COURSE BOOKS
The borrowing of books belonging to the course requirements of University of Turku is concentrated in the Course Book Library. Exceptions of these are the course books of medicine, dentistry and nursing which are situated in the Medical Library and the course books of information technology which are situated in the ICT Library. The last-mentioned are catalogued in the Åbo Akademi Library's Alma database. There is also course book material in the library units in Rauma and Pori and in addition there are some course books in the discipline-specific libraries.
It is possible to check the availability of course books via the library’s Volter database which includes also the material of the Library of Turku Student Union (TYY).
The loan period for home loans from the Course Book Library collection is 14 days and for short-term loans 2 days. Apart from these there is a reading room copy of each course book to be read in the library. Reading room books may be borrowed as night and weekend loans during the last opening hour of the library. Reading room copies can be borrowed for overnight or weekend. It is advisable to check the availability of course books in the other libraries in Turku area as well. There are also electronic course books in the library.
Course books belonging to the Fennica collection in the Main Library (PÄÄ Fennica) are not given for any use at all. See more information under the heading Library collections.
Course Book Library resources are arranged in collections as listed below. In the Volter database the call number of the publication indicates its collection.
Please, select the collection you would like to examine. Via link the resource catalogue of the collection in question can be obtained.
| Collection | Call number in the Volter database |
| Course books (loan period 14 days) | KUR Kurssik or K Kasvat. Kurssik. or YHT Kurssik. |
| Electronic course books | KUR Elektroniset |
| Short-term loans (loan period 2 days) | KUR Pika |
| Reading room/overnight loans | KUR Lukusali or K Kasvat. Kurssik./Lukusali or YHT Kurssik./Lukusali |
| Dictionaries (loan period 14 days) | KUR Sanak |
| Fiction (loan period 14 days) | KUR Kaunok |
| Reference books | KUR Hakuteokset |