National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Doi
Abstract
Biblioteke kao najdemokratičnija mjesta na svijetu imaju jasno definiranu ulogu i zadaću u društvu. One su dužne obezbijediti svim korisničkim grupama podjednak pristup informacijama, ali i uticati na kreiranje ukusa korisnika, te vršiti pedagošku ulogu. U tom procjepu između imperativa poštivanja zakona i normi demokratskog društva – obezbjeđivanja prava na informaciju s jedne, te diktata tržišta s druge strane, biblioteke se nerijetko nađu u nezavidnoj poziciji kada je u pitanju segment nabavke bibliotečke građe i kreiranje fondova. Iako je načelno ovaj segment poslovanja reguliran zakonskim i internim aktima biblioteka, te kroz različite stručne preporuke, ostaje neriješena dilema vezana za tretiranje publikacija i/ili autora koji se mogu svrstati po određenom osnovu u problematične sa etičkog ili estetičkog aspekta. Cilj ovog rada je pridonijeti sagledavanju specifičnih manifestacija cenzure koja se može pojaviti u određenim segmentima bibliotečkog poslovanja poput kreiranja fondova, nabavke bibliotečke građe ili udovoljavanja zahtjevima korisnika. To se nastoji postići usporedbom onoga što su stvarne dileme u praksi i onoga što propisuje legislativa ili što preporučuju strukovne organizacije. Fokusirajući se na propitivanje granica u rješavanju pomenutih problema, kroz pokušaj otvaranja konkretnih pitanja, nastoji se ukazati na manjkavosti postojećih rješenja i određenu diskrepanciju između ponuđenog zakonsko-teorijskog okvira i njegove provodljivosti u svakodnevnoj praksi.Libraries as supposed to be the most democratic places in the world have a clearly defined role and purpose in society. They are obliged to provide equal access to information for all, but also to get an impact on reader preferences and at the same time to perform an educational role. In that gap between the imperative to obey the law and follow democratic principles – providing the right to information on the one hand, and the dictates of the market on the other, libraries found themselves in an unenviable position when it comes to the segment of acquiring library materials and creating funds. Although, in principle, this business segment is regulated through various professional recommendations and by legal and internal acts of libraries, there still remains an unresolved dilemma related to the treatment of publications and/or authors that can be classified on a certain basis as problematic from ethical or aesthetic aspects. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the theoretical understanding of specific manifestations of censorship that can occur in certain segments of library practice such as creating funds, purchasing library materials, or meeting user requirements. This is being achieved by comparing what are real dilemmas in practice and what the legislation prescribes or what is recommended by professional organizations. By focusing on questioning the boundaries in solving the aforementioned problems, through an attempt to open specific issues, it seeks to point out the shortcomings of existing solutions and a certain discrepancy between the offered legal-theoretical framework and its implementation in everyday practice
