(Act on the Openness of Government Activities 21.5.1999/621)
February 10, 2014
Name of the information system
Collections database and customer register of the Helmet libraries
Organizations responsible for the information system
Espoo, Helsinki, Kauniainen and Vantaa City Libraries
Unit and person responsible for the information system
Application Manager for Helmet libraries, Helsinki City Library
End use / purpose of the information system
Maintenance of and compilation of statistics on library collections data and customer information.
Further information in the customer registration report.
Sources of information
Items acquired into and withdrawn from the collections.
Catalogue records purchased or extracted from the National bibliography or elsewhere.
Information retrieved from the lending functions of the libraries.
Information retrieved from customers and population register. Further information in the customer registration report.
Time period covered
The collections database and the customer register are part of the Sierra library system intro-duced in 2013. At the implementation phase the information content was transferred from the previous library system. The Millennium system was used in 2003 through 2013, the Plussa system was used in 1993 through 2003 and the Pääsky system in 1978 through 1994.
Updating of information
Real time.
Openness / confidentiality of information
Information on the items belonging to the library collections and on their availability is open.
Information on library customers is confidential. Further information in the customer registration report.
Open information grouped
Descripition and availability of library material.
Confidential information
Information on library customers. Further information in the customer registration report.
Public address of the information system
www.helmet.fi