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The University of Tartu Library calls on all researchers, postgraduates and master’s students to preserve their scientific posters, presented at research conferences, by uploading them into the UT digital repository in DSpace. The library wishes to set up a new good practice of keeping all scientific posters in a single open access digital archive.

On the 3rd floor of the library, the exhibition „Nikolai Jasnetski – restorer and artist“ will be opened on Thursday, 20 October. The paintings that are exhibited were given as a present to the Gallery of Discoveries by the daughter of Jasnetski in March 2022.

The University of Tartu Library participates in the international Open Access Week to introduce and increase the use and access to the results of scholarly research. This year’s theme “Open for climate justice" seeks to encourage connection and collaboration among the climate movement and the international open community. In addition to the UT Library, the information desks to introduce open science have been set up also in the libraries of the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tallinn University of Technology and Tallinn University.

University of Tartu members can test the following databases from the publisher LWW until the 11th of November: Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy contains videos of human anatomy specimens. LWW Health Library Medical Education is an interactive online access platform to key Lippincott textbooks.

From 1 October the prices of some library services have been updated. The rent for the private work rooms is now 10 EUR per day, 17 EUR per week and 30 EUR per month. The discount price is for the employees of the UT structural units. In processing fee for a lost book (to be paid in addition to the price of the lost item) is 10 EUR. The basis price for the digital copy of print quality is 5 EUR. The use of the shower room on the 3rd floor of the library is from now for fee which is 4.80 EUR

UT Library invites students to participate in the course “Fundamentals of Information Literacy” (OIAO.06.050, 3 ECTS) which takes place from 26 September until 20 November 2022. Students of all specialities who want to acquire knowledge and skills needed for systematic information search, reference management and information evaluation are welcome to participate. The course is suitable for the beginners as well as more advanced level, no prior knowledge in information search is expected.

To give a better overview of the library and its services, UT Library offers guided tours to students from Monday to Friday this week. The first year students as well as those who have already started their studies earlier are welcome to participate.

From 1 until 30 September all books in the UT Library e-bookstore are reduced 20%. One can pay for the purchase via bank link or with the credit card. The payment for the orders can be made via Swedbank, SEB, LHV, Luminor and Citadele bank links and with the credit card. Visit the e-books store here.

Welcome to the University of Tartu! During your studies you will definitely need the help of the library, therefore, take a look at some tips about using our services. 1.FIND US - UT Library is in the middle of the city, on 1 Struve Street - it is open on Mon-Fri 9-21, Sat-Sun 12-18, phone: 737 5702 - you can also use the subject libraries at different faculties and institutes.

On Friday, 17 June the University of Tartu Library celebrates its 220-th anniversary. All people are invited to celebrate this event.

The opening hours in summer 2022: starting from June 20 the library is on Mon-Fri open 12-18, closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Due to the public holidays the library is closed 22-24 June.

Dear readers! Due to the national holiday, the UT Library is closed on Sunday, 5 June.

Online platforms named EMIS and CEIC are open for trial in UT Network until 15th June. EMIS is an economic-financial platform which gives access to numerous companies', industries' and countries' intelligence from Estonia and the CEE region (147+ countries globally) from international trusted sources, like Oxford Economics, The Economist, Euromonitor, Frost & Sullivan, Fitch Solutions.

Traditional Night Library will start next Monday and this time it will be open for four weeks. Until 12 June, from Monday to Friday the students can study until midnight, on weekends 12-18. „We are organising Night Library together with the UT Student Union and it was their request to be open more than just two weeks," told the Head of UT Libary Service Department Olga Einasto. "We are ready to try. I personally believe that as spring is the time when students prepare for the final exams and write theses, they really need to use the library more than usually."

This year the university’s orienteering month is dedicated to the 220th anniversary of the University of Tartu Library All the control points on the orienteering route are in one way or another related to the library. The 21 control points take participants on a journey through the history and help them discover the story of the library.

Due to the public holiday, the UT Library is closed on 1 May. Happy Spring Day!

In cooperation with its partners the publisher De Gruyter offers a free access to the University of Tartu Library to more than 115 e-books and 13 articles about the history of Europe, international relations, law, modern history, politology, Slavic literature and sociology to assist everyone who is looking for background information about Ukraine and Russia and the ongoing war. Free access to the e-books and articles of thirteen academic publishers is available until 30 June 2022.

Due to Easter Weekend holidays, the library is closed from 15 to 17 April.

In the UT Library the room Ukraine with more than 40 books in the Ukrainian language was opened on Monday. One can study or read books, kids can play with the toys or draw in the room which is located in the rear part of the second floor reading room.

The exhibition "From a word to a picture" by the Finnish fashion photographer Elina Simonen is open in the second floor lobby of the library. The photos are supplemented by the poetry texts that were a source of inspiration for the pictures.