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Markku Antero Laitinen (MSc, Information Specialist) graduated in the Faculty of Science and Engineering from the University of Turku, in 1993. His thesis addressed on the statistical and epidemiological survey of children’s muscular dystrophy. In 1995, he incepted as an Information Specialist in Helsinki University of Technology (present Aalto University) about the development of the end user computing of electronic library materials in the disciplines of science and medicine. He has been working as Librarian in faculty libraries and in the Administration Department at the University Library of Turku. In 2004–2016, he was a member of ISO working groups involved in international standardization regarding library statistics, performance measures and quality indicators and a member and information coordinator of IFLA Standing Committee for Statistics and Evaluation in 2007–2015. At present, he is Planning Officer in the National Library of Finland. His recent interests include utilization of statistical and qualitative data and the developing of the indicators proving the impact and effectiveness of library operations and analyzing the library user surveys. He has also lectured on the subject at training meetings for library professionals and university students and in domestic and international conferences as lecturer and keynote speaker. He has chaired domestic and international library conferences and their special sessions of different topics and as the member or chair of organizing committees, participated in the selection processes of conference speakers both domestic and internationally. He is also responsible for the developing of the education in the library statistics in Finland. He is a member of the National Group for Assessing the Impact of Library Activities in Finland. He is also a member of the Scientific Board of the International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. Full information about his activities is available on his home page at www.mv.helsinki.fi/home/malaitin/