The Library’s services are available to all members of the academic community at KTU who have a valid Lithuanian Student Identity Card (LSIC), employee ID card, personal identity card or passport. Other visitors who want to use the Library’s services should register at the Information Desk of the Libraries.
Students of each faculty can use any of the University’s Libraries.
Yes. The Library provides individual consultations on topics such as preparation of study and research papers, literature searches, citation and list preparation, copyright and plagiarism prevention, scientific communication, etc. You can find registration form here.
The self-service multifunctional photocopiers are in the Library. The price is 0.04 EUR per A4 page for photocopying or printing and 0.02 EUR for scanning.
Students who participate in Library organized trainings can learn how to search for information, use information resources for papers, cite them and prepare a list of references. Students who participate in at least 3 training sessions during the semester can receive a badge.
You can find a list of programs and Libraries that have programs installed on their computers here.
The copies of the publications should be brought to the Research Information Services (Social Sciences and Humanities Library, Gedimino Street 50, Room 123). If you have questions about uploading your publications, please contact Rita Jašmontienė at rita.jasmontiene@ktu.lt or Edita Ražanskaitė at edita.razanskaite@ktu.lt.
Please visit the Social Sciences and Humanities Library or contact Birutė Kloniūnienė by email birute.kloniuniene@ktu.lt.
Computers for group or individual work and the internet are available to all members of the academic community.
The premises of the Libraries are adapted for the people with movement disabilities.
The adjustable tables and chairs for the readers with movement disabilities are located at every Library of Kaunas University of Technology. In addition, the specialised computer mice and keyboards for the readers with kinetic disabilities can be found at every Library.
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Yes, all Libraries are accessible to people with mobility impairments.
No, these works are not stored in the Library. Bachelor’s and master’s theses, doctoral dissertations and their summaries can be found in the KTU virtual library. Not all e-documents have free access, as it depends on the access status granted by the author and the institution (e.g.: freely available on the Internet; available only on the institution’s intranet; inaccessible, etc.).
The Library is closed for visitors on every last working day of the month from 8:00 to 12:00 (except in April, May, October and November). On these days, it provides services after 12:00, as the first part of the day is devoted to the revision of stacks and computers.
You can book a group work room on the website rezervacija.ktu.lt/en or by phone +370 (37) 300 666.
Non-University community members who would like to reserve the premises of the University Campus Library (Studentų g. 48) can contact us by phone +370 (37) 300 666 or by e-mail biblioteka.um@ktu.lt.
Group work rooms are reserved for groups of at least 2 people.
Users can reserve Library space for up to 2 hours. If you wish to reserve Library space for a longer period of time, please contact a member of the library staff or call +370 (37) 300 666 or by e-mail biblioteka.um@ktu.lt.
If you are planning a coffee break, please inform the Library staff on +370 (37) 300 666.
Yes, you can cancel on the website rezervacija.ktu.lt or by phone +370 (37) 300 666
ISO 690 2021 standard – for written works in physical and technological sciences; APA style – for written works in social sciences and humanities.
Yes. When paraphrasing a text, it is very important not to distort the author’s thoughts. You cannot arbitrarily interpret a statement taken out of context. It must be given the meaning that the author himself gave it. The beginning and end of the paraphrased thought must be indicated in the text, as well as a reference to the bibliography at the end of the work.
No, you must cite them – insert a reference in the text, and provide a full description in the bibliography.
Literal translation of texts from other languages without indicating the author of the source of information is one of the cases of plagiarism.
You can use exact quotes, but be aware that using exact quotes too often gives the impression that the author of the work does not have a clear opinion on the issue. The quality of your work will not suffer if you paraphrase another author’s thoughts in your own words, as long as you maintain a rational relationship between your thoughts and the information provided by the other author.
When you cite the same source more than once in the same paragraph and no other source has been used, include a citation at the end of the paragraph. However, if there is still uncertainty about your citation, it is better to cite the source each time you use it.
If you cite your previous work, you must indicate yourself as the author.
You can find information:
On the library page
MOODLE – after logging in, select the training course “Library Training”
In the methodological instructions for preparing written work
Contact your faculty subject librarian
A bibliography is a mandatory part of a thesis. Only sources cited in the thesis are included in the bibliography, and all sources listed in the bibliography must be cited in the text. The list of sources of information includes legal acts and various data sources (dictionaries, databases, etc.) used in the thesis. The list of sources of information is not mandatory; it is compiled as needed.
The distance training registration form can be found on the Library’s website, in the Training section.
Yes, you can.
You can find the learning materials for the training courses on the Library’s website and in the virtual learning environment Moodle, by selecting “Library Training”.
In the KTU Virtual Library you can serach printed resources: books, journals, newspapers and other publications; e-resources: books, articles (in subscribed and open-access databases) and others. All members of the university community can log in to KTU VB using the KTU single sign-on credentials and people registered to the Library can use sign in credentials provided by the library.
In the KTU Virtual Library, please select language English and then Course Reserves.
Statistics Lithuania’s e-standards can be found in the KTU Virtual Library by selecting Lithuanian Standardization Department Standards (LST) or All Library resources. Standards can be read at home by logging into the KTU Virtual Library using the KTU unified login.
This information can be found in KTU Virtual Library select Science Publications (KTU PDB) Database.
Rare prints can be searched in the KTU Virtual Library. If you cannot find the print in the virtual library, please contact us by e-mail edita.korzonaite@ktu.lt or by phone +370 (37) 300 658.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Library by email biblioteka@ktu.lt or telephone +370 (37) 300 655.
Information about electronic theses, dissertations and dissertation summaries you can find in the Lithuanian Academic Electronic Library (eLABa).
Yes, it is possible. E-resources from home computers can be accessed via KTU Virtual Library. The members of KTU community can log in using their single sign-on.
The periodicals of the current year can be found in the Reading Room of the Central Library or the reading rooms of the Faculty Libraries’. Other items are kept in the closed stack. You can find the information about the location of periodicals in the KTU Virtual Library.
Information about completed order is sent to the KTU email address of the academic community members. You can also track the progress of your order in the KTU Virtual Library under Reader’s Account. For assistance, please contact us by phone +370 (37) 300 655 or by email biblioteka@ktu.lt
You can order (reserve) such a book, but you will need to wait in line until the book is returned. You will receive a notification at your KTU email address when the book is available for pickup.
Students can not borrow books from the reading room, there is a possibility to scan / take pictures / copy excerpts from a book. University teachers, researchers and PhD students can borrow books from the reading room for 3 days.
Yes, it is possible. The books are lent if a person provides a personal identity card or a passport.
You can receive the items at the library where they are being stored (please ask at the Information Desk in the Library). The orders are kept on the shelf for three days.
From one day to one semester.
Yes, it is. At the time of placing your order, please notice in which Library the book is being stored. You must return the book to the same faculty from which it was borrowed. More detailed information about borrowing publications can be found here.
You can extend the loan period of a book online, by email, telephone or at the Library:
• Library > KTU Virtual Library > Menu > Librray Card
• Email biblioteka@ktu.lt
• Tel. +370 (37) 300 655
• in the library
The number of extension periods is unlimited unless you have penalties (your debt cannot exceed 5 EUR) or a book has been placed on hold by another user.
Yes, an identity card is not required to return a book to the Library.
– Standards
– Lithuanian dissertations and dissertation summaries;
– Periodicals
– Electronic documents (on data storage devices)
– Rare books
Up to 20 books can be borrowed.
Yes, it is possible. You may login to the KTU Virtual Library from any computer at any time.
This is a paid service available only to the members of the University’s academic community. Please, place your requests by email at: biblioteka@ktu.lt.
Access to these databases is a free trial access to get acquainted with the content of a database.
The information about the subscribed databases is accessible on the Library’s website, please select e-Resources.
The content of the subscribed databases is available to all the members of the University’s community.
The members of the University’s community can access the subscribed databases from home via KTU Virtual Library and EZproxy. The access to EZproxy service is available by using a single sign-on.
Because we do not subscribe to all journals in those databases.
Advice will be provided at all the Faculty Libraries. For more information about the databases, you are welcome to contact by telephone +370 (37) 300 656.
All students or listeners who graduate from the University (before the awarding of diplomas or termination of studies) must settle accounts with the Library (return all borrowed publications and settle accounts for those not returned on time or lost). The status “Not settled” is automatically changed to “Settled” the next day after the termination of the study contract.
Also, students who graduate must upload their defended final project to the repository of the Lithuanian Academic Electronic Library information system. More. For professional students and listeners who do not upload their final project to eLAB, it is sufficient to return all publications and settle accounts for those not returned or lost. Employees settle accounts according to the procedure established by the University.
Yes, this procedure applies to all students.
The user should pay a fine for each book which is not returned on time (in accordance with Rector‘s order No. A-248 of 18 May, 2017), 0.10 EUR for each delayed day – for the items from the closed stack and 0.30 EUR for the items from the open stack.
Note: the items from the open stack (reading rooms) are lent only to teachers, researchers and PhD students. The amount to be paid should be checked in the Library. The payment is accepted by bank transfer. The information about the payment will be transferred to the Library in several days. Therefore, the users who want the fine to be eliminated instantly should provide a payment confirmation document. It can also be e-mailed at biblioteka@ktu.lt.
In case a book has been lost or damaged irreparably, you have to replace it by a copy of the same item or an equivalent book, selecting from the list of recommended books. Before replacing a lost book, please consult with the Library you have borrowed it from.
Upon receipt of a request, receipts are generated and uploaded to the Academic IS, for employees – Payments section, for students – Unpaid payments > All payments. Detailed information on the receipt can be viewed by clicking on the MS Word or HTML links.
