Arts Library Sigyn is located at Linnankatu Art Campus, near Varvintori, at Linnankatu 60. The library is shared by Turku University of Applied Sciences Arts Academy and Turku Conservatory. The library is open on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Staff is present during service hours.
The campus is not accessible. More information on arrival from the Turku UAS website. The second floor of the library can only be accessed by wheelchair during library service hours.
The Arts Library Sigyn's printed collection focuses on performing arts, visual arts and music. The campus library offers a diverse collection of sheet music and literature from various fields of art. Most of the library's collection is e-resources. Read more about e-resources. Browse the collection in Turku UAS Finna.
The materials of the campus library are located on two floors. Upstairs you can find sheet music, music literature and CDs. Material from other fields of education as well as general literature can be found downstairs.
There are two self-check machines and both of them can be used to both return and borrow material. The shelf for reserved books is located near the self-check machines.
Outside the library next to the entrance is a return drop box where you can return loans when the library is closed. When the entire campus is closed, i.e. later in the evenings, weekends and holiday periods, loans can be returned to the Lemppari Campus Library's return drop box located outside the campus building at Lemminkäisenkatu 30.
The library's Information and Research Guides provide key information sources by field of study, as well as useful tips and instructions for information retrieval.
Customers have access to computers and a multifunction printer. Customers outside Turku UAS and Turku Conservatory can print or copy only with the help of library staff during service hours. You can also read newspapers of the day in the library (Turun Sanomat, Helsingin Sanomat).
There are designated terminals for information seeking. On the terminal located upstairs, you can also read Turku UAS' theses stored in the restricted-access collection in the Theseus database. The screen of that terminal has a text Theseus on it.
Keep an eye on the library's info screen, where you will find information and tips related to the use of the library and e-resources.
You can borrow headphones and chargers from the library and buy print balance (students) during service hours. Sofas, armchairs and a jigsaw puzzle also invite for a more relaxed stay!
At the Arts Library Sigyn, you can also borrow and return material independently on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Outside service hours, the library door is locked. There is a log-in device near the glass door, for which you will need either a physical library card or a mobile card and PIN code found from your account in Turku UAS Finna. The door will open automatically after logging in.
With the library's two self-check machines, you can borrow and return material, as well as check your own Turku UAS Finna profile. Reserved items ready for pickup are on the shelf next to the self-check machine.
At the end of the service hours, after the announcement, you must log in to the self-check machine as a self-service customer. Log in by tapping the Open Library Login icon that appears on the screen of the self-check machines.
Read more about borrowing, returning and picking up reservations.
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