The National and University Library in Zagreb: New Building, Old Problems

1997 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatjana Aparac
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
Dual Function ◽  
National Library ◽  
The Public ◽  
Logical Basis ◽  
University Library ◽  
The Future ◽  
Management Organization ◽  
The University

The National and University Library in Zagreb serves both as the National Library of Croatia and the central library of the University of Zagreb. Its foundations were the library of the Jesuit Collegium, dating back at least as far as 1610; other important collections were added. The library was not officially opened to the public until 1819, when it contained some 10,000 items. In the 1830s it was renamed the National Academic Library and became entitled to legal deposit, and when the University of Zagreb opened in 1874 it was the logical basis for the future university library and acquired its first professional Librarian. A new building was opened in 1913. Decentralization of the university's collections began to occur in the 1920s, with the consequence that the NUL is today somewhat isolated from the university. When Croatia joined the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918, the library had to be reorganized according to new laws. Little attempt has been made to separate the library's two functions, and when plans were made at the beginning of the 1970s for a new building, it was designed as a combined library. The building was officially opened in 1995. Many problems remain to be solved, including inadequate finances and staff, automation, management, organization as a dual-function library, and the library's national role. The recently established Croatian LIS Institute, which is housed in the building, is expected to study these problems.

scholarly journals Challenges for Change Agents. Best Practices at the University Library of Freie Universität Berlin

ABI-Technik ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 357-364
Author(s):  
Martin Lee ◽  
Christina Riesenweber
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Large Change ◽  
University Library ◽  
The Future ◽  
The University ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractThe authors of this article have been managing a large change project at the university library of Freie Universität Berlin since January 2019. At the time of writing this in the summer of 2020, the project is about halfway completed. With this text, we would like to give some insight into our work and the challenges we faced, thereby starting conversations with similar undertakings in the future.

SOME NOTES ON LATGALIAN BOOKS IN THE MASSIVE UNION CATALOGUE „ANCIENT PRINTS IN LATVIAN 1525–1855” (1999)

Via Latgalica ◽  
2012 ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Skaidrīte Kalvāne
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
Early Period ◽  
Original Writings ◽  
National Library ◽  
Use Studies ◽  
The University ◽  
Translated Literature

<p>Chronology of books published in Latgalian can be traced in bibliographical indexes of G. Manteuffel, V. Seile, J. Misiņš and fragmentarily in that of K. Estreicher. Latgalian publications have most broadly been reflected in the massive union catalogue of the National Library of Latvian „Ancient Prints in Latvian 1525–1855” (1999) – from the first known book of songs and prayers (1730) to „Gromotu dzismiu łacinsku” (1855). The massive union catalogue contains entries on 94 prints in Latgalian – existence of 8 of them is questioned or denied – 59 have been preserved to this day, 27 still remain unknown. Compilers of the catalogue have done a great job which deserves praise.</p><p>Descriptions of prints use studies by literary historians which have not always been scientifically correct. Aim of the article – to attach importance to the need for and the chance to identify original sources of Latgalian prints and authors (localizers, translators) of spiritual literature.</p><p>The article outlines the issue of authors of certain books, identifies the source of one book, points at certain little known fragmentary texts and handwritten books as well as the chance to search for and find new Latgalian publications today. It all clarifies the picture of Latgalian literature of the early period.</p><p>In Poland several publications of small catechism in two languages – Polish-French – were known, by indication also of the author of the writing. It is possible to compare the Latgalian publication „Eysa sałasieyszona” with „Mały katechizm historyczny” published in 1819 in Wroclaw, just the text of Latgalian catechism is monolingual, resp. Latgalian.</p><p>In Latgalian books usually their translators or authors are not specified. No matter how unusual it sounds, still it has not been demonstrated that Latgalian spiritual literature was only a translated literature, that there are no original writings.</p><p>This time the notes on Latgalian books could end with an optimistic statement that still it is possible to find non-studied manuscripts prepared for publication. Striking evidence for that is text (sermons) book recently found in Alsunga, in the Alsunga church tower detected by the priest Andris Vasiļevskis.</p><p>While in the Academic Library of the University of Latvia„Licieyba brolisties wyssu swatoku sirzu Jezu un Maryas. Pi Feymanu Baźnieycas” is still kept, not mentioned in the main catalogue and signed by the priest Jezups Macilevičs in 1853.</p><p>„Gromota łyugszonu” published in 1820 is found in a book storage of Liepaja St. Joseph’s Catholic cathedral, which unlike the copy as described in the main catalogue (S: 1037), has remained much more complete, i. e. it has a cover page, the book has 385 pages in addition to the table of contents.</p>

scholarly journals Servicios a la investigación en la biblioteca universitaria: gestión de la identidad digital

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviana Fernández-Marcial ◽  
Llarina González-Solar
Keyword(s):  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Digital Identity ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Research Support ◽  
University Library ◽  
The University

The paradigm shift in university libraries where research support servcies are increasingly relevant is analyze. This situation results from the research role in assessing the quality and excellence of universities, as reflected in the various documents and rankings. The various research support servcies are described both in the university and in the academic library, with special emphasis on the management of digital identity. For this purpose, the concepts of reputation and identity, within and outside the digital environment, are defined, their main resources are analyzed and a brief overview is given on the management of the digital identity of the research community through data from three studies. We define possible scenarios in which the university library can work in support of a better management of the reputation and digital identity of researchers, considering that this will have an impact on those of the university itself.Se analiza el cambio de paradigma en las bibliotecas universitarias donde los servicios orientados a la investigación adquieren cada vez más relevancia. Esta situación es resultado del papel de la investigación en la valoración de la calidad y la excelencia de las universidades tal como queda reflejado en los diversos documentos y rankings. Se describen los diversos servicios orientados en la investigación tanto en la universidad como en la biblioteca universitaria haciendo especial énfasis en la gestión de la identidad digital. A este fin se definen los conceptos de reputación e identidad dentro y fuera del entorno digital, se analizan sus principales recursos y se ofrece una breve panorámica sobre la gestión de la identidad digital de la comunidad investigadora a través de los datos de tres estudios. Se definen los posibles escenarios en los que la biblioteca universitaria puede trabajar en apoyo a una mejor gestión de la reputación e identidad digital de los investigadores considerando que esta tendrá incidencia en las de la propia universidad.Accessible in https://www.sopcom.pt/

scholarly journals How to use a survey as a marketing tool: a case study of Loughborough University Library

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (101) ◽  
pp. 39-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy Marie Marshall ◽  
Sharon Deborah Reid
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
Communication Training ◽  
External Information ◽  
Electronic Format ◽  
University Library ◽  
Engineering Team ◽  
Marketing Tool ◽  
The University ◽  
Survey Approach

With increasing competition from external information sources academic libraries need to undertake strong marketing initiatives to redress the balance. Evidence-based practice and evaluation of internal services may help to secure the future permanency of the academic library. In light of this, an initiative was undertaken by the Engineering Team at the University Library, Loughborough University to market its services and resources to the Engineering Faculty. A survey was utilised as the marketing tool. It was made available in electronic format and marketed via the Library website, Team Blog and targeted emails. Evaluation of the results enabled the Team to further raise its profile by taking various issues directly to the Faculty and actively marketing avenues of communication, training sessions and the Institutional Repository. As a marketing tool the survey approach was largely successful and subject teams may wish to utilise this approach as a component of their marketing strategy.

scholarly journals Uništenje Univerzitetske biblioteke u Luvenu u Prvom svetskom ratu i njena obnova u posleratnom period = Destructon of the University of Leuven Library in First World War and its Renovation in the Post-War Period

Bosniaca ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (26) ◽  
pp. 112-122
Author(s):  
Vesna Živković
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
First World War ◽  
World War ◽  
National Library ◽  
German Occupation ◽  
University Library ◽  
Post War ◽  
The University ◽  
First World

Uništavanje biblioteka i njenih kolekcija od davnina su sastavni deo ratova i osvajačkih pohoda: od uništenja Aleksandrijske biblioteke u starom veku, jezuitskih biblioteka u Kini tokom 17. i 18. veka, Narodne biblioteke u Beogradu u Drugom svetskom ratu, Nacionalne i univerzitetske biblioteke Bosne i Hercegovine u Sarajevu 1992. godine, pa sve do spaljivanja rukopisa u biblioteci u Timbuktuu 2013. godine. U fokusu ovog rada je uništenje Univerzitetske biblioteke u Luvenu, od strane nemačke okupacione vojske u Prvom svetskom ratu, kao i njena obnova u posleratnom periodu. = The destruction of libraries and its collections has long been an integral part of wars and conquests: from the destruction of the Library of Alexandria in the old century, Jesuit libraries in China during the 17th and 18th centuries, the National Library in Belgrade in World War II, the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo in 1992, until the manuscript was burned in the library in Timbuktu in 2013. The focus of this paper is the destruction of the University Library in Leuven by the German occupation army in First World War, as well as its restoration in the post-war period.

scholarly journals Positioning the Writing Centre

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-77
Author(s):  
David A. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Open Future ◽  
University Library ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Open Future ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
University Of Oslo ◽  
The University ◽  
Support Students ◽  
Successes And Challenges

Implicit in the discussion about the “open” future of the library are questions about the library’s identity in an increasingly digital context and anticipations of change (Anderson et al., 2017). But the “open” future of the library does not need to be a passive future. Much like the traditional library, whose books and reading rooms were positioned between students and faculties, the future library can still occupy a similar liminal space, even as digital access supplants books and librarians do less shushing. But the future library must actively seek to occupy that space. As a future library service, a writing centre can be positioned to help do so. This paper draws on the experience of the Academic Writing Centre at the University of Oslo (UiO). As part of the University Library, the Writing Centre is already actively helping to mediate the space between students and instructors. Empowered by its liminal position, the Writing Centre offers tailored, non-hegemonic writing support based on student and faculty needs. As a best practices presentation, this paper identifies key aspects of the Writing Centre’s operational model to demonstrate how the Writing Centre at UiO has already begun to actively (re)position the University Library in the space between students and faculties. Drawing from Academic Literacy theory (Lillis, 2001; Lea & Street, 1998), this paper characterizes the space between students and instructors in the context of academic writing, emphasizing the aspects of identity formulation germane to the writing process (Ivanič, 1998; Lillis, 2010), as well as the faculties’ mandates to develop discourse literacy. From its liminal position between the faculties and the students, and with an awareness of the nature of the gap between the two, the Writing Centre (as part of the University Library) aims to actively support students and instructors toward each other and spark broader collaboration with the University Library, now and in the future. On a practical level, this paper discusses successes and challenges for the Academic Writing Centre so far and offers insight into the Writing Centre’s important role in the future library.

A View from Scotland’s coast

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Dawson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coastal Erosion ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Coastal Archaeology ◽  
Management Decisions ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Future ◽  
The University

Coastal erosion is one of the gravest natural threats to our shared heritage. Although climate change predictions suggest that things will worsen in the future, the problem is already with us. In Scotland, the SCAPE (Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion) Trust and the University of St Andrews have been working with the public for many years. Their latest project, SCHARP, works with the public to update previous surveys and to nominate and undertake practical projects at locally valued sites. The project is increasing public knowledge about how climatic events are altering coastlines and informing management decisions, while providing the public a stake in their coastal heritage.

The St. Clement of Ohrid National and University Library: Macedonia's National Library

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stana Jankoska ◽  
Viktorija Kostovska
Keyword(s):  
State Institution ◽  
National Library ◽  
Referral Centre ◽  
Library Material ◽  
Republic Of Macedonia ◽  
University Library ◽  
National Centre ◽  
Substantial Progress ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The University

The St Clement of Ohrid National and University Library, which was established in 1944, is a state institution of the Republic of Macedonia. It began its activity in modest accommodation with book stocks of about 150,000 library items and 50 seats for readers. It has gradually developed and enriched its functions, particularly after moving into the new building. The NUL is a legal deposit library, a central library headquarters, and an agent for the development of librarianship as well as the library information system of the republic. It is also a national centre for the restoration and preservation of library material, a bibliographic and referral centre, the national ISBN and ISSN agency and the library for the University of Skopje. There are three million library items at its disposal, in general and special book collections (manuscripts, old printed and rare library material, cartographic, art and music scores). It has extensive cooperative arrangements with 260 libraries from 60 countries in the world, as well as with relevant world institutions such as UNESCO and IFLA. Automation was late in starting; it has made substantial progress, but this is now hindered by the difficult economic situation.

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