Gifts as a component of collection building in Croatian public libraries

Abstract

Dar kao način nabave važan je za izgradnju zbirki narodnih knjižnica. Rad prikazuje kratak pregled literature vezane uz darove u knjižnicama, pregled hrvatskih zakonskih odredbi te rezultate istraživanja o postupanju s darovima u hrvatskim nrodnim knjižnicama. Cilj istraživanja bio je ustanoviti količinu i učestalost darovanja u knjižnicama, način zaprimanja darovnih ponuda, postupak odlučivanja o darovnim ponudama, način zahvaljivanja darovateljima, razloge odbijanja darova te način vođenja dokumentacije vezane uz darove. Također se nastojalo ustanoviti moguće postojanje pisanih dokumenata u knjižnicama koji bi određivali pravila o postupanju s darovima. Zaključak istraživanja pokazuje što je sve potrebno učiniti kako bi postupanje s darovima u hrvatskim knjižnicama bilo transparentno i u skladu s hrvatskim zakonima i propisima te kako bi knjižnice i njihovi korisnici imali što veću korist od darovane građe.Gifts present an important component of collection building in all libraries. The paper gives a short overview of literature on this topic, an overview of Croatian legal regulations of gifts to libraries, and the results of the survey of procedures of dealing with gifts in Croatian public libraries. The purpose of the survey was to determine the quantity and frequency of presenting gifts in Croatian public libraries, the procedures of receiving gift offers, the practices and reasons for accepting or refusing gifts, the ways of thanking the book donors, and the procedures concerning the gifts documentation. The survey has tried to find out whether libraries have written policies and procedures on dealing with gifts. The conclusion of the research shows what needs to be done in order to deal with gifts transparently and in accordance with the legal regulations, and thus ensure that both libraries and their users benefit from the gifts