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Finnish Overview
Nordic Innovative Users Group 2008
Susanna Aakko
HelMet Library
HelMet Library System
Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries
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Espoo, Helsinki, Kauniainen and Vantaa public libraries
Shared
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Library system and database
Library card, user regulations, circulation policies and
parameters, fines and fees
HelMet Web Library: www.helmet.fi
helmet = pärli, pärlor, pearls
Co-operation
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Collection development
Collecting
Transport system
Training
My Keynotes
 Find
out about functionality not
yet used in HelMet
 Turn on My Millennium features
and web options
 Prepare for the next five years
Already done…
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New server (Sun Fire V490) (Oct 1st)
New user regulations (May 15th)
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WebPAC enhancements
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Changes to the loan rules (total # 38)
My reading history (2007)
WebPAC Pro (2007)
Same logo and same colours
New pages, new features and new name (Jan 15th)
New scopes (June 12th)
RSS - in use and on the way …
Notices
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Statement of charges once a year (2006)
Courtesy notices by email (2007)
List of new WebPAC features
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Request magazines
Default hold pickup location
Expiry date and message field display
My reading history
Omit name prompt
Batch requesting
My ratings
Permalink (ICON_RECORDLINK)
New scopes
Incoming RSS feeds
Going to do next…
 Release
2007, My list
 My record feeds, Feed builder – New titles
 Patron reviews
 Research Pro
 Book jackets and reviews
 Courtesy notices by SMS
 Email alerts
 Clean up projects
Talking about…
 Web
Library via mobile phone
 Self-service: hold pickup
 Fines, fees and collecting of charges
 Payments via net
 Co-ordinating library web pages
 Social computing, Library 2.0
 RFID – Estimation of costs and possible
time scale
Aitäh! Tack! Kiitos!
Thank you!