University of Helsinki
On Monday, May 1st, all library locations and learning centres are closed.
There is no night use in the Learning Centre Aleksandria between 1 a.m. on Sunday, April 30th and 4 p.m. on Monday, May 1st.
Publish openly and benefit from SAGE’s discount for APCs
The researchers at the University of Helsinki get a 87,5% discount from the APC payment when they publish their articles openly in SAGE journals (Sage Choice Titles) as a corresponding author. The normal APC payment would be 1600 GBP, but due to library’s Open Access-membership the author is left only with the APC-payment of 200 GBP.
Instructions for Open Access publishing in SAGE´s journals:
1. SAGE sends to a corresponding author the acceptance of the article and informs author about the possibility to publish the article Open Access.
2. The writer fills in the SAGE’s Open Access form and uses the Promo Code: “FinELib 2017“.
3. SAGE bills the 200 GBP APC payment from the corresponding writer.
When the article has been accepted the writers themselves have to add the information code: FinELib2017, which entitles to the discount. Researchers also have to make sure that the billing is performed correctly with the discounted APC payment.
- See the complete list of SAGE journals the discount applies
- SAGE Choice – FAQs
- Open Access -guide
- Questions? openaccess-info@helsinki.fi
Campaigning for Peace and Quiet in the Library
Let’s study together and abide by our common library rules.
Campaigning for peace & quiet in the Helsinki University Library in April 20th-26th, 2017.
Instructions for use of the library premises are summarized in the library rules. Check them out!
Opening hours for Easter
During Easter the libraries are closed from Good Friday until Easter Monday April 14th to April 17th, 2017.
On Maundy Thursday (April 13th), the libraries are open as follows:
– Kaisa House 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
– Kumpula, Terkko and Viikki 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Learning Centres Aleksandria and Minerva are open 8 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. on Maundy Thursday. Aleksandria can be accessed with magnetic key during Easter (from 7 a.m. until 1 a.m.).
You’ll find all exceptional opening hours for Spring from the library web page. From the same page you will also see the opening hours for the coming summer.
E-resources / remote use service interruption 28.3. 7.00-9.00
Service Interruption Tuesday 28th March 2017 07:00-09:00 (4-6 AM GMT) (or longer if something goes wrong). During this time e-resource session information will be lost and you may encounter errors with database search results or even normal browsing. Alternative way to access licensed e-resources is to use https://www.vpn.helsinki.fi/ VPN-portal.
Meilahti Campus Library Terkko is closed from May 22nd, 2017 for renovations
The Meilahti Campus Library Terkko will be closed for renovations on May 22nd, 2017 and the building will reopen in the beginning of the autumn term in 2017. So the last day Terkko will be open is Friday May 19th 2017.
Renovating the facilities is part of a larger project of the University of Helsinki, HUS, Health Capital Helsinki, and Think Company.
See more of the timetable and library services during the renovations from the page Changes in Terkko. The page will be updated as more information becomes available during spring and summer.
Collection of user statistics March 20th to 24th in the library
Kaisa House is open on Sundays in March and April, 2017
From March 5th until April 23rd the Main Library will be open from 11 am to 5 pm on Sundays, with the exception of Easter holidays (from Friday April 14th to Monday April 17th), during which period the building will be closed.
Entrance on Sundays is from Fabianinkatu or by lift from Kaisaniemenkatu (1st floor) or by lift from Helsinki University metro station (floor K1).
Finland’
s most popular learning environment works as self-service library
On Sundays Kaisa House will function as a self-service library. The collections and facilities are available to customers on all floors. The customer service on the 3rd floor is closed.
You can pick up your reservations as self-service from the open shelves at the service desk. Should you have problems with using the library or the self-service facilities, phone service will be available.
In case you need a guest login to the University network or copy cards (e.g. for printing), you have to get these earlier in the week.
The Learning Centre Aleksandria is accessible with magnetic key all Sunday
Learning Centre Aleksandria (Fabianinkatu 26) is open on weekdays from 8 am to 7:45 pm, on Saturdays from 11 am to 4:45 pm and closed on Sundays. Students at the University of Helsinki are able to access the Learning Centre outside these opening hours from 7 am until 1 am with a magnetic key. More information about using Aleksandria outside normal opening hours in Flamma intranet.
Main Library Kaisa House
– service phone 02941 23920
– email: library-citycentre (at) helsinki.fi
Helsinki University Library opening hours
Learning Centre Aleksandria
New resource: TOP SECRET of the 20th century foreign policy now digitized in Secret Files from World Wars to Cold War
Researchers and students of the University of Helsinki can now permanently access Secret Files from World Wars to Cold War, a rich resource containing British government secret intelligence and foreign policy files from 1873–1953. The majority of over 144,000 pages of content dates from the 1930s and 1940s. Spanning four key twentieth century conflicts, with a spotlight on the Second World War, the material enables research into intelligence, foreign policy, international relations, and military history in the period of Appeasement, through the Second World War, and into the early Cold War.
You can start exploring the content by theme. Quick Search provides a full-text search in all documents of the resource. In Advanced Search, you can refine your search by theme, region, document date or document type. By creating an account (My Archive), you can save searches and create reading list for later use. Help videos guide you through the key features!
The collection is sourced from The National Archives, U.K. Contact the Helsinki University Library personnel if you are interested in text mining the collection. The purchase of this Routledge / Taylor & Francis Group product for permanent access in the University of Helsinki network has been financed with support from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Helsinki.
This database can also be found via Helka database.
Secret Files from World Wars to Cold War
Feedback: e-library[at]helsinki.fi
The service break in Helka-database is now over
The service break in Helka-database is now over. If you encounter any problems in the new version, please report them to us by email at library@helsinki.fi.
