On 10 December 2025, FUN appointed its Working Committee for 2026. Irene Ylönen was elected as a new member, replacing Yrsa Neuman. Continuing members are Tommi Harju (University of the Arts Helsinki), Tua Hindersson-Söderholm (Aalto University), and Heli Kautonen (University of Turku). The committee is chaired by Riitta Lähdemäki (Tampere University). Artificial intelligence was used …
The study spaces at the Lapland University Consortium Library (LUC Library) had long been the subject of student feedback in annual surveys. There was a clear need for functional spaces to support different study methods: some students prefer to study quietly alone, others in silent peer groups, while some work noisily in teams—and everyone needs …
FUN’s website will be renewed during 2025. Due to the renewal, no new posts are currently being published on FUN’s blog.
The internal market of the European Union relies on four freedoms: the free movement of goods, services, people, and capital. A fifth freedom has been proposed to be added: the free movement of knowledge, which includes the freedom of data, research, innovation, skills, and learning (Letta 2024). To achieve this fifth freedom, it is essential …
The goal of the Oulu University Library is to make its services and online content easily accessible and approachable, and to ensure the library premises are barrier-free for the benefit of all users. To advance these goals, the library has established an accessibility working group, which last year, together with the library’s management, conducted accessibility …
FUN selected a new chairperson and working committee for the 2025–2026 period at its meeting on November 7th, 2024. The new chairperson of FUN is Riitta Lähdemäki, the library director at Tampere University. The new members elected to the working committee are Tommi Harju (University of the Arts Helsinki), Tua Hindersson-Söderholm (Aalto University), and Heli …
A blog post published ten years ago presented Aalto University’s new Learning Centre service concept, and in an interview, Matti Raatikainen discussed the organisational change that took effect at Aalto in 2018. Both emphasized focusing on customers and their needs. The Otaniemi campus has changed a lot in ten years and new, different learning spaces …
FUN Finnish University Libraries’ Network gives up the use of X by decision of the working committee. FUN’s X account was deleted on November 26th, 2024. FUN’s current announcements will continue to be published on FUN’s website and on FUN’s Facebook channel.
FUN’s sustainable development working group compiled sustainable development guidelines for FUN and university libraries, which have been published on FUN’s website. These guidelines are implemented in consideration of Unifi’s sustainable development program and the UN’s Sustainable Development Agenda. In addition to the guidelines, the working group compiled recommendations for university libraries regarding sustainable development, the …