Foreword

For the National Library of Estonia (NLE), the year 1999 was a step into the new century. Along with further developing the library's information technology environment and implementing new methods of information dissemination, more attention was paid to analysing the functioning, changing and development of the library in order to be competitive in the rapidly progressing information society.

In the implementation process of the integrated library system INNOPAC, the past year entailed far more responsibility for the NLE than the previous ones. Our library was the only one among the members of the ELNET Consortium to launch the circulation module, providing the users with 20 terminals that enabled them to search the electronic catalogue. The NLE started a number of retrospective conversion and recataloguing projects. The converted national bibliography of books already amount to more than 40 000 records in a descending chronological order from 1991 to 1961.

Another major undertaking was the installation of hardware financed by PHARE in the newly established European Union Information Centre and its supporting services.

The information services were notably improved thanks to the implementation of a CD-server that enables to use CD-ROM databases via local network in the entire library. The launching of an important pilot project is also worth mentioning – ARES (Electronic System of Articles) is designed for entering and archiving full texts of articles published in Estonian scientific journals.

A major task for the NLE in 2000 is to start creating a digital library in order to bring its information services to a new level. A big step forward has already been taken in 1999 by implementing the project ISE – databases created in ProCite environment are made accessible via the Internet. Another database to be created – Bibliographia iuridica Estonica – will also be made accessible online. The co-operation of the NLE with other ELNET Consortium members will put a start to the digitisation of microfilms of old newspapers under the MIDAS project and to the development of technology for the launching of the HERMES project.

Along with infotechnological developments, the library focuses on improving and reorganising client services. The most noteworthy changes in this area include the renovation of the Nordic Reading Room, the reorganisation of the Inter-Library Loan Unit, assembling of microfilms of Estonian newspapers to the Periodicals Reading Room, etc. In 2000, a concerted effort is made to reorganise information services in the area of the humanities and social sciences, following the example of other subject reading rooms. The improved quality of parliamentary services, the extended range of services and the increased proportion of electronic information carriers are among the achievements worth mentioning.

The NLE aims to renew its essence by pursuing the following goals:
Services development strategy will focus on specialised services for scientists and other target groups of professionals;
The links between the services and in-house work processes will be reshaped, the needs of the users will be the basis for evaluating the library's operation;
The NLE will develop a flexible and adaptable organisational structure with an optimised work divison where working relations are based on teamwork, knowledge and trust and the staff members take part in decision-making;
The NLE will guarantee swift in-house dissemination of administrative information in order to facilitate effective decision-making at each organisational level;
The NLE will secure the implementation and effective result of processes which influence the quality of services.

These goals serve as the basis for compiling a short-term strategic development plan and for reorganising the library's structure and work proccesses.
In order to guarantee the secure and efficient administration of in-house document databases and the fast dissemination of administrative information within the organisation, the NLE started to set up the Intranet system in 1999 and successfully completed it at the beginning of 2000.
The NLE is playing an increasingly active role in the library community of Europe and the whole world. In 1999 the library hosted 3 major international events: the 13th Annual Meeting of the Conference of European National Librarians (CENL), the International Conference of Nordic-Baltic Musical Libraries and the Baltic-Nordic Conference and Exhibition on Conservation and Preservation. The highlights in 2000 will be an international conference Libraries in Open Society discussing issues connected with Slavic and East European collections, and an international conference National Bibliography in the Developing Informational Environment.
As a national library, the NLE has an important role in organising or co-organising the events of the Year of the Estonian Book.
The NLE has to establish an information environment in and around the library, in all community structures that need information for innovative processes.

Tiiu Valm
Director General

Primary objective in 1999 – development towards a digital library

The major undertaking in 1999 was the full transition to the integrated library system INNOPAC, including acquisition, cataloguing and client services. This process involved the creation and testing of users' database, the launching of electronic lending, the translating and modifying of the WWW user interface which enables the users outside the library to search the NLE electronic catalogue via the Internet. As a result the NLE has created a basis for a new era in providing information services – a digital library which would provide access to full texts in digital form (articles, learning materials, microfilms, etc). The creation of a digital library also enables to archive electronic information, thus preserving the cultural heritage of the Estonian state and nation in a digital form.
This progress brought along changes in the overall work organisation of the NLE – the role of project management increased notably, the reorganised structure enabled to start evaluating the library's performance and the quality of services. NLE specialists became advisers for other member libraries of the ELNET Consortium and coordinators of joint processes.

THE COLLECTION
In pursuing its acquisition policy principles, the NLE fulfilled its aim of increasing the proportion of electronic information. An agreement allowing to use the system of Russian databases Integrum World Wide helps to fill a very serious gap and provides access to in-demand information ranging from the materials of information agencies to full-text media databases. User rights were purchased for a number of on-line databases on music, art and theatre issues.
Close co-operation continued with Springer publishing who sold the NLE 867 items at a discount, from Saur publishing the library subscribed for law journals and 15 biographical archives on microfiches together with a microfiche reader. Acquisitions funded from the library's budget were supplemented by several projects: the German Parliament continued to complement our collection on law and political science, the Japan World Exposition Commemorative Fund supported the purchase of Japanese publications, the embassies and cultural representations of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, Austria and Finland funded the collection development in their respective reading rooms.

Collection development underwent a profound analysis in 1999. The results of the analysis show that insufficient attention has been paid to the acquisition of materials lacking in a number of subject fields due to the past 50 years of occupation. Both current and additional acquisition require a good knowledge of the relevant subject and consultations with relevant experts. Additional aquisition will necessitate the compilation of desiderata lists. In order to achieve better results, acquisition principles will be reviewed. Under the new system the decision on purchasing books, databases and other items will be made by the information specialists in the relevant subject field who consult with scientists and experts in that particular area and take due account of the needs of the corresponding target groups and the tasks of the library.

Primary Objectives in 2000:
In order to implement the planned acquisition system, a new structural unit will be formed – Department of Collection Development and Registration – uniting the National Bibliography Centre, the Foreign Acquisitions Department and the Cataloguing Unit. The new Department will be responsible for subscriptions, cataloguing of items, compilation of the national bibliography database and publications, official statistics of books and serials, activities of national ISBN and ISSN centres, management of the card catalogue and the electronic catalogue, participation in international projects on union catalogues, etc.
The NLE will devise the principles of collection development policy and a long-term acquisition plan. A Collection Development Council will be formed to make the basic decisions relating to acquisitions.
The NLE and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will establish a joint working group to draft documents for concluding bilateral agreements on the exchange of official publications and government documents with the states having acceded to the UNESCO Convention concerning the Exchange of Official Publications and Government Documents between States.
The NLE will join NOSP, the Nordic Union Catalogue of periodicals.
The NLE will launch CIP cataloguing, i.e. collect information about items to be published by Estonian publishers and put it up on the NLE homepage twice a month. CIP cataloguing will be linked with the grant of the standard numbers ISSN and ISBN, presumably extending their use by publishers who thus acquire a means of advertising their production.

DOCUMENT PROCESSING
Two projects launched in 1999 have both followed the planned scheme: the recataloguing project of publications issued during 1918 to 1944, and the project of recataloguing Estonian periodicals. The conversion of national book imprint involved over 40 000 records from 1991 to 1961 in decreasing chronological order. The converted records in INNOPAC have been continuously organised and corrected.
The beginning of 1999 saw the publication of the Estonian Universal Thesaurus and the Authority Control Department started to subject index the items. This work has gone well but should in greater extent involve the expertise of different departments. The Authority Control Department acts as the coordinating centre for the member libraries of the ELNET Consortium.

Primary objectives in 2000:
A supplementary issue for the Estonian Universal Thesaurus will be published.
The Thesaurus will be converted into authority records in US-MARC format and loaded into INNOPAC database.
The role of copy cataloguing of foreign items will increase.

NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
In 1999 the NLE issued or compiled the following publications of the retrospective national bibliography: Music 1996 (annual list) was published, the manuscript of Estonian periodicals 1941-1944 was handed over to the publisher, the Bibliography of Estonian Printed Music. Registers is in the works.
The current national bibliography followed the new design, all the planned monthly and annual editions were published. An electronical monthly New Estonian Books was accessible on the NLE homepage.

Primary objectives in 2000:
The NLE will start to work out guidelines for the bibliographic registration of electronic publications.
The database of the Estonian national bibliography will be made accessible online.
The NLE will organise an international conference National Bibliography in the Developing Informational Environment.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND DATABASES
At the beginning of 1999 the NLE started with the pilot project ARES – Electronic System of Articles – aiming at the input of full texts of Estonian research journals onto the NLE server for archiving them and making them publicly accessible. Analytical entries in the INNOPAC catalogue are provided with a link to the corresponding full texts. In co-operation with the other member libraries of the ELNET Consortium, articles from all Estonian journals will be made available via INNOPAC. The speed of the input of records and the loading of data onto the Tartu and Tallinn servers have caused problems which will hopefully be solved by better coordination of work.

Along with the new project, the NLE continued to update the bibliographical databases of articles published in Estonian newspapers. At the end of 1999 another pilot project was launched – ISE (Index Scriptorum Estoniae), providing for members of the Riigikogu and the Riigikogu Chancellery staff online access to the databases of Estonian newspapers which have been compiled since 1993. Another two subject bibliographies were published – Bibliographia iuridica Estonica and Bibliography of Librarianship.

Primary objectives in 2000:
The NLE will start preparations to launch HERMES (Electronic Preservation of Estonian Humanitary National Memory). The objective of this project is to provide electronic access for Estonia and Europe to the full texts of items that are of cultural and historical importance (old maps, manuscripts, photos, archival documents, postcards, etc.) and to create an environment for archiving electronic information. The first to be digitised are single copies and endangered items.
The project ISE will be implemented in full capacity, offering a new service for both in-house and distant users via the Internet – a daily updated bibliographic database of Estonian newspapers in ProCite environment.
The implementation of the project ARES will be continued.
The digitisation of microfilms of old Estonian newspapers will commence (project MIDAS) in co-operation with the member libraries of the ELNET Consortium. This digital information will be networked.
The database of Bibliographia iuridica Estonica will be created and made available over the network.

CLIENT SERVICES
In 1999 the lending system started to operate via INNOPAC. The users now have 20 additional client terminals at their disposal for searching the electronic catalogue. The central book paging desk and stackrooms were supplied with PCs, printers and bar code readers. The users can search the catalogue also via workstations in the Centre of Information Services for MPs, EU Information Centre and international reading rooms. From the beginning of 1999 the electronic catalogue can be searched via the Internet. A new server enables to use databases on CD-ROMs over the local network. The new client PCs necessitated the installation of the firewall Barricade. PCs in the Internet room were also upgraded.

In 1999 attention was focused on the improvement of services and establishment of service guidelines. The measures taken involved further training and the approval of the NLE Code of Services. Studies were carried out for identifying the needs of target groups and the current situation on the information market. The past year saw the establishment and approval of a new home lending system.

The renovation of the Nordic Reading Room, costing 360,000 EEK, was covered by the embassies of Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Iceland as well as the Nordic Council of Ministers, Tallinn Office; they also supplemented the respective collection with 6,000 publications.

The Japan World Exposition Commemorative Fund carried the cost of technological equipment worth 483,630 EEK which enabled to update the work of the Inter-Library Loan Unit. The support from NORDINFO helped to organise a seminar Inter-Library Loan and Document Delivery in Open Networked System. The new technology has reduced request deadlines to 2 weeks.

The microfilms of Estonian newspapers were assembled in the Periodicals Reading Room, thus ensuring the provision of faster and more convenient services. Requested material is now delivered in a couple of minutes, photocopies can be ordered and made in the same reading room.

During its first year of operation the European Union Information Centre successfully integrated into the Estonian information network on the EU. The work of the Centre gained wide recognition. Preparations were made in 1999 for launching the Euro-Telephone Service, in November the NLE started with a corresponding testing project for target groups.

1999 was the last year for two projects under the PHARE programme European Integration and Information which funded the purchace of technical equipment for the EU Information Centre and its supporting services as well as the training of information officers. The final report assessed the work of the Centre as very successful and gave recommendations for further development of services and collections.

The Information and Documentation Centre on the Council of Europe, Tallinn carried on with two large projects: the translation of summaries of major decisions in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (26 of them had been translated by 2000) and the establishment of the Council of Europe Information Points in county central libraries (in 1999 such points were opened in Pärnu, Viljandi, Valga and Võru).

The past year was focused on user training. Different target groups were introduced to the work of the European Union Information Centre, the Information and Documentation Centre on the Council of Europe, Tallinn and the Centre of Information Services for MPs. The lectures given by the NLE specialists to civil servants in the Estonian Institute of Public Administration have earned credit to the library.
Primary objectives in 2000:
The Fine Arts Reading Room, Music Listening and Reading Room, Law Reading Room and Periodicals Reading Room will be supplied with client PCs, thus providing our users with access to databases of articles, online databases and CD-ROMs.
The Main Reading Room will be reorganised following the example of specialised reading rooms, in the future it will provide specialised information services in the humanities and social sciences.
The results of a survey carried out among the clients of the Fine Arts Information Centre will be analysed in order to make the operation of the Centre more efficient and user-friendly.
The NLE needs to find the best solution for cataloguing the records of the Mandatory Deposit Collection and to create better working conditions for researchers using this collection.
There are plans to renovate the Austrian Reading Room with the support of the Austrian Embassy.
An Italian nook will be set up in collaboration with the Italian Embassy, displaying a selection of Italian literature.
The NLE will hopefully get another specialised information point – the NATO information centre.
The Euro-Telephone Service will be launched for the wider public.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The developments in the community continually set new tasks for the NLE. In order to cope with them, the library has devised long-term action plans like Client Service Action Plan and Managerial Action Plan which have been approved by the NLE Board in 1999 as well as the action plan for staffing policy which is under discussion.
Feeling the need for a profound analysis of the library's operation and development and wishing to start with drawing up a long-term strategic action plan, the training and consulting firm EKE ARIKO Ltd. carried out a series of training courses for the library administration, senior specialists and heads of departments. These discussions resulted in specifying the main goals for the future. In order to identify the necessary changes, the NLE established 3 working groups as advisory bodies for the library administration – the working groups of acquisition and cataloguing, client services and collection management. Reorganisation of the structure will start at the beginning of 2000.

The NLE and the libraries of the Estonian Academy of Music and the Estonian Academy of Arts commissioned Saar Poll Social and Market Research Ltd. to conduct a questionnaire among the users of art and music materials in the said libraries. The survey aimed to evaluate the availability of information on art and music as well as identify the compliance of services with information needs. The results of the survey will be analysed in 2000.

National Library of Estonia
In connection with the launching of INNOPAC lending module and the preparatory stage of a new project The Digital Library the NLE staff attended numerous training courses and an international seminar organised with the support of NORDINFO.

The translation and editing of the international standard ISO 11620 enables to rely on a unified basis and methodology in analysing library statistics, evaluating library performance and the quality of library services. The translated international standard was submitted to the Estonian Standards Board for approval.

In order to learn more about the principles of performance management and library economics, the use of library performance indicators and international experience in analysing library work, Estonian research librarians attended an international seminar Performance Indicators for Library and Information Services.

The NLE experts delivered a number of presentations at the conference of Baltic national libraries held in Lithuania – LiLaEst ’99: National Libraries in the Times of Change.

The traditional seminar Research Libraries in the Developing Information Society, held for Estonian research libraries in Lahemaa, treated financing principles, legal acts regulating the work of libraries, acquisition and collection development policies, library performance indicators, the Estonian Copyright Act, digitisation, use of CD-ROM databases via network, etc.

The studies conducted during 1998 in the field of rare books were published in academic journals and presented at traditional events – the scientific conference held to commemorate the Friedrich Puksoo Day (Friedrich Puksoo was the grand old man of Estonian librarianship) and the international conference Problems of Written Communication held at the Tallinn Pedagogical University.

In the field of library statistics the NLE started to use the Visual programme in 1999; its new entry and printout programmes made the work processes in this field considerably faster. The English-language booklet of the statistical data on public libraries for 1994-1998 was the first of its kind in Estonia.
In 1999 the NLE compiled and published 10 titles of librarianship materials and organised over 30 events providing further training for the NLE staff and librarians all over Estonia.

Primary objectives in 2000:
The standardisation of Estonian librarianship will continue, based on the plan of standards.
The NLE will start to work out library performance indicators in collaboration with other research libraries.
The NLE will undertake the analysis of the operation of special and research libraries on the basis of the statistical database of Estonian libraries. Two international conferences will be organised – Libraries in Open Society and National Bibliography in the Developing Information Environment.
The compilation of the following collections of articles will begin: The Book and Library in the Baltic Sea Region before Reformation and Church and The Written Word in the Baltic Sea Region in the 17th Century II, the latter belonging to the Transactions of the National Library of Estonia.
The NLE terminology experts will start to compile the Estonian-English and English-Estonian Dictionary of Library Terminology.
A new converter will be created for loading INNOPAC records in the format of public libraries' information system Kirjasto 3000, enabling to copy records created in the NLE and thus considerably reduce cataloguing.

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES
1999 brought along expanded collaboration between the NLE and the Riigikogu Chancellery as well as improvement in the quality of services for MPs. Information days for the MPs and advisers of the Riigikogu have enjoyed a warm welcome.

The most widely used NLE publication is the Summaria Socialia, a collection of articles abstracted from foreign journals which is issued monthly both in print and electronically. On the basis of these abstracts, over 100 copies of articles were ordered in 1999. Alongside with Summaria Socialia the NLE published the Riigikogu Directory and the Riigikogu Chronicle 1998/1999 (both in Estonian and English), an illustrated book on Riigikogu in English, Bibliographia iuridica Estonica, Estonian Official Publications, a reference book The Elected who have Ruled (data on MPs, members of Government and other representative bodies during 1917-1999). The draft version of the Riigikogu Bibliography has been completed and is planned to be published by the 80th anniversary of the Riigikogu. Annotated lists of new acquisitions in the area of law, economy and politics as well as writings by MPs can be accessed electronically.

The Riigikogu Chancellery commissioned the NLE to organise two large exhibitions in 1999: The First Estonian Parliament 80 and Our Parliament. The latter is a multimedia display which will be put up on the NLE homepage.

The new homepage of the Parliamentary Reading Room can be accessed via the local network of the Riigikogu Chancellery. Since May 1999 all enquiries can be submitted electronically, the total proportion of electronic materials used in parliamentary services has increased considerably. The Parliamentary Reading Room now provides a possibility to follow the sessions of the Riigikogu over an in-house TV network. At the end of 1999 the Riigikogu Chancellery started to expand the space used by the satellite library in the residence of the Riigikogu. The new premises are going to include a reading room with PCs and equipment for using TV and radio recordings.

Primary objectives in 2000:
The collection of abstracts Summaria Socialia will be made electronically accessible to all constitutional institutions.
The information days for the MPs and the Riigikogu Chancellery staff will continue.
The database of law bibliography will be made accessible online.
The NLE will be represented at the ECPRD seminar with a report Criteria for the Selection of Relevant Information and Databases in Parliamentary Services.
The new reading room in the Riigikogu building will be fully equipped.

PRESERVATION
In 1999 the NLE formed a Preservation Council with the task of working out and implementing general principles for the use and preservation of collections. The Council initiated and monitored an inventory of the stock, paying particular attention to preservation conditions, as a result some collections were transferred to stackrooms with better conditions. The NLE continued to lead the project THULE, the first stage of which produced a database on the state of the entire national imprint in four major Estonian research libraries. The NLE experts devised the Instruction for Evaluation of Conservators, under this document four NLE conservators were evaluated.

Primary objectives in 2000:
The Preservation Council will work out Preservation Action Plan for 2000-2003 and draw up the Instruction for the Protection and Saving of Collections in Case of Emergencies.
The NLE will start to microfilm over 40 titles of Estonian newspapers. The Periodicals Reading Room will be supplied with new microfilm readers and the clients will be encouraged to use microfilms, thus better preserving the original old newspapers.
The proportion of charged-for services will increase.
For better co-ordination of work, the microfilming units will be incorporated in the Preservation and Conservation Department instead of being subordinated to the Collection Management Department and Reproduction Department.

MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
In 1999 the NLE created the post of a Marketing Manager, the effect of it showed in increased revenues and a better strategy for selling charged-for services. The task of marketing and public relations is to facilitate efficient and high-quality client services by keeping the users and the staff better informed about the events taking place in and the services offered by the library. Focus on this line of work aims at making the library's operation more transparent and understandable. The NLE must become a trade mark associated with versatile high quality services.

In 1999 the NLE started to consistently use its logo in visual design and set uniform principles for the interior design of the library building. Preparations were made to launch Intranet in order to better and faster inform the staff and reduce the amount of in-house documentation on paper. The library's home page was renewed, now enjoying nearly 200,000 visits a month, 70 per cent of them from Estonia. The NLE collaborated in a major project The 20th Century TOP 100 Prominent Estonians, introducing the country's outstanding representatives in the past century by setting up exhibitions and compiling bibliographies.

Primary objectives in 2000:
The NLE will take part in several projects to celebrate the Year of the Estonian Book;
Launch Intranet with the aim of facilitating the dissemination of information within the organisation and making accessible in-house databases of documents regulating the operation of the library;
Organise an in-house communication audit;
Carry out studies of services and pay more attention on advertising.

MAINTENANCE
In 1999 the NLE as a legal person in public law became the owner of the movable property it had been using and the immovable property at Tõnismägi 2. This necessitated the devising and submitting to the NLE Board for approval of a draft regulation on the possession, use and disposal of the NLE property. A new client lift was installed, half of its cost was carried by the Tallinn City Government. The NLE also managed to upgrade part of the security system and redecorate a number of conference rooms, the latter funded from revenues and targeted financing.
The redecoration of the Nordic Reading Room was financed by the respective embassies. Primary objectives in 2000:
The NLE will
Finish the hydro-isolation of the roof;
Finish the upgrading of the security system;
Redecorate two reading rooms;
Rebuild and refurbish the buidling at 3 Kohtu St. which will be developed into a training centre;
Install an in-house electricity cable network that would secure the proper functioning of PCs.

BUDGET
The 1999 budget approved by the NLE Board was divided into expenses in the amount of 61,432,000 EEK and income – 55,982,000 EEK from the state budget and retained earnings of 4,250,000 EEK. The budget deficit amounted to 1,200,000 EEK.

The NLE Board reviewed the budget on 25 November 1999, approving the total expenses of 61,962,000 EEK, state budget allocations of 55,982,000 EEK and retained earnings in the amount of 5,980,000 EEK. The revenue increased as a result of a better strategy for selling services as well as the improved quality of conference services and the NLE publications.

The conference services increased their planned revenue by 700,000 EEK, information services by 100,000 EEK, binding, conservation and other services by
40,000 EEK while publications produced additional 150,000 EEK.
Alongside with budget allocations, targeted grants received during 1999 amounted to 4,151,555 EEK.
The largest of them were:
Running cost of the EU Information Centre amounting to 1,765,000 EEK, covered by the Riigikogu Chancellery;
Running cost of the Information and Documentation Centre on the Council of Europe, Tallinn amounting to 1,008,467 EEK and covered by the Council of Europe;
The Japan World Exposition Commemorative Fund allocated 483,676 EEK for IT purchases;
NORDINFO funded the organising cost of two seminars in the amount of 151,676 EEK;
The Cultural Endowment of Estonia and the Ministry of Culture supported the publication of the professional library journal Raamatukogu with 75,000 EEK.

The budget for 2000, approved by the NLE Board on 13 January 2000, follows the conservatism principle. State allocations were equal to 1999 – 55,982,000 EEK. The planned revenue has decreased by 667,000 EEK and amounts to 5,313,000 EEK as our main previous tenant has moved into its own residence. The target in other types of retained earnings has remained on the level of the previous year. This requires a wise selling strategy and steady quality of services. It is also apparent that the 2000 budget cannot cover the necessary investments that would keep the NLE competitive on the market of information services.
The division of budget allocations follows the same priorities as in 1999, with strict limitations specified in the area of utilities. Acquisition, salaries, investments and IT purchases have been budgeted as priority areas.

The insufficient budget does not ensure the normal development of the library. State allocations fail to cover the cost of the library's statutory tasks. Thus it is imperative to define the essence and capacity of the public procurement for the NLE and ensure its realistic coverage from the budgetary financing.

TO SUM UP
The NLE has fulfilled its primary task of 1999 – INNOPAC ILS has been implemented in full capacity. The past year also witnessed the successful launching of retrospective conversion and recataloguing projects. The library has pursued the principles and schedule of its Client Service Action Plan 1998-2000 and Managerial Action Plan 1999-2000. In 2000 the NLE experts will devise specific qualification requirements for each job and revise the statutes of all structural units.

The major objective the NLE has to cope with in 2000 is to make library services accessible via the Internet. It will be the cornerstone for the next stage in the development of our information services – the creation of a digital library. The Strategic Development Plan for 2001-2003, to be devised in 2000, will be the basis for further operation.

NUMERICAL DATA AS ON 1 JANUARY 2000

1. COLLECTIONS - 3,450,505 items/sets
-1.1 circulation collections 3,120,025 items/sets
-1.2 reserve and exchange collections 330,480 items/sets
2. ACQUISITION AND COLLECTION STATISTICS
-2.1 Acquisition 65,251 items
-2.2 Weeding 137,565 items
3. COLLECTION MAINTENANCE
-3.1 Preservation and conservation
-3.1.1 Paper 11,019 pages
-3.1.2 Bindings 273 items
-3.2 New bindings 5,512 items
       Book bindings 1,011 items
       Punch bindings 902 items
       Stapled bindings 3,198 items
       Newspaper and magazine/journal binding 401 items
       Folders and jackets 1,645 items
       Lamination 4,286 items
4. READER SERVICES
-4.1 Readers (total, 1993-2000) 129,418 individuals
-4.2 Readers registered during 1999 11,970 individuals
-4.3 Library visits 522,500 times
-4.4 Total circulation 486,156 items
       Home lending 53,382 items
       In reading rooms 432,774 items
5. INTER-LIBRARY LOAN
- Subscribers 211 individuals
-5.1 No. of requests issued 1,799
       from Estonia 1,754
       from other countries 45
-5.2 No. of requests issued 1,584
       to Estonia 1,547
       to other countries 37
-5.3 Received by ILL
-5.3.1 Ordered from other libraries 1,558
       in Estonia 97
       in other countries 1,461
-5.3.2 Received from other libraries 1,114
       in Estonia 89
       in other countries 1,025
6. EXHIBITIONS (total) 353
-6.1 Exhibitions on the NLE collections 282
       in a specific field 92
       of new acquisitions 190
-6.2 Art exhibitions 23
-6.3 Photo exhibitions 20
-6.4 Miscellaneous 28
7. INFORMATION SERVICES AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL WORK
-7.1 Bibliographical work
-7.1.1 Bibliographing 68,876 cards
-7.2 Information services
-7.2.1 No. of requests 54,498
8. RESEARCH
-8.1 Scientific research 8 topics
9. PUBLISHING
-9.1 Print editions 31 titles
       Bibliographic lists 9 titles
       Academic publications 2 titles
       Newsletters,etc. 20 titles
10. DUPLICATION
-10.1 Microfilming 86,400 frames
-10.2 Electrographic duplication 867,078 copies
-10.2.1 For publishing 111,039 pages
-10.2.2 For stacks 6,253 pages
-10.2.3 For library users 285,925 pages
11. DATABASES
-11.1 Total 55
-11.1.1 Factographic databases 5
       No. of entries 47,881
-11.1.2 Bibliographic databases 50
       No. of entries 763,129
12. STAFF
-12.1 Total 522
-12.1.1 Librarians 468
-12.1.2 Other professionals 54
-12.2 Jobs (total) 513.5
-12.2.1 For librarians 443
-12.2.2 For other professionals 70.5
12.3 Academic qualification of librarians
-12.3.1 University degrees 414
-12.3.1.1 Incl. in library and information sciences 161
-12.3.2 Vocational education 1
-12.3.3 Secondary education 73
13. SERVICE LOCATIONS 2
-13.1 Reading rooms 24
-13.2 Readers desks 909
-13.3 Client PCs 20
-13.4 Client terminals 20
14. INCOME (EEK) 1998 1999 2000
-14.1 Total income 55,238.5 65,555.0 61,275.0
-14.1.1 From state budget 50,940.0 55,982.0 55,982.0
-14.1.2 From other sources 4,984.5 9,573.0 5,313.0
15. EXPENCES
-15.1 Total expences 55,238.5 65,555.0 61,275.0
-15.1.1 Labour cost (salaries and social tax) 29,088.2 34,688.4 34,418.7
-15.1.2 Acquisition 6,050.6 7,377.7 6,611.4
-15.1.3 Utilities 11,180.0 12,351.3 12,777.7
-15.1.4 Investments 1,599.4 753.6 860.0
-15.1.5 Miscallaneous 7,320.3 10,384.1 6,627.3
-15.1.5.1 - information technology 849.0 506.7 705.0
-15.1.5.2 - training 339.6 843.2 570.0
-15.1.5.3 - publishing 425.5 448.5 690.0
16. PREMISES
-16.1.1 Net floor space in the main building 51,477 m2
-16.1.2 Net usable floor space 38,271 m2
-16.1.3 Net stack space 13,206 m2
-16.1.4 Volume 154,540 m3
-16.1.5 Capacity of depositories 5 million items

APPENDIX 1
COLLECTIONS IN 1999

CIRCULATION COLLECTION on 1 January 2000

	Item	Collection on 1 January 1999	Acquisition	Weeding	Collection on 1 January 2000
1.	Books	2,002,062	26,224	10,098	2,018,088 volumes
2.	Serials	264,895	8,787	6,990	266,692 annual sets
2.1	Newspapers	18,124	552	3,351	15,325 annual sets
2.2	Journals/magazines	118,324	3,782	3,532	118,574 annual sets
2.3	Continuations	128,447	4,453	107	132,793 items
3.	Special modes of technical literature	50,423	0	50,423	0 items
4.	Cartographic materials	13,645	712	0	14,357 items
5.	Sheet music	112,774	703	81	113,396 items
6.	Graphic art	157,658	3,469	0	161,127 items
7.	Manuscripts	145	1	0	145 volumes
8.	Miscellaneous	503,838	13,599	29,224	488,213 items
	Total in paper format	3,105,440	53,495	96,916	3,062,019 items
9.	Audio-visual documents	28,815	1,768	0	30,583 items
9.1	Audio documents	27,878	1,688	0	29,566 items
9.2	Combined documents	937	80	0	1,017 items
10	Electronic documents	431	165	0	596 items
10.1	CD-ROMs	336	130	0	466 items
10.2	Floppy discs	95	35	0	130 items
11	Microforms	24,305	2,522	0	26,827 items
11.1	Microcards	19,661	2,406	0	22,067 items
11.2	Microfilms	4,644	116	0	4,760 items
	Other modes in total	53,551	4,455	0	58,006 items
	Total Circulation Collection	3,158,991	57,950	96,916	3,120,025 items

RESERVE AND EXCHANGE COLLECTIONS on 1 January 2000

APPENDIX 2
IN-HOUSE DATABASES

UNIVERSAL DATABASES

UNION CATALOGUE OF DATABASES (1996-...)
608 entries
Databases and CD-ROMs in major Estonian libraries
A bibliographic database

ARTICLE (1992-1998)
131,361 articles
16,261 subject headings
40,284 individuals
Articles in Estonian periodicals
A bibliographic database

ESTONIAN PERIODICALS
About 650 entries
Estonian periodicals 1990-1994
A bibliographic database

DATABASE OF ARTICLES (1995-...)
648 entries
A database on articles published in Estonian periodicals on the Council of Europe
A bibliographic database

DOCUMENTS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE (1995-...)
4,478 entries
A bibliographic database

CONVENTIONS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE (1995-...)
183 entries
A bibliographic database

COUNCIL OF EUROPE IN ESTONIAN PERIODICALS (1995-...)
648 entries
A bibliographic database

ESTONIAN PERIODICALS: national bibliography (1994-...)
1,350 entries
Bibliographic entries of periodicals published in Estonia and of periodicals in the Estonian language published in other countries
A bibliographic database

ESTONIAN BOOKS: national bibliography (1994-1998)
19,492 titles
73,430 volumes
Bibliographic entries of books published in Estonia
A bibliographic database

ESTONIAN UNIVERSAL THESAURUS (1995-...)
22,020 terms, 56 topics, 17,578 frequently used terms
A thesaurus

ESTONICA (1992-...)
18,181 entries
Monographs and articles about Estonia and of Estonian authors published outside Estonia
A bibliographic database

PERSONAL DATA
20,404 entries
Data on outstanding Estonian statesmen, businessmen, prominent figures of culture, and of persons related to Estonia
A factographic database

Foreign Periodicals in Estonia (1983-1999)
12,410 entries
Foreign periodicals in major Estonian libraries
A bibliographic database

Foreign Books in Estonia (1992-1999)
64,417 entries
Books in foreign languages published outside Estonia in Estonian libraries
A bibliographic database

VARIA (1994-...)
70,952 entries
A selection of articles from Estonian periodicals on general issues (excluding economy, politics, law, belles-lettres)
A bibliographic database


STATISTICAL DATABASES

ESTONIAN PUBLISHERS (1991-1998)
2,570 entries
The directory of publishers in the Estonian book register and statistics database.
Details of Estonian publishers who have joined the ISBN system
A factographic database

ESTONIAN PERIODICALS: register and statistics (1992-...)
1,336 titles
12,200 issues
Statistical data on the periodicals published in Estonia
A factographic database

ESTONIAN BOOKS: register and statistics (1993-1998)
21,306 titles
94,177 copies
Statistical data on the books published in Estonia
A bibliographic and statistical database

ESTONIAN LIBRARIES (1991-...)
1,264 entries
Statistics on Estonian libraries
A factographic database

ESTONIAN PRINTING HOUSES (1991-...)
287 entries
The directory of printing houses in the Estonian book register and statistics database. Details of Estonian printing houses
A factographic database

OLD AND ÉMIGRÉ ESTONIAN BOOKS: register and statistics (1993-...)
11,993 titles
15,855 copies
Statistical data on émigré Estonian books received and registered by the NLE
A bibliographic and statistical database

FOREIGN LITERATURE: books – registration database (1990-1998)
84,078 entries
Books in foreign languages printed abroad which have been received and registered by the NLE
A bibliographic database

DATABASES OF CARTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS

MAPS (1918-...)
1,445 entries
Data on maps and atlases published in Estonia and elsewhere
A bibliographic database

DATABASES ON LITERATURE

LITTERA (1995-...)
34,666 entries
Belles-lettres, and books and articles on theory of literature published in Estonia
A bibliographic database

DATABASES ON ARTS

POSTCARDS (1995-...)
1,999 entries
Data on postcards printed in Estonia: national bibliography
A bibliographic database

POSTERS (1996-...)
873 entries
Data on posters printed in Estonia: national bibliography
A bibliographic database

CALENDARS (1995-...)
215 entries
Data on calendars printed in Estonia: national bibliography
A bibliographic database

ARTICLES ON ART (1998-...)
12,013 entries
Articles on art, applied arts, architecture, and photography in Estonian periodicals
A bibliographic database

LEONARDO (1997-...)
5,721 entries
Articles on art, applied arts, architecture, photography, the theatre and cinema in foreign periodicals
A bibliographic database

REPROD
23,286 entries
Descriptions of reproductions of works of art and photos published in books and journals/magazines
A bibliographic database

DATABASES ON MUSIC

AMADEUS (1997.-...)
2,491 entries
Articles on music and illustrations in foreign periodicals
A bibliographic database

RR-AUVIS (1993-...)
1,363 entries
Data on the sound recordings of all Estonian composers and musicians as well as on sound cassettes in the Estonian language: national bibliography
A bibliographic database

EENOODID
3,275 entries
Bibliography of Estonian sheet music 1918-1944. Data on the sheet music of Estonian composers published in Estonia and elsewhere: retrospective national bibliography
A bibliographic database

NATIONAL ANTHEMS
101 entries
Data on printed music and sound recordings of national anthems at the NLE
A bibliographic database

ARTICLES ON MUSIC (1998-...)
14,111 entries
Articles on music in Estonian periodicals
A bibliographic database

SHEET MUSIC (1995-1996)
182 entries
Data on the sheet music of Estonian composers published in Estonia and elsewhere
A bibliographic database

DATABASES ON ECONOMY AND POLITICS

PINFO (1991-1993)
23,283 entries
Articles in Estonian periodicals on politics, law and economy
A bibliographic database

MAJPOL (1993-...)
145,437 entries
Articles in Estonian periodicals on politics, law and economy
A bibliographic database

DATABASES ON SOCIOLOGY

EMOR (1992-...)
2,839 entries
Sociological questionnaires, market research and family studies published in Estonian periodicals
A bibliographic database

DATABASES ON LAW

EURO (1993)
6,560 entries
Articles on the European Union published in Estonian periodicals
A bibliographic database

IURIDICA
4,130 entries
Bibliographia iuridica Estonica: the bibliography of Estonian law 1918-1940
A bibliographic database

LAW: Bibliography (1993-...)
305 entries
Data on Estonian legislation published in Estonian Legislation in Translation: Legal Acts of Estonia. In addition it contains data on the English translations of documents issued by the government or ministries, published either in collections or as separate documents
A bibliographic database

LEPINGUD (1997-...)
186 entries
Contains citations of agreements published either in collections, monographs, text-books or as separate editions available in the Law Reading Room (except agreements in Legal Acts of Estonia II and agreements ratified in 1918-1940)
A bibliographic database

LINN (1993-...)
2,045 entries
Citations of decisions and regulations issued by the Tallinn Municipal Council and Tallinn City Government
A bibliographic database

SEADUS
3,210 entries
Legal acts published in Estonian periodicals since 1991, in the English-language periodicals since 1994, and in the Russian-language Legal Acts of Estonia; decisions issued by the Tallinn Municipal Council and Tallinn City Government since October 1993. Since 1998 this database contains information only on the legal acts that contain no remark of being published in Legal Acts of Estonia.
A bibliographic database

VESEADUS (1992-...)
1,232 entries
Citations of Russian Federation legislation published in Estonian and Russian periodicals stored at the NLE. Since 1996 no new citations on the Russian press, only on full-text laws published in Estonian periodicals.
A bibliographic database

ÕIGUS (1993-...)
28,323 entries
Articles on legal issues in Estonian periodicals
A bibliographic database

ZAKON (1989-...)
3,266 entries
Citations of Estonian legislation published in Russian periodicals. Since 1997 no citations on Legal Acts of Estonia in Russian as CyrLex is used.
A bibliographic database

DATABASES ON LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCES

DIPLOM (1967-...)
1,045 entries
Diploma and BA theses of the graduates of the Tallinn Pedagogical University and the Viljandi Cultural College
A bibliographic database

RR trükis (1988-...)
246 entries
An annotated database on the publications of the NLE since 1998
A bibliographic database

NEW ACQUISITIONS IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCES (1996-...)
5,776 entries
Data on publications acquired by major Estonian libraries on library and bibliographic issues, on theoretical and practical aspects of information processing
A bibliographic database

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LIBRARY ISSUES (1996-...)
6,033 entries
Publications on library issues printed in Estonia or on Estonian libraries printed abroad
A bibliographic database

DATABASE OF LIBRARY TERMS (1996-...)
3,500 terms
Terminology in the field of library and information sciences
A factographic database

FILM DATABASES

FILM: articles. Estonian filmography (1993-1998)
9,720 entries
Data on publications on film printed in Estonia (books, articles, reviews, etc. on Estonian and foreign films)
A bibliographic database

ARTICLES ON THE THEATRE AND CINEMA (1999-...)
4,939 entries
Data on articles on the theatre and cinema published in Estonian periodicals
A bibliographic database

APPENDIX 3
PUBLISHING IN 1999

I. The Estonian National Bibliography
1. Books 1998/4, 1999/1, 1999/2, 1999/3, 1999/4, 1999/5, 1999/6, 1999/7, 1999/8, 1999/9, 1999/10. Compiled by Leili Gasman
2. Estonian Sound Recordings 1996. Compiled by Katre Riisalu
3. Maps 1997-1998. Compiled by Margit Tohver
4. Estonian Official Publications 1998. Compiled by Rita Hillermaa
5. Periodicals 1998. Compiled by Tiiu Kalvik, Leie Juha, Marin Kimm
6. Articles 1992/11, 1992/12, 1998/10, 1998/11, 1998/12. Compiled by Anne Kaldas, Lembi Männik.
7. Articles from Serials 1951

II. Bibliographies
8. Bibliography of Library and Information Sciences 1998. Compiled by Margit Stamm
9. Bibliographia iuridica Estonica 1998. Compiled by Maia Ruttu

III. Scholarly editions
10. The Elected who have Ruled, MPs personal data. Compiled by Jaan Toomla
11. IT and Computer Terminology for Librarians 5. Compiled by Maris Ringvee

IV. Publications on Riigikogu
12. The Riigikogu Chronicle 1998/1999. Compiled by Krista Tukk
13. The Riigikogu Directory 1999. Compiled by Krista Tukk
14. The Riigikogu Directory 1999 (in English). Compiled by Krista Tukk
15. The Riigikogu booklet (in Estonian). Compiled by Krista Tukk
16. The Riigikogu booklet (in English). Compiled by Krista Tukk
17. An illustrated book on Riigikogu (in English). Compiled and edited by Rita Hillermaa, Krõõt Liivak
18. Sets of booklets on the Riigikogu

V. Publications on statistics
19. Special and Research Libraries in Estonia 1998. Compiled by Heli Priimets
20. Public Libraries in Estonia 1998. Compiled by Heli Priimets
21. School Libraries in Estonia 1998/1999. Compiled by Mall Saul
22. Estonian Public Libraries' Statistics 1994-1998 (in English). Compiled by Mall Saul, Heli Priimets

VI. The Estonian library journal Raamatukogu
23. 1999, No. 1-6. Compiled and edited by Ene Riet, Maire Liivamets

VII. Information publications, miscellaneous
24. Library Directory. Compiled by Helen Niidas
25. The NLE Annual Report 1998/Action Plan 1999 (in Estonian). Compiled by Tiiu Valm, Andres Ottenson, Anu Nuut
26. The NLE Annual Report 1998 (in English). Compiled by Anu Nuut
27. Regulation on Work Organisation in Public Libraries. Compiled by Mall Saul
28. The Estonian Universal Thesaurus. Compiled by Krista Weidebaum
29. A calendar decicated to the Year of the Estonian Book

VIII. Union Catalogues
30. Union Catalogue of Databases 1999/1. Compiled by Riin Olonen, Signe Tõnisson

PUBLISHING PLAN FOR 2000
I. The Estonian National Bibliography
1. Estonian Official Publications 1999. Compiled by Rita Hillermaa
2. Music 1998. Compiled by Katre Riisalu, Aurika Gergeleziu
3. Music 1999. Compiled by Katre Riisalu, Aurika Gergeleziu
4. Books 12/1999, 1/2000, 2/2000, 3/2000, 4/2000, 5/2000, 6/2000, 7/2000, 8/2000, 9/2000, 10/2000, 11/2000. Compiled by Leili Gasman
5. Books: indexes. Estonica. Maps. 1999. Compiled by the National Bibliography Centre
6. Periodicals 1999. Compiled by the National Bibliography Centre.

II. Bibliographies
7. Bibliographia iuridica Estonica 1999. Compiled by Maia Ruttu
8. Swiss Literature in Estonian. Compiled by Kai Ellip
9. Estonia in Foreign Languages 1991-1999 (in English). Compiled by Siiri Männamaa, Ilona Kõrgema, Kai Ellip
10. Bibliography of Library and Information Sciences 1999. Compiled by Margit Stamm
11. Bibliography of Riigikogu. Compiled by Virve Ennosaar

III. Scholarly editions
12. History of the National Library of Estonia, Part III: The Nation and the Library. Compiled by Piret Lotman, edited by Karin Lippus
13. History of Estonian Bibliography 1900-1917. Compiled by Ilse Hamburg

IV. Publications on statistics
14. Special and Research Libraries in Estonia 1999. Compiled by Heli Priimets
15. School Libraries in Estonia 1999/2000. Compiled by Mall Saul
16. Public Libraries in Estonia 1999. Compiled by Heli Priimets

V. Publications on Riigikogu
17. The Riigikogu Chronicle 1999/2000. Compiled by Krista Tukk, Piret Juhani
18. The Riigikogu Directory 2000 (in Estonian). Compiled by Krista Tukk, Piret Juhani
19. The Riigikogu Directory 2000 (in English). Compiled by Krista Tukk, Piret Juhani
20. The Riigikogu booklet (in Estonian). Compiled by Krista Tukk, Piret Juhani.
21. The Riigikogu booklet (in English). Compiled by Krista Tukk, Piret Juhani

VI. Information publications, miscellaneous
22. Library Directory. Compiled by Heli Priimets
23. A supplement to the Estonian Universal Thesaurus. Compiled by Krista Weidebaum, Urve Erm
24. Public Libraries in Estonia (a booklet). Compiled by Mall Saul, Margit Jõgi
25. The NLE Annual Report 1999/Action Plan 2000 (in Estonian). Compiled by Tiiu Valm, Andres Ottenson, Anu Nuut
26. The NLE Annual Report 1999/Action Plan 2000 (in English). Compiled by Tiiu Valm, Anu Nuut
27. Libraries in Open Society. Abstracts of conference papers. Compiled by Aili Norberg, Anu Nuut, Eda Pihu
28. The International Standard ISO 11620 (in Estonian). Translated and edited by Anu Nuut, Aili Norberg, Tiina Vilberg, Ume Kelam
29. A booklet on the National Library of Estonia (in Estonian, German, Russian). Compiled by Urve Pals
30. Estonian-English and English-Estonian Dictionary of Library Terms. Compiled by Maris Ringvee
31. A Directory of Special, Research and Public Libraries in Estonia. Compiled by Margit Jõgi

VII. Projects dedicated to the Year of the Estonian Book
32. Oldest Books in Estonian (an exhibition catalogue in Estonian and German). Compiled by Larissa Petina
33. The Bible Collection of the Rare Book Department (a catalogue). Compiled by Larissa Petina
34. A Brief History of the Estonian Book (in Estonian and English). Compiled by Mare Lott, Aile Möldre

VIII. Union catalogues
35. Union Catalogue of Databases, I. Compiled by Riin Olonen, Signe Tõnisson
36. Union Catalogue of Databases II. Compiled by Riin Olonen, Signe Tõnisson

IX. The Estonian library journal Raamatukogu
37. 2000, No. 1-6. Compiled and edited by Ene Riet, Maire Liivamets

APPENDIX 4
STAFF TRAINING in 1999

Further training for librarians all over Estonia:
- Client services and communication psychology - March, May
- Storage and preservation of items and archival records - March, April
- Library services for people with disabilities - May
- Efficiency of library work, methodology of studies - June
- An international seminar Performance Indicators for Library and Information Services, carried out by tutors from the United Kingdom - July
- An open-air summer seminar for public libraries Administrative Reform and Libraries - August
- An open-air summer seminar for research libraries Central Research Libraries in the Developing Information Society - August
- Library services for national minorities - November

Training of the NLE staff
- Traditional introduction into the NLE for new recruits in October-November
- Language courses: English, Swedish, French and German
- Management training for top and middle management
- Use of English in Library Profession (Peter Collier and Peter Hoare from the UK)
- Computer and Internet training throughout the year, EXCEL courses for top and middle management
- A series of talks in the esthetics programme on the art of the 80s and 90s of the 20th century.

STAFF TRAINING in 2000

Further training for librarians all over Estonia:
- Estonian literature, culture and libraries (for Russian-speaking librarians) - February
- Public relations (a seminar for senior librarians of county/town central libraries) - March
- Conservation of traditional library materials (a training session) - March
- English terminology in library and information sciences (a 4-day workshop for research and public librarians) - March
- International seminar Benchmarking – Comparing for Success - March
- Introduction to librarians, booksellers and publishers of electronic data delivery system EDI - May
- The 20th open-air seminar for public librarians in Saaremaa - July
- An open-air summer seminar Research Libraries and the Millennium in Lahemaa - August
- A seminar on Estonian literature, culture and libraries - September
- A seminar Libraries and Social Work - October
- A seminar on library services for the disabled - November
- Upon necessity UDK training.

Training of the NLE staff
- Computer and Internet training (around the year)
- The use of INNOPAC ILS (around the year)
- The use of INNOPAC ILS for new recruits (the second Tuesday of each month)
- Language courses for beginners: English, German, Swedish, French and Russian (around the year)
- The Use of English in Library and Information Profession (in March)
- Client services
- Further training for consultants of subject reading rooms:
Reference work
International organisations
Economics
Law
Linguistics
Theory of literature
Psychology
Philosophy
- Traditional introduction into the NLE for new recruits – October, November.
- A series of talks in the esthetics programme on literature, theatre, art (around the year).
- Along with the above, courses tailored according to the needs of different departments and training offered by different training firms.

APPENDIX 5
EXHIBITIONS IN 1999

Major projects:

I. The 20th Century TOP 100 Prominent Estonians
(exhibits took place throughout the year)
- Writers
- Composers and musicians
- Artists
- Prominent figures of religion, culture, the theatre and cinema, journalists
- Prominent politicians, statesmen, military commanders, economists
- Scientists
- Sportsmen

II. Exhibitions organised in collaboration with embassies and institutes of culture
- Contemporary British and Irish Literature, a book exhibition (the British Council)
- Japanese pottery (a cultural exchange project with the assistance of Japanese Embassy)
- Exhibition of Czech applied graphic art and books (Czech Embassy in Helsinki). At the same time the NLE hosts a round table for Czech and Estonian publishers.
- Photographic art of Poland (an exchange project with the Embassy of Poland)
- Graphic works by Sandor Valy (Centre of Hungarian Culture)
- The Life and Works of Jan Steen and Johannes Vermeer, photo exhibitions (Royal Embassy of Netherlands)
- Graphic works by Peter Rieder (Embassy of Austria)
- Photographic art of China (Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China)
- History of Lithuanian photographic art (Embassy of Lithuania)
- Science, Education and Culture in Russia Today, a book exhibition organised in collaboration with Open Russia Foundation
- Embroidered pictures and icons from Russia
- Manuscripts of A. Pushkin (the latter two organised in colleboration with the Embassy of the Russian Federation under the auspices of the Cultural Festival of the Russian Federation)

III. Art exhibitions
- Leather tooling by Aino Lehiste (dedicated to her birthday)
- A Useful Book, a traditional annual book-binding exhibition
- Textiles by Aet Ollisaar, Heli Tuksam, Tuuli Puhvel
- Book bindings by Kadi Kiipus and Sirje Kriisa
- Paintings by Jüri Kask
- Paintings by Kalju Põllu
- Sculptures by Erika Haggi
- Paintings by Sigrid Uiga
- Paintings by Anne Kokkov
- Group exhibit of Christian art (paintings, graphic works)
- Works by young artists
- Metal design by Aime Jürjo
- Paintings by Pavel Mikushev, an artist from Komi

IV. Illustrations
- In memoriam Ed. Järv (1899-1940)
- The Best 25 in 1998, an exhibit of works by the book design competition nominees of the Estonian Publishers Association, Association of Estonian Book Designers, and the NLE

V. Photographic art
- Photographs by Kalli Kalde
- The First Estonian Parliament 80, in collaboration with Riigikogu
- Switzerland through the Lens of an Estonian by Heidi Tooming
- 10 Years from the Baltic Chain
- A 30-Day Journey in Estonia, photos from the collection of newspaper Postimees

VI. The theatre
- Venetian Carnival Masks by Heli Mänd

VII. Cartography
- Old maps of Estonia and Livonia, an exhibit of the 16th-20th century maps at the NLE

VIII. Music
- The Harpsichord as a Piece of Art
- Pianos and Piano Players, in collaboration with Eesti Kontsert Agency

IX. Book exhibitions
- Riho Päts 100, a photo and book exhibit
- The Wide World in Estonia III and IV, a serial exhibit of foreign acquisitions
- Orthodoxy and Estonia, a collaborative project of the Foundation of Non-Estonian Integration, the NLE and the Society of Orthodox Culture
- The Council of Europe and Estonia
- Alexander Pushkin 200
- Uku Masing 90
- Nikolai Roerich 125
- Signs of Provenance in Old Books (at the Rare Book Department of the NLE)
- Books on commercial law from the publishers Kluwer Law International and Sweet & Maxwell
- Meet the Children, an exhibition of Swedish children's literatute
- NATO 50

X. Miscellaneous
- Estonian State Decorations, a traditional exhibit to celebrate the anniversary of the Estonian Republic
- Awards Conferred upon Lennart Meri, a collaborative project of the NLE and the President's Office to celebrate Estonian President's birthday
- Birthday cards sent to the Estonian President
- Swedes on the Island of Pakri: History and Heritage, a collaborative project of the NLE and the Estonian National Museum
- Preservation and Conservation in the Baltic and Nordic Countries
- Articles on The Year of the Estonian Book in periodicals, an exhibit by the Mandatory Deposit Collection Department, launching The Year of the Estonian Book Project
- The Brotherhood of Blackheads 600, a collaborative project of the NLE and the Tallinn Board of Culture during the Old Town Festival 1999
- The Balto-Finnish languages on maps

XI. Exhibitions outside the NLE
- New Life, an exhibit of the conservation and preservation effort of the Wiiralt Gallery at the NLE, in the Tuglas Society in Helsinki
- New Library Premises in Estonia 1993-1998, in the Tuglas Society in Helsinki
- The Harpsichord as a Piece of Art, in the premises of the Estonian Concert Hall
- The First Estonian Parliament 80, in the premises of the Riigikogu
- The Life and Works of Johannes Vermeer, in the Viljandi Cultural College
- New Life, in the Tartu University Library
- The Life and Works of Jan Steen, in the Tartu University Library
- Old Maps of Estonia and Livonia, in the Tartu University Library

EXHIBITIONS in 2000

I Exhibitions organised in collaboration with embassies and institutes of culture
- Book illustrations by György Liptaki (Centre of Hungarian Culture)
- A book donation from the Japanese Embassy
- The best works of a drawing competition organised by the Nordic Council of Ministers
- Winter in Lofoten, a photo exhibition from the Embassy of Norway
- The Life and Work of Günter Grass, a photo and book exhibition (Embassy of Austria)
- Danish literature in Estonian, a book exhibit celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Danish Cultural Institute
- China from Poland (Embassy of Poland)
- Antiquities from Berlin (Embassy of Germany)

II. Art exhibitions
- Performance, works by Edgar Valter
- Book illustrations by Jüri Kaarma
- Illustrations from Estonian children's books published in 2000
- Watercolours by Kai-Mai Olbri
- Exhibition of applied art Ceramics, Glass, Metal
- Sculptures by Arseni Mölder
- Leather tooling by Reda Marks
- Watercolours by Silvia Leitu from the private collection of Henry Radevall
- Glasswork by Kai Kerstna and Anne Tipner

II. Exhibitions celebrating the Year of the Estonian Book
- The Year of the Estonian Book in Estonian periodicals 1999-2000
- The Best 25 in 1999, an exhibit of works by the book design competition nominees of the Estonian Publishers Association, Association of Estonian Book Designers and the NLE
- Bibliophile Editions of Estonian Books (at the Rare Book Department of the NLE)
- The Oldest Estonian Books, an exhibition from the collections of Estonian libraries and archives (in the Tallinn Town Hall)
- The Estonian Book 1940-2000, an exhibition from the collections of Estonian libraries (in the Estonian Art and Architectural Museum)
- Scripta Manent, an international exhibition of bindings and calligraphy (in the Tallinn Art Hall)

APPENDIX 6
INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN 1999/2000

International events organised by the NLE

- A major event hosted by the library in 1999 was the 13th Annual Meeting of the Conference of European National Librarians (CENL) in 29 September-1 October. Bringing together the top leaders of most national libraries in Europe, the meeting discussed global issues of librarianship and enabled to introduce to the participants the achievements and problems of the Estonian library community.

- Another outstanding international forum was the Conference of Nordic-Baltic Music Libraries which was the first event of its kind to cover the Baltic and Scandinavian countries and the first conference in the Baltic states to deal with the issues relevant to music collections.

- The third meeting worth mentioning was the Baltic-Nordic Conference and Exhibition on Preservation and Conservation.

In 2000 the NLE will host two large conventions: in July an international conference Libraries in Open Society focusing on Slavic and East European collections worldwide and organised in collaboration with the Russian and East European Institute operating in Helsinki; October will bring an international conference National Bibliography in the Developing Informational Environment treating the issues of national bibliography.


Training organised in collaboration with foreign partners

NORDINFO supported two international seminars in 1999:
From a Traditional to a Digital Library in 18-19 October
Inter-Library Loan and Document Delivery in Open Networked Environment in 22-23 November
In addition NORDINFO helped to carry the cost of two study-tours: the visit of specialists from Preservation and Conservation Department to the National Library of Norway and the visit of information officers to the Swedish Parliamentary Library.
The NLE plans to continue its fruitful co-operation with NORDINFO also in 2000.

The third international training seminar in 1999 was Performance Indicators for Library and Information Services, organised at the initiative of the Department of Library Science and Development and held in 15-16 July. The seminar was carried out by Phillip Ramsdale and David Fuegi, representatives of the LibEcon project.

Plans for 2000 include another seminar on the same topic Benchmarking – Comparing for Success.

PHARE financed the purchase of supplementary equipment for the EU Information Centre as well as an extensive training project for the Centre staff.

Institutional Co-operation

The NLE continued to collaborate with foreign embassies, cultural centres and institutions for organising exhibitions and various events. The international reading rooms received notable support from the relevant embassies and cultural institutions. Our special thanks belongs to the Embassies of Germany, France, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Latvia, Switzerland, Venezuela, the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, Austria, the French Cultural Centre, the Hungarian Cultural Centre, the Goethe-Institut, the Danish Cultural Institute, the Swedish Institute and the British Council.

A notable undertaking in 1999 was the initiative of the Ambassador of Denmark to renovate the Nordic Reading Room. The refurbishing and purchase of materials and equipment was financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers Tallinn Office and all embassies of the Scandinavian countries. The thoroughly renewed Nordic Room with updated collection and modern multimedia equipment was re-opened at the beginning of December.

The Japan World Exposition Commemorative Fund gave its approvement to our application for equipping the Inter-Library Loan Unit and the Reference Reading Room with state-of-the-art technology. The grant from the Fund covers also the cost of a selection of Japanese books.

Co-operation Agreements

Another LiLaEst meeting of the Baltic national libraries took place in Lithuania. Both this meeting and the staff exchange between the three partner libraries throughout 1999 were carried out under the co-operation agreement of the Baltic national libraries which was reviewed and amended at the end of 1999.

During the last year of validity of our co-operation agreement with the City of Copenhagen Department of Culture two NLE specialists had the opportunity to visit Danish libraries and library organisations.

1999 was also the last year for the co-operation agreement with the Lübeck City Library. Both parties hosted the visit of two specialists from the other library.

Staff Exchange Agreement was signed with the Czech National Library.

Under the agreement concluded in 1998 with the Finnish Museum Authority (Museovirasto) the NLE carried on the conversion of their catalogues into electronic format.

Collaboration Projects

The NLE continued to contribute to GABRIEL home page (Gateway to and Bridge Between European National Libraries).The Rare Book Department selected 5 exhibits to represent the NLE rare book collection at the on-line exhibition Treasures from Europe's National Libraries.

Collaboration Projects in the Field of Librarianship
- The NLE continued to supply statistical data on Estonian libraries for LibEcon 2000.
- Libraries and institutions of over 10 European countries carry on with the project initiated by Slovenia to compile the Multilingual Dictionary of Library Terminology. Project membership grants the NLE the right to use the project database.
- The NLE continued to participate in PubliCA joining most of the European countries and supporting the co-ordination of public libraries.
- Estonia with Poland and Hungary participate in the EXCEL project launched under the European Union Telematics for Libraries programme. The project aims to create unified inter-library networks, assist library suppliers and publishers, and implement Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in Central and Eastern Europe.
- The NLE joined a co-operation project initiated in the USA to compile an international reference book on the history of libraries. Our library will contribute to the International Dictionary of Library Histories an article on its history.

Acquisition

The largest contributions were made to the collections of the international reading rooms by the relevant embassies and cultural institutions. The donations from the Embassies of the People's Republic of China, Italy, the Czech Republic and Poland were also very generous.

Thanks to Dr. Ernst Kohl from the German Parliament the collection of law books was again updated by new German documents and materials.

Major acquisition projects:
The remaining sum received under the Getty Grant Program was used for purchasing another set of books on art and architecture. Thanks to this grant the NLE has been able to obtain the best selection in this area that has been published during recent years.
The continued co-operation with Springer Publishing entitled the NLE to purchase literature worldwide at a discount of ca 30%. Similar collaboration with Saur Publishing saved the library 20 to 30% of the materials' price plus postage costs.
The collection of émigré Estonian literature grew mostly by donations from Estonians living in other countries.

Collaboration projects on bibliographies and databases

Index translationum, a publication of UNESCO, received the list of translations published in 1998 as well as the statistics on Estonian printed matter in 1998.

The Estonian ISBN Agency has registered 311 publishers, 62% of the books bear an ISBN; 560 periodicals have received an ISSN and a corresponding record from the Estonian ISSN Agency. The joint use of ISBN and EAN bar code is growing constantly.

At the end of 1999 the NLE started preliminary negotiations for joining NOSP, the Nordic union catalogue of periodicals. In 2000 the library plans to send the bibliographic records of Estonian periodicals with ISSN to the central NOSP database in Oslo.

RILM (Röpertoire International de Littörature Musicale), an international music bibliography project. The NLE has annually supplied information on Estonian music literature since 1993. It has been published in RILM Abstracts of Music Literature.

RISM (Röpertoire International des Sources Musicales), an international project of music manuscripts and publications up to the year 1850. The NLE has supplied data on the sheet music and manuscripts in its collections since 1996.

Printed Sheet Music in the Russian Empire before 1850. The NLE sends information on such publications to the National Library of Russia in St. Petersburg where the union catalogue is being compiled.

Recent Publications on Music. Information on Estonia is sent to the supplement of IAML journal Fontes Artis Musicae, which collects citations of music publications of the year from individual countries.

New Translations of the Bible and Portion of the Bible from the First One Until Today. The NLE sent a survey of the translations of the Bible into Estonian to the Institute of Biblical Translations in Stockholm who compiles a corresponding bibliography.