{"id":13191,"date":"2021-08-03T07:30:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T05:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/?p=13191"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:40:26","slug":"miksi-kirjasto-on-why-does-the-library-exist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/miksi-kirjasto-on-why-does-the-library-exist\/","title":{"rendered":"Miksi kirjasto on? | Why does the library exist?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(Please, scroll down to read in English.)<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intialainen kirjastonhoitaja S. R. Ranganathan m\u00e4\u00e4ritti vuonna 1931 kirjastotoiminnalle viisi lakia, jotka tuntuvat edelleenkin olevan ajankohtaisia, kun pohditaan mik\u00e4 ja miksi kirjasto on. Yliopistokirjastojenkin olemassaoloa on viime aikoina sek\u00e4 kyseenalaistettu ett\u00e4 niiden merkityst\u00e4 korostettu tutkijoiden ja opiskelijoiden arjessa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ranganathanin ensimm\u00e4inen laki kuuluu: kirjat ovat k\u00e4ytt\u00f6\u00e4 varten<\/em>. Kirjastossa kirjalla – ja nykyisin tietysti kaikella muulla aineistolla – on vain ja ainoastaan arvoa, kun niit\u00e4 k\u00e4ytet\u00e4\u00e4n. K\u00e4ytt\u00e4m\u00e4t\u00f6n kirja tai artikkeli ei ole teos vaan se muodostuu siksi vasta vuorovaikutuksessa lukijoidensa kanssa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kirjaston kokoelmaty\u00f6 ja olemus m\u00e4\u00e4rittyykin sen kautta, ett\u00e4 se on k\u00e4ytt\u00e4jilleen. Mit\u00e4 enemm\u00e4n kirjastoa ja sen kokoelmaa k\u00e4ytet\u00e4\u00e4n, sen paremmin se on onnistunut teht\u00e4v\u00e4ss\u00e4\u00e4n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T\u00e4t\u00e4 lakia t\u00e4ydent\u00e4v\u00e4t kaksi seuraavaa, jotka m\u00e4\u00e4ritt\u00e4v\u00e4t kirjastojen ty\u00f6kent\u00e4n: jokaiselle lukijalle kirja<\/em> ja jokaiselle kirjalle lukija<\/em>. Kirjastojen t\u00e4rkein teht\u00e4v\u00e4 ei ole hyv\u00e4n kokoelman ker\u00e4\u00e4minen vaan se, ett\u00e4 kirjasto auttaa aktiivisesti teoksia ja niiden tarvisijoita l\u00f6yt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n toisensa ja synnytt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n samalla oppineisuutta ja uutta tietoa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nelj\u00e4s laki: s\u00e4\u00e4st\u00e4 lukijan aikaa<\/em> on tullut entist\u00e4 t\u00e4rke\u00e4mm\u00e4ksi tiedon m\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4n rajun kasvun my\u00f6t\u00e4. Maailman kirjojen lukum\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4 arvioitiin Google Books -projektissa vuonna 2010 noin 130 miljoonaksi nimekkeeksi. Tieteellisi\u00e4 artikkeleita on arvioitu julkaistavan vuodessa noin kaksi miljoonaa. Ja n\u00e4iden lis\u00e4ksi kaikki muu aineisto, jota uudet teknologiset keinot mahdollistavat ja jonka m\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4 on edellisi\u00e4 viel\u00e4 suurempi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K\u00e4yt\u00e4nn\u00f6ss\u00e4 t\u00e4m\u00e4 ajan hallinta on muodostunut suurimmaksi haasteeksi my\u00f6s yliopistoissa: kuinka varmistaa se, ett\u00e4 jokainen lukija todella saa tarvitsemansa teoksensa ja miten lukijat varmistavat \u2013 ja saavat ajan \u2013 kaiken sen lukemiseen, joka on heille t\u00e4rke\u00e4\u00e4. Matemaattisesti ja inhimillisesti t\u00e4m\u00e4 alkaa olla mahdoton yht\u00e4l\u00f6, joten jo nyt on alettu kehitt\u00e4\u00e4 tek\u00f6\u00e4lyyn perustuvia j\u00e4rjestelmi\u00e4 auttamaan tiedon hallinnassa ja seulonnassa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viides s\u00e4\u00e4nt\u00f6: kirjasto on kasvava organismi<\/em>, m\u00e4\u00e4rittelee sen, ettei kirjasto tule koskaan valmiiksi. Se kasvaa ja muuttuu ajan my\u00f6t\u00e4. Hyv\u00e4 kirjasto ei my\u00f6sk\u00e4\u00e4n unohda pitk\u00e4\u00e4 historiaa: se varmistaa sen, ett\u00e4 ensimm\u00e4iset kivitaulut ja kaikki muut julkaistut aineistot l\u00f6ytyv\u00e4t heti, jos joku lukija tarvitsee niit\u00e4. Hyv\u00e4 kirjasto toimii my\u00f6s toisiin alan toimijoihin liittyneen\u00e4 ja entist\u00e4 enemm\u00e4n digitaalisena verkostona, joka jakaa kokoelmansa ja osaamisensa toisten kirjastojen, muistiorganisaatioiden ja niiden lukijoiden kanssa. Hyv\u00e4 kirjasto el\u00e4\u00e4 aina ajassa ja muuttuu sen mukana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Kirjasto<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Why does the library exist?<\/bdo><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 1931, Indian librarian S. R. Ranganathan defined five laws for libraries that still seem relevant when considering what and why the library is. The very existence of university libraries has again been questioned recently and at the same time their importance in the daily lives of researchers and students has been emphasized.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ranganathan\u2019s first law is: books are for use<\/em>. In a library, a book \u2014<\/span><\/span><\/span> and now, of course, all other material \u2014<\/span><\/span><\/span> has only value when used. An unused book or article is not a complete work, it is formed in interaction with its readers.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The library’s collection work and essence are determined by the fact that it is for its users. The more the library and its collection are used, the better it is in fulfilling its mission.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This law is complemented by the following two, which define the field of work of libraries: every reader his or her book,<\/em> and every book its reader<\/em>. The most important task of libraries is not to make a good collection, but to actively help library materials and those in need of information to find each other and at the same time generate learning and new knowledge.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fourth law: save the time of the reader<\/em> has become even more important with the drastic increase in the amount of information published. The number of books in the world was estimated in the Google Books project in 2010 at about 130 million titles. It is also estimated that about two million scientific articles are published annually. In addition to these, all the other information resources made possible by new technological means, the amount of which is even greater than those already mentioned.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In practice, this academic time management has also become a major challenge in universities: how to ensure that every reader actually gets the information they need, and how readers ensure and manage to have time to read everything that is important to them. Mathematically and humanly, this is starting to be an impossible equation, so the development of artificial intelligence-based systems to help manage and screen information has already begun.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fifth law: a library is a growing organism<\/em>, defines that the library will never be completed. It grows and changes over time. A good library either does not forget the documented long history: it ensures that the first stone engravings and all other published material can be found immediately if any reader needs them. A good library also acts as a digital network, linked to other actors in the field and is increasingly sharing its collections and expertise with other libraries, memory organizations and their readers. A good library lives in time and changes with it.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jarmo Saarti, kirjaston johtaja | Library Director<\/bdo><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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