Acquisition request to the library

Acquisition requests in Tampere City Library

All acquisition requests are considered, but unfortunately the library cannot cater to everyone’s wishes. For example, due to reasons related to copyrights, all DVDs and CDs on the market cannot be procured at the library. 

Before submitting an acquisition request, check the item’s situation. You can check it from the PIKI online library or by asking directly at your library. You may also want to check out the collections of Tampere University and higher education institutions. We try to avoid procuring several copies of the same materials in libraries in the same city unnecessarily. 

With the remote service, you can order materials from other Finnish or international libraries as well. You can browse the collections of all Finnish libraries in the Finna service. 

Things to know regarding the acquisition requests

Requests are processed within a couple of weeks. The person who made the acquisition request will not be notified of the decision. No reservations are made to them with regard to the material in question. If you want to reserve the material, you must make the reservation yourself.

If the requested material is ordered for the library collection, it can be found in the ordering phase in the PIKI online services of the libraries. This is also when a reservation can be made for it.