Responding to the Library Needs of Distance Learners
31. 12. 2009One of the current trends in higher education is the rapid growth of distance education. Until recently distance learners could not access the rich documentary resources available to campus students, a factor thought to undermine the quality of distance education.
...Traveling through transition: from surviving to thriving
31. 12. 2009Library development depends on rapid changes in the environment, such as pressure on budgets, personnel and space, and much higher expectations of users. Libraries, therefore, have to focus on virtual space where users’ eyes are.
...Next Generation User Interfaces
31. 12. 2009In the information landscape, there is an increasing number of non-library providers who attract the attention of current library users. Libraries are in a state of intense transitioning and face the question of whether or not they still sufficiently meet the information needs of their users on a daily basis.
...Kataložna pravila i praksa u zemljama jugoistočne Europe
31. 12. 2009The article presents results of the research into state of the art of theoretical foundations and use of cataloguing rules, putting them in relation to the contemporary trends in the field of bibliographic control. The research that was conducted in national libraries and library associations of countries of South-East Europe showed that in spite of the claimed use of Eva Verona’s Code and Manual for the Compilation of Alphabetical Catalogues as national cataloguing rules in the majority of interviewed countries, the practice shows a conscious decline from the rules due to new types of resources, national implementations of MARC formats, and use of specific library software.
...Trendi izobraževanja za delo v informacijskih dejavnostih
31. 12. 2009As library functions are slowly turning into library and information activities, also traditional library education at library schools is merging with new information contents. If the task of such schools is to educate librarians, the task of employers is to provide them with adequate training. Both are joined by occupation.
...Kako racionalizirati katalogizacijo in izboljšati funkcionalnost sistema COBISS
31. 12. 2009New publication paradigm and changed users’ expectations compel library profession to develop new services. The trend of cutting down libraries’ budgets only further compels libraries to rationalise their work in all areas, also in cataloguing. Ever-growing complexity of bibliographic systems dictates cataloguing procedures to be changed.
...Dostop do elektronskih virov – delovanje Digitalne knjižnice Slovenije
31. 12. 2009The Digital Library of Slovenia operates within the framework of the National and University Library. www.dlib.si is a portal for knowledge management, and it is constantly being developed and improved according to users’ needs and current standards.
...Organizacija nacionalnog COBISS centra u Srbiji – VBS Centra
31. 12. 2009The Virtual Library of Serbia is a system linking member libraries that actively work in the system. In addition to the National Library of Serbia, the Matica Srpska Library, the University Library in Belgrade, and the Yugoslav Bibliographic-Information Institute have played a key role in the system since its very beginning.
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