Åbo Akademi University Library
Library services spring term 2021
Eva Costiander-Huldén & Linda-Marie Evertson
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We offer you...
• Books and journals – printed and electronic, archive materials:
manuscripts, letter collections, pictures, special collections
• Places to read, write, study and work in groups. Library
premises in Åbo (4) and in Vasa (1). The Academill Library in Vasa will be inaugurated in January 2021.
• Guidance and courses in information retrieval and reference management, Book a librarian -services
Printed and electronic books
• More than 2 million printed books, access to over 500.000 e-books, Ebook Central and other platforms
• As a legal depository library ÅAUL has, at least, one copy of every book/journal printed in Finland
• ÅAUL loans can be sent from Åbo-Vasa, Vasa-Åbo for free
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Journals and newspapers
• About 30.000 printed journal titles
• More than 100.000 licensed, academic e-journals and open acess e-journals
• PressReader gives you access to more than 7.000
newspapers and magazines worldwide
Alma – the key to our printed and electronic resourses
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Libguides: subject guides
Library card
• Pick up your card at any library desk. When you pick up the library card, you have to show a valid ID. The card is free of charge.
• Log in to Alma with HAKA and create a PIN code. PIN is needed for self check borrowing.
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How do I borrow books?
• From open shelves: fetch the book yourself
• Requested books from stacks and reserved books must be picked up within a week, course books within 3 days after e-mail notice.
You’ll find these books on a self-service shelf under your surname
• Borrow the books at a self-checkout machine (or at the library desk)
• You will need your library card in order to borrow books + PIN code
Loan periods
• 28 days
• 14 days – coursebooks from the ASA Library or Academill
• Loans are renewed automatically and can be on loan for a maximum of 12/6 months if there are no reservations
• Reminders will be sent to you
• Remember that you are responsible for your loans
Renew your loans or return your books on time. If not, you will lose your borrowing rights.
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Fees for expired loans
• Daily fees for expired loans: Course books 1€/loan/day (max.
10€/loan) ; other items 0,30€/loan/day (max. 6 €/loan)
• In order to avoid any late fees you will need to return these books or bring them to the library for re-lending before the due date
• Lost books should either be replaced by a new copy of the book, if this is not possible, the replacement fee is a minimum of 60€/book
Alma-demo
• Login and account
• Search for books and articles about Bilingualism, save hits
• Localise or requset printed material
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Break out!
• You will be directed to Group Åbo or Group
Vasa
Opening hours and security
• Opening hours can be found on the library website or the Alma portal.
Can rapidly change due to the covid-19 situation in the region.
• In order to make your library visit as safe as possible for everyone we ask you to please make sure to keep your distance from staff and other library visitors. Please remember to keep a good hand hygiene and to cough or sneeze in a disposable
tissue. Use of face mask is compulsory. Do not visit the library if you have flu like symptoms.
• Only every other seat is in use in the reading rooms and by the computers in order to better keep a safe distance. Reading rooms are available only for students at ÅA.
Please present your student card at the servicedesk. Only marked seats are in use.
• The group study rooms are not in use until further notice.
• Please note that max. 10 library customers can visit the library at a time.
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Four service units in Åbo
• Arken Library
• ASA Library
• Axelia Library
• Book Tower
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How do I request and reserve books and journals in
Alma?
• In the Arken, ASA and Axelia Libraries you’ll find most of the books on open shelves
• The Book Tower has closed stacks, and the books and journals must be requested in Alma https://abo.finna.fi/
• Charged books can be reserved in Alma. You’ll
receive an e-mail notice when the book is ready to be
picked up
Library facilities and services
• Reading rooms, group rooms, carrels
• Wifi, computers, copying and scanning devices
• Informations specialists and librarians who can help you to find the information you need, courses, Book a Librarian
Arken Library
• Culture, History, Philosophy, Logopedics,
• Psychology, Languages, Gender Studies
• Reading desks
Self service 9-12, ÅA key required
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ASA Library
• First floor: Coursebooks
• Second floor: Social and Political Sciences,
Economics, Business, Human Rights, reading room, group room
• Self service 9:00-12:00, ÅA key required
Axelia Library
• Science, Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Information Technology
• Reading room, group room
• Available 9-12 (ÅA key required)
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The collections of Geology can be found in Geohuset
... and in Biocity:
• Environmental and Marine Biology, 1st floor
• Cell Biology, 1st floor
• Biochemistry, 2nd floor
• Pharmacy, 2nd floor
The Book Tower
• A silent reading room, seating 84
• Closed stacks
• Archive collections and an archive reading room
• Open 9-18, Fri 9-16
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Other libraries in Åbo
• Turku University Library: Limited library services due to covid-19
• Get a combined library & culture card at Turku City Library
Useful links
• The Library web site: https://www.abo.fi/en/library/
Shows our opening hours, addresses and maps to the library units
• Alma Portal: https://abo.finna.fi/?lng=en-gb
• Libguides: http://libguides.abo.fi/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Akademibiblioteket
• Our e-mail address: library@abo.fi
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Thank you and welcome!
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