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EDITORIAL
Kai Ekholm
What is the next technological revolution… that will override all other revolutions?
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The grand opening celebration of the National Library after its five-year renovation was held on the first of March 2016. The spouse of President Sauli Niinistö, Mrs Jenni Haukio, opened the Library to the public and gave a touching speech. This is Mrs Haukio’s speech in its entirety as well as some photos from the celebration.
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In 2016, the National Library of Finland will carry out the Digitisation Project of Minority Languages funded by a grant from the Kone Foundation.
By Jussi-Pekka Hakkarainen
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The Aviisi project makes digitised copyrighted newspapers available more extensively than required by current legislation.
By Pirjo Karppinen
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Providing qualitative understanding of historical phenomena and developing generic research methodologies with the help of digitised newspapers.
By Mikko Tolonen
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June 2016 marks the centennial of the birth of Finnish philosopher Georg Henrik von Wright (1916−2003).
By Risto Vilkko
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Finna.fi, a service offering diverse material from Finnish archives, libraries and museums, published its API, api.finna.fi, in February 2016.
By Timo Laine, Maria Virtanen
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The European Commission has a long tradition of supporting the creation of shared information services.
By Juha Hakala
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Did the Hakkapeliitta pillage the Strahov Monastery Library in Prague in 1648?
By Mika Hakkarainen
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Change through digital services and openness – National Library services open to all.
By Dorrit Gustafsson
OTHER LIBRARY NEWS
Kristiina Hormia-Poutanen joins EU’s Open Science Policy Platform
Sibelius’ manuscripts to the National Library
Estate of Toini and Heikki Suomalainen donate Cosmographie from 1652 to the National Library