Project Diamond -developing know-how in North Karelia (Finland) public libraries

1. MAKING GOOD
STUFF WITH
A BETTER STAFF
Developing library staff skills in North Karelia, Finland

2. Optimistic
attitude
No fear! Technological environment
changes, so do we. Be yourself,
learn more skills and share your
knowledge.

3. New ideas
of training
Long distances + small libraries = problem?
Not for us! The instructor travels. Online
communication. Open source learning
platform.

4. It
'
s open
source, baby!
We have Koha and Moodle. You can
have them too! Open source systems
are available for everyone.

5. Patrons participate in developing
library services and contents.
Anyone can join in customer panels.
We invite patrons
To be involved!

6. we do it better,
when We do it together
One shared web library. One shared
library system. One shared future.

7. PROJECT DIAMOND
Developing know-how in
North Karelia public libraries

8. Public libraries in North Karelia (Finland)
will move to the free and open source
Koha Integrated Library System (ILS) during
summer 2014. Simultaneously libraries
start using one shared web library. In
changing technological environment the
personnel will need new skills.
Individuals trained in the project will
develop their expertise in order to better
meet the new standards of working life
as well as the demand for technological
development in the future.
Another important target group is library
patrons. Patrons can participate in
developing both new web library and other
library services. One example is to set up
customer panel and work with them
continuously.
North Karelia is sparsely populated, has
long distances and small library units -
how to enable peripheral participation
and to create a professional network or
how to take part in professional
development when working in a small
unit?
The solution – the instructor travels, not
the students. This will be carried out along
with distance instruction, participation
and online communication via our own
Moodle - open source learning platform
(discussion forum, study materials etc.)

9. Thank you for w atching!
Project Diamond is funded by European Social Fund
carried out by Joensuu Regional Library, Finland
working period 2013–2014 (1.9.2013–30.11.2014)
www.slideshare.net/projectdiamond
Johanna Lipponen
Project Manager
Tel +358 50 524 1675
johanna.lipponen@jns.fi
Riitta Kangas
Service Manager
Tel +358 50 310 4914
riitta.kangas@jns.fi
Contact
www.vaarakirjastot.fi