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Working in Finnish Libraries 698 Thank you for message. I asked from my work colleague for information regarding this matter, as he moved from Australia to Finland many years ago.  As I work for Espoo Libraries, I can only speak on behalf of our libraries. However, the library systems in Helsinki and Kerava are very similar. It is quite difficult to work in Finnish libraries without at least a working knowledge of Finnish. However, it's not impossible. I would suggest that you contact the libraries directly that you are interested in working in, and see if you can organise a work placement there. That way, they can see your working ability without any risk to them, and may be able to offer you a contract afterwards. Also, if you move to Finland, then you…
What is the best source of information when I need to know about electronic forms (e.g. those made with Word 2000)? 697 It seems that it would be best to acquire some html-editor program, like FrontPage or Dreamweaver and study related literature. They contain basic knowledge about electronic forms. The same goes with intranet which can be realized in so many ways that it cannot be answered here. You can search related information from library databases (e.g. Plussa in public libraries, www.libplussa.fi) with subject words: ”intranet”, ”sähköiset lomakkeet”, ”FrontPage” and ”Dreamweaver”.
Do you know anything about Children Books made by children's labour? Specially books pop up, all are made in Asia (China) and i'm worried that they're build by… 695 There is the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre which based in Florence and is the main research arm of UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, helping to shape the organization's human rights agenda for children. The Centre has provided solid data on the changing needs of children in both developing and industrialized countries. Its strong focus on children's rights has helped UNICEF and its partners promote a new global ethic for children based on their fundamental human rights. Address: UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre Piazza SS. Annunziata 12 50122 Florence ITALY Switchboard: +39 055 20 33 0 Fax +39 055 24 48 17 Email Address: florence@unicef.org http://www.unicef-icdc.org/ Since you ask this question from Italy it might be a good…
My family and me live in Germany. Actually there is no possibility to get books in Finnish language here. As I want to grow up my little son bilingual I really… 695 Kirjojen tilaaminen Suomesta onnistuu hyvin. Ehkä kattavin luettelo verkkokirjakaupoista löytyy Hämeenlinnan kirjaston Makupalojen sivulta: http://www.makupalat.fi/kirjat4.htm Selkeimmät tilausohjeet sekä monipuolisimmat valikoimat ja maksutavat ovat suurimmilla kirjakaupoilla, katso esimerkiksi: https://www.akateeminen.com/fin/info/vientitilauslomake.asp (English: https://www.akateeminen.com/fin/info/info_english.asp ) http://www.suomalainen.com/sk/info_help.jsp Tältä kirjastot.fi:n sivulla on linkkejä erilaisiin lastenkirjallisuusluetteloihin: http://www.kirjastot.fi/page.asp?_item_id=208 , esimerkiksi Helsingin kaupunginkirjaston Lasten sivujen lukuvinkkeihin: http://www.lib.hel.fi/miikka/lukuvinkit.htm
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… 694 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…
Again. The http://ammattinetti.fi/ site is reliable? 694 Since the site ammattinetti.fi is kept up by The ministry of employment and the economy ( https://www.tem.fi/en ), I would consider it to be reliable.
Which libraries subscribe to The Times Periodicals 690 You will find The Times in the following branches of the Helsinki City Library: Itäkeskus library, the main library and Rikhardinkatu library. Of these libraries, Itäkeskus keeps the periodical one month and both the main library and Rikhardinkatu library three months. You can request yourself more than 3 months older copies at Rikhardinkatu library. You can search any periodical or newspaper in the Helsinki City Library from the Lib-Press periodicals database at http://libpress.lib.hel.fi/new/search/ also in English.
I am looking for a video on the French Revolution to show to my high school students in Parola. Do you have any to loan? Please let me know if there may be… 689 If you search the PIKI-database with the keyword Ranskan vallankumous, you will find all kinds of material on the subject, http://kirjasto.tampere.fi:8000/ . Unfortunately, it seams that there are no videos in English about the topic. I found one video about the French revolution in Finnish in Tampere city library, an animation of the series Olipa kerran ihminen...: aikojemme seikkailut = Il etait une fois... l'homme, osa 8: Ranskan vallankumous 1997. There is also anohter videocassette in finnish, Vapauden bulevardit / toimittaja Erkki Toivanen, YLE Tallennepalvelu, 1995. Since the video does'nt include the Tampere city library collection, you should contact the library e.g. by email and ask if it is possible to borrow it from another…
What is the digital library? 688 A digital library is a library where collections are stored in digital formats and not books or musical records. The digital content may be stored either locally or accessed by eletronic networks. Futher information at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_library
I'm a french guy writing you from Paris. I'm wondering where may I find other "Ask a librarian" websites on the web. Such websites from Europe, USA, Canada and… 687 Finnish Ask a librarian- service has an open archive. You can find it on the page www.libraries.fi, on the top on the right there is a link to Ask a librarian-service and right under that Archive. There are links to several online services from the page www.libraries.fi (Finnish version www.kirjastot.fi > Kirjastoala (on the top on the right) > Verkkotietopalvelu (on the bottom on the left) > Kirjastojen verkkotietopalveluita (or direct address http://www.kirjastot.fi/fi-FI/kirjastoala/verkkotietopalvelu/ )You can also find several European libraries from this address http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org. You can search for online-services from each library’s own page. It is possible to find several Ask a librarian-services around…
What is the first stamp in the world? 686 The first postage stamp is the Penny Black, which was issued by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 May 1840. You can find more information about Penny Black here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Black
How to book sewing machine place? 686 In Espoo, you can reserve a sewing machine at varaamo.espoo.fi You can also use the booking office in English You can log in with your library card and its pincode number. You can search with the word sewing machine and limit your search to, for example, the Tapiola library. When you click on the picture of the sewing machine, a window opens with a calendar at the bottom. You can choose the day and time you want. 
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? 685 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.
I want to take workshop for teaching drawing and painting for kids free of cost. Can i rent class room in library. 684 you can ask rooms for example from regional libraries of Espoo. if you do not charge participants, the rooms are usually free of charge. kirjasto.entresse@espoo.fi, kirjasto.omena@espoo.fi, kirjasto.sello@espoo.fi and kirjasto.tapiola@espoo.fi
How many articles have been issued in your country about the last Presidential Elections in the USA and what is your overall opinion regarding Bush's… 683 In Finnish Aleksi- article database nearly 60 articles were found concerning this topic. Besides, the newspapers and periodicals published hundreds of news reports. Unto Hämäläinen claims in his article (Helsingin Sanomat 2004-11-06) that according to opinion polls, about 90% of Finns were on Kerrys side before the Presidential Elections in the USA. We did not find usable information concerning the attitudes in Finland regarding Bush's reelection after the Presidential Elections.
Could you please provide me with a list of the finnish libraries that have photo cataloguies from portuguese photographers. 683 The University of Art and Design Library and the University of Lapland hold a book titled: Portuguese photography since 1854 = Livro de viagens / edited by M. Tereza Siza and Peter Weiermair. University of Art and Design Library http://www.aralis.fi/department.asp?path=9280;9472 University of Lapland Library http://www.ulapland.fi/?deptid=11001 In addition, The Fine Art Academy Library holds: Character and player : João Penalva / Herausgeber/editor: Silvia Eiblmayr Fine Art Academy Library http://www.kuva.fi/portal/english/library/ In addition to these academic libraries whose collections can be searched online, it is worthwhile inquiring from the following art museum libraries whether they have photographers' catalogues. These…
Who made forks? 682 According to the site The history of eating utensils, the forks were introduced by the Greeks, atleast to the western history of eating utensils. See, http://research.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/utensil/forks.htm These following books could give you more information: Petroski, Henry. The Evolution of Useful Things. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. Giblin, James Cross. From Hand to Mouth: Or, How We Invented Knives, Forks, Spoons, and Chopsticks & the Table Manners To Go With Them. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1987.
Can I scan my document in the city library 681 Hi Sulaymon, Yes, there is a scanner on the 3th floor in the main library (Vapaudenkatu 39-41). If you want to reserve it, the number is 014 266 4123. Welcome to scan!
Dear Sir, My friend asked me to return the books for her. Can I return the books at my nearest library (Rikhardinkadun kirjasto)? The book was borrowed from… 681 Yes, You can. You can return the material borrowed from Helmet libraires to any HelMet library during its opening hours. http://www.helmet.fi/Preview/en-US/Info/Using_the_library/HelMet_librar… http://www.helmet.fi/Preview/en-US
Where can i find finnish childrens email adress???? 680 Publiclibraries.fi have collected email search engines http://www.kirjastot.fi/showhierarchy.asp?hid=1310#HENKILOT One of the email search engines in Finland is this https://emailhaku.soneraplaza.fi/servlet/leas?systemName=SoneraPlaza&ma… Unfortunally this service is only in finish. It might be that in these services you have to search by persons name and it doesn't allow you to search by age.