The document outlines the structure and services of the library network in Finland, which includes universities, polytechnics, special libraries, and public libraries, consolidated under the National Library of Finland since 2006. It highlights the budget, digital initiatives, and evaluations aimed at improving access to quality information and library services. The document also discusses ongoing projects for digitization and preservation, as well as the development of a national digital library and infrastructure.

1. Library Network Services Twin cities 13.5.2009 Kristiina Hormia-Poutanen National Library of Finland

2. National Library of Finland Cultural heritage Service Centre for libraries University Library Collecting Describing Preserving National collection Science collection - Social sciences, humanities Infrastructure Services - national licensing national portal standards library system services evaluation of services

3. The Library Network The network consists of 4 library sectors Universities, polytechnics, special libraries and public libraries 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

4. National Library – service centre for libraries since 2006 University law and act ( 2006) New name – National Library of Finland Enlarged clientele (4 sectors) Defined services for the libraries network Budgetary system Central funding ca EUR 5.2 million

5. Service centre for libraries Access to high quality information National licensing – FinELib National databases (national bibliography, other databases) Development of the digital working environment Library system development - Voyager Portal Development – MetaLib, SFX Digital Object management system development- DSpace; (DigiTool) New system under development for discovery and delivery of digital content digital preservation Impact assessment Quantitative- library statistics Qualitative - surveys

6. National Library – services for public libraries Cooperation Helsinki City Library and NL All library sectors & NL National training events Surveys National surveys (2008, 2010) Evaluation of services Evaluation of impact of library services Cooperation with researches in planning the formula Evaluation of national services provided by NL (2006, 2008, 2010)

7. National Library – services for public libraries Licensing A proposal - Information package for the citizen Emphasis on Finnish content Several new contracts in 2008 Remote access to be included into the contracts Usage +55% ( 2008-2009)

8. National Library – services for public libraries Access to national databases Union catalogues, other databases, institutional repositories MARC21 ONIX Ontologies National portal – Nelli Remote access User authentication Virtual union catalogue

9. Work division IT Centre for Science Libraries National Library maintenance of hardware acquisition of hardware development of services coordination statistics tailoring of the services knowledge of the local needs

10. Indicators 2008 Information not available 64% 82,5% Rate of copy cataloguing Information not available 58% 81% FinELib share of e-aqcuisitions + 55% + 46% + 31% Article downloads (FinELib) 2007-2008 Public library Polytechnic University Indicator

11. Development of the digital working environment – new national initiatives National Digital Library project coordinated by the Ministry of Education. Memory organisations 2008-2011 Access Digital preservation Research infrastructure survey Structural development of the libraries network University and polytechnic network Public library network A project to support HE libraries 3/2008-6/2009

12. National Digital Library Back end systems restricted data unrestricted data Europeana + other external systems National Long term preservation Library, archive and museum systems + other systems metadata Submission Information Package, SIP (object + metadata) metadata Dissemination Information Package, DIP metadata Public interface metadata Search search Retrieval of objects Retrieval of objects End users

13. Research infrastructure survey 24 /181 were chosen to the list of existing infrastructures The Finnish Electronic library (FinELib) The collections of National Library 20/116 were listed to the roadmap IT Architecture for Memory Institutions http://www.tsv.fi/tik/kansallisen_tason_ tutkimusinfrastruktuurit_tiivistelma_englanti.pdf

14. Structural development of the libraries network - vision 2020 Digitalization of the working environment is the driving force of change Maintenance and development of the digital infrastructure will be centralized Work division between stakeholders becomes essential Changes in the network Bigger units Merges of different types of libraries