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Ge t t i ng s t a r t ed a t t he c ampu s
Åbo Akademi University Library (Åbo Campus)
(
Å
bo Akademis bibliotek)
Domkyrkogatan 2-4, 20500 Åbo
Phone: +358 (0)2 215 4180
e-mail:
Åbo Akademi University Library is an all-around
knowledge centre actively supporting research,
teaching and learning. The librar y ser ves
primarily teachers, researchers and students of
the university, but it is also open to the general
public. Åbo Akademi University Library consists of
several units which focus on different disciplines.
In connection to the library units there are
computers, photocopiers, reading rooms, desks,
cafés and smaller rooms for groups. You can also
read newspapers at the library. The facilities vary
between the different units.
The different units are:
.
The Main Library (has a complete
collection of all materials published in
Finland since 1919)
.
The ASA L ibrar y (course books,
Information Studies, Women's Studies,
Mathematics, Economics and Statistics,
Sociology, Political Science, Public
Administration)
.
The Axelia Library (Depar tment of
Chemical Engineering, Depar tment
of Natural Sciences, The Accelerator
Laboratory)
.
The Biocity Library (Biochemistry and
Pharmacy, Cell Biology, Environmental and
Marine Biology, Parasitology)
.
The Economics Library (Organisation and
Management, International Marketing,
Accounting)
.
The Arts and Humanities Library (all
subjects at the Faculty of Arts, including
Psychology and Logopedics, as well as the
Centre for Language and Communication)
.
The ICT Library (Information Technologies)
.
The Manuscript and Picture Unit
The printed material consists of over 2 million
volumes. The library a l s o offers access to 17,000
e-journals and 300,000 e-books and to reference
databases, which are available via library and
other computers in the university network or
by remote login with abo.fi-user accounts. The
database Alma
) is the
online public access catalogue of the library.
Please note that some library units have open
shelves whereas others have closed stacks, in
which case the material must be requested via
Alma.
For more information regarding the facilities
of the different units, opening hours, contact
information, and loaning policies, please see:
.
Tritonia Academic Library (Vasa Campus)
Universitetsstranden 7, 65200 Vasa (The main
library)
Phone:
+358 6 324 8201
e-mail:
Tritonia offers services to a number of universities
and universities of applied sciences in Vasa,
including Åbo Akademi University. The library
offers diverse services in Finnish, Swedish, and
English. As a public academic library, the library
is open for everyone. The printed collections
and electronic material primarily serve teaching
and fields of research at the universities and
universities of applied sciences.
The library uses the digital catalogue Tria,
where you can find books, journals and other
material, reserve books, renew your loans etc.
More information on how to use the catalogue is
available on the library website.
Anyone can get a library card by filling in an
online form (
)
or visiting the library. Proof of identity is required.
Tritonia has four different units:
.
Tritonia Yliopistonranta (The Main Library)
(Humanities, Education, Psychology,
Technology, Business, Economics, Social
Sciences, EU, coursebooks)
.
Tr i tonia Raastuvankatu (Bus iness,
Economics, Restaurant and Tourism
Management, Health Care)
.
Tritonia Sarjakatu (Health Care, Biomedical
Laboratory Science, Beauty and Cosmetics,
Nursing, Radiography and Radiotherapy,
Social Services, Advanced Clinical Nursing
Care)
