Frequently asked questions

GTU students (bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, vocational programme students), professors and teachers, support staff, and employees of independent research institutes and centres.

Fill in the online registration form. You can also register at the central office of the university library (77 Kostava St., administrative building). After registering at the central office, you can also use the faculty library.

Students: an identity document and the email address issued by the faculty. Professors, teachers, staff and institute/centre employees: a document confirming their status.

To borrow and use a book, contact the librarian in person and get full information about the literature you are interested in, namely:

• whether the book you are interested in is available in our library;
• whether you can take the book out;
• for how many days you can take the book out;
• where and when you can take the book out;
• whether you can order it electronically.

To order a book electronically, fill in the following form.

• When ordering a book in electronic format, please give the exact author and title of the book;
• if you do not know the author’s surname or the title of the book, you can find the literature you need in the library’s electronic catalogue opac.gtu.ge;
• within one working day of the order at the latest, you will receive information by e-mail about the availability of the book;
• a reserved book is kept for the reader for 2 days.

Whether each library item can be taken out depends on the category of the book, its quantity and how often it is requested.

The library does not lend:

• a book of which the library has only one copy
• periodicals (journals, newspapers)
• rarities (rare editions, old books)
• dictionaries
• encyclopedias
• maps
• dissertations

The loan period depends on the category of the book in the library, its quantity and how often it is requested:

• fiction – for use on site
• textbook (if the library has a sufficient number of copies) – one semester
• textbook (if the library does not have a sufficient number of copies) – it can be used in the reading room.

The information about the date a library item is issued and returned is an official notification. The reader is obliged to return the material taken out of the library within the specified time.

A reader can extend the return date of a borrowed book only if there is no request for that book.

From the library halls a reader can take out a maximum of 12 books at the same time.

Fill in the book reservation form. Give the author and title exactly. For on-site reading you can ask the librarian in person.

Search for the book in the library’s electronic catalogue: opac.gtu.ge

You will receive information by email within one working day about where and when you can pick up the book. A reserved book is kept for 2 days.

Fill in the renewal form, write to abonementi@gtu.ge, or contact the library in person.

No, only if no other reader has requested the book.

A lost book must be replaced with an identical edition or a copy. If this is not possible, you pay compensation: the price of the book plus 50 GEL.

The electronic catalogue, electronic versions of library items (where available) and international scientific databases.

Yes. Fill in the electronic copy order form. The material will be sent to you by email, in compliance with copyright.

On sciencedirect.com, at the bottom of the page, click Remote access. Enter your university email or select your university. Click the link sent to your email and register or sign in with your existing account. More details: Instructions → How to get remote access to Elsevier databases.

Fill in the citation index form. The service is available to scientists of GTU and the institutes and centres affiliated with it. The information is provided according to the Scopus database. Registration at the library is required for the service.

Contact Lika Giorgobiani, the academic secretary of the Editorial and Publishing Council for Educational and Scientific Literature (administrative building, 3rd floor, room 350).

Hand in the PDF file on a CD, or send it to library1@gtu.ge.

Write to library1@gtu.ge.

Fill in the submission form, indicate the source, and hand it in together with a CD, or send it to library1@gtu.ge. The same applies to a dissertation that is not held at GTU.

Monday–Friday 09:00–20:00, Saturday 10:00–15:00.

Periodicals, e-books, technical sciences and humanities reading rooms. Wi-Fi is available throughout the library.

Yes. When a programme is completed, student status is suspended or an employment contract expires, the library issues a certificate for final settlement.

Put your phone on silent, keep quiet and do not disturb others during group work. Using entertainment websites is prohibited. Do not return books to the shelf yourself: hand them to the librarian or leave them on the table. Check a book when you receive it and report any damage to the librarian.

Write to: library1@gtu.ge, abonementi@gtu.ge, ebiblioteka@gtu.ge. You will receive an answer within 1–3 working days.