Best rated answers

Question Reads Rating Answered Open Answer
Sirs, I am writing you from Serbia and I wonder if you can please help me to find out what are the models of traditional publishing? What types of publishing… 474 Hello, I´m sorry but i don´t think the Helsinki City Library either can help so very much from distance in searching after specific textbooks according to the general standpoint in your question. But i think the link below can be to some help for further reserach: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publisher Best regards.
How many works does Shakespeare write? 988 There's no exact answer to your question. William Shakespeare probably wrote more plays than we know today, because some of his plays are lost. Shakespeare existing oeuvre consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 longer poems and some other poems. More information: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/ (all the plays and poems here) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare
I would like to know how to make toothpaste. 828 Here are a couple of web sites where you can read how toothpaste is made: http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/eng99/eng99398.htm http://www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Toothpaste.html
I used to loan Cambridge English Readers or Penguin Engish Reader to improve my english. It is easy for me to improve my english by reading according to the… 1071 There are 45 different titles of Cambridge English Readers and 195 different titles of Penguin Readers in Jyvaskyla City Library. It is the largest collection of them in Jyvaskyla area. If a book is on loan, it is possible to reserve it (cost: one euro). Some of the books may also be located in a branch library. You are welcome to visit the information desk of the main library and order those books from there for free. If you need a book that cannot be borrowed from any library in Jyvaskyla, it can be ordered by using the interlibrary lending service. You can leave an interlibrary lending request at the library or by e-mail (kaukopalvelu@jkl.fi).
Do Yleisten Kirjastojen Keskuskirjasto and Kirjastojen valtakunnalliset verkkopalvelut -yksikkö have names in English? If so, what are they? 931 Yleisten Kirjastojen Keskuskirjasto is Central Library for Public Libraries in English and the name of our unit is Networked Library Services Unit.
List of publishers for Poem Fanfare for the Makers by Louis MacNeice 1113 Louis MacNeice's publisher in the Great Britain is Faber & Faber, but they don't have the rights for his works. Louis MacNeice's rights are handled by David Higham Associates, London: http://www.davidhigham.co.uk/ It is impossible to list all the publishers here, but most of the collections in print are published by Faber & Faber: http://www.faber.co.uk/
I am a student of Information Studies and Librarianship at Charles University in Prague. According to my study recently I have been writing a Master Thesis on… 904 We can give You some links to go on. For the history of photography in Finland the center is Suomen valokuvataiteenmuseo http://www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi/ Aalto-yliopisto is the School of Art and design http://www.taik.fi/en/ and is conneteced to so called The Helsinki School of Photography. Their library database is following http://www.taik.fi/en/services_/aralis_library.html. Maybe also links of Peri Gallery in Turku can help You. http://www.peri.fi/
I'm Brazil in Rio de Janeiro and I want to clarify a doubt. What are the most common questions that users of the internet do for you? Please I need help from… 1050 We have a couple of ways of analyzing our questions: we can look for words most used in questions sent to us, we can follow the most common searches, we can see the most read questions in the archive and follow questions that have been answered by the semantic librarian. In all these we can see that people ask us much about litterature, poetry and about authors. One of the most common questions considers names, people want to know the origin, etymology, of names, both christian names and family names. Also models for will and other dees are of great interest. Library services are also a common topic in our questions. There are a few studies about Ask a Librarian, but they are in Finnish. Also you can study the contents of Ask a Librarian…
Where can I find military archives for Vora? Thank you. 1503 If you are looking for data from Finnish military archives, the correct starting point is Finnish National Archives. Contact information: http://www.arkisto.fi/en/yhteystiedot/ By contacting National Archives with your family's names and other details known, we bet that you can get more information and maybe other sources as well. Vora communal information (english version via Google Translate): http://www.vora.fi/
I am doing a project on Programs offered by Finland Libraries that are geared towards improving reading skills (And sponsored by the government). However I… 1215 First, I would like to refer to a question answered in this service some years ago about Luku-Suomi ("Reading Finland") project (2001-2004): http://www.libraries.fi/en-GB/ask_librarian/question.aspx?ID=927122d6-6… A leaflet in English has been published about the school libraries development project, a part of Luku-Suomi program: A Good School Library. Authors: Hannele Frantsi, Kaarina Kolu , Seija Salminen. Year: 2006. Available as a PDF: http://www.oph.fi/download/47629_good_school_library.pdf Articles concerning reading promotion among children and youth by public libraries in Finland: Selesniemi, Jaana: "Creative writing and book recommendations." Scandinavian Public Library Quarterly; 2009, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p18-19 Kull-Poutanen,…
Do you have medical journals 388 Since you did not specify where you would like to find medical journals, it is slightly difficult to answer your question. The best collections of medical journals in Finland are available in Terkko library ( http://www.helsinki.fi/library/terkko/ ). In you are looking for medical journals in some other library, you can directly contact the library in question. You will find the contact information of Finnish libraries here: http://www.libraries.fi/en-GB/libraries/
When was the latest library building build? And how did you name it? 956 Do you mean latest library building built in Finland? I can´t name the latest but Helsinki University Library's City Centre Campus Library should be finished in the spring of 2012. The building will be named 'the Kaisa Building' after Kaisaniemi neighbourhood. More information: http://www.helsinki.fi/library/citycentre/about/library2012.html Pictures: http://twilightcola.blogspot.com/2012/03/kaisa-talo.html
How can I connect with a historian over the internet in Kittila, Finland? 526 Kittilä is a minor place, it very likely that there are no historians who are specialized in Kittilä history. Since you gave information about your family, i guess you are interested in your family history. I would recommend you to contact the Kittila parish for more information. A helpful source of information to a genealogist in Finland is Sukututkimusseura (The Genealogical Society of Finland) and their database Hiski: http://www.genealogia.fi/index.php?lang=en http://www.genealogia.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1… It is also worth looking of the parish register of Kittilä: http://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/kirjat/Kirkonkirjat/kittila/kittila.htm email address to Kittilä parish is kittila.seurakunta@evl.fi…
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… 999 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).
I need some information about Finnish libraries. I have searched in the web but there is only information since 1999. I have read that the older statistics… 825 The Finnish ministry of education publishes on yearly basis via Finnish Public Libraries Statistics Database (http://tilastot.kirjastot.fi/en-GB/). If you need statistical information about the research and university libraries, they can be found here: https://yhteistilasto.lib.helsinki.fi/index.php?lang=en If you need more specified information about the statistics of Helsinki City Library, please contact Mr. Jouni Juntumaa (jouni.juntumaa@hel.fi).
Is it possible to rent equipment for video and photo shooting? 1055 There are some video cameras in Helmet libraries you can borrow. Here you can find the libraries: http://haku.helmet.fi/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2021724__Svideokamerat__Ff… Also from Finnish borrowing service Kuinoma you can rent and borrow goods for a cheap price from the private market. You find Kuinoma and cameras here: http://www.kuinoma.fi/search/node/kamera Here are some information about Kuinoma in English: https://blogs.aalto.fi/systemsthinking/2012/12/17/mita-kuinoma/
Could you kindly provide some information on hosting events at the library? We would like to host some English story time for children and wondering if there… 1081 Best way to do this is to contact libraries directly, as every library decides of their events independently. You can find the contact details in the HelMet-homepage. I am certain that most of the libraries in Espoo would be interested in having a story time in English!
I am a librarian in the USA and would like your assistance. I am looking for a Finnish citizen who used to live at an address in Helsinki. Is there a reference… 831 Hi! I checked the name of the person whom you asked in your query and could not find him on the Helsinki telephone catalogue. In Finland people who move should inform their new address to a local magistrate that keeps a register. The Helsinki magistrate's contact info is: Helsingin maistraatti Albertinkatu 25, P.O. Box 309, 00181 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 695 441 Telefax +358 9 6954 4330 E-mail: helsingin.maistraatti@eslh.intermin.fi You can also contact Directory Assistance at +358 100 13 or +358 118. This service has all the telephone and mobile phone numbers throughout Finland and it is available 24 hours.
I am an international researcher working at Aalto University on the use of storytelling to improve the health and well-being of seniors. We are developing a… 472 In Helsinki City Library, the best person to contact first would be the Chief Pedagogical Information Specialist Lea Kuusirati: lea.kuusirati@hel.fi She can guide you from there.  
Looking for a friend of mine 630 Väestorekisterikeskus (Population Registry Centre) can possibly help you in locating your friend. The contact information can be found here https://dvv.fi/en/article/-/asset_publisher/osoitepalvelu-sisalto Contact information, https://dvv.fi/en/contact