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I'd like to ask you if you've got a video cassette of "And then there were none" by Agatha Christie, in English? 738 You can search HelMet libraries video casette collection by choosing keyword search http://www.helmet.fi/search/X for keyword you can put Agatha Christie and change all types of material to video casette. By clicking the title of the video you get the location infomation and the original title. Most of the video collection are spoken in original language, only the subtitles are in finish. Unfortunally HelMet libraries collection don't have "And there were none" by Agatha Cristie. But there are several other films made from her books. You should find "And there were none" videocasette in any video rental company.
How do you evaluate a expression 738 Thank you for your inquiry. There is a lot of webpages about evaluating expressions. You should try for example the following: http://www.me.vccs.edu/mathprep/Evaluating_an_Expression_or_Formula.doc http://aaamath.com/equ723-evaluate-1variable.html http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/orderop/evalPrac.htm
I want to know the trend of oil price next 2 years? 737 It is impossible to say anything reliable about the trend of oil price in forthcoming 2 years. The oil price has been going down rapidly recently and there is no end in sight. But after the price drop, the price will certainly increase again. Many specialists have been talking about the oil running out. Some say, that this is miscalculation. If the oil is running out, the crude oil price is obviously going very high. You can find a lot of information and speculation about the oil price. Here is links to some of the sites: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/business/2008/oil_/default.stm http://www.wtrg.com/daily/crudeoilprice.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/weekinreview/20mouawad.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oil
Can get web sites and /or addresses of Finnish companies for smartcard based business solutions, such as: - T&A Clocking - Access Control - IT Security -… 736 Here is the site of Aldata –group http://www.aldata-solution.com/. It is one of the leading Finnish companies that sells smart card solutions to business. For instance our library has a smart card solution from them. On this page you’ll find their customers in different countries on retail and wholesale branch: http://www.aldata-solution.com/com/Customers/Retail%20and%20Wholesale/ They'll probably will tell you more about their finnish customers by e-mail if you contact them.
So I accidentally spilled coffee on the table and hit the book I borrowed from the library. What do I do? 735 Sounds like you have to replace the book. Each book has its own price and ranges from around 9 € to 450 €. Usually the price is around 25€. You can also replace the book with another similar one.
I am trying to find where my grand father was born. 734 Link to the Family Search database: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp You can contact The Genealogical Society of Finland and ask them for help in your search. They can give you professional help: http://www.genealogia.fi/indexe.htm Population Register Center has also interesting database, where you can search for the Finnish names from different periods of time: https://192.49.222.187/nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=3
How can I book a meeting room in Kirjasto 10. now I see only possibility to book computer. I need to book room 40. Thanks. Regards, Seema 733 You can book a meeting room via "Book a computer or a workplace" -service. Select the library, click "Worksplace" and You can choose a room to book. https://varaus.lib.hel.fi/fastsearch
I would like to the know the numbers of all Finnish libraries now. I checked the URL below, I understand there are 1099 libraries in Finland, is that right?… 733 In 2015, according to the Ministry of Education and Culture, there was a public library in every municipality (301), and most of them also had branch libraries (450) and bookmobiles (140) (2015). http://www.minedu.fi/OPM/Kirjastot/tilastot/?lang=en However, in a long term, number of public libraries has decreased since 1960 from 4 007 libraries to 765 in 2015. http://tilastokeskus.fi/ajk/tiedotteet/2015/uutinen_018_2015-06-10.html Number of research libraries and special libraries can be found from the Research Library Statistics Database. Number of libraries depends on the level the numbers are calculated: administrative unit, main library and branch libraries are separated in statistics. Concerning university libraries, there are 18…
Can you tell me what kind of books that story about virtual librarian? 732 I didn't quite understand the question but if you are interested in books that tell about virtual libraries and their development in general you might want to check books conserning library science (called "kirjastotiede" in finnish). For example these books tell about the subject: - Borgman, Christine L.: From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure. 2000. - Laverna M. Saunders (ed.): The Evolving Virtual Library. 1999. - William Y. Arms: Digital Libraries. 2000. Virtuaalikirjasto, finnish virtual library, can be found in the Internet http://www.jyu.fi/library/virtuaalikirjasto/engvirli.htm . There is also some general information about virtual libraries (see "Help" and "General instructions"). Other virtual libraries can be…
Could you help me to find overtone singing in digital libraries? 732 I searched from Helsinki City Libary's database and found only one book on overtone singing. The book is called "Overtone singing: physics and metaphysics of harmonics in east and west" and it is written by Marc C. van Tongeren: http://www.helmet.fi/record=b1630992~S3*fin Wikipedia has a very fine article about overtone singing. The article has an excellent list of external references. Many of these refenrences have audio clips. Overtone singing links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtone_singing http://www.overtone.cc/songs http://www.overtonesinging.com/ http://www.harmonicovertones.com/
How many editions of Henryk Sienkiewicz "Quo Vadis?" were published in Finland? 729 The latest finnish edition of Quo Vadis (1990) is 12th.(Source: The National Bibliography of Finland)
Population of Canada in year 2000 729 It was 30 689 000: http://www.stat.fi/tup/maanum/03_pinta-ala_vakiluku_ja_paakaupunki_mait…
"Semantic Relation And Its Application to Information Science". Please give some reference or the links on that for my Seminar. 727 You might find the following references useful. Daconta, Michael C.: The Semantic Web : a guide to the future of XML, Web services, and knowledge management (Indianapolis (Ind.) : Wiley , cop. 2003) Hurford, James R. The origins of meaning (New York : Oxford University Press , cop. 2007) Information modelling and knowledge bases XIX (Amsterdam : IOS Press , cop. 2008) Semantic Web services : theory, tools, and applications (Hershey : Information Science Reference , cop. 2007) Stuckenschmidt, Heiner: Information sharing on the semantic web (Berlin : Springer , cop. 2005) Here's also a master's thesis from The department of information studies, University of Tampere: Pursiainen, Tanja´: Modelling the frontier : cross-cultural ontology…
Can you tell me how I could find The Death Gate Cycles by Margaret Weis printed in the finnish language? 726 The Death Gate Cycle was published in Finnish by Otava. The Finnish name of the series is Kuolemanportti. Names of the books are: Dragonwing - Lohikäärmeen siipi (1997, paperback 2001) Elven star - Haltioiden tähti (1998, paperback 2001) Fire sea - Tulimeri (1998) Serpent mage - Käärmemaagi (1999) The hand of chaos - Kaaoksen käsi (1999) Into the labyrinth - Labyrinttiin (2000) Seventh gate - Seitsemäs portti (2000) The editions are sold out. They are available in most of the libraries. For used copies contact second-hand bookshops.
My question is i wanted to learn the finnish languge and i whant to know what to read or if there are any cds? 723 You can search the Helmet library database in the address www.helmet.fi - change language into English and then choose Keyword search. Write there "suomen kieli kielikurssit" (Finnish language, language courses) and choose cd as material type. There are several Finnish courses that also include cds. If you already have library card and the secret number you can reserve the course you want. If not visit any library with an id that has your photo in it and you will soon have our library card and if the library you visit doesn't have any course in at the moment please ask help with ordering one.
I am looking for a book in finnsih language learning for adults, I made a reservation for one to pick up in Tapiola, which is closer to my home. Will I have… 723 Booking is free from Helmet Library collections. Can choose pickup and return site freely. Also returning to another city is free if the material is owned by the Helmet Library.
I would like to ask you if there is existing a town called Oslo, but not the capital of Norway? I have a memory that I had tought at school that there is one… 722 There is a little town called "Oslo" in the USA, in Minnesota. You can search it in the world atlases. In Finland we have a town called "Oulu". Maybe you learned about "Oulu" at school.
What is the origin and mening of the surname ‘Keinonen’ 722 Surnames 'Keinonen' and 'Keinänen' are both believed to be derived from the word keino which in the Savonian dialect carries the meaning 'trap, snare, (a hunter's) trail'. Pirjo Mikkonen & Sirkka Paikkala, Sukunimet
Our company needs the text (in English or in Russian) of Finland Securities Market Act (1989 year, No 495). Where can we find it? Our company is situated in… 721 Please contact the Library of Parliament. The Securities Market Act (arvopaperimarkkinalaki 495/1989) is available in English. The library has interlending services, tel. +35894323450, email: kirjasto_kaukopalvelu@eduskunta.fi The text is in Internet in Finnish: http://finlex.om.fi/stp.html , you can choose the year 1989, the laws are in numerical order.
I'd like to know whether the Finnish libraries have a central catalogue, open to everyone, to check in which Finnish library a book is to be found. Fot… 719 You can localize materials in Finnish libraries using Frank Multisearch (see the link below). You can find library books and other materials from almost all the Finnish libraries that are open and also from several different databases simultaneously. http://monihaku.kirjastot.fi/en/