Preservation of written heritage in libraries – the current state and the possible perspectives in Croatia

Abstract

Ovaj rad donosi analizu sustava zaštite pisane baštine u Hrvatskoj, usmjeravajući se prvenstveno na pisanu baštinu pohranjenu u knjižnicama. Rad polazi od pretpostavke da je zaštita složen i sveobuhvatan postupak koji u sebi obuhvaća više raznovrsnih i naoko teško povezivih vidova, te stoga njena učinkovitost leži u upravljanju zaštitom. Istraživanje hrvatskog konteksta zaštite pisane baštine teorijski je i metodološki utemeljeno na značajnim i recentnim spoznajama o upravljanju zaštitom i analizi organizacije zaštite u drugim zemljama u svijetu. U skladu s tim, istraživanjem je ispitan, analiziran i vrednovan hrvatski kontekst zaštite pisane baštine koji je promotren kroz zakonodavni, financijski, obrazovni i institucionalni okvir. Na temelju rezultata analize podataka prikupljenih metodom intervjua utvrđena su polazišta za stvaranje i implementaciju modela upravljanja zaštitom pisane baštine u Hrvatskoj. U zaključnim razmatranjima predloženi su prvi koraci u stvaranju modela te odgovornost i poticaj u njihovom ostvarivanju. Ovim se radom želi doprinijeti sustavnijoj i učinkovitijoj zaštiti pisane baštine u hrvatskim knjižnicama.The aim of this work is to analyze the preservation of written heritage in Croatia, focusing primarily on the written heritage in libraries. The basic presumption is that preservation is a complex and comprehensive process that involves many different and seemingly diverse aspects. Therefore, its efficiency lies in preservation management. The research of the Croatian written heritage preservation context is theoretically and methodologically grounded in relevant preservation management literature and the analyses of the organization of preservation in other countries. In accordance with that, the aim of the research was to investigate, analyse and evaluate the preservation of written heritage in Croatia, observed through legal, financial, educational and institutional framework. Based on the results gathered through interviews, a starting point and further steps are suggested for creating the preservation management model for written heritage in Croatia, as well as the responsibility and the initiative in its implementation. The purpose of this work is to contribute to more efficient and systematic preservation of written heritage in libraries