How to find books

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Find books in JYKDOK

Books

When searching for books, head to JYKDOK. You can use the basic search or advanced search on JYKDOK's front page. In JYKDOK you will find both printed books and e-books.

Through JYKDOK, you can also access separate e-book databases that have their own search features and where you can also search from the content of books. In JYKDOK, the search is directed at information about books, such as title, author, abstract and topics. E-book databases include, for example:

Availability of books

  • Search the book from JYKDOK and check the availability information to see where the book is and whether it is available online. By clicking on the location information, you can open a map of printed books.
  • Printed books can be found in the library, where they are on the shelf by topic. Usually, the book is alphabetized according to the author's name, but edited books (anthologies) are often alphabetized according to the title of the book. You can see the alphabetizing from JYKDOK.
  • If the book is on loan, you can reserve it.
  • E-books can usually be read either in a browser or by downloading the book to your own device.
  • introduces key e-book services, reading and downloading books, and citing e-books.

Some of the books are part of the legal deposit collection and the location information says Make a request from closed stacks. Reading room use only. Legal deposit copies can be ordered free of charge to be read in the library's facilities.

  • Older and less used research literature is often placed in the Kuopio National Repository Library, which is mentioned in the book's availability information. Students and staff can order books from the National Repository Library free of charge through JYKDOK.
  • If the book you are looking for cannot be found in JYKDOK, check the possible availability from other university libraries. In this case, use . Finna contains the materials of all Finnish university libraries. If necessary, the interlibrary service will order the book to Jyväskylä for a fee.