You still have time to evaluate the library services – the survey is open 4.3.-7.4.2013!

The results of the survey will help your library in evaluating and developing the library services. Your opinion is important to the library!

By answering the questionnaire you can also take part in the prize draw for books and other prizes.

The national user survey is carried out 4.3.-7.4.2013 in the whole country. The users of public libraries, academic libraries and several special libraries can take the survey. For three years ago the survey was taken by over 34 000 library users. The survey is coordinated by the National Library.

To take the survey, please click the link below:
https://my.surveypal.com/yleinenkysely

80 % of our Journals are OnLine!

  • About 80% of our more than 30 000 journals are e-journals or also available as e-versions.
  • As a student or a staff member of the University of Helsinki (= as a holder of a user account for the University network) you can read our e-journals  anytime of day and from anywhere via remote connection.
  • As a local customer of the library you can read our e-journals on the library premises either by using the computers reserved for visitors or on your own laptop via a wireless HUPNet connection. The customer service desk can provide you with a temporary HUPNet account.
  • There are several alternative routes to our e-journal collections. You can find a certain e-journal through the search functionality of our web site or NELLI or HELKA or browse e-journals on a certain subject through NELLI. You also can start by searching for a certain article or articles on a certain subject  through the NELLI article search or Google Scholar  or through reference databases provided  by the Library. You will find links to articles on the result lists if the journal in question is subscribed to the Library.

E-thesis has been renewed!

University of Helsinki E-thesis-service has launched its redesigned website on February 18th. The site aims to serve better students and researchers publishing or depositing a digital thesis. In addition, the E-thesis website offers a gateway to searching and browsing open access theses of the University of Helsinki.

E-thesis service was initially launched in 1999. E-thesis has published over 4000 open access doctoral dissertations and over 3000 open access Master’s Thesis.  The open access theses in the service have over a million downloads in total every year. The service is maintained and developed in the Digital Services of the Helsinki University Library.

New eBooks from Elsevier

The library has acquired 411 new eBooks on various scientific fields published in 2012-13 by Elsevier. The eBooks most used during the year will be acquired permanently in the end of the year. The books can be found through HELKA.

The library also acquired eBooks published in  2011 by Elsevier: these eBooks were accessible through Helka during the last year and the books most used  were acquired by the library (see titles here).