Music e-services

The Naxos Music Library offers three million songs and over 200,000 CDs of music. The majority of the selection is classical, but there is also blues and traditional music, among other things. Log in to Naxos Music Library. (Riihimaki.naxosmusiclibrary.com, in English.)

In addition, you will find sheet music, album covers, information about the playing of the works and publishers. The service includes biographies of over 40 000 composers and artists, music history, terminology and work analyses, as well as librettos and synopses of over 700 operas.

The service's search function allows you to search by composer, performer, song and album name, among other things. In the extended search, search criteria can include, among other things, the duration of the work, year of composition, publisher, instruments and musical styles. The sound quality in the service is at a premium level (320 kbps).

The Naxos Jazz service offers over 300,000 songs and approximately 35,000 CDs of music. The selection includes historical legends and modern jazz. It includes famous labels and companies such as Blue Note Records, Warner Jazz, EMI and Fantasy. The service also includes products from several smaller record companies. New records are added to the service every week. The service's sound quality is at a premium level (320 kbps). Log in to Naxos Jazz. (Riihimaki.naxosmusiclibrary.com/jazz, in English.)

Use of services

You log in to the services by entering the string of letters and numbers below the library card barcode in the field Enter your library card number and clicking Login. The services can have up to five users at the same time, so if you can't get in, try again later. When finished, remember to log out (Log-out).

Mobile applications and personal IDs

Naxos services work in internet browsers of mobile devices without a separate application. However, you can find free and practical apps for both Android and iOS devices in app stores. You log in to the mobile application with personal credentials, which you create as follows:

1. Log in to Naxos in the browser with the Library card number
2. Select Playlists from the menu on the left
3. You can access the login form from the link Student / Member Account Sign up in the upper right corner of the page that opens
4. Fill out the form and click Register New Account. You will receive a confirmation link in your e-mail, which you can click to complete the creation of the token.

The email address you provided is your username. With the ID, you can make your own playlists and you can also use it in the browser version. Both Naxos services have their own application and credentials must be created separately. You can use the same email address in both services.

When you stop using the services, remember to close the application or log out of the browser version!

You will find plenty of digital music magazines that can be read remotely From the e-library. (Kansalliskirjasto.fi.) ja From the PressReader service. (Pressreader.com, in English.)

Read more about the library's digital magazines.