Professional paper
Zagreb ephemera – som aspects of peripheral urban culture documents
Dubravka Petek
orcid.org/0000-0003-0262-9331
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to a particular feature of part of the the Zagrabiensia Collection fund, which constitutes a special thematic unit within the City Library. As the collection is made up of thematic material relating to the City of Zagreb, it contains not only book materials, but also other types of material for which it is difficult to find a common denominator, and which overlap with the collections of other cultural heritage institutions (museums and archives). These peripheral library materials, generally referred to as “ephemeral” material, are taking on increasing importance as they provide a valuable resource for the study of the most varied aspects of cultural heritage, and for research of less known and less analyzed developmental aspects of an area. We would also like to examine some information and communication specificities of this ephemeral material and its place within the the transformation of the printed media and in the emergence of mass means of communication. The relevance of this newly “rediscovered“ material is increasing, particularly in the context of digitization projects. Revival of the actuality of such material and its relevance within the context of the Zagrabiensia Collection and the cultural history of the City will be demonstrated through selected examples.
Keywords
ephemera; cultural heritage; urban culture; history of printed materials; mass-media; digitization
Hrčak ID:
115200
URI
Publication date:
3.9.2013.
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