Kaisa House is open on Sundays in March and April

From March 6th until April 24th the Main Library will be open from 11 am to 5 pm on Sundays, with the exception of Easter holidays (from Friday March 25th to Monday March 28th), during which the building will be closed.

Entrance on Sundays is from Fabianinkatu and by lift from Kaisaniemenkatu (1st floor) or from Helsinki University metrostation (floor K1).

Finland’s most popular learning environment works as a self-service library

On Sundays Kaisa House will function as a self-service library. The collections and facilities are available to customers on floors 2-7. The customer service on the 3rd floor and the underground floors (K4, K3, K2) are closed.

You can pick up your reservations as a self-service from the open shelves at the service desk. Phone service will be available should you have problems using the library or the self-service facilities.

In case you need a guest login for the University network or copy cards (e.g. for printing), you have to get these earlier in the week.

The Learning Centre Aleksandria 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 obtainable from the IT User Accounts service point. 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

 

English, anyone? The best e-resources, databases, news and more

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Research Guides is the comprehensive online library resource which provides a package of knowledge from our subject librarians. Our online guides with a wide range of resources are accessible anywhere & anytime for the Researchers of University of Helsinki.

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The ResearchGuides lists a selection of major information resources in various research fields provided by the Library. ResearchGuides collects library’s information sources and services  from the viewpoint of each research field. It is targeted especially to researchers and advanced students.


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Changes in Korean studies electronic resources in 2016

Monkey in a Peach Tree, Korea 18th c. Image source: LACMA http://www.lacma.org/

eKorean Studies database will no longer be available through AsiaPortal after the end of February. Instead we will have access to DBpia journal database and KRpia Korean studies database.

Access to DBpia ja KRpia databases is already working through AsiaPortal.

DBpia is a multidisciplinary full-text database of journal articles published by major Korean research institutions. There are over 1900 journal titles and more than 1,9 million articles included.

KRpia is a full-text database including reference works and primary sources such as dictionaries, encyclopaedias, and archival material on Korean history, literature, civilization etc.

Access to DBpia and KRpia for Helsinki University is possible through cooperation with the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies and with support from the Korea Foundation.

Image: Monkey in a Peach Tree, Korea 18th c. Source: LACMA http://www.lacma.org/

 

 

Library collections have moved from K2-floor in Kaisa House

The collections of Asian and African Studies, Classical Studies and Theology have been transferred from the floor K2 to the floor K3. New locations can now be found in the Helka database.

The 17 working spaces there will be available until June 30th 2016. After that date the K2 floor will no longer be a part of the library.

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Progression of Seasons for Chinese New Year

Helsinki University Library celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year with The Confucius Institute’s exhibition of students’ calligraphy and Chinese painting titled “Progression of Seasons”. The exhibition is held on the entrance floor of The Kaisa House (Fabianinkatu 30) from 8 February until 19 February, 2016.

The exhibition has been put together by artist Li Xinsheng.

The opening ceremony of the exhibition will be held on 8 February 16:30.

Free entrance!

What do Archaeology and Italian Philology have in common?

Our answer is: Both disciplines now have their own ResearchGuides:

Library Guides are especially designed to fulfill researchers’ information needs. You will find the most relevant sources of information, core databases, journals, articles and news feeds from our guides.

You find service also in the shortcuts of our web pages.

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Picture: Archaeological Site of Volubilis


 

What is it all about?

ResearchGuides – Library’s information sources from various research fields, expert librarians and help guides

The ResearchGuides lists a selection of major information resources in various research fields provided by the Library. ResearchGuides collects library’s information sources and services  from the viewpoint of each research field. It is made  especially for researchers and advanced students.


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