How can the library help you in your work? A couple of times a year, we organise a library info session for new employees. You’ll get basic information about the library. Read more on Into.
Library staff can help you to use the library and online services. Ask on the spot, by phone or email.
Opening hours of campus libraries
For help on finding information or to book an appointment with an information specialist, email infotelakka@samk.fi.
If you need support on Theseus.fi, you can email theseus@samk.fi.
Tell us about new course material or suggest a purchase. We welcome suggestions for materials that support teaching, study and research.
Send your message from your SAMK email to HR.ty.kirjasto@samk.fi.
We can deliver articles or publications that we don’t own in print or online.
Ask at the campus library or send an email to the library’s interlibrary loan service kirjasto.kaukopalvelu@samk.fi.
Article delivery and interlibrary loans are free of charge for staff.
Does the link to the library’s resources that you share with students work? Check with library staff or read our tips on SAMK-Finna.
SAMK-Finna tells you what we have, where it is and in what format. Most of the library’s material is online – including many textbooks and course materials.
You have access to comprehensive professional and scientific online services, as well as collections of ebooks and online journals. You can access them on your own laptop via the links on SAMK-Finna. You can log in to almost all resources with your SAMK-ID. For some resources, the login is different and will be explained at the level of the resource.
When looking for a specific book in print or digital format, start by entering the title of the book in the search box. SAMK-Finna shows you the location and loan status of the printed book or a link to an ebook online.
Explore the online resources in your field on SAMK-Finna. Select the field you are most interested in from the E-resources menu. The website offers a range of online services including comprehensive professional websites, databases and collections of e-books and online journals.
Select International e-materials search to find international scientific articles and publications, mainly in English.
Some of the online resources are only available to SAMK staff and students, others are freely accessible.
New online resources will be announced in SAMK-Finna news and Into news.
Dozens of libraries, museums and archives have an online service called Finna. Always search for the SAMK Library material on SAMK-Finna at samk.finna.fi. You will then see the correct links to the online material. Add samk.finna.fi to your bookmarks.
You have access to a wide range of professional and scientific journals. Links to thousands of online journals can be found on SAMK-Finna. Search for a journal title.
You can search for scientific journal articles with links using SAMK-Finna and various databases. Databases in your field can be found via the E-resources menu on SAMK-Finna.
You can search for international research articles by selecting International e-materials search on SAMK-Finna. You can also search international databases in your field and Google Scholar. If you find an article you are interested in but cannot open it, ask the library staff.
PressReader has a large selection of newspapers and magazines online. You can find the link on the SAMK-Finna homepage.
Finnish digital newspapers are available at ePress.fi and can only be read on the campus network.
Campus libraries also subscribe professional journals in print.
We have compiled links to e-learning services in various fields on SAMK-Finna.
You can log in to almost all online resources with your SAMK-ID. Some of the resources are logged in differently.
You will need a special username and password to access some of the library’s online services. Check the Into intranet.
Downloading an ebook to your laptop from sites such as Ellibs Library or Ebook Central requires a free reader software.
SAMK staff can install Thorium Reader and Adobe Digital Editions on the SAMK laptop from the Self Service Portal.
More instructions on SAMK-Finna:
The library will inform about the trial materials in the Into news and website:
Theseus is a service provided by the Finnish universities of applied sciences. Theseus gives you online access to theses and publications.
SAMK students publish their thesis in Theseus according to the thesis guidelines.
Need help finding information? INFOtelakka is a library service where our information specialists help SAMK students and staff in their search for information. Get online support and make use of self-study materials.
If you need help in locating digital and print materials or updating course materials for a course, please contact your campus library. We will guide groups of students. We are happy to come along to your classes to guide you in the use of resources related to your learning task.
We can also help you find information for your research project or project.
Book an appointment in advance for your student group or for yourself.
The library’s Moodle course provides material on searching information and citing to support the studies. Library Moodle is part of SAMK Moodle. Give the Library Moodle link to students.
The instructions for written assignments and theses provide answers to many questions about the thesis. The guidelines include information on citing and publishing a thesis on Theseus.fi.
You need the SAMK Library card to borrow books and other materials. The Tuudo app has a library card. Read the instructions on the SAMK-Finna website:
You can use your library card during self-service hours to access the campus libraries in Pori and Rauma.
You don’t need the library card to access online resources.
You can request books on SAMK-Finna. We will notify you by email when you can borrow a book.
You can borrow books from different campus libraries and also return them to the campus library of your choice.
Renew your loans at SAMK-Finna, Tuudo or at the library’s customer service desk.
SAMK staff can borrow various equipment from the campus library, such as a conference microphone, imaging equipment, USB adapter, DVD drive, memory card reader or wireless presentation controller. These have a short loan period of a few hours to a few days.
As a staff member your library account is valid for the duration of your employment. However, you can continue to be a library customer even after your employment has ended. Contact the library to update your contact details. You will get a plastic library card.
You can still borrow printed material and use SAMK-Finna. Access to online material acquired by the library is usually only possible with a SAMK-ID.
Read SAMK publications, theses and staff publications in various channels.
For instructions on how to publish and submit publications, please visit the Into intranet.
SAMK encourages a culture of open science, learning and publishing.
You can see the opening hours of our campus libraries on the SAMK-Finna homepage.
The opening hours include separate customer service hours and self-service hours. The doors are open during customer service hours.
The library door is closed during self-service hours. There is no customer service on-site. You can enter the Pori and Rauma campus libraries with your library card. SAMK students can access the campuses with a door code.
Online material is always available.
