{"id":24083,"date":"2025-09-09T07:32:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T05:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/?p=24083"},"modified":"2025-10-14T10:56:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T08:56:50","slug":"kukas-sita-kirjastoa-johtaa-whos-in-charge-of-the-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/kukas-sita-kirjastoa-johtaa-whos-in-charge-of-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Kukas sit\u00e4 kirjastoa johtaa? | Who\u2019s in charge of the library?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">(Please, scroll down to read in English.)<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Se olen min\u00e4, Irene Yl\u00f6nen. Minulla on ollut ilo aloittaa elokuussa 2025 It\u00e4-Suomen yliopiston kirjaston johtajana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ennen It\u00e4-Suomeen siirtymist\u00e4ni olen viett\u00e4nyt 21 vuotta ty\u00f6n merkeiss\u00e4 naapuriyliopistossa Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4ss\u00e4, ja muutamia vuosia sit\u00e4 ennen valmistunut samaisesta yliopistosta filosofian maisteriksi, p\u00e4\u00e4aineenani Suomen historia. Lis\u00e4ksi olen opiskellut muun muassa valtio-oppia, sosiologiaa, etnologiaa, psykologiaa ja journalistiikkaa. Opettajaksi en opintojeni j\u00e4lkeen halunnut suuntautua ja parin vuoden ajan kirjoittavan toimittajan ty\u00f6t\u00e4 tehty\u00e4ni aloin etsi\u00e4 uusia uria el\u00e4m\u00e4lleni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vuonna 2004 astelin rohkeasti humanistisen alan ty\u00f6tt\u00f6m\u00e4n\u00e4 silloisen Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n yliopiston kirjaston palvelupisteelle, jossa asiakkaita ohjasi kirjaston asiakaspalvelup\u00e4\u00e4llikk\u00f6 Marja Sarvilinna. Esittelin itseni Marjalle ja kys\u00e4isin, ett\u00e4 olisiko kirjastoon mahdollista p\u00e4\u00e4st\u00e4 ty\u00f6kokeiluun. Oli ja p\u00e4\u00e4sin. Vajaan puolen vuoden ty\u00f6kokeiluajan j\u00e4lkeen kirjaston julkaisuyksik\u00f6ss\u00e4 avautui virka, johon minut valittiin ja siit\u00e4 se sitten alkoi \u2013 ura tieteellisess\u00e4 kirjastossa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sittemmin olen ty\u00f6skennellyt hyvin moninaisissa teht\u00e4viss\u00e4 tieteellisen kirjaston jokaisessa yksik\u00f6ss\u00e4, muun muassa v\u00e4it\u00f6skirjojen toimittajana, elektronisista aineistoista vastaavana asiantuntijana, hankintap\u00e4\u00e4llikk\u00f6n\u00e4, avoimesta julkaisemisesta vastaavana asiantuntijana, tutkimuksen tuen palvelup\u00e4\u00e4llikk\u00f6n\u00e4, ja ehdinp\u00e4 tovin olla kokoelmistakin vastaavana p\u00e4\u00e4llikk\u00f6n\u00e4. My\u00f6s kirjaston asiakaspalvelu ja opetus ovat minulle tuttuja. Olen osallistunut valtaisan toimintaymp\u00e4rist\u00f6n muutoksen l\u00e4piviemiseen, sill\u00e4 elektroniset aineistot, digitalisaatio ja avoin tiede ovat oman kirjastourani aikana muuttaneet yliopistokirjastojen toimintaa merkitt\u00e4v\u00e4sti \u2013 ja tulevat edelleen muuttamaan, seuraavaksi teko\u00e4lyll\u00e4 h\u00f6ystettyn\u00e4. Muutos on ollut niin valtava, ett\u00e4 Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4ss\u00e4 Marjan luokse palvelupisteelle k\u00e4velless\u00e4ni en osannut mitenk\u00e4\u00e4n kuvitella, millaista ty\u00f6t\u00e4 tulisin 20 vuoden p\u00e4\u00e4st\u00e4 tekem\u00e4\u00e4n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mielenkiintoisen, joskus hektisenkin ja koko ajan muuttuvan ty\u00f6n vastapainona liikun ja patikoin, kasvattelen vaihtelevalla menestyksell\u00e4 puutarhakasveja, luen ja harrastan aika ajoin sukututkimusta, jossa yrit\u00e4n kovasti perehty\u00e4 edes jollain tasolla my\u00f6s kiehtovaan geneettiseen sukututkimukseen. Suoran \u00e4itilinjani geneettinen tausta on hahmottunut aina Sigtunan viikinkihautoihin ja skyytteihin saakka. Oma v\u00e4it\u00f6skirjatutkimukseni Suomen historian alalta on edennyt yli puoliv\u00e4lin, ja mietinn\u00e4ss\u00e4 on, miten ty\u00f6n saisi rutistettua valmiiksi suhteellisen l\u00e4hiaikoina. Katsotaan mit\u00e4 tuleman pit\u00e4\u00e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kun on ty\u00f6uransa tehnyt pitk\u00e4lti yliopistossa, niin oma p\u00e4\u00e4nsis\u00e4inen vuodenkierto ei niink\u00e4\u00e4n ala tammikuussa vaan syyskuussa. Syksy on aina j\u00e4nnitt\u00e4v\u00e4\u00e4 kaiken uuden alkamisen aikaa. T\u00e4n\u00e4 syksyn\u00e4 se omalta kohdaltani oli erityisesti niin, kun aloitin It\u00e4-Suomen yliopiston ja sen kirjaston uutena ty\u00f6ntekij\u00e4n\u00e4. Ensimm\u00e4inen kuukausi on hujahtanut nopeasti, uusiin ihmisiin tutustuessa niin kirjastossa kuin muuallakin yliopistossa. Paljon kiinnostavia asioita ja lis\u00e4\u00e4 uusia, mukavia ihmisi\u00e4 on luvassa varmasti koko t\u00e4m\u00e4n ensimm\u00e4isen lukuvuoden ajan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toivon osaavani johtaa kirjastoa viisaasti, rennosti ja osallistavasti. Sen olen jo heti alkuvaiheessa huomannut, ett\u00e4 meill\u00e4 tehd\u00e4\u00e4n ty\u00f6t\u00e4 suurella syd\u00e4mell\u00e4 opiskelijan, opettajan ja tutkijan auttamiseksi heid\u00e4n jokap\u00e4iv\u00e4isess\u00e4 ty\u00f6ss\u00e4\u00e4n. T\u00e4t\u00e4 teemme varmuudella my\u00f6s jatkossa!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1666\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/09\/Kirjasto_Ylonen_Irene-6110-rt.jpg\" alt=\"It\u00e4-Suomen yliopiston kirjaston johtaja Irene Yl\u00f6nen Kuopion kampuskirjastossa. Etualalla uutuuskirjahylly, jossa mm. kirja nimelt\u00e4 Hyvinvointia ty\u00f6st\u00e4. The Director of UEF Library, Irene Yl\u00f6nen, at the Kuopio Campus Library.\" class=\"wp-image-24085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/09\/Kirjasto_Ylonen_Irene-6110-rt.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/09\/Kirjasto_Ylonen_Irene-6110-rt-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/09\/Kirjasto_Ylonen_Irene-6110-rt-151x101.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/09\/Kirjasto_Ylonen_Irene-6110-rt-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/09\/Kirjasto_Ylonen_Irene-6110-rt-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/09\/Kirjasto_Ylonen_Irene-6110-rt-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kirjaston uusi johtaja Irene Yl\u00f6nen on aloittanut ty\u00f6ns\u00e4 elokuussa 2025 Kuopion ja Joensuun kampuksilla. | The new Library Director, Irene Yl\u00f6nen, began her work in August 2025 at the Kuopio and Joensuu campuses. Kuva | Photo: Raija T\u00f6rr\u00f6nen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That would be me, Irene Yl\u00f6nen. I had the pleasure of starting in August 2025 as the Director of the UEF Library.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Before moving to Eastern Finland, I spent 21 years working at our neighbouring university in Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4. A few years prior to that, I graduated from the same university with a Master of Arts degree, majoring in Finnish history. In addition, I\u2019ve studied political science, sociology, ethnology, psychology, and journalism. I didn\u2019t want to pursue a career in teaching after my studies, and after working for a couple of years as a journalist, I began looking for new career paths.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In 2004, I boldly walked into the service desk of the Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 University Library as an unemployed humanities graduate. There, customers were being assisted by the library\u2019s Customer Service Manager, Marja Sarvilinna. I introduced myself to Marja and asked if it might be possible to do a work trial at the library. It was\u2014and I got in. After less than six months of work trial, a position opened up in the library\u2019s publishing unit, and I was selected. That was the beginning of my career in academic libraries.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Since then, I\u2019ve worked in a wide variety of roles in every unit of the academic library: as a dissertation editor, an expert in electronic resources, head of acquisitions, expert in open access publishing, head of research support services\u2014and for a while, even as head of collections. I\u2019m also familiar with library customer service and teaching. I\u2019ve been part of a major transformation in the library\u2019s operating environment, as electronic resources, digitalization, and open science have significantly changed the way university libraries function during my career\u2014and will continue to do so, now with the addition of artificial intelligence. The change has been so profound that when I walked up to Marja at the service desk in Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4, I couldn\u2019t have imagined the kind of work I\u2019d be doing 20 years later.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To balance out an interesting, sometimes hectic, and constantly evolving job, I enjoy walking and hiking, growing garden plants with varying success, reading, and occasionally doing genealogical research. I\u2019m trying hard to get at least a basic understanding of the fascinating field of genetic genealogy. My maternal genetic line traces back to Viking graves in Sigtuna and even to the Scythians. My doctoral research in Finnish history is more than halfway done, and I\u2019m currently considering how to push it to completion in the relatively near future. We\u2019ll see what happens.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Having spent most of my career in universities, my internal calendar doesn\u2019t really start in January but in September. Autumn is always an exciting time of new beginnings. This autumn was especially so for me, as I started as a new employee at the University of Eastern Finland and its library. The first month has flown by quickly, as I\u2019ve got to know new people both in the library and across the university. There are many interesting things ahead and surely more new, wonderful people to meet throughout this first academic year.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I hope to lead the library wisely, with ease and inclusiveness. One thing I\u2019ve already noticed early on is that we work with great heart to support students, teachers, and researchers in their everyday work. And we will certainly continue to do so!<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Irene Yl\u00f6nen, johtaja | Irene Yl\u00f6nen, <bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Director<\/bdo><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Please, scroll down to read in English.) Se olen min\u00e4, Irene Yl\u00f6nen. Minulla on ollut ilo aloittaa elokuussa 2025 It\u00e4-Suomen yliopiston kirjaston johtajana. Ennen It\u00e4-Suomeen siirtymist\u00e4ni olen viett\u00e4nyt 21 vuotta ty\u00f6n merkeiss\u00e4 naapuriyliopistossa Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4ss\u00e4, ja muutamia vuosia sit\u00e4 ennen valmistunut samaisesta yliopistosta filosofian maisteriksi, p\u00e4\u00e4aineenani Suomen historia. 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