About us
Copyright Library is a special library maintained by the Copyright Institute. The library was established in 1987 in association with the Finnish Composers’ Copyright Society Teosto, but it became part of the Copyright Institute in 1993. We offer library services and information retrieval services. The library is open to everyone and contains relevant domestic and international copyright-related literature.
We are in the process of merging our collection with the collection of the Center for Cultural Policy Research Cupore's library, which is developed based on the needs of the research center's research projects. The core of Cupore's library collection consists of a collection donated by the Arts Council of Finland (now Arts Promotion Centre Finland) in 2012.
The library is open by appointment Mon-Fri. Please contact us in advance if you wish to visit the library. Welcome!
Rules of the Library
- You can become a customer of the library by presenting your identification and submitting your contact information to the library loan register.
- By becoming a customer, the customer accepts the rules of the library.
- The customer is always responsible for their loans.
- The loan period of books is 28 days.
- Journals are not available for loan, but copies of articles can be made.
- Loans can be renewed if there are no pending reservations.
- After a month of a missed return date, an automatic loan ban will be set to the customer. A loan ban can be removed by returning the loan or by replacing the missing material.
- The customer can replace a lost loan either by providing a monetary reimbursement or by delivering a replacement copy of the lost book.
- Interlibrary loans are sent to other libraries in Finland free of charge.
Online Catalogue and Account
An account for our online catalogue can be acquired by presenting your identification in person at the library.
Visiting the Library
We are special library that is open to everyone on weekdays from Monday to Friday. Please contact us in advance to book an appointment if you wish to visit the library. There is a free Wi-Fi, workspace and a photocopier at the library.
Loans
The loan period of books is 28 days. We lend only books, not journals or reference library materials. Books can be loaned by presenting your identification at the library. Loans can be renewed through our online catalogue, or by contacting the library. If a loan cannot be renewed because a reservation for it has been made, please return the loan as soon as possible.
Reservations
Books can be reserved through Finna or by contacting the library. If someone has made a reservation on a book that is on loan, the loan cannot be renewed. A pickup notice will be sent by email when the book is available for pick up at the library. Please be in contact with the library as soon as you receive a pickup notice.
Journals
We do not lend journals, but journals can be read at the library and photocopies can be made of articles in library. We are also able to scan and send articles published in print journals, periodicals, and magazines to customers by email. Please contact us if you find an article that you would like to receive an electronic copy of.
Interlibrary Loans
Interlibrary loans mean the lending of material between libraries. We deliver interlibrary loans to other libraries in Finland free of charge. Interlibrary loans are made through the library from which the book is ordered. Other libraries may charge for interlibrary loans according to their own pricing. If you wish to borrow a book as an interlibrary loan, please make a request through your own library.
Reference library
Some books in the collection are located in a reference library. They are intended for use on site and are not loaned out. The location of an item can be found in the volume's availability information.
Storage Items
If you wish to loan or explore materials that are located in the library's storage, please contact us in advance.
Acquisition requests
You can suggest items in our collections.
Library's collection policy
Our collection policy can be found here.