Textbooks are primarily acquired as e-books if they are available for institutional use at a reasonable cost. The library acquires e-books either as packages or as individual titles. E-textbook acquisitions can be temporary subscriptions or permanent purchases.
NB! The contents of subscribed e-book packages may change after the acquisition: titles can be added to and removed from the collection and this cannot be changed by the library. Teachers are encouraged to inform the library about all e-textbooks used on their courses. E-textbooks are always acquired as permanent purchases if possible.
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Please follow these steps if you wish to make sure that a particular e-textbook is available for your students during the next semester:
1) Open your university's Finna and check the platform on which the e-textbook is available. You can see the name of the platform/database in the link:
2) To find out if an e-book is a permanent purchase or a temporary subscription, please see the table below. Temporary subscriptions need to be renewed yearly or for shorter periods of time. We encourage teachers to let the library know if a particular e-textbook license needs to be renewed for the next semester.
3) To request an e-book license to be renewed, please fill out this form.
Please do not hesitate to contact the library if you have any questions!
See the Frequently asked questions for Teachers in this guide.
