Interlibrary loans
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Interlibrary loans in Tampere City Library
You can place an interlibrary loan order personally in libraries, or using the e-form (currently only in Finnish).
What can I order as an interlibrary loan?
Material that is not available in the Tampere City Library's own collections can be ordered as an interlibrary loan.
You can order as interlibrary loans the following material:
- books
- newspapers and magazines
- microfilm and microcards
- audio and image recordings
- photocopies of newspaper articles.
However, e-books or e-magazines are not available as interlibrary loans. Audiovisual material cannot be ordered from abroad.
Who can order?
A customer with a PIKI library card and loaning right can place an interlibrary loan order.
How do I place an order
An interlibrary loan order can be submitted in person in libraries, or with a separate e-form (currently only in Finnish).
What is the cost of the order?
The price of the interlibrary loan order is €4.00. In addition, the fees of a library or an archive that provided the loan are charged.
When placing your order, you agree to pay all the costs of the loan.
Orders to the Nordic countries cost €10.00 per order. In addition, a normal interlibrary service order fee is charged.
Customers of Tampere City Library are not charged an interlibrary loan fee if the order is from the Multilingual Library.
How soon will I receive my order?
The material ordered as an interlibrary loan arrives on average in a week. But it may take even months to receive the requested material.
Can the interlibrary loan be renewed?
You can enquire about the extension of the loan period by contacting the interlibrary loan service.
Interlibrary loan service for libraries
We send libraries material that is not included in their own collections. Interlibrary loan orders can be placed by e-mail. Libraries can also reserve material directly on the material register for on-loan material and material on the shelf. The pick-up location is called Tampereen kaukopalvelu (only for libraries). No fees are charged for the loans.
Contact information
e-mail [email protected]
phone +358 40 800 7827