1. Library 10 in a nutshell Opened April 1, 2005 Open 78 h/wk Customers 10 000/wk Collection 50 000 Recorded works 40 000 Workstations 40 Floor space 800 m² A Combination of Music and Information Technology

2. The evolving needs of customers Pick-up point for items reserved via the internet Participating in the production of information and cultural works, especially music Increase use of laptops Space for study, work, and meeting Increase of expertise assistance Changing role for the staff

3. New premises at the Main Post Office Landmark in downtown Helsinki A merging of public and private services At a main junction of public transport Numerous entrances On-site premises are connected Good logistics at standby

4. Materials: placement based on theme Different formats on the same shelves

5. Töölö bay Music campus Forthcoming Music Hall -> Library 10 -> Finlandia Hall -> Sibelius Academy -> Opera -> Music institute->

6. Opening Hours Mon-Thu 10-22 Fri 10-18 Sat-Sun 12-18 Weekdays the lobby opens at 8

7. Customers Visitors per week app. 11 000 Ages 15-30 60 % Percentage of borrowers that are male 60 % Percentage of customers that check-out materials 50 %

8. Staff Library manager Staff manager IT planner Music librarians 3 IT specialist 3 Library assistants 11 apprenticeship students 2 Non-military service 2 Students as covers and trainees Average age under 35 All together 28 Males 19

9. Public space Customer area 800 m² Reading and working points 40 Computer terminals 35 Laptop ports 28 Practice- recording- and editing studios Group work room Stage Space divided according to themes

10. Collections Music: CDs 40 000 Books 5500 Music notation 9000 Videos and DVDs 500 Vinyl LPs 1000 Music Periodicals 85 Other collections: IT and media Film and cinema Comic books Travel guides General periodicals and newspapers

11. Lobby and service point Opens weekdays at 8 Newspapers Express workstations 12 Automatic Book Return Pick-up of reservations Payment of fees

12. Pop / Rock area Pop and rock –music Pop and rock –books and periodicals DVD –movies and music Film -books and periodicals Comics and graphic novels Listening sites Exhibitions

13. Classical music area Classical music DVDs and videos Classical music books Classical music periodicals Listening sites Exhibitions

14. World area World music Folk music Travel guides World music periodicals Travel magazines Travel DVDs

15. Stage Concerts, performances and similar events Exhibitions Multimedia displays Mobile furnishings Acoustic interior PA-equipment Lighting system In collaboration with musical institutes

16. Multimedia area Operating systems in different languages Scanners Image processing Publishing CD and DVD burner Memory card drive USB and Firewire port Workstation for the disabled customers IT-information service

17. Do it yourself Loanable peripheral devices: DVD, CD-RW, Floppy, and ZIP drives net, USB, etc. connecting wires memory card readers Bluetooth sticks headphones portable CD-players DVD viewers Tables for laptop use

18. Listening to music Hi-fi listening points Playback room LP player Headphones for computers Wireless headphones portable CD-players Live music

19. Group Work room Seats 18 people 3M Digital Wall Display - Projector -Speakers -Interactive display Video conferencing Internet and electrical ports for laptops For associations and organizations Not for commercial use

20. Studios: rehearsing, recording, audio, video Advance booking Booking times: - video editing: maximum 40 hrs in 2, 4 or 6 hour blocks - audio editing: ½ to 4 hrs - recording, rehearsing, music playback: ½ to 2 hrs Studios are interconnected via video link Rooms are soundproof Courses are given once per month Students of that field work as instructors and offer support

21. Electric piano Stereos Microphones Guitar/bass amplifier Electric guitar and bass Acoustic guitars (nylon and steel strings) Capo Chromatic tuner Connections to the editing suites Recording, rehearsing and playback

22. Audio editing Protools LE (recording software) Cubase SX3 (editing software) Numerous other software, instruments, plug-ins Mixer Guitar, Bass and Vocal preamp Keyboard Drum pad DJ record player MD recorder Cassette player DVD ±RW Connections to the recording suite

23. Video editing Disk space / user 50 GB Avid Xpress Studio HD (editing software) Softimage (3D animation) Macromedia Director Protools LE (recording software) Capo DV recorder S-VHS recorder DVD ±RW Connections to the recording suite

24. Library functions with a library card Time reservations Workstations Studios Instruments, microphones, etc. Listening to music Laptops WLAN Do it yourself –devices Expanding the library card as a brand

25. Music library in a changing environment Will physical distribution suffice in the future? Copyrights and distribution of music via the internet: challenges and risks? Digitization projects Traditional duties require: Information service Cataloguing Organizing the collections

26. New way to approach the operation of a music library Cultural information society: Library not just passively supplying produced materials Traditional activities of a music library alongside new opportunities provided by information technology The library provides an interactive environment, where the customer is both user and producer Renewal of culture -> threshold to participate as low as possible

27. Library 10 is the library service point in the city center a palce for consuming, creating and displaying culture a public city facility

28. Glass Palace Media Centre meetingpoint@lasipalatsi

29. Background Governed by the Helsinki City Library Partners: Government appointed Information Society Council’s Citizens’ Information Society Skills Development Section The Ministry of Education Glass Palace Media Centre

30. Open-to-all education and guidance sessions Education and training events in the facilities on topics related to electronic ways of carrying out various day-to day routines and services offered via the Internet

31. Employment Office’s Job Centre At the Job Centre you can get practical instruction on how to use Internet-based Job seeking services

32. Digital TV Info Finland will shift over to digital TV on 31.8.2007. Representatives of the Ministry of Transport and Communications’ digital TV team will be at the meetingpoint at fixed times to provide basic information about digital television and to answer questions.

33. Meetingpoint for small businesses and freelancers The Meetingpoint also offers small businesses and freelancers a place to meet their customers. At the Meetingpoint you can take advantage of the free wlan connection.

34. Meetingpoint for service producers Meetingpoint provides service producers an opportunity to meet customer groups and get direct feedback from the users of their services.