You can also go to other Diak libraries and borrow material. Remember that you need to return the book to the library in question:
IntraDiak-loan: If a certain book is not part of the collection in your own Diak-library but it is available in another Diak-library, you can ask the staff to order from the other campus library. It is free of charge to Diak-students and staff. the other library users has to pay a normal distance loan fee.
If we do not own the book in our libraries, we can make an interlibrary loan which are subject to a charge. You can also submit a proposal for a book. You can send an acquisition proposal by e-mail.
All the books have the same loan period: 28 days. There is not a special mark for the course books.
You can also borrow from university libraries and public libraries but you'll need a valid library card to the library in question. Unfortunately all the university libraries and the libraries of universities of applied sciences have their own library card. To get their card, you'll need to show your photo ID and follow their guidelines.
If you only want to borrow one specific book from another library, we can also make an inter-library loan but there is normally a charge for that.
Please inform the library immediately if your library card is lost. When you come to the library next time, please take your ID card with you and ask for a new library card. The fee of the new card is 2 €.
Overdue fines increase daily. The fine is 0,30 € / item / day. If the sum of your fees has reached 10 €, your borrowing privileges will be blocked until you have returned the material and paid the fees.
Remember that you are responsible of all the material that you have borrowed. If your friend decide not to return the material or ruin it, you are obliged to replace the material or pay all the fees.
You can reserve titles that are on loan via Diak Finna or by visiting a customer service desk. Reservations are free of charge.
You will be notified by email when the title becomes available.
Make sure you collect the reserved title or cancel the reservation in Diak Finna if you no longer need it. We will charge a fee for uncollected reservations 1 euro from 2021.
When you have got the e-mail to collect your book, you cannot cancel it by your self any more. In that case please contact the library by e-mail: kirjasto.helsinki@diak.fi
You can renew your loans:
Diak's Finna (Login)
by e-mail or by phoning to the library. Loans can be renewed up to 10 times if there are no other requests.