All the library services just for you are compiled on this page.
UEF Primo search service
- UEF Primo contains information about hundreds of thousands of books and tens of thousands of journals acquired by the library, as well as links to millions of scientific articles
- outside the campus network, you can access online materials by logging in to UEF Primo - read more about remote access
E-books
- you can read and borrow e-books anywhere, via UEF Primo - check the instructions for registration and logging in
- not every book is available as an online version
E-resources: scientific journals, articles, databases, etc.
- you have access to all the online materials acquired by UEF Library via UEF Primo
- make use of the multilingual dictionary MOT Kielipalvelu
Borrowing printed material
- you can borrow and reserve books when you have a library card - read more about getting the card
Acquisition requests
- you can submit a request for a book or a journal to be acquired: read more about the acquisitions
Information retrieval instructions
- familiarize yourself with Quick guide for information searching
- take a closer look into online self-study materials
Guidance for information retrieval
- book an appointment for in person guidance taking place either in the library or online: fill out the form
Facilities and devices
- library facilities, reading places, group study rooms and seating areas are freely available to everyone
- an electronic exam room is located on the premises of the Joensuu Campus Library
- you can get 24/7 access to the library: read more about the self study facilities
- computers in the library are used with UEF IDs (availability)
- printing is enabled in campus libraries
- WiFi available
UEF Primo search service
- UEF Primo contains information about hundreds of thousands of books and tens of thousands of journals acquired by the library, as well as links to millions of scientific articles
- outside the campus network, you can access online materials by logging in to UEF Primo - read more about remote access
E-books
- you can read and borrow e-books anywhere, via UEF Primo - check the instructions for registration and logging in
- not every book is available as an online version
E-resources: scientific journals, articles, databases, etc.
- you have access to all the online materials acquired by UEF Library via UEF Primo
- check the most useful resources for you from the list of information resources by discipline
- make use of the multilingual dictionary MOT Kielipalvelu
Borrowing printed material
- you can borrow and reserve books when you have a library card - read more about getting the card
- you can request books or journal articles from other libraries to Joensuu and Kuopio campus libraries = interlibrary lending
Acquisition requests
- you can submit a request for a book or a journal to be acquired: read more about the acquisitions
Information retrieval courses and training
- familiarize yourself with Quick guide for information searching
- attend the course Information skills and sources in your discipline: see more information about the course
- take a closer look into online self-study materials
- make use of the Library's checklist for master's thesis
Guidance for information retrieval
- book an appointment for in person guidance taking place either in the library or online: fill out the form
Facilities and devices
- library facilities, reading places, group study rooms and seating areas are freely available to everyone
- an electronic exam room is located on the premises of the Joensuu Campus Library
- you can get 24/7 access to the library: read more about the self study facilities
- computers in the library are used with UEF IDs (availability)
- printing is enabled in campus libraries
- WiFi available
Postgraduate student, if you have an employment contract with the university, you can take advantage of the staff services too.
UEF Primo search service
- UEF Primo contains information about hundreds of thousands of books and tens of thousands of journals acquired by the library, as well as links to millions of scientific articles
- outside the campus network, you can access online materials by logging in to UEF Primo - read more about remote access
E-books
- you can read and borrow e-books anywhere, via UEF Primo - check the instructions for registration and logging in
- not every book is available as an online version
E-resources: scientific journals, articles, databases, etc.
- you have access to all the online materials acquired by UEF Library via UEF Primo
- check the most useful resources for you from the list of information resources by discipline
- make use of the multilingual dictionary MOT Kielipalvelu
Borrowing printed material
- you can borrow and reserve books when you have a library card - read more about getting the card
- you can request books or journal articles from other libraries to Joensuu and Kuopio campus libraries = interlibrary lending
Acquisition requests
- you can submit a request for a book or a journal to be acquired: read more about the acquisitions
Information retrieval courses and training
- attend the courses included into UEF Doctoral School:
- take a closer look into online self-study materials
Guidance for information retrieval
- book an appointment for in person guidance taking place either in the library or online: fill out the form
Research support services
- research data management
- publishing and storing publications
- research evaluation and visibility
- UEF Cris Research database
- eRepo Open access materials repository of UEF
Read more from Research support web-pages.
Facilities and devices
- library facilities, reading places, group study rooms and seating areas are freely available to everyone
- an electronic exam room is located on the premises of the Joensuu Campus Library
- you can get 24/7 access to the library: read more about the self study facilities
- computers in the library are used with UEF IDs (availability)
- printing is enabled in campus libraries
- WiFi available
UEF Primo search service
- UEF Primo contains information about hundreds of thousands of books and tens of thousands of journals acquired by the library, as well as links to millions of scientific articles
- outside the campus network, you can access online materials by logging in to UEF Primo - read more about remote access
E-books
- you can read and borrow e-books anywhere, via UEF Primo - check the instructions for registration and logging in
- not every book is available as an online version
E-resources: scientific journals, articles, databases, etc.
- you have access to all the online materials acquired by UEF Library via UEF Primo
- check the most useful resources for you from the list of information resources by discipline
- make use of the multilingual dictionary MOT Kielipalvelu
Borrowing printed material
- you can borrow and reserve books when you have a library card - read more about getting the card
- you can request books or journal articles from other libraries to Joensuu and Kuopio campus libraries = interlibrary lending
Acquisition requests
- you can submit a request for a book or a journal to be acquired: read more about the acquisitions
Information retrieval training
Guidance for information retrieval
- book an appointment for in person guidance taking place either in the library or online: fill out the form
Facilities and devices
- library facilities, reading places, group study rooms and seating areas are freely available to everyone
- an electronic exam room is located on the premises of the Joensuu Campus Library
- you can get 24/7 access to the library: read more about the self study facilities
- computers in the library are used with UEF IDs (availability)
- printing is enabled in campus libraries
- WiFi available
If you got the UEF ID, you are entitled to these services. Otherwise, see the services for external customers.
Read more about alumni study right from Kamu.
UEF Primo search service
- UEF Primo contains information about hundreds of thousands of books and tens of thousands of journals acquired by the library, as well as links to millions of scientific articles
- outside the campus network, you can access online materials by logging in to UEF Primo - read more about remote access
E-books
- you can read and borrow e-books anywhere, via UEF Primo - check the instructions for registration and logging in
- not every book is available as an online version
E-resources: scientific journals, articles, databases, etc.
- you have access to all the online materials acquired by UEF Library via UEF Primo
Borrowing printed material
- you can borrow and reserve books when you have a library card - read more about getting the card
- you can request books or journal articles from other libraries to Joensuu and Kuopio campus libraries = interlibrary lending
Acquisition requests
- you can submit a request for a book or a journal to be acquired: read more about the acquisitions
Information retrieval training
Guidance for information retrieval
- book an appointment for in person guidance taking place either in the library or online: fill out the form
Facilities and devices
- library facilities, reading places, group study rooms and seating areas are freely available to everyone
- an electronic exam room is located on the premises of the Joensuu Campus Library
- you can get 24/7 access to the library with a separate application: fill out the application form
- computers in the library are used with UEF IDs (availability)
- printing is enabled in campus libraries
- WiFi available
UEF Primo search service
- UEF Primo contains information about hundreds of thousands of books and tens of thousands of journals acquired by the library, as well as links to millions of scientific articles
- outside the campus network, you can access online materials by logging in to UEF Primo - read more about remote access
E-books
- you can read and borrow e-books anywhere, via UEF Primo - check the instructions for registration and logging in
E-resources: scientific journals, articles, databases, etc.
- you have access to all the online materials acquired by UEF Library via UEF Primo
- check the most useful resources for you from the list of information resources by discipline
Borrowing printed material
- you can borrow and reserve books when you have a library card - read more about getting the card
- you have a right for extended loan period of 4 months for those books that have been acquired by your request
- your loans are renewed automatically
- you can make an agreement of material delivery, in which case the library borrows the reserved books and delivers them to your office: fill the agreement online
- you can request books or journal articles from other libraries to Joensuu and Kuopio campus libraries = interlibrary lending
Acquisition requests
- you can submit a request for a book or a journal to be acquired: read more about acquisitions or fill out an acquisition request form
- for course books there is a separate course book request form
Open textbooks
- see the Guide for ope publications searching for services where you can search openly available books and other learning materials for your courses
Training
- participate in training offered by the library or book a specific training
- take a closer look into online self-study materials
- ask for teaching for your student group: contact information.services@uef.fi
Guidance for information retrieval and reference management
- book an appointment for in person guidance taking place either in the library or online: fill out a form
- if you have any other questions, contact the information specialist of your field of science: check the contact person from a list of disciplines
Research support services
- research data management
- publishing and storing publications
- research evaluation and visibility
- UEF Cris Research database
- eRepo Open access materials repository of UEF
Read more from Research support web-pages.
Facilities and devices
- library facilities, reading places, group study rooms and seating areas are freely available to everyone
- you can get 24/7 access to the library: read more about the self study facilities
- computers in the library are used with UEF IDs (availability)
- printing is enabled in campus libraries
- WiFi available
Library services for KUH staff
- As library customers, the KUH staff are equal to UEF personnel. However, there are some differences in the use of the library. This page contains information on library services specifically from the perspective of KUH staff.
Anyone who does not have UEF credentials are so-called external customers. Yet everyone is equally welcome in the library!
UEF Primo search service
- UEF Primo contains information about hundreds of thousands of books and tens of thousands of journals acquired by the library, as well as links to millions of scientific articles
E-books
- you can read e-books in the campus libraries only, you cannot borrow an e-book or read it online at home
- there are a lots of free online books and other publications available: read more from the Guide for open publications searching
E-resources: scientific journals, articles, databases, etc.
- you can use all electronic materials in the campus libraries
Borrowing printed material
- you can borrow and reserve books when you have a library card - read more about getting the card
Acquisition requests
- you can submit a request for a book or a journal to be acquired: read more about the acquisitions
Information retrieval instructions
- familiarize yourself with Quick guide for information searching
- take a closer look into online self-study materials
Guidance for information retrieval
- book an appointment for in person guidance in the library: fill out the form
Facilities and devices
- library facilities, reading places, group study rooms and seating areas are freely available to everyone
- computers in the library are used with a temporary username and password, which you get from the library (availability)
- printing subject to a charge is enabled in campus libraries
- WiFi available: UEF-open
Services as a table
| Service | Exchange, degree and postgraduate students | Students of Open University | Other students | Staff | Visitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of UEF Primo | x | x | x | x | x |
| Use of e-books and other electronic resources | x | x | x | x | |
| Borrowing books with library card | x | x | x | x | x |
| Making acquisition request | x | x | x | x | x |
| Courses by library | x | x | |||
| Self study materials by library | x | x | x | x | x |
| Guidance | x | x | x | x | x |
| Use of facilities | x | x | x | x | x |
| 24/7 facilities | x | x | x | x | |
| Use of computers | x | x | x | x | with temporary username |
| Printing (free/account) | x | x | x | x | |
| Printing (subject to a charge) | x | ||||
| WiFi | Eduroam | Eduroam | Eduroam | Eduroam | UEF-open |