Sander van Kempen|Anne van den Dool|Pirkko Lindberg|Leena Parviainen
Trends in the Dutch and Finnish library landscape
National Library of the Netherlands|National Library of the Netherlands
purpose paper aims provide overview current situation relates library acts prominent usage trends public libraries netherlands finland designmethodologyapproach approach takes form review relevant legislation well statistical analysis national library data netherlands finland findings findings suggest see decrease physical lending literacy also see increase number visitors digital lending well activities events addition netherlands financial support decreasing finland expenditures public libraries growing originalityvalue paper draws upon various viewpoints public libraries netherlands scandinavia focusing finland