Review article
Split Library Association – what we were and where are we going to?
Edita Bačić
; Pravni fakultet u Splitu, Split, Hrvatska
Mihaela Kovačić
; Sveučilišna knjižnica u Splitu, Split, Hrvatska
Žana Siminiati Violić
orcid.org/0000-0001-7187-2285
; Umjetnička akademija u Splitu, Split, Hrvatska
Abstract
The paper gives an overview of the organized activities of library professionals from 1930s to 2014 in the Splitsko-dalmatinska County – the area of operation of the today’s Split Library Association (hereinafter referred to as DKST, Društvo knjižničara u Splitu). The DKST's contribution to the development of the library profession and status in the local community as well as the librarianship in general is examined. The paper analyzes the past and present activities of the Association based on the preserved documents in the Association archives. The aim of the paper is to, pursuant to the changes that have occurred in the social, political, technological and economic environment, and using the SWOT analysis of the results, rethink the possible future model of operating for the DKST. In addition to the fundamental preconditions, regular and active membership, it should seek for closer cooperation with local and professional community (Hrvatsko knjižničarsko društvo, Croatian Library Association). DKST should actively build its recognisability in order to, in an equal partnership with, for example, non-governmental associations, be able to implement projects of common interest for the professional, local and wider communities and thus justify its viability.
Keywords
Split Library Association – history; Split Library Association – development strategies
Hrčak ID:
143633
URI
Publication date:
10.8.2015.
Visits: 1.240 *