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International students who do not have Estonian ID must register as new readers at the library, 2nd floor, room 235
Readers service from Monday to Friday 10.00-16.00 in the room 235
From May 26, 2025 the reading room on the 2nd floor is closed
If you have any questions, please contact room 333 on the 3rd floor
From 7 to 20 July 2025
Library is closed
Borrowing/Reserving/Returning books from the EBS Library storage:
• Order in advance via library catalogue https://www.lugeja.ee
• Write your wish raamatukogu@ebs.ee
• You can pick up the pre-ordered books from the basement floor from the shelf next to the library storage room
• You can return books to the box of the shelf on the basement floor
Introduction
EBS Library is a special library, serving EBS students, lecturers, staff and the alumni of EBS. The collection is developed according to the needs of study programs and scientific directions in management, entrepreneurship, economics, marketing, finance, etc. On January 1st 2025 the library collection holds 7438 items (30 098 copies) and 16 periodical titles. 55% of the collection is in English, 44% in Estonian, and 1% in other languages.
New users are registered in online. There is a special box for returned books in the Main Lobby of the building where students can leave their books outside of opening hours of library.
Reference books, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, new books, as well as periodicals can be used only in the reading room (II floor, room 234). Library services are provided on the basis of the library rules. Every year the library organises courses for the first year students to introduce them the library services, databases and other useful information.
On payment of a small fee the library also allows clients from outside EBS to borrow books and use the reading room.
- The user rules of the Library of Estonian Business School
- Statutes of the Library of Estonian Business School
- Development Plan of the Library of Estonian Business School for 2021-2025
Services of EBS Library
- Lending books
- Local use of final theses
- A reference and information service
- One-hour personal guidance - individual consultation appointment with librarian on a specific topic, incl personal video consultation via Canvas Conference course
- Use of databases
- Use of the reading room
- Use of computers
- Printing, copying, scanning
- User education
Paid services
Training of Information Literacy Skills
Personal video consultation via Canvas Conference in English and Estonian.
For arranging an appointment send the e-mail to Eda Pihu-Lainela.
On the first and second Tuesday of every month, EBS Library conducts orientation hours. Course „Training of information literacy skills“ is carried out for the students to introduce e-catalogue URRAM of EBS Library, databases ProQuest One Business , EBSCO and other information resources and methods of information retrieval on the Internet. Course duration is a 60 min lecture and practical test in the learning environment Canvas.
Study material of the course EBS Library databases
| Next Courses in english | ||
|---|---|---|
| WHEN | WHERE | WHAT TIME |
| 11th February 2025 | Room 221 | 15:45 - 17:15 |
| 11th March 2025 | Room 221 | 15:45 - 17:15 |
| 8th April 2025 | Room 221 | 15:45 - 17:15 |
| 13th May 2025 | Room 221 | 15:45 - 17:15 |
E-mail: raamatukogu@ebs.ee
Phone: +372 665 1307
E-catalogue
E-catalogue of EBS Library - books available in EBS Library and reading room.
To find theses defended at EBS choose type - Manuscript. To find e-versions of final theses choose type - Online publication.
List of doctoral theses defended at EBS.
Final theses defended at Estonian Business School - user guide.
User guide - e-catalogue of EBS Library.
E-books:
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
E-books on business, economy, finance, management, etc in English.
ProQuest One Business
E-books on business, economy, entrepreneurship, management, marketing in English.
OPIQ - platform of e-textbooks of the AVITA Publishing House. In Estonian.
Databases in EBS
ProQuest One Business
The database permits access to e-journals, e-books, conference materials on entrepreneurship, management, marketing. To find scientific journals limit results to Scholarly journals, incl peer-reviewed.
Access to ProQuest with MyEBS account.
User guide for e-book download
EBSCO databases
EBSCOhost Web databases contain e-journals, e-newspapers, e-books and e-dissertations on economy, social and humanitarian sciences. To find scientific journals limit results to Scholarly journals, incl peer-reviewed.
Access to EBSCO with MyEBS account.
EBSCO tutorials, videos.
Academic Search Ultimate
Database contains over 12,500 e-journals, incl 8,500 peer-reviwed journals on psychology, sociology, politics, literature, music, etc and permits access to 13,200 publications, incl monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
Business Source Ultimate
Database contains over 2,300 e-journals, incl 1,100 peer-reviewed journals on entrepreneurship, marketing, management, accounting, finance etc. Enhanced Business Searching Interface - information about cited references, incl authors, articles, journals, etc.
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
E-books on different topics: economics, management, entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, etc.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
ERIC
MasterFILE Premier
MEDLINE
Regional Business News
European Views of the Americas : 1493 to 1750
Green FILE
AHFS Consumer Medication Information
Teacher Reference Center
Scholarly literature - publications, books, journals, articles, research.
Google Books
E-books, journals.
User guide.
ResearchGate
Scientific publications - articles, journals, etc. Free user account.
Internet Archive: Digital Library
Freely available e-books, videos, movies, websites, etc.
Thomson Reuters Eikon
Thomson Reuters Eikon provides access to trusted news, data and analytics of various companies. Possibility to create tables and charts.
For getting password contact to raamatukogu@ebs.ee.
Access from outside EBS local network - configure the VPN according to the instruction Windows, Macbook.
Support materials and training
National Library of Estonia Search Portal
The systematized retrieval system, incl databases, e-books, e-journals, etc.
Sign in with ID-card, Smart-ID or Mobile-ID.
Links to various research portals
Website of EBS Library – Subject Gateway – Research
Periodicals
The list of purchased newspapers and journals can be found HERE.
The periodicals can be read in the reading room of EBS Library (II floor, room 234).
New books
Overview of the new books in the library.
Subject Gateway
Subject Gateway permits access to different websites, databases, e-journals, reference materials, e-books, etc on the specific topics shown below.
Book exhibitions
January - June 2025
Book exhibition "Estonian Book 500 : a selection of older Estonian books in the EBS Library"
Year 2025 will mark the 500th anniversary of the birth of the first known Estonian book.
The list of the exhibition can be found HERE.
Book exhibitions "EBS 35"
"Professor Madis Habakuk - 85"
Memorial book exhibition.
Online exhibition - "Time of silence - recalling people of EBS"
The book exhibition presents a selection of books written by deceased founders, honorary doctors, lecturers and employees of EBS.
Online exhibition - “The history of EBS through the design: labels, booklets, advertisements“
The exhibition presents a selection of booklets, advertisements, business cards from different times.
Online exhibition A selection of the most special books at the library of EBS
Personal bibliographies of EBS lecturers
Bibliographies
Series "Personal bibliographies of EBS rectors"
Series "Personal bibliographies of EBS lecturers"
Series "Websites of EBS lecturers"
Useful links
- APA Style Guide (American Psychological Association)
- EBS Guidelines for Using AI Chatbots for Teaching and Studies
- Zotero
- Free open-source tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
- See Video.
- ESTER
Online catalogue of the Estonian libraries. - National Library of Estonia Search Portal
The systematized retrieval system, incl e-books, e-journals, databases, catalogues of libraries, etc. - E-varamu
The Estonian e-repository of digitized resources of the Estonian memory institutions, libraries, archives and museums. In Estonian, in English and Russian. - Finna.fi
Portal provides free access to material from Finnish museums, libraries, archives. In Finnish, in Swedish and English. - Eesti Pank
Bank of Estonia. In Estonian and English. - Suomen Pankki
Bank of Finland. In Finnish, in English and Swedish. - Electronic Riigi Teataja
Estonian legal acts, court juridical decisions, news, etc. Translations in English and Russian. - FINLEX
Finnish legal acts. In English, in Finnish and Swedish. - Statistics Estonia
Statistical databases and publications. In English and Estonian. - Statistics Finland
Statistical databases and publications. In English, in Finnish and Swedish. - Findicator
Up-to-date information on key social indicators. In Finnish, in English and Swedish. - EUROSTAT
The Statistical Office of European Communities. Statistics on the states of European Union. In English, in French and German. - Google Scholar
Scholarly literature - publications, books, journals, articles, research. - The World Factbook
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Background information on different countries, maps, flags and international organizations in the world. - MELINDA
Union Catalogue of Finnish Libraries. - Libraries.fi
The gateway to all libraries in Finland. In English, in Finnish and Swedish. - Canvas
E-learning environment.