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Maija Berndtson
Helsinki City Library
POB 4100, FI-00099 City of Helsinki, Finland
+358-9-3108 5500, +358-40-551 7335
+358-9-3108 5517
maija.berndtson@hel.fi
www.lib.hel.fi
A qualified librarian and Master of Arts, University of Helsinki.
Library director, Helsinki City Library, 1987-
Secretary General of the Finnish Library Association 1984 -1987. Deputy Library Director, Espoo City Library 1978 – 1984. Librarian, Helsinki City Library 1972 – 1977
‘Virtual Impact on the Physical Library, Visions for Intelligent Change’, Bertelsmann Foundation 2002, -/Maija Berndtson, Henk Das, Rolf Hapel
‘Dreaming the future, Some Funky Ideas on Managing Tomorrow’s Library’, Bertelsmann Foundation 2001
‘Management Self-Assessment’, Bertelsmann Foundation 1999
AwardsHelsinki City Library was the first recipient of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations “Access to Learning Award”, 2000.
In 2004 the City Library won the Lord Mayor’s Quality Award; the award is given in recognition to efforts to constantly improve operation, results and customer-orientation. Helsinki City Library was also given the Information Expert award by the Society for Finnish Information Specialists.
Finnish Library Association, member of board 1981-1984 and
Vice President 1989-1991, Member of the Bertelsmann Foundation International Network of Public Libraries 1998-2001, Jury member of the architectural competition for the new cultural centre of Turin in Italy 2000-2001.
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