Tallinn University of Technology LIBRARY Overview of library

Tallinn University of Technology LIBRARY Overview of library services Katri Mägi Tal. Tech Library Information Services Division Tal. Tech Orientation Days Jan, 23 rd 2020

General Introduction

Opening hours Mo - Fri 8. 30– 20. 00 Sat 11. 00– 18. 00 Last Friday of a month is a clean-up day! 24/7 study room (night library) in room LIB-120

User registration • Apply for a library card: – register at the Information Desk – 2€ • With Estonian ID-card or TRP card – also online self-registration – free of charge NB! Know your Student Code

Arrangement of collections and services • 2 nd floor – social sciences & economics Service Centre & Help Desk. Computer Lab. Self check-out • 3 rd floor – natural & exact sciences, textbooks Individual and group study rooms. Self check-out • 4 th floor – engineering, technology & IT Individual and group study rooms. Quiet study area • 5 th floor – humanities. Newspapers and general journals Group study rooms

Soundproof phone booths to make phone calls without disturbing others!

Study Rooms 6 Group Study Rooms on 3 rd, 4 th and 5 th Floor: • all reservable online free of charge 26 Individual Study Rooms: • 8 rooms on 3 rd Floor – reservable online free of charge • 14 rooms on 4 th Floor – for walk-in use • 4 rooms on 4 th Floor – pay & get the key

Borrowing • At any service desk • Self Check-out on 2 nd and 3 rd floor • Open stack – pick a book • Storage – fill out a call slip • Up to 25 items at a time!

Loan Periods • • Generally 30 days Books with yellow spot – 14 days Books with blue spot – 7 days Books with red spot and all journals – for in-library use only • Textbooks on 3 rd floor – 90 days To avoid overdue fines, please return or renew your books before the due date!

Printing and copying • Self-services • Register your printing account at https: //ee. printincity. com • Add credits to your account via Pay. Pal • For identification add your ID-card or Tallinn Public Transport Card number or create a PIN code • Upload PDF files • Choose Tal. Tech as your print point

Scanning Self-service: – free of charge – on every floor Instant service: – up to A 2 size documents – placing orders on the 5 th floor Borrow a scanner or other computer accessories: – mice, headphones, ID-card readers, portable power banks, etc. – on 4 th floor

Library computers • Computer lab on 2 nd Floor Log in with: – username and password you can find on the computer keyboard – Uni-ID • Computer workplaces on every floor • Information Kiosks on every floor Information kiosk

Library webpage: www. taltech. ee/library

Estonian online catalogue ESTER www. ester. ee https: //www. ester. ee/search~S 1

How to find a book from Open Stack Click here

Shelf number Subject names and numbers

Call number

My ESTER In My ESTER you can: • see your checkouts • renew their due dates • view your overdue fines • see your book reservations

How to log in to My ESTER NB! You do not need to log in to search books!

How to find e-books and scientific articles • E-resources portal PRIMO • Campus-wide access • Also by remote access – login with Uni-ID • Check the remote access manual on library’s webpage

Uni-ID – your Tal. Tech username and password Get it in: • IT Help Desk, SOC-129, phone 620 3333, e-mail helpdesk@ttu. ee • self-service portal https: //pass. ttu. ee

See you in Library!