Lapland University Consortium Library’s collections programme
Lapland University Consortium Library provides library services for the University of Lapland and Lapland University of Applied Sciences.
We are responsible for ensuring that comprehensive and up-to-date resources are available in all research and teaching fields of the university and university of applied sciences.
We describe the resources to our systems in accordance with international descriptive standards and nationally agreed recommendations.
General principles of collection work
We acquire domestic and foreign material from the fields of education and research at the University and the University of Applied Sciences.
We develop the collections of library units taking into account the research, teaching and study needs of each campus and unit.
The customer interface of the database is the LUC-Finna information retrieval service, the usability of which we are constantly developing.
Availability of collections
The library is an open scientific library, and its printed collections are available to everyone, either on the library premises or as home loans. The literature of different library units forms a coherent collection.
License agreements for e-materials are made on an organisation-by-organisation basis, so the collections of electronic materials of the university and the university of applied sciences differ from each other. As a rule, the staff and students of the University of Lapland and Lapland University of Applied Sciences can use the library’s e-materials remotely also from outside the university’s network.
E-materials are available to all customers in the library premises.
Selection and acquisition of material
The collections are increased by purchasing and acquiring access rights to online resources.
We acquire new material especially on the basis of acquisition requests received from research and teaching staff. Students can also make acquisition proposals. In addition, the library’s information resource specialists monitor the offerings and make selections.
The library receives donations only if they benefit the research and teaching of the university or university of applied sciences. The decision to accept donations is made by the library.
Principles for obtaining course books
The library acquires the course literature needed for teaching for its collections. The use of course books and the booking status are monitored and, if necessary, additional copies are acquired.
One copy of course books is purchased per three simultaneous takers of a course or exam, but no more than 30 copies.
If the book is an alternative to another work, fewer copies are acquired. A few copies of supplementary literature are acquired.
We primarily order an e-book as a course book, if one is available under terms and conditions suitable for organizational use. If necessary, we supplement the purchase of e-books with printed books.
Maintaining collections
We ensure that the library’s collections are up-to-date and appropriate by monitoring and evaluating the use of materials.
When storing data, we take into account the need to use, be up-to-date, and the condition of the data, as well as the availability from elsewhere. In addition, we will take into account the specifics of various disciplines.
Our collections are active collections of use, and the removal of material is a key part of maintaining the collections. Outdated, degraded and little-used material is removed from the collections.
Deleted material is sent to the National Repository Library if it is considered worth storing and the material does not already exist there. The collections of the National Repository Library are an important part of the library’s datasets.