1. Paul Otlet envisioned a "World City" in the early 20th century that would serve as a central repository of all the world's information, anticipating concepts like hyperlinks and search engines. 2. Otlet's Mundaneum project in Belgium aimed to interconnect all knowledge in an organized, universal system accessible to all. It brought together functions of a library, museum, and archive. 3. The modern Helsinki City Library has embraced digital technologies and services, aiming to be a "boundless library" that serves users locally and globally through physical and virtual access to information.

1. European Congress on E-inclusion: ECEI09 - Technology and Beyond in Public Libraries Creating inclusive digital environments Brussels, 22-23 October 2009 Maija Berndtson Library Director Helsinki City Library

9. The Ubiquitous Society Connects everyone and everything. Easy connection to networks ”anytime, anywhere, by anything and anyone”. A society where ICT will be everywhere in daily life and can easily be used. Person to Person plus Person to Goods, and Goods to Goods. In every aspect, communication will play an even more important role. Creation of vitality of the individual, vitalize the society. Based on users’ viewpoints. Close to the user. Users can be suppliers too, ”prosumers”.

11. Library – a space for culture - Individual’s development; individual needs as starting point - Abilities: literacy, it-literacy, media-literacy - Economical development - Social development, for example energy, consumption, environment

12. Library – a space for learning - Identity - local, regional, national, international - Forms of culture/ means of expression - Word, image, sound - Meetingplace/ interaction

13. Helsinki City Library Vision 2000 - 2005 The whole nation’s ‘hybrid library’, serving locally, acting nationally, esteemed internationally.

14. HelMet –weblibrary www.helmet.fi Hybrid library: Shelves Shelves Collection Collection Collection DVD Magazines Workstations Reading places Self- service Distance-use of the library Workstations Ask Online http://www.lib.hel.fi /sv-FI/kysy/ iGS - Information Gas Station http://igs.kirjastot.fi/sv-FI/iGS/ Library’s webpages www.lib.hel.fi Libraries.fi - contains information about Finnish libraries and the Finnish library system Lending

15. Loans, visits and virtual visits 1985-2008 kirjastokäynnit loans visits virtual visits 1985 1996 2005 2007 2008 -/+ 2007-2008 Loans 6 016 577 9 004 437 10 073 766 9 601 730 9 398 909 -2,1 % Visits 3 991 909 6 536 603 6 604 849 6 388 564 6 418 060 +0,4 % Virtual visits 180 233 5 012 505 6 435 666 6 631 318 +3,0 %

16. Library

18. Google Book Search, http:// books.google.com /

19. The eBook Store from Sony, http:// ebookstore.sony.com /

20. The World Digital Library http:// www.wdl.org /en

21. https:// www.spotify.com /en/

22. The boundless library Stage Self-service Learning enviroment Soft and comfortable seats Workstations Void Photo: Anish Kapoor Content Visibility, to meet the customers Experiences, encounters Guidance The digital library ”in your pecket” Boundless Library:

23. Information Gas Station iGS On air On the road On the web

29. Teemu Arina http://tarina.blogging.fi/

34. www.lib.hel.fi