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Book acquisition and development of collections in the libraries open to the public in Zagreb in the 19th century
Dora Sečić
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The paper presents the methods of collection development of libraries open to the public which operated in Zagreb in the 19th century. It starts with a short presentation of book acquisitions of the Library of the Royal Academy of Sciences (later on the Royal Law Academy) in Zagreb, followed by the libraries of the Illyrian Reading Room, the Croatian-Slavonic Economic Society, the Yugoslav Historical Society, the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts and of the National Museum. All these libraries were established as positive consequences of the Croatian National Revival and were later on enhanced by collective efforts of the whole cultural community, conscious of the necessity of collective action in order to ensure the organization of libraries, necessary for the cultural development of the country. Real progress was recorded after conclusion of the Croatian-Hungarian Compromise, when the Royal University Library started its operation in context of the Croatian autonomy. Almost concurrently with the activities of the University the publishing activities of professional organizations and of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts started up and provided the basis for the development of exchange of Croatian professional publications which adequate foreign titles. The second half of the century was marked with the advancement of school libraries, in particular teachers’ libraries, which acquired their library materials by gift and purchase. It was established that according to the low financial potentials of the Zagreb community and the Croatian government of that time, acquisition of library materials by gift had considerable part in all existent libraries. Only the University Library, which acquired a part of its materials by legal deposit, could purchase most needed materials and adhere to its procurement policy.
Ključne riječi
Croatian library history; collection development; book acquisitions; Library od the Royal Academy of Sciences in Zagreb; Library of the Royal Law Academy in Zagreb; Library of the National Museum in Zagreb; Library of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts; The Royal University Library; libraries of cultural organizations; libraries of professional organizations; school libraries
Hrčak ID:
80100
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Datum izdavanja:
28.10.2011.
Posjeta: 984 *