The role of contemporary academic libraries - the example of The German Collection of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University in Zagreb

Abstract

Suvremene visokoškolske knjižnice, u koje ubrajamo i fakultetske knjižnice, jedan su od ključnih elemenata kvalitetnog akademskog obrazovanja u 21. stoljeću. Završni rad bavi se visokoškolskim knjižnicama u Republici Hrvatskoj; prikazuje Knjižnicu Filozofskog fakulteta u Zagrebu, uz detaljnije predstavljanje Zbirke za germanistiku, jedne od najvećih zbirki u sklopu Knjižnice. U radu se objašnjava uloga visokoškolskih knjižnica u promicanju informacijske pismenosti. Rad donosi kratki pregled razvoja knjižničnog fonda obuhvaćenog Zbirkom za germanistiku od njegovih početaka 1904. godine sve do danas i današnji način nabave građe kupnjom ili donacijama. U zadnjem dijelu rada predstavljeni su rezultati dobiveni anketnim istraživanjem studenata preddiplomskog i diplomskog studija germanistike. Upitnik ispituje iskustva studenata prilikom korištenja usluga Knjižnice, s posebnim naglaskom na korištenje građe Zbirke za germanistiku.Contemporary academic libraries, which include faculty libraries, are one of the key elements to a successful academic education in the 21st century. This Bachelor's thesis describes academic libraries in Croatia; it portrays The Library of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb, and it further presents the German Collection, one of the oldest collections in the Library. The Thesis illustrates the importance of academic libraries in the promotion of information literacy. It describes the evolution of The German Collection, since its beginnings in 1904 and it explains the process of the acquisition of books in the form of buying new books or receiving donations. The last part of the Thesis presents the results of a survey taken by undergraduate and graduate students of German Language and Literature. The results of the survey show how satisfied the students are with the services of the Library, particularly with The German Collection