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Useful Info for New Students

Library Locations

Opening Hours


Central Building Library (Ateities st. 20, Vilnius)
Floor Plan | Virtual Library Tour

Public Security Faculty Library (Maironio st. 27, Kaunas)

Opening hours may vary. For more information, see

Library Rules

Services


1. Users are requested to leave coats and bags in the cloakroom. There are lockers for your belongings.
2. Discussions in the Readings Rooms are strictly prohibited. Mobile devices may be used only in silent mode.
3. Smoking, eating and drinking are not allowed in the Library.
4. Library materials must not be marked, defaced or annotated in any way.
5. Books from the Reading Rooms are not taken home. Use them only in the area of the Library.
6. Users should not return books to the shelves. Please leave them on the trolley next to the shelves.
7. Users can take books home from the Lending Department.
8. Bachelor students can have 20 books at one time, master students – 30.
9. To take books home you need a document (Student‘s ID Card or Personal Identity Card)
10. Fines for overdue books are started to calculate from the next day, when the returning term of the book has expired:
  • if the book is checked out until the end of the semester, the fine is 0,05 EUR for each working day that the book is overdue.
  • if the book is checked out shorter than the semester, the fine is 0,10 EUR for each working day that the book is overdue.
The library provides a wide range of services.
Click on the links below to find out more about services offered by MRU Library.

Connecting to the Computers

Wireless Networks

Firstly, activate your MRU e-mail.

 Connecting to the Library computers:
        User name: stud\MRU e-mail user name (until@)
        Password: MRU e-mail password

All Library locations offer free wireless internet access.

Eduroam
Login name: MRU e-mail
Password: MRU e-mail password
Domain: Student


MRU
Login name: MRU e-mail user name (until@)
Password: MRU e-mail password
Domain: Student


If you need help or advice about using any of our Library services, please contact us: Ask a Question





MRU library trainings

Library offers wide scope of trainings in Lithuanian. Trainings on different topics are held on students’ demand:
  • "How to find information for your papers“;
  • "Academic Literacy"
  • "Searching for the scientific information in the subscribed databases“;
  • "Reference management tools: Mendeley and Zotero“;
  • "Electronic books „workshop“: how to find, download and use the e.book“;
Contact your Subject Librarian for the detailed information and to book a training session in English.


Trainings "Library for studies":  PDF   Recording 

These trainings are held for the 1st year students in September of every year. General information about the Library is provided during the lecture: rules and regulations, services and library resources.  


Trainings "Library introduction for international students"


Useful Info for New Staff 



Library Locations



Opening Hours


Central Building Library (Ateities st. 20, Vilnius) 
Floor Plan


Public Security Faculty Library (Maironio st. 27, Kaunas) 

Opening hours may vary. For more information, see



Ask a Question !


Borrow a Book

 If you want to know how our Library works, what services are
available, please don’t hesitate to 
ask the librarians. 


Lecturers can borrow: 

- up to 50 items from the Lending Department; 
- up to 5 items from the Reading Rooms (for 5 working days, if the books are not on order). 

Readers can check out the books themselves using a self check-out book machine.

Fines are calculated for the overdue books.



Lecturers Reading Rooms

            

Connecting to the Computers.
Wireless Networks


The Lecturers Reading Rooms (C-I-209 and C-I-011)
are open to University Faculty members only.

SPSS17 and E-signature can be used in the Lecturers Reading Room (C-I-209). 

Faculty members can print material free of charge: 
- in the Lecturers Reading Room (Central Building, C-I-209)
- in the Silent Reading Room (First Building, P-I-304 kab.). 
The Library does not supply paper for these printers. You must bring your own.
 
Near Lecturers Reading Rooms are available Individual lockers where you can store your belongings. 


After you register your account in University computer
system, you will be able to connect to the Library computers.

All Library locations offer free wireless internet access. 

Eduroam 
Login name: MRU e-mail 
Password: MRU e-mail password 
Domain: Employe 

MRU 
Login name: MRU e-mail user name (until@)
Password: MRU e-mail password 
Domain: Employe



Bibliometric services

  • Bibliometric indicators are provided from Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge (Web of Science and Journal Citation Reports) database. Bibliometric services are provided only for MRU academic staff.
  • Library offers:
  • author citation analysis – personal citation indexes of the author‘s publications;
  • H-index – citation of author‘s publications;
  • journal citation index (impact factor);
  • citation indexes of science fields – average citation of the exact category;
  • citation maps - related authors and articles;
  • largely cited journals of social sciences and humanities.
  • Bibliometric indexes may differ in various databases. For the comparison we also offer author’s h-index from Google Scholar database using Publish or Perish tool.
  • Send requests to natalija.popkova@mruni.eu or call (+370 5) 271 4667.


Bibliographical References List

  • Preparation of Bibliographical References List is free of charge for researchers and lecturers of the University.
  • The List is prepared within 10 working days.
  • The List is prepared by Subject Librarians on subjects of humanities and social sciences.
  • The user must complete a request form.
  • The completed request form must be sent to a Subject librarian by e-mail.

Training Sessions

  • MRU Library organizes regular training sessions for students and faculty staff.
  • Library offers wide scope of trainings in Lithuanian. Trainings on different topics are held on users’ demand:
  • “General searching for the scientific information“;
  • "Searching for the scientific information in the subscribed databases“;
  • “Reference management tools: Mendeley, Zotero“;
  • “Electronic books „workshop“: how to find, download and use the e.book“;
  • “Evernote for the „digital“ scientist and student“;
  • “Google services and tools“.
  • Contact your Subject Librarian for the detailed information and to book a training session in English.
  • If a group is formed, librarians can come to your department.

    Invite a Subject Librarian to Lecture

    • We can introduce:
    • electronic sources of scientific information on a specific topic;
    • provide compilation of bibliographical lists on any subject;
    • provide citation rules.

    Bibliographic management programs

    • MRU academic staff have free access to the Mendeley Premium. We invite you to register and take advantages of all the great opportunities that Mendeley offers.
    • Information how to join Mendeley Premium (in Lithuanian only)
    • For all questions relating to Mendeley, please contact the librarian Loreta Šetbarė by email loreta@mruni.eu, tel. (+370 5) 2714 726 or connect to the MRU community group on Mendeley where you can ask questions, discuss and share your experiences.

      Lecturers Reading Rooms (I-011, I -209)

      • The Lecturers reading rooms are located on the second floor of the Central building.
      • These Reading Rooms are open for University lecturers only.
      • The Reading Rooms is equipped with computers. It is possible to connect from your laptop to the Internet. Scanning, printing and copying of documents is free of charge.
      • SPSS17 and E-signature can be used in the Lecturers Reading Room (C-I-209). 

      Individual Lockers

      • Near Lecturers Reading Rooms  (I-011, I-209) are available Individual lockers.
      • You can store notes, books, computers and other items in the lockers.
      • The Locker is available for a one month period.
      • If you want to use the locker longer than for a one month period, please ask librarians at the Information Desk.
      • The Library staff at the Information Desk has the keys to the lockers.


      The Library welcomes suggestions for the acquisition of materials, which support the University's teaching and research programs.

      Before suggesting a book or other materials, please check the Library catalogue to make sure that we don't already have what you're looking for.

      If we don't have a particular item and you would like to recommend it for purchase, please use the Suggest a Publication form.

      If you wish to suggest more than one book, please use the Book order form and send it to jalmone@mruni.eu. In addition, this form must be signed by the Head of the Department and should be passed on to the Head of Information Resource Acquisition Department Almonė Jakubčionienė (Ateities st. 20, Room: I-103, Tel.: (+370 5) 271 4724).


      Library Locations

      Opening Hours


      Central Building Library (Ateities st. 20, Vilnius)
      Floor Plan | Library Tour

      First Building Library (Valakupių st. 5, Vilnius)

      Public Security Faculty Library (Maironio st. 27, Kaunas)

      Opening hours may vary. For more information, see

      Working in the Library                 

      Working in the Library
      at Night 

      Visitors, who want to use the Library, are issued a temporary valid Reader's Card.
      Price - 20 EUR. The Reader's Card is valid for one year.

      Services to visitors are provided only in
      the Library’s Reading Rooms, they can’t check-out books. 

      Visitors, when using the Library during
      the Night Hours, must present a valid Reader's Card.

      Bibliographical References List 

      Wireless Networks

      The service fee:  

      75 Eur - the request is executed within 10 working days.              
      150 Eur - the request is executed urgently within 5 working days.              

      Request a Bibliographical Reference List 

      For visitors who would like to use University Wi-Fi
      network temporary user ID and password are issued.

      How to connect to Wi-Fi network


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        Taylor & Francis eBooks

        Library offers a trial access to over 90 000 eBook titles from Taylor & Francis. Subject covered include the Social Sciences, Behavioural Sciences, Humanities, Law, and more. The trial is available until April 30th. 

        We hope you enjoy your trial!

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        Short Term Loan

        Books from Reading Rooms may be borrowed overnight.
        More information here: Short term loan

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