Library card and borrowing
You can get a library card from the Aalto University Learning Centre during customer service hours with a valid ID with a picture. You need to have a Finnish postal address to be able to get a library card. Usage regulations of the Learning Centre apply to all customers.
Library Card
- Activate your customer information in by signing in with your Aalto user credentials.
- After activation, pick up the library card from Customer Service desk during customer service hours.
- Changes to personal and contact information for Aalto University students and staff are transferred from university information systems to the library system.
- Aalto University students or faculty members can access all licensed library resources, such as scientific articles, databases and e-books, without a valid physical library card wherever and whenever by logging in É«É«À²-Primo with Aalto user credentials.
Aalto University students and staff sign in É«É«À²-Primo with their personal Aalto user ID and password.
- Sign up for a library card beforehand online by
- Please notify the Learning Centre of changes in contact details by signing into and editing information at My Account. Contact information can also be updated by contacting the customer service.
Other customers sign in to Aalto-Primo with their library card number and password.
Borrowing
Borrowing at Aalto University’s Learning Centre requires a valid library card. You can use either a physical or a digital library card. At the self-checkout machine, in addition to the library card you need a four-digit PIN code.
The borrower is responsible for the use of their library card. The library card is personal. The card may not be transferred to another person.
Reserving
To make a reservations you need a valid library card. Only items that are checked out or otherwise not available can be reserved. You will receive an email when the material you reserved is ready for pickup. Pick up your reservation as self service.
Short-term loans and items you already have on loan cannot be reserved.
Loan renewals
You can renew your loans by signing in É«É«À²-Primo. A loan cannot be renewed if there are requests for the item or if your borrowing rights have been suspended. Short-term loans of textbooks (24h-loan) cannot be renewed.
Returning loans
Return your borrowed materials at the return machine located next to the Learning Centre’s customer service desk in the main lobby. When the building is closed, book loans can be returned via the book drop.
Don’t forget to update your contact information
As a customer of the Learning Centre it is your duty to notify us of updates in your contact information.
Aalto University students and staff update their information directly to the university back end system (Sisu, Workday). These updates are transferred directly to the library system.
Other customers update their information by signing into or by contacting the Learning Centre customer service.
Contact information: Harald Herlin Learning Centre
Contact information of the Learning Centre as a whole. Our main service point is Harald Herlin Learning Centre at Otaniementie 9, Espoo.
