Libraries, distance studying, and electronic resources

1. Libraries, distance studying, and electronic resources a survey carried out in Central Finland Teemu Makkonen & Antti Seppänen, Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences, Library and Information Services Tuija Venäläinen,Jyväskylä City Library - Regional Library of Central Finland Mirja Laitinen,Jyväskylä University Library

2. Jyväskylä University Core fields in research and education: • Natural sciences and mathematics • Human-centered sciences • Sport and health sciences • Teacher education • 7 faculties • Partner of The University Alliance Finland together with Tampere University of Technology and University of Tampere (> 2010) Mirja Laitinen, Jyväskylä University Library, Finland

3. Jyväskylä University Library Mirja Laitinen, Jyväskylä University Library, Finland

4. Liaison Committee of Jyväskylä Libraries Members: • Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences Library • Jyväskylä City Library - Regional Library of Central Finland • Jyväskylä University Library • Jyväskylä Educational Consortium Library www.jyvaskylankirjastot.fi Mirja Laitinen, Jyväskylä University Library, Finland

5. Liaison Committee of Jyväskylä Libraries Tasks: • to monitor and evaluate the information service strategy in Jyväskylä • to organize training for Jyväskylä libraries personnel • to organize events and development projects in the library sector • to collaborate in the development of library services Mirja Laitinen, Jyväskylä University Library, Finland

6. Libraries, distance studying, and electronic resources • a survey carried out in Central Finland by the Liaison Committee of Jyväskylä Libraries • financed by the Ministry of Education • project period: December 2006 - May 2007 • project admin: Jyväskylä City Library - Regional Library of Central Finland • project coordinator: Mr. Teemu Makkonen, M.A., librarian • Steering committee Mirja Laitinen, Jyväskylä University Library, Finland

7. Aims of the Project • How libraries and librarians can support distance studying and life-long learning? • How the technical problems concerning the remote use of licenced materials could be solved and how the use could be more flexible? • Information literacy, regional equality, accessibility Mirja Laitinen, Jyväskylä University Library, Finland

8. Students of University of Jyväskylä* * 2006 Mirja Laitinen, Jyväskylä University Library, Finland

9. Students of the Open University of Jyväskylä* *2006 Mirja Laitinen, Jyväskylä University Library, Finland

10. Students of Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences* *2006 Mirja Laitinen, Jyväskylä University Library, Finland

11. FinELib • national consortium • supports research, teaching and studying in Finland by promoting the availability of high-quality information resources and their use in society • members: • universities, universities of applied sciences, public libraries and many special libraries Core e-resources for research, well-being, studying and economic life Mirja Laitinen, Jyväskylä University Library, Finland

12. NELLI • national information retrieval portal for the FinELib libraries • remote use • public libraries: only a few Mirja Laitinen, Jyväskylä University Library, Finland

13. Remote use situations: 1.The student connecting to her school’s network and its e-materials at home 1. 2. 2.The student connecting to her school’s network and its e-materials at a public library 3. 3.The student connecting to her public library’s network and its e-materials at home Mirja Laitinen, Jyväskylä University Library, Finland

14. Remote use challenges and solutions encryption, firewalls / telecommunication licence terms user identification (Proxy, VPN, Ezproxy) Shibboleth authentication in Nelli personified services (MyNelli) require customer’s identification user’s rights (public libraries) Nelli-Tunnis, Nelli-Etis Creating Knowledge V, 22 August 2008 Mirja Laitinen, Jyväskylä University Library, Finland 14

15. How small public libraries can support distance studying? • Number of public computers at libraries • Results of the questionnaire in Central Finland: • interlibrary loans • research rooms • remote connections • information literacy skills • librarians’ own needs: • familiarity of e-resources and NELLI portals • new studying processes, e-learning Mirja Laitinen, Jyväskylä University Library, Finland

16. Recommendations of the Project • licences, remote use techniques • support network for distance studying in Central Finland • further education for librarians • student support together with libraries: • ”remote tutors” > personal contacts with modern tools, student helpdesks • learning materials and tools for distance students • information of the services Mirja Laitinen, Jyväskylä University Library, Finland

17. One year after the Project • Ezproxy, Shibboleth • Extranet: Central Finland public libraries • information skills for school teachers of Jyväskylä? • new information skills courses at Jyväskylä University • for the 1st year students of the School of Business and Economics and the economic students of the Open University • LEVIKE (2004-2007) • support network for distance studying in Lapland libraries Mirja Laitinen, Jyväskylä University Library, Finland

18. Thank you! More information (in Finnish): Makkonen, Teemu, Kirjastot, opiskelu ja sähköiset aineistot. http://www.jyvaskylankirjastot.fi/etaopiskelu.pdf Email: mirja.laitinen@library.jyu.fi