Developing Library Services (4 cr)
Code: 4A00CW05-3005
General information
- Enrollment
- 22.04.2025 - 21.08.2025
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 25.08.2025 - 31.12.2025
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 4 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 4 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- SeAMK Library and Information Services
- Campus
- SeAMK Seinäjoki, Frami
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Library and Information Services
- Teachers
- Satu Salmela
- Groups
-
KTDIPL24SKirjasto- ja tietopalvelualan korkeakouludiplomi
- Course
- 4A00CW05
Evaluation scale
1-5
Objective
The student be able to:
- explain how to plan, evaluate and develop library services
- presents concepts connected with projects
- present tasks connected with the different phases of the project cycle
Content
- anticipation of the future
- strategic planning process
- evaluation of the quality and impact of library services
- knowledge management as a support for development
- projects as tools for development
Materials
It will be announced at the start of the study period by topic.
Recommended reading e.g.
Grahn, J., Juntunen, A., Lauronen, K., Saarti, J., & Avain. (2025). Johda kirjastoja: Kehittävä kirjaston johtaminen. Avain.
Harviainen, T. (Toimittaja) (2024). Näkökulmia kirjastolaitoksen johtamiseen. (Aluehallintovirastojen julkaisuja; Nro 237/2024). Länsi- ja Sisä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto.
Hyötyä, tietoa, elämyksiä – kirjastojen vaikuttavuuden ulottuvuuksia. 2016. Helsinki: Kuntaliitto. (myös painettuna)
Listenmaa, J. (2023). Laita tieto töihin: Tiedolla johtamisen käsikirja. Alma Talent.
Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriön kulttuuripolitiikan strategia 2025. (2017). Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-263-466-5
SFS-ISO 16439:2016 Tieto ja dokumentointi. Kirjastojen vaikuttavuuden arvioinnin menetelmät ja toimenpiteet. Saatavissa: SeAmkin e-kirjastosta SFS Online -standardien kautta.
Tienari, J. & Harviainen, J. T. (2020). Strategiaopas kuntien päättäjille: Osallista ja hallitse. Alma Talent.
Tietojohtamisen käsikirja. 2020. Kirjastojen tietojohtamisen verkosto. Saatavana: https://avi.fi/tietoa-meista/toimintamme/tuotamme-tietoa/kirjastojen-tietojohtamisen-kasikirja
Teaching methods
Online lectures and/or recordings.
Expert guests.
Lesson assignments and exercises.
Ideation and preparation of the project plan in small groups/pair work.
Employer connections
During the episode, expert guests from working life. In the exercises of the course, authentic case examples from working life are used.
Exam schedules
No exam.
Student workload
The total amount of work is about 108 hours. Of this, joint online meetings about 15 t, expert guests about 8 t, online recordings 10-12 t. Project training, project presentations and feedback about 4 t. The rest of the course resource is independent work: familiarization with the materials, searching for information, independent study, familiarization with the different areas of the project and working on the project task.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Satisfactory 1-2
the student
- has participated sufficiently as instructed
- can identify methods for forecasting the future
- understand the meaning of strategic planning
- can present some methods and tools for service planning and development
can give a presentation about the development and evaluation of library services
- knows how to evaluate library services
Assessment criteria, good (3)
- the student has participated actively
- can present methods for forecasting the future
- can plan strategic development
- can present methods and tools for service planning and development
- nows how to evaluate library services and identify development targets
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
- the student has participated actively and constructively
- can apply methods for forecasting the future
- has ability for strategic planning and can apply it to practice
- can present methods and tools for service planning and development
- nows how to evaluate library services both qualitatively and quantitatively and create development plans