{"id":26475,"date":"2026-03-13T13:33:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/?p=26475"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:33:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:33:57","slug":"40-years-of-library-services-in-the-carelia-building-on-the-joensuu-campus-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/40-years-of-library-services-in-the-carelia-building-on-the-joensuu-campus-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"40 years of library services in the Carelia building on the Joensuu campus, part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Joensuu Campus Library of the University of Eastern Finland is located in the Carelia building, which turned forty years old in 2025. Over the decades, the library\u2019s facilities and services have undergone changes. Now we are once again on the threshold of a new transformation: the campus development project will bring new actors into the building.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In the upcoming semester, we will celebrate the forty-year-old library space with a series of blog posts. We will also share information about the changes that will come to the facilities as part of the campus development project.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1756\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-rakennus-littea.jpg\" alt=\"A large red-brick building.\" class=\"wp-image-25258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-rakennus-littea.jpg 1756w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-rakennus-littea-1250x525.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-rakennus-littea-151x63.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-rakennus-littea-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/carelia-rakennus-littea-1536x645.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1756px) 100vw, 1756px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From one renovation to another<\/bdo><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In the 2010s, digitalisation increasingly influenced the discussion about the library as a physical space. People asked what kinds of user needs the library space should serve\u2014were bookshelves and quiet reading corners still enough. The library was seen as an increasingly versatile learning environment. This development was also reflected in the Joensuu Campus Library, which was now part of the University of Eastern Finland Library.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1452\" height=\"939\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/palvelutiski2011.jpg\" alt=\"Library service desk.\" class=\"wp-image-26440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/palvelutiski2011.jpg 1452w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/palvelutiski2011-1250x808.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/palvelutiski2011-151x98.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/palvelutiski2011-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1452px) 100vw, 1452px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The service desk of the Joensuu Campus Library before the 2011 renovation.<\/bdo><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1494\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/7941_pieni_oikaistu.jpg\" alt=\"A library hall with microfilm readers and filing cabinets.\" class=\"wp-image-26438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/7941_pieni_oikaistu.jpg 1494w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/7941_pieni_oikaistu-1250x627.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/7941_pieni_oikaistu-151x76.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/7941_pieni_oikaistu-768x385.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1494px) 100vw, 1494px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unitl 2011, the microfilms and their reading devices were located in the same hall as the course book reading area.<\/bdo><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In 2011, a major renovation was carried out at the Joensuu Campus Library. The university had been looking for a place on the Joensuu campus to host learning centre services, and a suitable space was found in the Carelia building\u2019s library. During the spring and summer, the first floor of the campus library was emptied, and the library was closed entirely for a few weeks. Otherwise, customer service could be provided during the renovation from two temporary service points.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The renovation included renewing the library\u2019s service desk and integrating the learning centre services into its extension. The number of bookshelves on the first floor was significantly reduced, as they were replaced with around one hundred computers with workstations for customer use. Library materials were moved to other floors or to the National Repository Library. The University of Joensuu and the University of Kuopio libraries had been using the National Repository Library as a storage location for infrequently used materials since its establishment in 1989.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1504\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/mikroneuvonta-alue2011.jpg\" alt=\"Young people sitting at computers.\" class=\"wp-image-26464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/mikroneuvonta-alue2011.jpg 1504w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/mikroneuvonta-alue2011-1250x814.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/mikroneuvonta-alue2011-151x98.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/mikroneuvonta-alue2011-768x500.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1504px) 100vw, 1504px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Before 2011, the customer computer area and its guidance services were located in Hall 2A (then Hall III).<\/bdo><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/1-sali2011.jpg\" alt=\"A view from the stairs down into a large hall where people are working at computers.\" class=\"wp-image-26445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/1-sali2011.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/1-sali2011-1250x739.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/1-sali2011-151x89.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/1-sali2011-768x454.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The computer area was expanded and moved to the library&#8217;s first floor in 2011.<\/bdo><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In line with the university\u2019s strategic objective of providing the best learning environment in Finland, the facilities of the Joensuu Campus Library were further developed in 2017. The library carried out an extensive, user\u2011engaged design process that lasted about a year. The computer area on the first floor was expanded to the opposite side of the hall, creating a zone intended for quiet work. In response to user wishes, reading places were renewed in the other floors of the library, and the furniture in the halls and group study rooms was updated. Efforts were also made to improve comfort more generally on the basis of user feedback. Already in the previous year, the interior of the library\u2019s newspaper hall had been updated, and it had been reopened as a lounge area called Olola.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1116\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/lukusoppi.jpg\" alt=\"Young people sitting in armchairs around a table with laptops on their laps.\" class=\"wp-image-26470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/lukusoppi.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/lukusoppi-151x107.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/lukusoppi-768x544.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1116px) 100vw, 1116px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Students in a corner of Hall 2A, furnished in 2017.<\/bdo><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The most significant change in the 2017 renovation was enabling round\u2011the\u2011clock access to the first floor \u2014 the library in Joensuu moved to a 24\/7 schedule. The opening ceremony for the renewed facilities was held on September 8, 2017, accompanied by remarks from the Academic Rector.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"972\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/palvelutiski2017.jpg\" alt=\"Library service area.\" class=\"wp-image-26447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/palvelutiski2017.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/palvelutiski2017-1250x938.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/palvelutiski2017-151x113.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/palvelutiski2017-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The library service desk and self\u2011checkout machines in their post\u20112017 appearance.<\/bdo><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The collection rooms of the campus library faced pressures beyond the new needs for learning spaces. In 2013, the library decided to relinquish the Metria book storage facility, which had been opened four years earlier. Emptying the storage space during 2014 was a massive undertaking: nearly 1,900 shelf\u2011metres of material needed to be relocated or removed. The Metria facility had housed, among other things, donated collections previously kept in separate storage rooms, as well as part of the collection of the translation studies programme, which had moved from Savonlinna to Joensuu in 2009. Since all the material could not fit onto the campus library\u2019s shelves, some of it was again transferred to the National Repository Library or distributed to customers.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The collection reorganisation continued in 2018, when the teacher education activities of the Savonlinna campus were transferred to Joensuu. At the same time, the Savonlinna Campus Library of the University of Eastern Finland was closed. Preparations for relocating the Savonlinna collections were made so that only up\u2011to\u2011date materials needed for teaching would be placed in the other campus libraries. In the end, approximately 13,000 volumes were transferred to the Joensuu Campus Library and a few hundred volumes to the Kuopio Campus Library.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/savonlinnan_kirjoja_2018.jpg\" alt=\"A library hall with book boxes on the floor.\" class=\"wp-image-26452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/savonlinnan_kirjoja_2018.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/savonlinnan_kirjoja_2018-151x113.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/savonlinnan_kirjoja_2018-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Books received from Savonlinna waiting to be shelved in Hall 2A in the summer of 2018.<\/bdo><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thus, pressure for changes to the Joensuu Campus Library\u2019s facilities arose from many directions. However, the rapid digitalisation of materials meant that printed collections no longer necessarily required the same amount of shelf space or floor space as before. The acquisition of new materials increasingly focused on electronic resources. The library discontinued \u2014 or was forced to discontinue \u2014 its preservation\u2011oriented collection policy for all materials other than the legally mandated deposit collection. The primary aim became maintaining an up\u2011to\u2011date working collection.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/carelia-konservatorio2021.jpg\" alt=\"A construction site of a red-brick building.\" class=\"wp-image-26459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/carelia-konservatorio2021.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/carelia-konservatorio2021-151x65.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/carelia-konservatorio2021-768x329.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The music conservatory rising next to the library in the summer of 2021.<\/bdo><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Renovations in the Carelia building continued when, in 2021, facilities for the Joensuu Music Conservatory were built adjacent to the campus library. At the same time, the working spaces on the library\u2019s first floor were thoroughly reshaped: personal workstations were replaced with an activity\u2011based office featuring small rooms for focused work. The offices on the second floor remained unchanged for the time being, but the area around the library\u2019s service desk underwent changes once again, as a passageway from the conservatory\u2019s facilities to the Carelia lobby was constructed partly through it.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The renovation was planned as the COVID\u201119 pandemic spread. That was also when the era of multi\u2011location work began at the library. A large part of the staff still works remotely for at least part of the week.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1004\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/monitilatoimisto2026.jpg\" alt=\"A view of an activity-based office.\" class=\"wp-image-26455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/monitilatoimisto2026.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/monitilatoimisto2026-151x112.jpg 151w, https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/monitilatoimisto2026-768x569.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1004px) 100vw, 1004px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In the first\u2011floor activity\u2011based office, library staff work in close proximity to one another.<\/bdo><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The university\u2019s most significant facility project launched in the 2020s \u2014 a campus development initiative extending into the 2030s \u2014 is still in the planning phase at the time of writing. The aim of the project, which concerns both campuses, is to make more efficient use of facilities and to update them to better support evolving working and learning needs.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As part of the project, new units will be moving into the Carelia building. The university\u2019s education services will relocate some of their work and service points into the library\u2019s current staff areas as well as into customer spaces on the first floor. In addition, the project plans include expanding the 24\/7 area to the library\u2019s second floor. At present, construction work at Carelia is expected to begin in 2027. We will return to the topic in future blog posts.<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sources:<\/bdo><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Annual Reports of the University of Eastern Finland Library, 2010-2020.<\/bdo><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/joensuunkampuskirjastonremonttiblogi.blogspot.com\/\" id=\"https:\/\/joensuunkampuskirjastonremonttiblogi.blogspot.com\/\">Joensuun kampuskirjaston remonttiblogi 2011<\/a> <bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">(in Finnish)<\/bdo><br \/>Paikat muutoksen puhurissa &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/paikat-muutoksen-puhurissa-osa-1\/\" id=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/paikat-muutoksen-puhurissa-osa-1\/\">osa 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/paikat-muutoksen-puhurissa-osa-2\/\" id=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/paikat-muutoksen-puhurissa-osa-2\/\">osa 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/paikat-muutoksen-puhurissa-osa-3-joensuu-campus-library-renovation-part-3\/\" id=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/paikat-muutoksen-puhurissa-osa-3-joensuu-campus-library-renovation-part-3\/\">osa 3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/paikat-muutoksen-puhurissa-osa-4-joensuu-campus-library-renovation-part-4\/\" id=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/paikat-muutoksen-puhurissa-osa-4-joensuu-campus-library-renovation-part-4\/\">osa 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/paikat-muutoksen-puhurissa-osa-5-joensuu-campus-library-renovation-part-5\/\" id=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/paikat-muutoksen-puhurissa-osa-5-joensuu-campus-library-renovation-part-5\/\">osa 5<\/a>. <bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UEF Library blog 2017-2018 (in Finnish)<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mikko Meril\u00e4inen, <bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">information specialist<\/bdo><br \/>Riitta Porkka, <bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">head of services<\/bdo><br \/><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Collection services<\/bdo><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><bdo lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/40-years-of-library-services-in-the-carelia-building-on-the-joensuu-campus-part-1\/\">Part 1: Library facilities to the university\u2019s new main building<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/40-years-of-library-services-in-the-carelia-building-on-the-joensuu-campus-part-2\/\">Part 2: In presentable and modern facilities<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/40-years-of-library-services-in-the-carelia-building-on-the-joensuu-campus-part-3\/\" id=\"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/ueflibrary\/40-years-of-library-services-in-the-carelia-building-on-the-joensuu-campus-part-3\/\">Part 3: From spaciousness to crampedness<\/a><\/bdo><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Joensuu Campus Library of the University of Eastern Finland is located in the Carelia building, which turned forty years old in 2025. 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