259 research outputs found

    Libraries and librarianship in the Republic of Macedonia

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    Libraries and librarianship in the Republic of Macedonia have a tradition spanning centuries, one that is linked to the work of Saint Clement of Ohrid and the first Slavic university in the monasteries on the banks of Lake Ohrid. Libraries and librarianship are the fountain springs of Macedonian culture but also the foundation of its ongoing mission. Libraries in Macedonia are following new trends and tendencies in their efforts to build a national library-information system, with shared cataloging as part of the regional library network (COBISS.net). Building on the continuous application of the traditional types of preservation of library materials along with contemporary methods and technologies, current practice has expanded to include digitalization. This has ensured easy online access to Macedonia’s rich library holdings, offered opportunities for its written cultural heritage to be presented in both digital and traditional formats, and opened up new paths for greater international cooperation.published or submitted for publicatio

    Searching for a lost identity: Serbian librarianship at the beginning of the twenty-first century

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    There are three related aspects of the problem of identity that beset Serbian librarianship after 1991: 1) identity as survival during the war crisis and subsequent sanctions; 2) identity as change during the time of a global information and communication revolution; and 3) identity as self-awareness during a time of change in status, social responsibility, and professionalism for library personnel. Judging by the difference in the conditions under which libraries operated in Serbia during the 1990s and 2000s, the two decades can be characterized as the antipodes of each other. At the same time, they are also two sides of the same whole, in that the old system of librarianship collapsed and has not yet been replaced with a new one. This paper offers a survey of the situation in Serbia through an analysis of the present state of the difficulties currently besetting the various activities of Serbian libraries: automation, digitization, communication, scientific research, and continuing education. The need to develop a new discourse on librarianship in Serbia is crucial so that librarians may have a voice in the processes of formal and public education and the acceleration of economic, scientific, and cultural growth in Serbia.published or submitted for publicatio

    The evolving role of the school library and information centre in education in digital Europe.

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    The purpose of the research is to study the evolving role of the school library and information centre (SLIC) in primary and secondary education in digital Europe, not only in countries where schools have reached an advanced stage of usage of digital technology in education, but also in less advanced schools. This international research provides a bridge between two different disciplines – Comparative Education (Sociology) and Library and Information Science (LIS) – and attempts to provide information to both the educational and library communities throughout Europe regarding the role which SLICs play in the emerging educational global landscape and to determine whether or not these traditional, digital or virtual SLICs, and the work of the school librarian and information specialist, influence the quality of education and improve children’s learning outcomes at different levels. First of all, the study examines a sub-matrix known as the KILM (Kalsbeek Information Literacy Matrix), which was developed as part of an educational matrix between 1997 and 2008 at the Kalsbeek College in Woerden, the Netherlands. The educational matrix attempts to introduce and implement educational reforms, ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) usage, educational technology and new forms of learning throughout the school in a orderly fashion while maintaining a high level of educational quality. This sub-matrix (KILM) identifies the role of the SLIC during the application of the educational matrix. The study then looks at success criteria which became apparent during the application of the sub-matrix and asks whether or not it would be possible to apply similar strategies to other schools libraries and information centres, firstly at Dutch national level and then in school libraries throughout Europe. The staffing, facilities and conditions in school libraries and information centres which were studied vary greatly, however, thanks to the willingness of teachers, school librarians and (school) library associations to share information and data, it has become possible to identify common problems and present some solutions

    Have Library Symbols Been Changed by Cultural Differences? A Comparative Study of the Example of the Logos of Libraries

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    Pierwotna wersja arykułu została wygłoszona w formie referatu podczas: 5th International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries 4 - 7 June 2013, "La Sapienza" University, Rome Italy. Artykuł złożono do druku u organizatora konferencji.This article analyses some visual artifacts which are using by libraries. Due to the spaciousness of the topic they focused on two of the main and popular artifacts: the watchwords and the logos of libraries from two cultural areas, the first area of several countries connected with Muslim culture and being under the influence of such traditions. Among described institutions are libraries from e.g. Turkey, Kuwait, and Kazakhstan. Second area are countries that belonged to the Soviet sector of domination, such as Poland, Lithuania, Croatia, Russia and Ukraine. The mentioned countries are entirely different from historical, cultural and the political point of view. But now all of them are similar in common questions/developments: dynamic building or rebuilding economical consequence. One of the important instruments to gain this is good marketing the marketing of cultural artifacts including libraries and/or other information centers. This instrument shows a long and rich history and tradition in those countries. Comparing and finding some parallel points among these countries related to marketing and the socialization of information are main aims of this speech. In this work watchwords and logos of libraries will be explained and mentioned to compare information services, marketing library services and planning them, and will also mention the cultural differences of marketing library services among two separate cultures. Authors of this study used two scientific approaches: semiotics and diachronic method

    In “No man’s land”: Libraries in post-Dayton Bosnia and Herzegovina

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    This paper presents the complex situation that libraries in Bosnia and Herzegovina face and suggests possible avenues for improvement. After brief coverage of the history of libraries in the country from the Middle Ages to the communist period, the paper focuses on the devastation that occurred during the war that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995, which was formally brought to an end by the Dayton Peace Agreement. The problems that libraries have faced in the current period of peace cannot be understood without reference to this episode of the war. The most difficult problems they face today are the lack of adequate legislation, the politicization of library activities, and the war devastation. In addition, at the beginning of 2014, the library and information system of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is based on a computer program for cooperative cataloging, was split into two parts. The fragmentation of contemporary Bosnian and Herzegovinian society is evidenced by the damage and division that politics has managed to effect, which the war did not.published or submitted for publicatio

    Overview: The Role of Information Policy in Resolving Global Challenges

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    Governments in many countries recognize the importance of knowledge-based societies whose citizens are adaptable and have the means to engage in continuous learning. Information societies can address global challenges far more readily than those that do not adopt its characteristics of ICTs (information and communication technologies) and connectivity; usable content; infrastructure and deliverability; and human intellectual capability

    The development of the notion of libraries in the ancient world with special reference to the Middle East, the Roman Republic and the Royal Alexandrian Library

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    Bibliography: leaves 252-256.The Royal Alexandrian Library (RAL) is considered by modern scholarship to represent the epitome of the development of ancient librarianship. Its extensive holdings imply the application of modern organizational procedures such as collection development, information retrieval and promotion of use - terms identifiable as elements embodied in the conceptual framework of librarianship (for the purposes of this study the latter two concepts - information retrieval and promotion of use - are combined into the simplified general concept of "collection accessibility"). The RAL therefore constitutes a key development phase in the evolution of modern librarianship. However, scholars have disputed the origins of the RAL and Mouseion or university it was attached to. The socalled "Greek thesis" emphasizes the purely Greek origins of both the Mouseion and the RAL. Conversely, the "Ptolemaic thesis", while acknowledging the Greek origins of the Mouseion, argues that the RAL (as an independent institution distinguishable from the Mouseion proper) is derived from Middle Eastern institutions. This study traces the origins of the RAL from the textual collections of the early Mediterranean and Middle Eastern civilizations, through the period of Greek and the subsequent Hellenistic cultural dominance - culminating in the legacy of Hellenistic librarianship as inherited by the Roman Republic, since the newly emerging Roman empire was to exert a deciding influence upon the historical development of the RAL. Within these civilizations and regions a brief overview is undertaken to gauge the extent of literacy and literary output prevalent in each as well as a general assessment of librarianship and library practices. The major and most noteworthy archival and book collections are then analysed according to the organizational procedures identified in the outlined conceptual framework of librarianship. For this purpose sufficient information has been obtained from archaeological evidence and primary and secondary sources to allow for the analysis of forty-three libraries throughout the ancient world. In this way predominantly Middle Eastern as well as Greek elements have been identified as contributing to the creation, organization and functioning of the RAL

    Bibliografija radova iz područja sigurnosti na radu i zdravlja u Republici Sloveniji od 1991. do 2021.

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    The article presents activity of publishing scientific research papers, professional and other types of articles in the field of safety and health at work in the Republic of Slovenia in the period between 1991 and 2021. For the purposes of obtaining relevant data, we used the Slovenian library information system (COBISS). COBISS is intended for electronic management of bibliographies and the classification of works according to the UDK, which we processed with Office tools. The final goal of the paper is to present key findings about the scientific research and professional activity of the authors in the field of safety and health at work in the Republic of Slovenia. Through a bibliographic analysis with an emphasis on the typology of documents, we try to show the productivity of the authors in relation to their scientific, professional and other works in the field of safety and health at work.Članak se bavi nastojanjem da se objave znanstveni članci, stručni i drugi članci iz područja sigurnosti i zaštite zdravlja na radu u Republici Sloveniji od 1991 do 2021. U svrhu dobivanja relevantnih podataka, korišten je slovenski informacijski sustav (COBISS). COBISS služi za elektroničko upravljanje bibliografijama i razvrstavanju radova prema UDK, obrađenih pomoću Office alata. Konačni je cilj članka predstaviti ključne rezultate znanstvenih istraživanja i stručnog rada autora iz područja sigurnosti i zaštite zdravlja na radu u Republici Sloveniji. Bibliografskom analizom s naglaskom na tipologiji dokumenata, pokušavamo prikazati produktivnost autora i njihov znanstveni, stručni i drugi rad na polju sigurnosti i zaštite zdravlja na radu

    Bibliografija radova iz područja sigurnosti na radu i zdravlja u Republici Sloveniji od 1991. do 2021.

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    The article presents activity of publishing scientific research papers, professional and other types of articles in the field of safety and health at work in the Republic of Slovenia in the period between 1991 and 2021. For the purposes of obtaining relevant data, we used the Slovenian library information system (COBISS). COBISS is intended for electronic management of bibliographies and the classification of works according to the UDK, which we processed with Office tools. The final goal of the paper is to present key findings about the scientific research and professional activity of the authors in the field of safety and health at work in the Republic of Slovenia. Through a bibliographic analysis with an emphasis on the typology of documents, we try to show the productivity of the authors in relation to their scientific, professional and other works in the field of safety and health at work.Članak se bavi nastojanjem da se objave znanstveni članci, stručni i drugi članci iz područja sigurnosti i zaštite zdravlja na radu u Republici Sloveniji od 1991 do 2021. U svrhu dobivanja relevantnih podataka, korišten je slovenski informacijski sustav (COBISS). COBISS služi za elektroničko upravljanje bibliografijama i razvrstavanju radova prema UDK, obrađenih pomoću Office alata. Konačni je cilj članka predstaviti ključne rezultate znanstvenih istraživanja i stručnog rada autora iz područja sigurnosti i zaštite zdravlja na radu u Republici Sloveniji. Bibliografskom analizom s naglaskom na tipologiji dokumenata, pokušavamo prikazati produktivnost autora i njihov znanstveni, stručni i drugi rad na polju sigurnosti i zaštite zdravlja na radu
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