Knjižnice s slovenskim gradivom v Italiji
The article gives a short presentation of the libraries with Slovene materials on the territory within which the Slovene community in Italy is historically present. The presentation concerning school, municipal and society libraries is followed by an overview of the activities of the central library of the Slovenes in Italy – the “Narodna in študijska knjižnica” (Slovene National Library of the Studies) in Trieste.
Avstrijska čitalnica Univerzitetne knjižnice Maribor v funkciji medkulturnega dialoga
There are 52 Austrian Libraries in 24 European countries. They offer access to library materials and information, promote the German language and organise different events: film evenings, international conferences, literary evenings.
Avstrijske splošne knjižnice in Slovenska študijska knjižnica v Celovcu
The article describes the current situation of the Austrian library system and public libraries, especially with regard to the automation and bibliographic databases. In addition to that, it describes the history of the Slovenska študijska knjižnica (Slovene Study Library) in Klagenfurt, its importance for the Slovene national minority in Carinthia and its place in the Austrian and the Slovenian library system.
Mariborska deklaracija o pomenu knjižnic za kakovost univerz
Accreditation, described as a “Licence to Kill”, is arousing fear across Europe, since this American practice is unusual in the European context. The problem is the degree of autonomy of European universities, which are under the control of their governments, appropriating the authority for granting accreditations.
Pomen knjižnic pri evalvacijah in akreditacijah univerz v ZDA
Accreditation is an integral part of the autonomy of U.S. universities, which has changed, but also gained significance through time. Whereas the evaluation of libraries used to be based upon their size, they are now evaluated based upon measures of their performance as defined by ACRL, i.e. input, output and outcome measures.