good foundation for your studies.
Your customer data is transferred automatically from Peppi to the library and you will receive a welcome letter from the library to your email. Then you can use your library card in Tuudo mobile app.
You can also order a traditional library card online or from any of the library units, providing you have an identity card (or a passport) with you and an address in Finland.
After getting the traditional card you can also use a virtual version of your library card on Volter at the self check machines via your mobile phone.
As a student of the University of Turku, you can use the library units on the Turku, Rauma and Pori campuses extensively: with your electronic tag you can get in on your own from early in the morning until late at night. For more information on access rights, please visit the university intranet. During the academic year, the customer service of the library units on the Turku campus opens at 12 noon. You can check all opening and service hours on the library's website and in the Tuudo app. Information on any exceptions to opening and service hours will be posted on the units' doors and info TV, on the library's website and on social media.
Course books are available in both print and electronic format. The books can be found by searching for the title or author in the Volter database. You can also check via Volter which library has them and whether there are any copies available or not.
The loan period for course books is two (2) weeks and for other books it's four (4) weeks. There are some exceptions to the loan periods, so be sure to check the return dates carefully!
Not to worry, some course books are also available in e-format, so remember to check this option out. You can access e-books 24/7 via Volter with your UTU username and password, wherever you are.
If the book you are looking for is unavailable, you can make a reservation. They are free of charge and the queue usually moves fast. Keep in mind the overnight loans as well.
If your phone fits in your pocket, then yes there is! You can access the library's e-resources whenever, wherever.
The library card, borrowing, renewal, and reservations are totally free. You don't need to pay anything if you return your loans on time and in good condition. Some services, such as interlibrary loans, cost a little. Check out the fees in our pricelist.
Yes! The Volter database and electronic resources are available at all times. Also, If you fancy some midnight reading, some campus libraries have study spaces with extended opening hours accessible with a university keycard.
Just ask any of us library folks! Come and see us in the library, or phone, email, or CHAT with us. We are always happy to help you.
Certainly not! Only the areas that are colour coded red require total silence, where even using laptops is forbidden. Red zone is meant for silent study without any devices, mobile or otherwise.
No worries if you forgot your laptop home, you can borrow a laptop from any of the libraries. Graphing and function calculators can be borrowed from the Teutori Library and Feeniks Library.
Sure we can! You are entitled to an extended loan period for course books. The loan period is extended to three weeks.
You can also become a Celia customer by contacting the Turku University Library. University students with print disabilities can borrow textbooks free of charge from the Celia Library.
There are special study arrangement rooms available for reservation in Arcanum and Calonia Libraries.
Not to worry, try our guides and dictionaries to help you with studying.
There are plenty of extensive handbooks and reference works to get acquainted with your topic or subject. You can search for them in the Volter database with the subject's name and using search words such as 'handbook', 'encyclopedia' or 'companion'. Try using these search strings, for example:
education AND handbook
geography AND companion
economics AND encyclopedia
Current news and topics to do with the library, such as exceptional opening hours, are announced on the library website, info TV's, and social media. Follow and like our posts!