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Aalto University Library, Otaniemi
Loan periods
The standard loan period is 28 days.
The loan period for text books, identified by the 'loan period 2 weeks' label on the cover, is 14 days. The reading-room copies of text books may be used in the library and are available for overnight and weekend loans (see below).
Journals, reference works or the works in the archive are not available for borrowing, but may be used, copied or scanned in the library.
The rules for using the archived materials
Overnight and weekend loans
The reading room copies of the text books are available for overnight and weekend loans. A patron is allowed two items for short loan at a time. Circulation attendant will help you place requests for short loan in advance.
Overnight and weekend loans are issued:
- During weekdays: no earlier than 2 hours before closing time.
- During the summer and on Saturdays: no earlier than 1 hour before closing time.
However, if the requested text book is being used by another patron, it can only be taken out after the other patron is no longer using it.
Please note that overnight and weekend loans must be returned within one hour of opening on the following working day; the overdue fees for short loans are considerably higher than those for standard loans, 1 €/hour.