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About JAMK

JAMK University of Applied Sciences is an international higher education institution with expertise in 8 different fields of study.

Quality

At JAMK quality management is seen as an essential tool for developing all its operations. Quality management is also a shared issue: it is jointly implemented by the staff, students, customers and partners. Moreover, it is considered important that the quality of JAMK's activities and achievements are visible both to the academic community itself and its external stakeholders.

International

Become international with us! Make use of our extensive international partnership network and expertise to enhance your competitiveness

Job Opportunities

JAMK is a multidisciplinary, internationally oriented employer. We operate at the heart of a dynamic economic area and employ over 700 people.

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The School of Business

The School of Health and Social Studies

The School of Technology

The School of Professional Teacher Education

JAMK Administration

Main campus: Rajakatu
Lutakko campus
Institute of Bioeconomy
Finnish Music Campus

Media Contacts

Communicate with us! JAMK´s marketing and communications team is here to answer to your questions.

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Invoicing Addresses

Remote Access

You can use most of JAMK Library’s e-books and databases via Janet at home or on the road. Log into Janet using your JAMK ID.

EtäkäyttöIn the information source guides the pink key symbol next to a database title signals that logging in with a JAMK ID is required.

Find more information about how to read and access to the e-books.
Terms of use of electronic resources.

Dictionaries and Thesauri

A good way to begin your search is to use a dictionary or a specialized lexicon of terms (thesaurus) to identify suitable search terms or synonyms and broaden your search. Many databases include this feature, also called "Subject Terms", "Subject Headings", or "Descriptors".

Finto Vocabularies and ontologies (Finnish, English, Swedish)
MOT Dictionaries Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password 
LCHS Library of Congress subject headings
MeSH Medical subject headings
ERIC Education-related terms
Finmesh  English-Finnish medical and health terms
Grove Music Online Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password
AFO Agriculture and Forestry Ontology
EnDic environmental dictionary

bab.la - Online dictionary for 28 languages
Kielitoimiston sanakirja - Dictionary of standard Finnish
RedFox Dictionary Basic - Free Dictionary includes 41 languages
TEPA Term Bank - Special language terms and their definitions, displayded as multilingual terminological entries
Your Dictionary - English words and grammar
Valter Government Termbank - Multilingual termbank, contains e.g. budget, EMU, education, taxation and court terms

Articles, company and market information

ProQuest databases:
ABI/INFORM Collection Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password |Help| Articles database
Accounting, Tax & Banking Collection Toimii JAMKin verkossa tai JAMK-tunnuksilla
Business Market Research Collection Toimii JAMKin verkossa tai JAMK-tunnuksilla
Asian & European Business Collection Toimii JAMKin verkossa tai JAMK-tunnuksilla

Ebsco databases:
Academic Search Elite Toimii JAMKin verkossa tai JAMK-tunnuksilla |Help
Business Source Elite   Toimii JAMKin verkossa tai JAMK-tunnuksilla |Help
Hospitality & Tourism  Toimii JAMKin verkossa tai JAMK-tunnuksilla |Help
Ebsco Support Tutorials

Other article databases:
Emerald Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password 

Company and market research databases:
Passport (Euromonitor) Toimii JAMKin verkossa tai JAMK-tunnuksilla |Help |Blogi | YouTube| Facebook
Fonecta Targeting Engine - Kohdistamiskone B2B Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password | Finnish company information | Uses Standard Industrial Classification TOL 2008
Finnish Business Information System (YTJ) 
Enterprise Finland - Ministry of Employment and the Economy

Business, Economy, Euro - European Commission

E-books and more

You can find e-books in the Janet database (exception: Books24x7).

Books24x7  Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password |E-books on information technolgy 
Dawsonera Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password |Help|Single e-books, mainly coursebooks at JAMK
Ebook Central (ProQuest)  Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password |Help|E-books from various fields
eBook Collection (EBSCO) Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password |Help|E-books from various fields
Knovel Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password|reference and handbooks, conference proceedings and other tools on tehcnology (e.g. food and environmental sciences, engineering management & leadership) 
WGSN - Fashion Trend Forecasting and Analysis Toimii JAMKin verkossa tai JAMK-tunnuksilla|Help| |Terms of Use|

Google Books |Help|

Statistics

Eurostat  Stastical office of the European Union
Passport Euromonitor Toimii JAMKin verkossa tai JAMK-tunnuksilla | A global market research database providing statistics, analysis, reports, surveys and breaking news on industries, countries and consumers worldwide

Statistics Finland|Statistical databases |
Statistical yearbooks from different countries
Statistics by The Federation of Finnish Technology Industries 

Theses

Finna.fi provides access to the theses of most of the Finnish universities. You can find theses in the universities' library databases and digital archives, too.

Theseus - online access to theses and publications from Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences
Aaltodoc - Aalto University publication archive
JYX - Jyväskylä University Digital Archive

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations NDLTD
OATD - Open Access Thesis and Dissertations
PQDT Open - ProQuest Open Access Dissertations and Theses 
Repository66 - Repository Maps
CORE - world's open access research papers (e.g. theses and dissertations)

Research institutions in Finland

BOFIT - Bank of Finland
Etla - The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
Evira - Finnish Food Safety Authority
FIIA - Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Finland Futures Research Centre - University of Turku

Finnish Work Environment FundFIOH - Finnish Institute of Occupational Health Consumer Society Research Centre - University of Helsinki
Luke - Natural Resources Institute Finaland
Labour Institute for Economic Research
National Institute for Health and Welfare | Fineli - National Food Composition Database in Finland

TTS - occupational productivity and well-being
Valvira - National Supervisory Authority for Welface and Health
VTT Tehcnical Research Centre of Finland | Publications

Other research sources

International institutes
Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World | EDIRC
World Economic Forum

International research institutes in Wikipedia

See also:
BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
Core - world's open access research papers
EconBiZ - journals, working papers & conferences in business studies and economics
RePec - Research Papers in Economics
Valto - Institutional Repository for the Government (Finland)

Reporting and reference management

JAMK Project reporting instructions|Ethical principles for JAMK|Finnish Copyright Act 404/1961 in English

RefWorks bibliography and database manager Toimii JAMKin verkossa tai JAMK-tunnuksilla |Help

Reading tips and suggestions

Foresight 2030 - Report on the futures analysis process conducted to provide material for the Government’s Foresight report

The Finn family summer trip 2045 - Tekes

Kurvinen Birgitta

Informaatikko, Information Specialist
Kirjasto, Library
Hallinto, Administration
+358405563830

Laasasenaho Kirsi

Kirjastonhoitaja, Librarian
Kirjasto, Library
Hallinto, Administration
+358503683269