Overview of TalTech library services

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Tallinn University of
Technology
LIBRARY
Overview of library services
Katri Mägi
TalTech Library
Information Services Division
TalTech Orientation Days Aug, 26th 2021

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General Introduction

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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-103

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

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Soundproof phone
booths to make phone
calls without
disturbing others!

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Group Study Rooms
6 Group Study Rooms
on 3rd, 4th and 5th Floor
are reservable online
free of charge.

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Individual Study Rooms
26 Individual Study Rooms:
• 8 rooms on 3rd Floor –
reservable online free of
charge
• 14 rooms on 4th Floor – for
walk-in us
• 4 rooms on 4th Floor – pay &
get the key

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

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

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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 3rd floor – 90 days
To avoid overdue fines, please return or renew your books before the due date!

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

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Scanning
Self-service:
– free of charge
– on every floor
Borrow a scanner or other computer accessories:
– mice, headphones, ID-card readers, portable power
banks, etc.
– on 4th floor

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

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Library webpage:
www.taltech.ee/library

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Estonian online catalogue ESTER
www.ester.ee

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

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How to find a book from Open Stack
Click here

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Shelf number
Subject names
and numbers

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Call
number

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How to find e-books and scientific articles
• E-resources portal PRIMO –
http://www.ttu.ee/raamatukogu-portaal
• Campus-wide access
• Also by remote access
– login with Uni-ID
• Check the remote access manual on library’s webpage

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Information Searching Skills
• A self-study course in TalTech Moodle to be
familiar with library services, know how to
find relevant information to your studies and avoid
plagiarism.
• Test your knowledge by taking a quiz!