Arto's Blog

In our new home in Halblech in Southern Germany, we have a direct viewto the Alps. We moved here in the end of April after Sandra sold herfood store. I quit my job at the same time, so we're both now free tomove around and start any new projects we… more »

The Cycling for Librariestour was an experiment on what comes up in the minds of libraryprofessionals when they go out and ride bicycles for nine daystogether. Answer: far-reaching discussions about the future oflibraries in the changing world, a… more »

Today starts an interesting event called Cycling for Libraries. About 80 library professionals and other people, whose work is somehow connected to libraries, will be spending nine days cycling from Copenhagen to Berlin. The goal is to combine work, f… more »

Since August 2010 I'm living in Germany together with my girlfriendSandra. I've learned a new language and gotten used to not having tobuy food in a supermarket any more. I continue to work part-time, butnow from home instead of going to an office.… more »

I wrote half a year ago about my new job with environmental and cultural data. During the last seven months I've learned a great deal about ensuring long term access to digital data or digital preservation as it is commonly called, abou… more »