| I am learning a Finnish song set to the text of Mita kaikatat kivonen from the Kanteletar. It is a beautiful Finnish piece composed by a Finnish composer… |
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9.9.2013 |
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This poem is about problems in getting married, but the the text is quite impossible to translate in English or in any other language as well. The poem's language is very archaic Finnish and hard to understand even for most of the Finns nowadays.
Heikki Poroila
Vantaa City Library, Finland
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| I would like to make library work my career in Finland. I am currently working in a Finnish library as "määräaika" until the end of this year. I also worked 11… |
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3.9.2013 |
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There is a list of institutions giving information and library services education at the Kirjastot.fi web site http://www.kirjastot.fi/kirjastoala/opiskelu/
Most of the degree programs take students at the annual application period but some giving information and library services apprenticeship training have continuous application. Apprentice should have or find the apprenticeship-employer by herself. A list of Finnish public libraries and there contact details are at the site http://hakemisto.kirjastot.fi/en/# and other libraries http://www.libraries.fi/en-GB/libraries/ In Joensuu there are, besides the Joensuu regional library , University of Eastern Finland Library http://www.uef.fi/en/kirjasto/etusivu, Medical Library of the North… |
| I've just moved to Espoo. My family likes spend weekends in library. Which library's branch is more appropriate for parents with children (I mean play area or… |
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27.8.2013 |
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Hello and welcome to Espoo! All Espoo libraries have children's sections. The bigger libraries have bigger areas, smaller libraries smaller areas for children. You could try the Sello library or the Entresse library. Perhaps your choice also depends on where you live and which is the nearest library to your home. All Espoo libraries welcome children to their premises.
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| I have some not needed books (all in Russian language) and I would not want to through them away since they are in good condition and might be useful for… |
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27.8.2013 |
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Yes, it is possible to give them to the library. You can take them to the nearest library. We cannot promise that all of them will be taken, because it might be that we already have some of those books in our collection, but we will check the situation and we will take the books which we need. Thank you very much for you books!
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| How am I supposed to return the e-book? I tried to return it by using the Adobe Digital Edition but it stops working during the process. Is there any other way? |
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27.8.2013 |
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Don’t worry, an e-book loan expires automatically and therefore it is not necessary to return it. But if you want to return your e-book loan before it expires, you can do it via a reading program as you have done. Sometimes there are problems from various reasons. It's impossible to say why your program stopped working.
If you are returning an e-book so that you can borrow a new book, you can leave feedback for us via e-library helmet.lib.overdrive.com or nextmedia.ellibs.com (library where you want to borrow) and our technical support will help you.
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| Can I return a book loan from Vuosaari library to an other library in Helsinki (ex: Itäkeskus or Herttoniemi)? Thank you. |
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17.8.2013 |
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You can return a book loan from Vuosaari library to any HelMet library in Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa or Kauniainen.
http://www.helmet.fi/en-US
http://luettelo.helmet.fi/search~S9/k
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| Can I return the books which I borrowed from Helmet Entresse to Helmet Omena ? Thank you. |
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12.8.2013 |
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Yes, you can. Any book borrowed from a Helmet library can be returned to another Helmet library. For example the book which you have borrowed from Entresse can be returned to all the Helmet libraries in Espoo, Helsinki, Vantaa and Kauniainen.
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| Where may I find an "Ask a librarian" website for most of the EU countries in a language I speak ? (french, english, spanish). Thank you for any help you may… |
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2.7.2013 |
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I found a list which is for libraries with some form of synchronous or chat reference services. The list isn't perfect and some links don't even work but it gives way of indication.
Link: http://liswiki.org/wiki/Chat_reference_libraries
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| I would like to request a new book for the Overdrive or elibs elibrary. However when I go to the following URL https://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Info/Acquisition… |
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2.7.2013 |
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I asked your question from our e-informaticist. She answered that they're working on including the e-library as an option to the compulsory field in our HelMet-website. Before that you can send your acquisition request straight to her. Her email address is marja.hjelt(a)hel.fi
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| I am looking for a library in Myyrmäki preferably, because Ii have a document I would like to download from my email, then print and fax. Is it possible to do… |
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15.6.2013 |
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Hello,
yes, it is possible. Access to internet is free, prints 0,40 € /page and fax 3 € (first page, then 2 € /page).
Please note that we cannot send faxes internationally. The nearest place from which an international fax can be sent is from Citizen Service (Yhteispalvelupiste).
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| I would like to know if there is any book/magazine/written reference with places in Finland where I can advertise a service for a company. The company deals… |
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3.6.2013 |
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There are several lists and registers in the internet, unfortunately many of them only in Finnish. You can make a search with words like "Suomen yritykset" and get several registers and search systems.
Here is a link for a good regional search, only in Finnish:
http://www.kauppalehti.fi/5/i/yritykset/yrityshaku/?gclid=CL-K3bfeybcCF…
The home page of the Finnish Business Information System:
http://www.ytj.fi/english/
Two links for a National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland. Perhaps they can give you more information there:
http://www.prh.fi/en.html and https://virre.prh.fi/portal/dt?userLang=en
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| I'm interested in converting a couple of old VHS recordings I have onto DVD at Entresse, I was wondering how the service works. Do I need to book a time? Is… |
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31.5.2013 |
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Hello,
thank you for the interest in our service. You can reserve the workstations through staff. If you need any help or advice, do not hesitate to ask.
For more information:
http://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Libraries_and_services/Entresse_Library/What…
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| How can I make good presentations and what resources can help me achieve that? |
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17.5.2013 |
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Here are books about presentation skills in work and business. All of these are to be found in HelMet libraries.
Walker, T. J.
How to give a pretty good presentation : a speaking survival guide for the rest of us
Bradbury, Andrew
Successful presentation skills
Navarro, Joe
Louder than words : take your career from average to exceptional with the hidden power of nonverbal intelligence
Gallo, Carmine
The presentation secrets of Steve Jobs : how to be insanely great in front of any audience
Hall, Richard
Brilliant presentations : what the best presenters know, do and say
Arnold, Jackie
Speaking on special occasions
Speechmaker's bible
Rev. and updated / by Nick Marshallsay and Jane Moseley
Jay, Antony
Effective presentation : how to create… |
| I'm looking for some historical results (more complete than possible) of cross country skiing. The races are: - 50 km men Finnish Championship (Kuopio) 1972 … |
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13.5.2013 |
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The best books to look for older information in, are the Mitä Missä Milloin – kansalaisen vuosikirja –books. They are published every year on the events of the previous year. So information regarding cross country skiing on a Finnish championship event in 1972, can be found in the book’s sports section of the following year, Mitä Missä Milloin 1973. Some of this information can also be found on Wikipedia.
Men’s Finnish Championship’s 50 km event in 1972 (Kuopio):
First place Kalevi Oikarainen (time 2.44.10). Second place Ahti Nevala (time 2.46.45) and third place Reino Tamper (time 2.46.53).
http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiihdon_Suomen-mestaruuskilpailut_1972
Men’s Finnish Championship events in 1973 (Kurikka)
15 km
First place Juha Mieto… |
| I can not understand how I can pay my fines online with the bank card. Can you explain me how it works? |
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3.5.2013 |
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I am sorry but you can not pay yor fines online, only cash payment in the library.
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| I don't find the service from helmet about the option to chat with librarian online. Is this service not available anymore ? |
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10.4.2013 |
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Thank you for your question. HelMet-chat was a trial last February. Let us hope that the service will continue later.
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| I see that the Ruoholahti library is a "children's library" and appears to function inside a school. does this still mean its open to everyone. even if you… |
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21.3.2013 |
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Yes, Ruoholahti Children's Library is open to everyone. The most of the collection is for children and the library is closed during school holidays. But otherwise it is like any other Helsinki city library. Wellcome!
http://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Libraries_and_services/Ruoholahti_Childrens_…
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| In which Library around Helsinki can I borrow fiction books in French? (apart from Sello and the one in Pasila) |
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19.2.2013 |
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Here you have a link to a list of all fiction books in French in HelMet libraries around the capital region:
http://luettelo.helmet.fi/search/X?SEARCH=**&searchscope=4&m=1&l=fre&b=…
So, as you see there are quite a few libraries that harbour at least some kind of a collection of books in French.
If you would like to restrict the search to a given library, go to this page: http://luettelo.helmet.fi/search~S9/X . Type two asterisks (**) in the search field. Instead of Entire collection, choose Fiction. For material type, choose book and for language, French. Then choose the library you want and click Go!
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| I have 17 years experience of librarianship. I have masters in economics as well as library science. Is there any way i can work in one of the libraries of… |
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13.2.2013 |
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An interesting idea, but unfortunately there is no easy way to organize it. If you are interested in working in Finland You can contact to Embassy of Finland, New Delhi (http://www.finland.org.in/public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2). Embassy personal can help with visas and work permits.
If You are prepared to pay Your own costs, You can participate in Helsinki University Library’s international exchange week, which will be held in June (from 10th to 14th). During the week Helsinki University Library offers foreign colleagues an opportunity to visit its different units and sections and to meet colleagues. The accomodation will be arranged by the Helsinki University Library. Contact person and the organizer of the event is… |
| I have a question: What qualities define a great team leader? Thank you for your answer |
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31.1.2013 |
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You can find litterature in English about teams and leadership from Helmet-online catalogue (www.helmet.fi) for example by using keywords (in Finnish) tiimit and johtaminen and then limit the search by language (English). As a result you get, among others, Belbin, Meredith: Team roles at work 2010; Robbins, Stephen P: Essentials of organizational behavior 2010; Godard, Alain: Transformational leadership: shared dreams to succeed 2000; Goleman, Daniel: The new leaders: transforming the art of leadership into the science of results 2003.
Here is one internetpage dealing with the subject:
http://www.teams-and-leadership.com/
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