Cooperation and development of services on the West Coast Päivi Almgren 15.5.2009 Twin Cities

Päivi Almgren 15.5.2009 Twin Cities

459 235 inhabitants 8,5 million loans 4,6 million library visits 4,9 million web visits Southwest region 2008

459 235 inhabitants

8,5 million loans

4,6 million library visits

4,9 million web visits

Southwest region Municipalities in 2008 Municipalities in 2009 From 53 to 28 municipalities in 2009

Networks and library systems 7 regional cooperation networks 3 different library systems: Abilita, ATP Origo and PallasPro

The Southwest Finland Library cooperates in creating and developing library services to all southwestern citizens. All development is based on cooperation of experts and will increase the visibility and impact of all participating libraries. The Southwest Finland Library-project

The Southwest Finland Library cooperates in creating and developing library services to all southwestern citizens.

All development is based on cooperation of experts and will increase the visibility and impact of all participating libraries.

to improve customer service to increase cultural and informational equality to increase economic efficiency, rational and efficient use of resources to increase professional competence Goals

to improve customer service

to increase cultural and informational equality

to increase economic efficiency, rational and efficient use of resources

to increase professional competence

Joint use of resources (acquisition of materials) Sharing of expertice Developing and sharing best practices and tools Cooperation in creating web services Supporting the construction of national catalogue and library system Efficient logistics Cost Efficiency

Joint use of resources (acquisition of materials)

Sharing of expertice

Developing and sharing best practices and tools

Cooperation in creating web services

Supporting the construction of national catalogue and library system

Efficient logistics

Project started 1.8.2007, funding from MinEdu Executive group: library directors from all southwestern municipalities, various workgroups Vaski library system 2008 Vaski logistics 2009 Expert ”know-how pools” Southwest Finland Library

Project started 1.8.2007, funding from MinEdu

Executive group: library directors from all southwestern municipalities, various workgroups

Vaski library system 2008

Vaski logistics 2009

Expert ”know-how pools”

Interlibrary EkstraNet Facelift Communication and public relations Library image Campaigns Southwest Finland Library

Interlibrary EkstraNet

Facelift

Communication and public relations

Library image

Campaigns

Development of services Coordination of web services Coordination of material transports, cooperation, storing, inter-library loans mediating web material Updating professional expertice Following trends and participating in national development of library services Organizing professional further education regionally Coordinating self-evaluation and user questionnaire practices Strenghtening the visibility and role of southwestern libraries on national level The role of regional library

Development of services

Coordination of web services

Coordination of

material transports, cooperation, storing, inter-library loans

mediating web material

Updating professional expertice

Following trends and participating in national development of library services

Organizing professional further education regionally

Coordinating self-evaluation and user questionnaire practices

Strenghtening the visibility and role of southwestern libraries on national level

High quality, continuously updated and developed, cost efficiently produced library services are equally available to all southwestern citizens. Library users participate interactively in the development of new services and enrichen them with varied and personal expertice. The Southwest Finland Library functions as a professional community that stimulates expertice and renewal of professional skills among personnel. Vision 2015

High quality, continuously updated and developed, cost efficiently produced library services are equally available to all southwestern citizens.

Library users participate interactively in the development of new services and enrichen them with varied and personal expertice.

The Southwest Finland Library functions as a professional community that stimulates expertice and renewal of professional skills among personnel.

Blanka

Queen Blanka of Namur c. 22 700 inhabitants Bilingual municipalities with (mostly) Swedish-speaking majority Blanka network-project started in 1994 Development of bilingual joint library system Logistics Further education of staff, Blanka-seminars

Blanka library strategy Quaranteed basic library services at the local level Blanka as a well known concept Shared services policy and service standards Continuous development of electronic services Good contacts with other local, regional and national organizations and institutions Simple and effective administration Personal responsibility for fulfilling the shared ideas and goals

Quaranteed basic library services at the local level

Blanka as a well known concept

Shared services policy and service standards

Continuous development of electronic services

Good contacts with other local, regional and national organizations and institutions

Simple and effective administration

Personal responsibility for fulfilling the shared ideas and goals

No end to new forms of cooperation ?

No end to new forms of cooperation ?

Chief librarian..

Chief librarian..

..or the captain of the library boat?

..or the captain of the library boat?

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