Welcome!

* founded in 2001
* purpose: to coordinate library cooperation among the Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) in Finland

* Library personnel total ca 500 people
* Library locations in 80 towns and 175 sites
* Rapid library development during the 1990’s when the UAS (polytechnic) educational system was implemented in Finland

* Systematic nationwide UAS library cooperation since 1996
* Cooperation within library network and with UAS learning process

Vision

* Library is the dynamic integration point of learning and research
* By 2007 the library is an efficient and high-quality
service point, a partner and developer in library network,
and a notable regional, national and international trendsetter
for its subject areas

Mission

* Library provides information skills to enhance learning and
critical thinking and to support applied research and
professional competence.
* The main tools include
- transforming collections
- expert services
-contents production to networks

* Library System acquisition and implementation
(ExLibris Voyager)
* Library Portal implementation project
* Electronic Acquisitions (Consortial Licencing)
* Quality management
* PR and Communications
* Information Skills Studies and Virtual Learning Environments
* UAS Theses Library (Open Access)

* Coordinator Ulla-Riitta Lahtinen,
ulla-riitta.lahtinen ( at ) metropolia.fi
* Steering Committee Chair: Tarja Koskimies,
tarja.koskimies ( at ) seamk.fi