Topic: university

The e-course quality label awarded to the online course “Research Data Management and Publication”, created in collaboration by UT Library and Natural History Museum
Information Technology Foundation for Education (ITFE) announced the recipients of the e-course quality label in 2020; among others, this acknowledgement was awarded to the online course “Research Data Management and Publication”, created by the UT Library and the UT Natural History Museum. The e-course was authored by Tiiu Tarkpea from the UT Library and Urmas Kõljalg, Allar Zirk and Veljo Runnel from the Natural History Museum.
08 May 2020
UT Library is closed until the end of the emergency situation
emergency situation
28 April 2020
UT Library calls for suggestions for the digitisation of books and learning materials
University of Tartu Library is asking students, researchers and lecturers to suggest which books and learning materials, written by Estonian authors, should be digitised in the first order. Digitisation will be carried out under the four-year-long European project EODOPEN, aiming at making 15 000 texts from the 20th and 21st centuries digitally accessible to all in the digital format.
17 April 2020
Online platform Human Kinetics Library open for trial
An online platform named Human Kinetics Library is open for trial, lasting until 31th May. The online platform - Human Kinetics Library - which is dedicated to the teaching, research and understanding of sport, kinesiology, and exercise science. The platform features over 150 eBooks, alongside ancillary materials for students. Please send your feedback to the address [email protected]
03 April 2020
Free access to several databases and study materials available after emergency situation
Due to the emergency situation and closing of universities, several publishing houses and databases gave free access to their materials that could be used by the students, researchers and employees of the University of Tartu. In case of some databeses, free access has been extended also after the emergency period.
31 March 2020
Frequently Asked Questions - Library Services in Emergency Situation
FAQ
24 March 2020
Contact-free borrowing of books starts on Wednesday
UT Library is closed due to the emergency situation, but starting from Wednesday, 25 March, users can request books via the e-catalogue ESTER. The requested books can be picked up from the Smart Lockers in the library lobby.
24 March 2020
Instructions how to request and borrow books in emergency situation
Instructions how to request and borrow books in emergency situation
24 March 2020
The Library is closed from 14 March until the end of the emergency situation declared by the Government
emergency situation
13 March 2020
Prime Minister Jüri Ratas visited the UT Library
Prime Minister Jüri Ratas visited the University of Tartu Library on 6 March to get an overview of the renovated building, which was reopened at the end of 2018. The Prime Minister met the director Krista Aru to discuss the role and opportunities of the libraries in the present educational and research situation.
11 March 2020