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Interlibrary services for libraries

We send loans and copies from our collections to other libraries, with certain restrictions.

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Requests and reservations

Interlibrary loan requests are addressed to the Interlibrary Loan service via an electronic form in the HelpJYU portal. Requests can also be sent by e-mail: kaukopal@library.jyu.fi (one request per message).

The following information must be mentioned in the request:

  • Book requests:
    • Title
    • Author
    • Year of publication
  • Article requests:
    • Name of journal/magazine
    • Author
    • Name of article
    • Year, volume, issue, page numbers
  • Information of the library making the request:
    • Name of the library
    • Address
    • E-mail address
    • Mobile phone number for post packages
    • Library card number/Melinda identifier
    • Order number/customer's name
    • Invoicing information
    • When ordering course books, information whether the customer is a student of the University of Jyväskylä or Open University. We send course books as interlibrary loans only to our own students.

The libraries are charged for interlibrary loans. Invoices are sent to the ordering library a couple of times a year.

What the Library lends and does not lend

The Library lends

  • books from the General Collection
  • course books only for the JYU students and JYU Open University students. The customer’s student status must be mentioned in the order.
  • journals from the General Collection located in the stacks
  • books from the Depository Collection for reading room use if they are not available elsewhere
  • newspapers in microfilm if not available elsewhere

The Library does not lend

  • short loans, reference copies
  • journals, maps and audiovisual material from the Depository Collection

Theses

  • Theses published since 1997 can be read mostly on the Library’s website.
  • Theses published from 1980 to 1996 are lent as microfiche.
  • Theses published before 1980 are usually lent in printed form for reading room use.

Articles

Articles from electronic journals will be sent if the licence allows.

Loan period

As a rule, the loan period of interlibrary loans is 28 days. Textbooks have loan period of 14 days.

Requesting a book on loan

Libraries themselves must not place a hold on a book that has the status “checked out” in JYKDOK. The book must be requested as an interlibrary loan.

Renewing

An interlibrary loan can be renewed unless a request has been placed for the item:

Returning loans

Returns should be sent to the following address:

  • Open Science Centre, Library / Interlibrary Loans, P.O. Box 35 (B, Lähde), FI-40014 UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ
  • Mobile phone number for post packages: +358408053824

Overdue notices, fines and payment collection

We will send the library two reminders for a loan not returned by the due date. Overdue fees are not collected, however.

The borrowing rights of the library will not be suspended, but the library cannot renew the loans if items remain unreturned.

The library will be invoiced for a lost item.

See also

Opiskelijat kirjastolla

Borrowing from other libraries

The library orders material that is not available in the University of Jyväskylä Library as loans or copies from other libraries. See instructions on how to make an interlibrary loan request.

Library materials

The library's collections consist of printed and electronic books and journals, various types of databases and special collections.