The Changes in the Information Culture of Theological Research

The Faculty of Theology in the University of Helsinki as an Example

Abstract

In this article about changes in the information culture in theological research, I approach the topic openly and inclusively. I try to outline the question in a way that shifts the attention from the scientific community to partly outside of it, more precisely, between the scientific community and the surrounding reality. Amidst the drastic changes that have taken place in recent decades, the role of the library has also changed radically. It can no longer position itself as a mediator of information, in other words, as a manager of a collection of printed books, but must constantly search for its new role in the cross-pressures of the digital revolution, the greed of commercial publishers, mundanity of social media, and open publishing.digital