The National Library of Finland – providing new services for the Information Society

1. The National Library of Finland – providing new services for the Information Society CDNL-meeting, Oslo 2005 Kristiina Hormia-Poutanen

2. Content • The working environment • The changing role of national Library • The triangle • Conclusions

3. The changing working environment of the library • Changes in the working environment • National • National policies • Competition • The needs of libraries and end users • International • Changes in publishing and delivery of information • Globalisation - cooperation • The change of the role of National Library

4. The interest groups of National Library THE FINANCIERS Ministry of Education University of Helsinki Foundations Regional financing PARTNERS Book industry The IT Centre for Science Kopiosto NATIONAL LIBRARY INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION CDNL, CENL Endeavour, ExLibris, IT-developers Strategic partners Publishers NATIONAL COOPERATION Libraries network Memory organisations Virtual university Virtual polytechnic

5. The customers of National Library • LIBRARIES • - University libraries • -Polytechnic libraries • - Special libraries • - Public libraries • END USERS • Researchers • Students • Others NATIONAL LIBRARY • THE GENERAL PUBLIC • Visitors of exhibitions • Visitors of cultural events • Media • PUBLISHING INDUSTRY • Publishers; Book industry • Authors • Donors of legal deposits

6. The Libraries Network • The network consists of 4 library sectors • Each sector has organised its own activities • Council + working committee structure • Each sector has a chair person and a secretary • 3 library consortia in the country • Linnea – library system • FinELib – national licensing and national portal • AMKIT – polytechnic libraries consortia

7. The changing role of National Library • Enlarged clientele • The four library sectors • Defined services for the libraries network • Defined by the libraries and National Library • Change of the name of the organisation • National Library of Finland • Legal changes • University law and act • New steering mechanisms • Ministry of Education • National Library – libraries network • Budgetary system • Ministry of Education • National Library

8. What will be changed? • Services will be made permanent for the libraries network • Permanent staff • Possibilities to develop top quality expertise • Development of partnership between National Library and libraries network • Development of services based on user needs • National Library & libraries network – opinion leader in the Information Society

9. Developing the Digital Library – the Triangle End users IR-portal (MetaLib + SFX) Organisations Needs? Libraries Digital Objects Management (EnCompass) Library System (Voyager) PRESERVATION

10. The triangle • One-stop shop to information • Heterogeneous resources available through the service • Format • Text, Music, Images, Maps etc. • Type • Library catalogues • E-journals • A & I databases • E-books • One single sign on • Shibboleth authentication

11. The value chain LIBRARIES library network USERS researchers teachers citizens SOCIETY published heritage STAKEHOLDERS Memory organisations Virtual university Virtual polytechnic Licensing Digitization Publishing Legal deposit material OA-material ACQUISITION DELIVERY PRESERVATION

12. Conclusions • The libraries network in Finland is well organised • Coordination of library issues at the Ministry of Education has been developed • New coordinating working group • Information technology provides new possibilities to support research, learning and human development • Cooperation is the key success factor