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The Library and Centre of Scientific Communication is a unit of the Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution that provides professional information services and access to information resources for the institution’s studies and applied research, offering a modern learning space. Users are served in accordance with the approved rules for the use of the Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution’s Library and Centre of Scientific Communication.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Services are available at the Library and Centre of Scientific Communication<\/em> (Pramon\u0117s pr. 22A, Kaunas), the Alytus Faculty Library<\/em> (Room 102, Student\u0173 g. 17, Alytus) and the Taurag\u0117 Subdivision Reading Room<\/em> (Aerodromo st. 6, Taurag\u0117). The library is open to all visitors. Members of the Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution community can borrow books to take home, read publications, use computers in the library, access wireless internet, subscription databases both in the library and elsewhere, participate in library courses, training sessions, etc. The library also offers rooms for independent and team work, a training and consultation room, lounges, and study areas. The Library and Centre of Scientific Communication has 254 workstations for readers, 37 of which are computerised. The library is open Monday\u2013Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Alytus Faculty Library offers 10 study spaces for readers, 3 of which are equipped with computers. The ALF Library is open Monday\u2013Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The library is rich in various information resources. The library holds around 29,000 titles and 101,000 printed documents. The library is continuously updated with new titles, acquiring about 600 new books and other physical documents per year, and subscribing to more than 30 printed periodicals. The acquisition of books or subscriptions to databases is based on the needs of the study programmes and the College community. Faculty lecturers, responsible staff, and the library collaborate in ordering literature. High-quality and relevant literature is selected and acquired according to the fields of study for which subject librarians are responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Library and Centre of Scientific Communication holds the majority of its books in open collections, arranged by subject according to the UDK classification. The library is equipped with RFID technology for the use and protection of the collection. Self-service facilities for borrowing and returning books are available to library users. You can find information about the library’s publications and their location within the collections on the Virtual Library<\/em> at vb.kaunokolegija.lt\/en<\/a>. The library catalogue is directly linked to the library’s interactive map<\/a>, where you can see the location of a book on the shelf. Books can be read in the library or borrowed for home use for a set period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students and staff of the Alytus Faculty and Taurag\u0117 Subdivision can also use the Library and Centre of Scientific Communication, access electronic resources through the Virtual Library<\/a>, and order printed books online for pickup at the AF Library or Taurag\u0117 Subdivision Reading Room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Members of the KK community can access approximately 280,000 e-books and about 22,000 scholarly e-journals from 13 international subscribed databases (EBSCO Publishing, Springer Journals, Taylor & Francis, EBSCO Book Academic Collection, Passport Euromonitor International, O’Reilly for Higher Education<\/em>), as well as over 200 Lithuanian e-textbooks from Lithuanian databases (Vitae Litera, KVK, KU, VDU, KTU, and VGTU e-textbooks<\/em>). Access is also provided to all LST e-standards<\/em> (over 30,000), legal acts in the Infolex<\/em> database, statistical information in the Passport<\/em> database, and other resources. Searches for necessary sources can be conducted within individual databases or through the Virtual Library<\/a>. Students and staff can access subscribed databases both at KK and remotely by logging in with their KK email via the website db.kaunokolegija.lt<\/a>, the Virtual Library<\/a>, or through the KK network via VPN. The Library also selects and provides access to the best Lithuanian and foreign open access resources, offers various consultations and training sessions, both traditionally and remotely, creates various educational materials (videos, publications, leaflets, etc.), and offers a Moodle academic literacy course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Library uses modern library systems (Alma, Primo VE<\/em>) and other platforms for source publication and registration (eLABa PDB, OJS, institutional repository<\/em>), as well as the Turnitin text similarity checking tool for plagiarism prevention. The Library provides access to computers, wireless internet, smart boards, and devices and programmes for students with hearing or visual impairments. The Library offers readers various electronic services, including resource search in different databases, account login, email reminders, online book ordering and loan extensions, online help, and updates on Facebook<\/em> and Instagram<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Library and Centre of Scientific Communication of Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution cooperates with other academic libraries, participates in joint activities and projects, professional events, and more. It is a member of the eLABa Consortium, the Lithuanian Research Library Consortium<\/em>, and the Consortium of Libraries of Lithuanian Universities of Applied Sciences<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can find more information in the Library Guide 2025\/2026<\/a>. Video clip about library spaces and services:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, see the Library Guide leaflet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n