Request and Place Hold on Items

- provides a self-service opportunity to REQUEST items or PLACE HOLD on items via online catalogue.

By requesting an item that is available in the library, you will reserve this item for you. By requesting an item that is currently checked out, you will place hold on this item.

Request

In online catalogue ESTER you can request items from:

Academic Library of Tallinn University for checking out and on-site use;
Estonian Defence Forces Library for checking out;
Estonian Literary Museum Archival Library on-site use;
Estonian National Museum Library on-site use;
Eesti Pank library for checking out;
Library of the Estonian University of Life Sciences for checking out;
National Archives of Estonia. Library on-site use;
National Library of Estonia for checking out and on-site use;
Tartu Public Library for checking out from the main library and branches (except journals and magazines). Items can be ordered from the main library to any branch and vice versa;
Tallinn University of Technology Library collection for checking out;
University of Tartu Library main collection for checking out and on-site use.

You cannot request copies which are being processed, have the status of "unspecified" or "lost", or if there are no copies.

To request an item:

• search the desired title and check if a copy is available in your library for requesting
• click on the Request button next to the title
• select the library in whose user status you wish to end the request
• enter your username and password or log in with your ID-card/Digi-ID, Mobile-ID, and in some libraries also via TAAT service.(If you have already logged in to My ESTER you will not be asked this information.)
• choose the pickup location
• click on SUBMIT
• choose the copy (volume), observing its location and status
• click on Request selected copy
• the system displays a confirmation that your request has been submitted.

Place Hold on Items

You can place hold on items that are currently checked out (a due date DD.MM.YY is displayed together with item information?) from:
Archival Library of the Estonian Literary Museum;
Estonian Academy of Security Sciences Library;
Estonian National Museum Library;
Estonian Defence Forces Library;
Library of the Estonian University of Life Sciences;
National Archives of Estonia. Library;
National Library of Estonia;
Tallinn Zoo Library;
Tartu Public Library;
University of Tartu Library.

Options for placing hold on item(s) in libraries / online catalogue ESTER

More information at your library's website.