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Dear Sir/Madam, I have tried to renew a book that I have borrowed from the city library. However, I found out it didn't work online because it said "You cannot… 772 We could not check Your customer record because You didn't give Your name. You wrote in English so we could suggest that the obvious reason is that You are not staying permanenntly in Finland? The usual politics is that the library card can be used six months by those not living permanently in Finland. However, You can came to any Helmet library with Your library card and ID and then we can re-activate Your card for another six months. (If this is not the case, please call any Helmet library so that we can check Your customer record.)
I am hoping to research Media & Minority/Cultural information. Can you tell me if there is a Communication/Media or Cultural library and a contact person I can… 771 Journalistic and media studies are offered in several universities in Finland. A good starting point to get an overview of media studies in Finland is the University network for communication sciences, http://viesverk.uta.fi//index.php?lang=en . Tampere University also has journalistic and media studies in their Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, http://www.uta.fi/jour/index1.html . In Tampere University there is also The Journalism Research and Development Centre http://www.uta.fi/jourtutkimus/basics.html . Research concerning ethnic minorities and media, for example, is also done in the faculty of humanities in Jyväskylä University, Department of language, within the subject of discourse studies, http://www.jyu.fi/hum/…
I'm very interested in working in one.of.your libraries. I have been a preschool teacher for many years. Currently I'm finishing my masters in school… 771 Glad to hear that you are interested in librarywork. You can apply for unpaid internship. You can contact the regional library service manager. Entresse Library: Mikko Kaunisto 046 8773566 Iso Omenan Library: Juha Lilja 043 826 8746 Tapiola Library: Olli Louhimo 046 8772679 and Sello Library:Anu Miettinen 046 877 3414
Where can I find information concerning toypoodles? 769 Something about toy poodles(very little) is in the book Diane Morgan: The poodle : an owner's survival guide. In Amazon you can find more books concerning toy poodles http://www.suomi.fi/suomifi/suomi/tietopaketit/perustietoa_suomesta/vae… Something in Internet http://www.thetoypoodle.com/ http://www.poodlesavvy.com/toy-poodle-savvy.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poodle http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/reviews/toypoodles.html http://www.makupalat.fi/Categories.aspx?classID=23940b8e-c55c-4c74-ba00… http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/toypoodle.htm
Dear Librarian, I founded home "Lost: first and second completed season" at DVD in english, french and spanish in origin. Subtittles are also available. I don… 769 You can bring the DVD to the library, if they have a place for donations and voluntary recycling of materials (many libraries in Helsinki do have). Unfortunately the library itself is not allowed to receive movies as donations, since we have to get a license and pay for it for copyright reasons. Best wishes Heikki Poroila
Salut je suis etudient en psychologie en algeria jai besoine d abtenaire une lettre daccielle pour visiter la bebliothaique a l objactive de finalisie la these… 768 Veuiller prender contact avec l*université d*Helsinki, Bureau de Personelle international, aux http://www.helsinki.fi/intstaff/
For my masters dissertation I am researching into how Public Libraries classify adult fiction books.I would be interested to know how Finnish libraries… 766 Hello! Finnish public libraries use genres when classifying adult fiction. Most used way is to separate few well known genres from the fiction stock. In Kallio branchlibrary we have separated crime (detective novels), horror, science fiction, fantasy, romance, war, humor and hunting (fishing & hunting)novels. Rest of the books are normally on the self, and e. g. translated literature and finnish literature are on the same shelf. Some libraries might use more genres e.g. Kuhmo library. It´s not common to classify the whole fiction stock. Content description and subject indexing of novels helps in fiction retrieval. I couldn`t find scientific material in english. Here in one web-dissertation. It is in finnish, but there is an english…
Is there information as to the construction and installation of the clock in the tower of the Helsinki train station ? Thank you. 765 Very little information about the clock could be found in books or in the internet. In the book Högström Hilkka: Helsingin rautatieasema - Helsinki railway station (ISBN 951-53-0533-0) is the following chapter: "The Siemens-Schuckert electrical company installed the German clockwork for the Helsinki Railway Station tower. Originally the weights had to be cranked up daily by hand. The dial was made by a Finnish workshop (Oy Arvo Urho). In the 1930's, an electric rewinding apparatus was installed, and in 1980 the clock was coupled with a quart-controlled central mechanism. ...Over the years, travellers have liked to bet on the tower's dimensions. Its height from street level is 48.5 metres. The diameter of the dial is 3.3 metres; the…
I have heard of a library conference that will be held in Finland on April 14-15, 2005. The theme is small libraries. Can you help me with some more… 765 Helsinki City Library is going to organize an international seminar on topic "Small is beautiful – networking makes us stronger". The seminar will be held in Helsinki. You may get more information during September. The contact person is Kristina Virtanen. Kristina.Virtanen@hel.fi.
I'm looking for information about the values in librarianship in Finland, especially the values in reference services. Perhaps there's even some information… 765 The Helsinki City Library has published Values of library work in it's pages, http://www.lib.hel.fi/page.asp?_item_id=2304 . I suppose the same values concern the Reference Services, too. About the Ask a Librarian you can read some guidelines on our infomation page, http://www.libraries.fi/en-gb/ask_librarian/about/ . Our main values are the same as usually in the libraries, specially i could name equality, confidentiality, and of course quality (relevant answers) and delivering the answer within the time rate, as quickly as possible. For more information on finnish Digital Reference Services (Libraries), see http://www.kirjastot.fi/kirjastoala/verkkotietopalvelu/#suomalaisetkirj… .
Dear Librarian, I am Latha from Vantaa. Is there any sewing classes are going on around in any of the city libraries in Vantaa, Espoo or Helsinki. If so, let… 765 There isn't any sewing classes at the moment in the Helmet libraries (Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries). Any library customer can reserve and use the sewing machines freely and there is also some guidance available in the libraries. Of course you can suggest sewing classes to libraries and offer your help. There is sewing machines in libraries under the following web address: http://www.helmet.fi/en-US/Libraries_and_services . Clicking the library name will bring you to the page where you'll find the contact information of the library.
I am trying to find out what the national anthem of Finland is and what it sounds like. 760 The Finnish national anthem is "Maamme" ("Our Land" in English) by Fredrik Pacius. You will find more information on the anthem on the Internet: virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/maamme.html. On this site you can listen to the anthem sung by the Polytech Choir. From the page there is a link leading to virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/hymnieng, where you will find the words of the anthem in Finnish, Swedish and English, plus sheet music.
What are the late fees for not returning a book on time? I can't find a price list anywhere. 760 The overdue fee is €0,20 day for adult item per loan. You find all the library fees in Helmet: http://www.helmet.fi/Preview/en-US/Info/Using_the_library/Loan_periods_…
How do I learn more about finding work in a library? I am a U.S. citizen with the desire to spend about 1 year in Finland. I have a Master's degree in… 758 To find a job in a library in Finland would be easiest if you contact bigger Libraries directly and ask about the opportunities, these would perhaps be Helsinki City Library, Tampere City Library, Turku City Library or Oulu City Library (situated in different cities in Finland) of public libraries or scientific libraries, National Library perhaps as the first. You can find contact information to all Finnish libraries in the Library Directory, http://hakemisto.kirjastot.fi/en/ . It is also possible to put an add into our service, http://www.kirjastot.fi/node/add/procal_entry . If you need help in filling the form, which is in Finnish, you can send mail to editors@libraries.fi. General information about working in Finland can be found here…
My Cardiologist, Dr. Karpenos of Westport, CT, USA prescribed Benecol powder to reduce chlorestol. He said to check the finnish web to find a source, He… 756 Benecol international Internet address is http://www.benecol.com/ There is information about Benecol, eating well, chlorestol and your healt. There you can also contact Benecol for your comments and questions http://www.benecol.com/contact/index.asp
I was wondering, which Helsinki library has the widest selection of English periodicals? As in magazines and newspaper? Kiitos! 755 The widest selection of magazines and newspapers in english language is in the Helsinki City Main library in Pasila. The address is Rautatieläisenkatu 8. In the summertime the library of the University of Helsinki has a wide range of newspapers and magazines in the student library and Minerva.
What is the maximum number of materials that can be borrowed via internet? 753 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.
I am trying to find any information on a person I have been told was the conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic. This person's last name was Garagusi and he… 753 Mr Einari Marvia and Mr Matti Vainio have written/edited the book about the history of Helsinki Philharmonic: "Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri 1882-1982" (WSOY 1993, ISBN 951-0-18312-1). I browsed briefly through the book but I couldn't find any mentioning of a person by the name of Garagusi there, I'm afraid. My advice for You is to try to contact the administration of the orchestra directly. They propably have some more detailed archives/files of their own and can possibly help You to locate the longed-for Garagusi there, if he should have visited the orchestra as a guest conductor, for example. The homepages of Helsinki Philharmonic are located at: http://www.hel.fi/filharmonia/english/index.htm
Dear Sir / Madam, I'm compiling a short report on prison libraries in Scandinavia. Would you please point me in the direction of some information that would… 753 The best expertise for you is probably The Library and Information Service of Criminal Sanctions Agency (Rikosseuraamuslaitos). The Criminal Sanctions Agency is a government authority, which enforces prison sentences and community sanctions under the direction of the Ministry of Justice. You can find the contact information of The Library and Information Service here below: http://www.rikosseuraamus.fi/en/index/units/libraryandinformationservic…
I am a master student from Oslo university college, Norway -and for my master thesis I need a list over doctor dissertations in the discipline Library and… 751 There are three universities, where it is possible to study information science in Finland. These are Tampere University http://www.uta.fi/english/index.html, Oulu University, http://www.oulu.fi/english/index.html and the swedish speaking Åbo Akademi, http://www.abo.fi/aa/engelska/. The two finnish ones have electronic dissertations on their library pages, Oulu university library http://www.kirjasto.oulu.fi/english/julkaisutoiminta/elektroniset/ and Tampere University Library, http://acta.uta.fi/english/ search by department (Information studies). I did'nt find electronic dissertations on the pages of Åbo Akademi library and did'nt get any hits in their database Alma. Maby it would be best to contact the library directly http://www.abo.fi/…