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.
Stanje in odprta vprašanja visokošolskega knjižničarstva v Sloveniji
Libraries represent an element of globalism of universities and a key factor influencing their quality. Commercial service providers emerge wherever libraries do not meet expectations. Two Slovene universities are provided with good library support, which does not apply to other higher education institutions.
Univerzitetne knjižnice v Albaniji
Contemporary Albania inherited a government-managed higher education system, which eventually collapsed. Universities are emerging and developing in an unregulated environment with insufficient financial support. The libraries, though still very “modest”, are the ones that have achieved the highest level of organisation.
Univerzitetne knjižnice v Bolgariji danes
The software used in Bulgarian university libraries is not unified. Some years ago, as a part of the PHARE programme, a project was launched to create a union catalogue of Bulgarian university libraries.
Znanstvenoraziskovalno in raziskovalnorazvojno delo v Bosni in Hercegovini s posebnim ozirom na pomen in vlogo univerzitetnih knjižnic
Even ten years after the war, the state of science and higher education in Bosnia and Herzegovina remains critical, as discovered by a UNESCO expert group, which prepared a special document on this topic.