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 …
LUT University held its first alumni event on Saturday, April 13th, attracting a record-breaking over 2,000 former students. Naturally, the library was part of the event, and we managed to attract a large portion of attendees to visit. In preparing for the event, we delved into the library’s history over the decades while assembling an …
FUN has returned from summer break to resume work. Autumn started with a working committee meeting in August, where the committee planned upcoming meetings for the fall. Additionally, the committee decided to establish a specialist working group to update the interlibrary loan pricing list. FUN’s first meeting of the fall was held on September 17th. …
On a Monday in November, it felt like I was looking behind the curtain of a grand theatre. Everything had happened quickly. After getting the idea for a FUN staff visit and green light from my home organization, I was warmly welcomed to the University of Helsinki Library by University Librarian Minna Niemi-Grundström. Many reasons to smile. I …
The University of the Arts Helsinki is a multidisciplinary arts university, ranging from deep artistic research to more traditional scientific research. The diversity of research traditions also influences the materials offered by the university library. The University of the Arts’ resources – both electronic and printed – support the University’s activities. At the same time, …
Open science is no longer a new undertaking for university libraries. Its forms and conten, however, has changed since the beginning: new international and national policies have seen the light of day and some of the tasks have been standardised and have reached a maturity level which warrants a renewal of the local policies at …
The PUBMET conference held in Zadar, Croatia, celebrated its tenth anniversary this year. Originating as a small, initially local conference, it has grown into an internationally significant forum for open publishing discussions, attracting influential speakers in the field every year. Changing Research Publications from Commodities to Public Goods The highlight of this year’s conference was …
Teaching is once again experiencing the winds of change, and this is also the case at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF). Recently, flexible learning and the openness of learning and teaching have been on the surface. The openness of learning is a natural part of flexible learning, where everyone has more opportunities to learn …