| I want to know the meaning and history of the Croatian girl name Vjosa |
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I was consulting a native speaker and a person who is writing a dissertation on Christian names in Croatia and Bulgaria. They both said they never heard the name Vjosa and that it is not a traditional Slavic name. The one who is writing her dissertation was checking in her Christian name books (in Croatian, Slovenian, Bulgarian, Swedish, German and Finnish) and she didn´t find that name in any of those books.
In southern Albania there is a river by the name Vjosa. Names of places/rivers have been quite often used as female (usually) Christian names as well. Vjosa is probably used as female name among native Albanians. It is of course possible (if not very common) that an Albanian name has been given to a Croatian girl.
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| I would like to have all the information about artist Teemu Mäki´s video art, about killing a cat and the controversy between him and a writer. |
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Hi!
I’m sorry that we kept you waiting.
It’s impossible to give a very detailed description of the controversy, which is still widening. The dispute has got plenty of publicity in the media since the end of April.
The newspapers are available in the libraries, but to read them you have to know Finnish or have a translator. So I try to summarize a little bit.
“Sex and death : different forms of violence” by Teemu Mäki is a videofilm from 1988. It includes a section, where the artist kills a stray cat with several blows of an axe. Afterwards he masturbates on the dead body.
In an interview in Hufvudstadsbladet (2004, May, 17) Teemu Mäki says that “the video was a documentary on mindless, inexicable violence, ecological destruction and… |
| What is the maximum number of loans that can be made online, I stuck at 20. |
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You are not allowed to have more than 20 reservations at a time.
For more information on using the library and user regulations:
http://www.helmet.fi/screens/help.html
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| What is the maximum number of materials that can be borrowed via internet? |
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You may have no more than 40 items on loan at the same time. Of these, 20 can be CD's, 5 video cassettes, 5 DVDs and 5 CD ROMs.
You can renew a loan 5 times(also via Internet) if the material has not been reserved by somebody else.
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| I would like to ask if there is a difference between finnish polytechnics and vocational schools. |
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Different types of vocational training can be attended after completing the basic education (comprehensive school) whereas the polytechnic schools belong to the upper secondary education options which are attended after the higher school. There is a good diagram about the finnish school system at the following address:
http://www.cop.fi/eng/welcometocop/edusystem_large.html
You can read more about the finnish education system in English at various Internet sites. Use Google and the search terms “finnish school system” or “finnish education system”.
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| Could you provide me with statistics for the number of enquiries handled by the Helsinki Public Library for the years 2001, 2002, 2003? |
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Statistics for the number of enquiries handled by the Helsinki City Library for the years 2001, 2002, 2003:
2001: 1 164 629 (3666)
2002: 1 054 046 (5329)
2003: 748 601 (9618)
Parenthetic figures indicate the number of enquiries handled via the Internet.
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| What is a hink pink for see-through doe? |
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A hink pink for a see-through doe is a clear deer.
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| Is there any archival photoalbum about finnish life (before WWII) in the Russian part of Karelia? |
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Photos from Karelia befor the Second World War are not hard to find. There are many photos on the Internet, in the museums and in the archives, and there are numerous books on the subject in all public libraries.
The best places for you to go in Helsinki are:
The Karelian Association
http://www.karjalanliitto.fi/
The National Board of Antiquities
http://www.nba.fi/en/
Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura(The Library of the Finnish Literature Society)
http://dbgw.finlit.fi/fili/
The National Archive
http://www.narc.fi/ka.html
Try these libraries:
the National Library of Finland
http://www.lib.helsinki.fi/english/index.htm
and
the Genealogical Society of Finland http://www.genealogia.fi/sss/indexe.htm
You may however want to specify the… |
| Why does the reservation for computerstations not being followed? I always have reservations in one of the computers but everytime that I go someone is using… |
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If You have reserved a computer and someone is using it, You can go to him/her and say that You have reserved the computer and now is Your turn to use it.
It often happens that the person who had reserved the previous time uses the computer until the next person comes.
If You still have problems to access the computer You have reserved please approach the library staff.
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| I search french text on litterature of the 19e century, on-line and free? Could you help me? Thank you, A. Genest. Y |
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I hope I understood your question right: your interest lies on 19th century litterature in generally and you are not looking for texts belonging to French literature only?
The best literature sites in French seem to concentrate on French or francophone literature. It could help me if you defined your question a bit. Are you interested in a special language area or a certain literary movement? What is the level of your studies?
Here are some links for you to start with. I would be glad to answer you again after getting some more details.
Revue d'Histoire du Dix-Neuvième Siècle (périodique en ligne)
- interesting articles on the 19th century literature, from some articles only abstracts
http://rh19.revues.org
Society of Dix-Neuviémistes
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| We have a patron who would like to borrow a book that appears to only be available from a library in Finland. Is it possible to borrow from a library, what… |
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You can send an interlibray loan request to Helsinki City Library. Our email-adress is ill@hel.fi . You can pay the loan with IFLA-vouchers or International Coupon Réponse.
Helsinki City Library / Interlibrary loans
Box 4100 00099 THE CITY OF HELSINKI
Phone +358 9 310 85433 Fax +358 9 310 85434
Email ill@hel.fi
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| I'm a student engineer, looking for drawings of transportation devices by Leonardo da Vinci ; do you know where I could find them? Thank you by advance! |
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Try these sites on the Internet for Leonardo's drawings:
http://galileo.imss.firenze.it/news/mostra/6/e62atl2.html
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Visual_Arts/Painting/Artists/Masters/Leonardo…
and
http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/
and Instituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza at http://www.imss.fi.it/indice.html
We also have a cd-rom called "Leonardo the inventor" in the public libraries that might interest you.
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| I'm currently doing a research study about the french "roman de Florimont" ; do you know if it's possible to find an on line or edited version of it? Thank you… |
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I have searched the Internet and several library catalogues. The French National Library (www.bnf.fr) has a big digital library (gallica.bnf.fr). There are also medieval romances, but, unfortunately, not "Roman de Florimont"). The only version of "Roman de Florimont" practically available seems to be the following edition: Aimon de Varennes, "Florimont: ein altfranzösischer Abenteuerroman; zum ersten Male mit Einleitung, Anmerkungen, Namenverzeichnis und Glossar unter Benutzung der von Alfred Risop gesammelten handschriftlichen Materialen herausgegeben von Alfons Hilka". The book has been published in Göttingen 1932. The text is in French; only the introduction is in German. Several libraries in Europe own the book, so it should be… |
| I come from Taipei, Taiwan. I am a student learning about department of library and information science and study on the Fu Jen Catholic University. For… |
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The Culture and Media Division of the Ministry of Education in Finland maintains the data in the Finnish Public Libraries Statistics Database. The address is
http://tilastot.kirjastot.fi/Default.aspx?langId=en
Additional library statistics are to be found on the Statistics Finland webbsite under the address
http://www.tilastokeskus.fi/index_en.html
First click on Finland in figures and then on Culture and the media, and finally on Public libraries. Good luck with your work!
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| I'm beginning a thesis on anthropometrical history. Could you help me for my bibliography? |
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In Helmet catalogue of Helsinki region public libraries(www.helmet.fi) one can find one work using the search term anthropometry: Sheldon, W. H.: The varieties of human physique : an introduction to constitutional psychology / by W. H. Sheldon with the collaboration of S. S. Stevens and W. B. Tucker,
New York : Harper, 1940. Then there are two more close to the subject: Sheldon, W. H.: The varieties of temperament : a psychology of constitutional differences / by W. H. Sheldon with the collaboration of S. S. Stevens, New York : Harper, 1942; and Kretschmer, Ernst: Körperbau und Charakter : Untersuchungen zum Konstitutionsproblem und zur Lehre von den Temperamenten / von Ernst Kretschmer, Berlin : Springer, 1951. In Linda, the catalogue of… |
| What were the cultural and historical influences on itailan opera around 1700-1800? |
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Töölö Library Music Department/Helsinki 30.3.04
Hello!
All opera stems from Italy - and according to this fact there is a vast variety of books and writings. Your question is very interesting and challenging and I try to give you some ideas where to find the information for your study and also I can outline some characteristics of Italian opera which I found when I looked up to answer your question.
I have mainly used these two:
1) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Volume 2.
(searchword is "Italy" and you can find very accurate and meticulous articles on different centuries in Italian opera)
-usually this encyclopedia is in bigger libraries which have separate music departments.
2) Digital database in the web:
http://www.grovemusic.com/… |
| I would like to know if it would be possible to obtain a complete list of all the libraries in Finland. We would like to make these informations available in… |
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A complete list of all the libraries in Finland can be found under the following link:
http://www.libraries.fi/
The webpage includes both public and research libraries.
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| Do you have any middle eastern dancing groups in Porvoo? |
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Finnish Dance and Production Companies can be found under this link:
http://www.danceinfo.fi/tanssiryhmat/in_english
For more information contact The Finnish Dance Information Centre:
http://www.danceinfo.fi/english
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| Your Library's organization has changed as of 1st March 2004. Could you send new organization chart to me as soon as possible. Thanks. |
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The organization chart of Helsinki City Library has been updated on our websites:
http://www.lib.hel.fi/page.asp?_item_id=2301
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| Is it possible for people to survive in air that is completely dry? |
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Human beings cannot survive without water. If you spend any amount of time in zero humidity, whether in an extremely hot desert, in an extremely cold artic region or in space, you would need protective clothing, which would keep your dehydration in check. You would also need an ample and constant supply of water or any other drinkable, non-poisonous liquid. For further information, go to your nearest library and read on the topic from a comprehensive book on biology.
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