Topic: university

The opening hours of UT Library in December: 17-18 Dec – open 9-18 19-20 Dec - open 9-21 21 Dec - open 9-18 22-26 Dec – closed 27-28 Dec – open 9-21 29-31 Dec and 01 Jan – closed

Dear readers! On Saturday, 1 December, the UT Library is closed due to the 99th anniversary of the national university.

On Monday, 12 November Tartu Observatory will give 260 older books that have so far been in its library over to the UT Library. “Holding conditions in the newly renovated library are definitely better than in our building,” Maret Veldre, the librarian of Tartu Observatory explained the need for rehousing the books. “Some of our books are even now in a bad need of restoration and the UT library has this competence. Also, as the ink won’t remain on the paper forever, manuscripts should be digitised. This work can also be done at the library by specialists.”

On Thursday, 8 November, the artist Kaire Nurk will open an exhibition of her paintings “Bivalent” in the second floor lobby of the UT Library. “Bivalent” brings together the paintings the artist made during her Master’s studies at the University of Tartu and the Estonian Academy of Arts in 2015-2017, and the works she had created as a professional artist before starting her studies.

On Friday, 09 November the representatives of the Rotalia Foundation USA gave a cheque on 100 000 US dollars as a gift to the UT Library. The gift was received by Kristjan Vassil, the UT Vice Rector of Research and Liisi Lembinen, the UT Library Acting Director. The donated sum will be used for purchasing additional technological equipment to expand the list of services offered to the readers.

Stalin Digital Archive is open for trial until 8 December 2018. Stalin Digital Archive contains a selection of documents, which covers Stalin's personal biography, his work in government, and his conduct of foreign affairs (1889-1952). Access to the archive is possible via UT computer network. Please send your feedback to [email protected]

Journal Science Robotics is open for trial until 4 January 2019. It is multidisciplinary, covering the traditional disciplines of robotics, as well as emerging trends such as advanced materials and bio-inspired designs; it covers all scales, from very large systems to micro/nano robots. Access to the journal is possible via UT computer network. Please send your feedback to [email protected]

On Tuesday, 7 November, the portrait exhibition of Konrad Mägi Atelier artists will be opened on the third floor of the University of Tartu Library. The exhibition shows 55 portraits, depicting cultural figures related with Tartu.

Students of medicine can now learn human anatomy and the structure of human brain and neuron with the help of 3D models. The detachable models of brain and neuron can be borrowed for in-house use at the service desk of the third-floor reading rooms. The model of human skeleton and posters explaining the anatomy of human body can be found near the shelves of medical books in the first reading room.

Thursday, 1 November will be a Fine Free Day at the UT Library. Overdue books can be returned without paying the fine on this day. “The renovation period was a complicated time for us as well as for the readers, so it could have happened that people forgot to return the borrowed books,” said Olga Einasto, Head of the UT Library Service Department. “Thursday is a good day to return them, as we do not ask you to pay the fine on this day.”