Finland opens national e-library

Operating under the auspices of the National Library of Finland, E-library, a shared service for Finnish municipalities, opened in early May. E-library was developed in cooperation with public libraries to meet their needs. Already during its first few weeks, the service has attracted plenty of customers, with the collection immediately put to active use. Books have been borrowed thousands of times, while journals are read tens of thousands of times every week. The acquisition of materials in 3 languages is affected by a number of factors, and the collection is growing every week.