National Digital Library of Finland:
How to Enable Access to Digital Cultural Material
to Users of Today and to Future Generations
Minna Karvonen
IASSIST 2009, 27.5.2009
National Information Society Policy in Finland
National Information Society Strategy 2007-2015
Government Resolution on the Objectives of
the National Information Society Policy 2007−2011
Information Society Action Plan 2007–2011
•National Digital Library project
Relating other areas:
•Science and research infrastructures
•Overall IT architecture for public administration
•Open learning environments
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National Digital Library of Finland 2008−2011
National Digital Library means:
• a common user interface for the information resources of libraries, archives and
museums (in operation in 2011)
• digitisation of the most essential information resources of libraries, archives and
museums
• development of a long-term preservation solution for electronic cultural heritage
materials (a detailed plan in 2010)
• increasing competence
National Digital Library will work as an aggregator for the European Digital Library
Europeana.
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National audio-visual
archive
Municipal archives, other public
administration archives and
other archives
Government-subsidized and other
private archives
National Archives+
provincial archives =
National Archive Service
National Board of Antiquities/
National Museum of Finland
Libraries in educational
institutions
Public libraries
National
Digital
Library – 700
libraries, museums
& archives
National Library of
Finland
Special libraries
Libraries in higher education
institutions
Finnish Museum of
Natural History
Finnish National Gallery
Regional art museums
National specialised
museums
Other museums
Regional museums
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National Digital Library: development organisation
Monitoring group
Steering group
Availability section
Technical expert group
Long-term preservation
section
Working groups
Working groups
Working groups
Working groups
Working groups
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National Digital Library
Users
search
search results
Europeana
and other
external
systems
metadata
metadata
search
National
user interface
metadata
object search
object search
metadata
National
long-term preservation system
submission
information packages
(object +
metadata)
dissemination
information
packages
Back-end systems
library, archive, museum systems and other systems
restricted materials
unrestricted materials
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National Digital Library User Interface: operating principle
• One national view and institution-specific views (one installation with
many views)
• Opens access to digital materials and services of libraries, archives and
museums
– Digital objects and reference data: pictures, documents, newspapers,
studies, databases, videos and audio recordings
• Public domain material available for all
• Material which use requires identification
– Licensed material (e.g. e-magazines, databases)
– Material with restricted display and use (e.g. archive material)
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User interface: searchable content in 2011
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1,3 million pages of newspapers
hundreds of thousands photographs and museum objects
1 million pages of archive material
50 million database references
licenced material: 300 000 e-books, 20 000 e magazines
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National Digital Libraries & Europeana
National Digital Libraries: e.g.
BAM, Culture.fr, Culturaitalia,
CIDEC, National Digital Library of Finland
Europeana
Sectoral & Cross Sectoral Portals:
Athena, Apenet, EFG, STERNA etc.
Individual services
of libraries, archives and museums
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Benefits of the National Digital Library Project
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improves availability of electronic information resources and makes their use
easier
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strengthens cooperation across organisational and sectoral borders
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reduces overlapping expenses from digitisation and management, distribution and
preservation of electronic material in libraries, archives and museums
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improves interoperability, manageability and efficiency of processes
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preserves the potential of cultural heritage material as a source for education,
research, creative activity, business and general access to information far into the
future
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What is needed to make this all happen?
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national guidelines
national coordination mechanisms & governance
common procedures and standards
resources
sustainability
content
good will, continuous interaction & capacity to change
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Thank you!
For more information
www.minedu.fi
From July 2009 Finnish-Swedish-English: www.kdk2011.fi
http://www.europeana.eu/portal/
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/index_en.htm
Minna Karvonen
Secretary General/ National Digital Library
Ministry of Education
minna.karvonen@minedu.fi
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