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Ge t t i ng s t a r t ed a t t he c ampu s
2.8 Libraries
Library cards to the university libraries are
issued by the university libraries themselves.
You can get a library card from the library
by proving your identity and giving your
contact information to the register. You can
fill in the library card application online
( in Åbo and
in Vasa) and then
visit the library to pick up your card. Remember
to bring ID.
Most of the university library services are free of
charge, except interlibrary loans, certain book
orders and information retrieval. Also, if you do
not return books by the due date, you will have
to pay a fine accordingly. Your borrowing rights
may also be suspended if you leave the fines
unpaid and for certain other reasons. Check
the terms and conditions for loans of each
library you borrow books from.
The books that are prescribed for any course
at Åbo Akademi University in Åbo should be
available at the ASA library. For those studying
at the Vasa Campus, course books can be found
at the university library Tritonia in Vasa. For
courses given at the University of Turku, please
consult their course book library. There should
be several copies of each book, but please note
that there are not enough copies for all course
participants.
In the university libraries, most items are
listed in the librar y catalogue. There are
separate library catalogues for the Åbo and
Vasa campuses at Åbo Akademi University. For
libraries on the Åbo Campus, you use Alma and
for books at Tritonia you use their database Tria.
For books in the libraries of the University of
Turku, use Volter. You will find the information
about the library catalogue and how to use it on
the library’s web pages.
You may also want to use the database of all
Finnish university libraries, Melinda
) as well as other special databases.
Information about the catalogues and the
databases is available at the library web pages.
Online searches in the university network’s
catalogues and databases are free of charge
and can be done in Swedish, Finnish and English.
You can ask the library staff for help to get you
started.
Åbo
Åbo Akademi University Library (Åbo Campus)
Åbo 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 library serves
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 Library (course books, Information
Studies, Women’s Studies, Mathematics,
Economics and Statistics, Sociology,
Political Science, Public Administration)
• The Axelia Library (Department of Chemical
Engineering, Department 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 (InformationTechnologies)
• The Manuscript and Picture Unit