University of Tartu subject libraries

Mon-Fri   9-17

Ravila 19-1023, Tartu
Phone: 737 4134
Contact: Helju Vaidla, krista.lukka-raud@ut.ee

The library holds textbooks and research and reference materials in Estonian and in foreign languages and serves, primarily, students and teaching and research staff of the Faculty of Medicine. Other interested persons may use materials in the library. Users need to present their UT Library card or ID-card. Printing and photocopying services are for a fee.

Jakobi 2, III floor, Tartu
Phone: 737 5413
Contact: Heidy Meriste

Mon          12-17
Tue - Thu   11-17
Fri             11-16

 
The library holds materials on the philosophy of morals, applied ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics, etc., having mainly been created to meet the needs of research on philosophy and ethics. UT students, teaching staff and researchers can borrow the materials by presenting their UT Library card or ID-card; other interested persons may use the materials in the library.

Ülikooli 18-226, Tartu
Contact: Teet Toome

The library holds books and periodicals mainly on Buddhology, Indology, Sinology and Tibetology, but also on Arabic Studies and Assyriology. The library includes the Linnart Mäll Memorial Collection and the book collection of the Estonian Academic Oriental Society. To use the library and borrow books, send an e-mail to the librarian.

Mon-Fri   8.30-16.30

Lembitu 24, Tartu 50405
Phone: 731 8185
Contact:   Ivika Rande
E-mail: medinfo@kliinikum.ee

Centre of Medical Information is a subject area information centre for all Estonian medical staff and medical students of all levels. User services are offered based on the electronic user/access rights or by the visitor’s card.

Mon-Fri   9.30-15.30

Ravila 14a, Tartu
Phone: 737 5186
Contact: Marju Salve

The library holds journals, monographs and textbooks on chemistry and bordering subject areas. Students, teaching staff and researchers of the Institute of Chemistry can borrow materials by presenting the UT Library card or ID-card. Other interested persons may use materials in the library.

Open:

Mon-Thu  9-20
Fri           9-19

Adress:

Narva Road 18-1015, Tartu 

General information and renewal of due dates:
delta.laenutus@ut.ee

Phone: 737 6325, 737 5876

Two libraries- Mathematics-Informatics and Economics - joined together into Delta library, which operates on the 1st floor of the University of Tartu Delta Centre (constructed 2020)

The library holds modern study and research literature on different fields of mathematics, informatics, statistics, economics.
UT students, teaching staff and researches can borrow materials by presenting the UT Library card or ID-card. Other interested persons may use the materials on site in the library.

Mon - Thu   9-16.30

Jakobi 2-212, Tartu
Contact: taisi.juus@ut.ee  

Department of Archaeology Library holds books and periodicals for study and research purposes. Students, teaching staff and researchers in the field of archaeology can borrow library materials; other interested persons may use them in the library. Users need to present their UT Library card or ID-card.

Mon-Fri   9-16

Ravila 14a-3004 Tartu
Phone: 737 5891
Contact: siiri.poolakess@ut.ee

The library holds materials on different fields of geology. Books can be borrowed by presenting the UT Library card or ID-card; all other interested persons may use the materials in the library. Photocopies can be made in the library.

Jakobi 2, III floor, Tartu
Contact:  Eva Lepik

Mon          12-17
Tue - Thu   11-17
Fri             11-16

The library holds materials on semiotics, cultural studies, communication studies and other fields and includes the about 1000-volume Thomas A. Sebeok book collection on biosemiotics. The Sebeok collection is for in-house use only. Other materials can be borrowed by presenting the UT Library card or ID-card.

Mon-Tue   9-17
Thu          9-17

J.Liivi 2-221, Tartu
Phone: 737 5893
Kontakt Eve Möls

The library holds materials on evolution, immunology, animal psychology, animal diseases, etc. Students and teaching staff of the Department of Zoology can borrow materials by presenting their UT Library card or ID-card. Other interested persons may use materials in the library.

Mäealuse 14, Tallinn
Phone: 671 8914, 671 8908
Contact: kristina.tiivel@ut.ee

Estonian Marine Institute’s Library holds materials on fisheries, ichthyology, hydrobiology, oceanography and environmental protection, serving mostly the staff of the Institute. Books can be borrowed by presenting the UT Library card or ID-card. Other interested persons (students, teaching staff and cooperation partners) may use the materials in the library or borrow them under special conditions, sending a request by e-mail.

Mon-Fri   9-17

Books can be ordered by sending e-mail sille.avalo@ut.ee

Näituse 20, Tartu
Phone: 737 5993, 737 5984
Contact: Sille Avalo (librarian), Maire Ranno

The information centre holds study and research materials on different fields of law, collections of legal acts, and bachelor’s (since 2005), master’s and doctoral dissertations defended at the Faculty of Law. Information Centre is open for all interested persons, but only the students and teaching staff of the School of Law can borrow materials by presenting the UT Library card or ID-card.

Mon-Fri   10-15

Ülikooli 17-226, Tartu
Contact: Marko Tiido

The institute's library combines together three smaller subject libraries: Department of Estonian and Comparative Folklore, Department of Literature and Theatre Studies and Chair of Comparative Literature. The library holds a selection of books for study and research purposes, a smaller quantity of academic journals and defended theses (BA, MA, PhD). Books can be borrowed by students and staff members of the University of Tartu by using an Estonian ID-card or a UTLIB library card.

NB! Due to the renovation of the institute's main building books have been packed and can only be accessed on prior notice.
 

Mon-Fri   9-17
Sat  10-15 (open university study sessions)

 
Jakobi 5, Tartu
Phone: 737 6452
Contact: Anne Allikvee
E-mail: hi.raamatukogu@ut.ee

The Library holds materials aqcuired to meet the study and research needs of students and teaching staff of the Institute. UT students and staff members can borrow materials by presenting the UT Library card or ID-card. Other interested persons may use the materials in the library.

Mon-Fri   9-17

 
 Jakobi 2-423, Tartu
Phone: 737 6543
Contact:  Leelo Padari
Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics contains three separate collections of materials on the Estonian language, the Finno-Ugric languages and general linguistics. Books can be borrowed by presenting the UT Library card or ID-card.

Mon -  Thu   10-17
Fri                10-16

Lossi 3, room 208, Tartu
Contact: https://maailmakeeled.ut.ee/en/library-2

Phone: 737 5339

The library was formed by merging the libraries of the departments of Scandinavian Studies, German Studies, English Studies, Classical Studies, Romance Studies, Slavic Studies and the Language Teaching Centre. The new library holds a very large variety of materials in many languages including fiction, which can be borrowed by the students, teaching staff and researchers of the UT by presenting the UT Library card or ID-card.

Mon-Thu   9-17
Fri            9-15

Nooruse 1, Tartu
Phone: 737 5290
Contact: merle.tiidemaa@ut.ee

The library holds study and research materials on different areas of pharmacy. The collection is mostly formed of books deposited from the UT Library. Borrowing is not available; all registered users of the UT Library can use the materials in the library.

Mon-Fri   8-20

W. Ostwaldi 1 A-wing 203, Tartu
Phone: 737 4746
Contact: Eha Lambing, Tiia Boiko

The Library holds ca 18 000 items of study and research literature on different fields of physics, environmental physics, materials science, information technology and mathematics, serving mostly the students, teaching staff and researchers in the field of physics. Users need to present the UT Library card or ID-card. A computer classroom is attached to the library, which can be used when no lectures are held there.

Book lending and returns must be agreed with the librarian by email or phone

Ujula 4-3034, Tartu
Phone: 737 5360
Contact: margit.magimets@ut.ee

 
The library holds materials on sport sciences, sport management, sport physiology, physiotherapy, etc. Students of all levels, teaching staff and researchers of the Institute can borrow materials by presenting their UT Library card or ID-card.

Mon-Fri   10-18

Lossi 36-316, Tartu

Phone: 737 5940
Contact:  Maio Vaniko
E-mail: so.raamatukogu@ut.ee

The library holds materials on journalism, public relations, communication, politics and government (incl. the EU subjects), public administration, sociology, social politics, social work, psychology, pedagogics and history. Materials can be borrowed by presenting the UT Library card or ID-card.

Mon-Fri   9-18

Raekoja plats 2, Narva
Phone: 740 1949
E-mail: raamatukogu@narva.ut.ee
Phone: 740 1948
Contact:   urve.aja@ut.ee 

The library was created to meet the study and research needs of the students and staff members of the UT Narva College. Among registered users are students and staff members of Narva College. Materials can be borrowed by presenting the library card or ID-card. All interested persons may use materials in the library.

Mon-Fri   9-18
Sat          9-16.30

Ringi 35, Pärnu

Phone: 445 0525, 445 0526
E-mail: raamatukogu@pc.ut.ee
Contact:   Kaja Vaabel   (Head),  Helle Tamm   (clerk)

The library holds materials on economics, social sciences and tourism and hotel management. Registered users can borrow materials by presenting the UT Library card or ID-card. Students and staff members of the College and local inhabitants can use the library.

Mon-Fri 10-17

Kaarli pst. 3, Tallinn

Phone: 627 1894, 627 1896
Contact:  Terje Hannus

The Information Centre holds mostly law literature and provides the students and teaching staff of the School of Law in Tallinn with study and research materials. Users need to present their library card or ID-card.

Wed   13-16
Fri      9-12

Lossi 25, Tartu
Phone: 737 5673
Contact: Virge Lell

The archival collection holds publications about the history of the UT, about teaching and research at the UT, and about persons connected with the UT, as well as selected materials on the history of Estonian science. All interested persons can use the materials in the library.
 

Mon-Fri    9-18
Sat           10-15

Posti 1, Viljandi

Phone: 435 5238
Kontakt Ene Trallmann (Head), Marika Viitmaa (clerk)

The library acquires materials based on the curricula of the Academy; it also holds a large collection of sheet music and audio-visual materials. Students and staff members of the Academy, as well as alumni and former members of the teaching staff of the Academy who live in the Viljandi County, and students and staff members of the UT can borrow materials by presenting the UT Library card or ID-card. Other interested persons may use the materials in the library.

Tue-Wed   9-16
Fri             9-16

Observatooriumi 1, Tõravere, Tartumaa
Phone: 737 4510
Contact: Ulvi Nigol
E-mail: ulvi.nigol@ut.ee
 

The library is a specific subject library granting borrowing privileges primarily to astronomers, climatologists and mathematicians. User services are offered based on the ID-card. Other interested persons can use materials in the library.