Tartu University Library as a Medium between Different Patrons

12 semi-structured interviews with faculty members of the University of Tartu have been conducted in order to start generating a grounded theory about the academic library's communication with different patrons. What is the meaning of the academic library for faculty members and how they perceive the issue of availability of reading materials proposed for students are the main research questions discussed in this paper. Additionally, some attention has been paid at current alternatives of making compulsory reading materials available for students.