Mission
FUN promotes the visibility and impact of university libraries.
Vision
FUN strongly influences the advancement of areas of operation that are important and central to university libraries in society.
Values
- Erudition
- Impact
- Reliability
- Human-centeredness
Introduction to the Strategy
FUN, Finnish University Libraries’ Network, is a collaborative forum for the directors responsible for university library services in Finland. University libraries work together for the benefit of their academic communities by influencing future solutions and changes in the operational field, as well as experimenting with new ways of working.
During the strategy period 2025–2028, FUN emphasizes operating in a changing, digitizing environment. FUN engages in strong dialogue with the scientific community and stakeholders to improve the conditions for science, arts, research, and education.
FUN’s strategy is based on the following themes:
Community and Collaboration
- FUN influences the academic library field by actively collaborating with national stakeholders, highlighting the network’s shared views.
- FUN anticipates changes in the universities’ operational field and finds effective solutions through collaboration and dialogue.
- FUN participates in national projects that promote education and research.
- FUN supports its member organizations in their core tasks, such as acquiring and providing access to reliable information.
Openness
- FUN promotes the openness and accessibility of information in research and teaching.
- FUN accelerates the adoption of alternative open publishing models nationally.
- FUN and its member organizations’ experts actively participate in national and international networks to promote the harmonization of open science services and practices.
Responsibility and Sustainability
- FUN’s sustainability guidelines direct the network’s activities.
- FUN’s sustainability work is built on the pillars of environmental, economic, social, and cultural responsibility.
- FUN promotes adherence to the FAIR principles in the management of research data quality and impact.
- FUN aims to ensure the availability of reliable information cost-effectively.
Digitalization
- FUN produces guidelines for leveraging digitalization in the provision of university library services.
- FUN explores the opportunities and challenges of new technologies in university library services.
- FUN’s digitalization efforts are guided by FUN’s values.
Practices for Advancing the Themes:
- Initiatives and statements
- Steering and expert groups
- Stakeholder meetings
- Knowledge sharing