General Information

a name and address

1 Type of library: university [The Sibelius Academy is the only Music University in Finland and one of the biggest in Europe.]
2 Name of library / Name of mother institution: Sibelius Academy Library -University of the Arts / Sibelius Academy - University of the Arts
3 Address: Töölönlahdenkatu 16 C, 00100 Helsinki Finland
4 Phone / Fax / Email: +35840 710 4224 sibakirjasto@siba.fi
5 Name of the director of the library: Mrs. Irmeli Koskimies
6 Contact person for enquiries: Mrs. Irmeli Koskimies irmeli.koskimies@siba.fi 358505261950

7 Current readership, number of registered readers: 2820 [Active customers, used the library in the near past.]
8 Number of full time students: 735
9 Number of part time students: 658
10 Number of staff in institution: 332 [332 lectures, professors, 120 administrators]

11 Total floor area: 680 sq. metres [Situated in two floors]
12 Number of reader seats: 31
13 Total capacity of shelving: 720 linear metres [Including sheet music, books and periodicals. Plus 12 large boxes for cd-recordings.]
14 …in open access storage: 720 linear metres [See above.]
15 …in closed access stacks: 130 linear metres [Mostly sheet music, donations, LP-recordings, books and periodicals.]
16 Number of library staff: 11
17 Opening hours to the public: Loaning Mon-Fri 10 -18, Reading room Mon - Fri 10 - 20, Sat 12-16