Stručni rad

Volunteers in libraries – opportunities and possibilities

Sanja Bunić orcid.org/0000-0002-7195-8609

Sažetak

The values related to volunteering can be found in the foundation of every democratic society. Volunteering in public libraries enables individuals to actively participate in solving the problems of the local community because libraries are institutions which contribute to the enhancement of the quality of life in a community due to their diverse tasks and functions. Taking into consideration the current social situation which is characterized by economic crisis and without possibility of opening new job positions, as well as bearing in mind the long-term experience of the libraries in developed countries, it can be presumed that volunteering in Croatian libraries will be an ever growing practice. The legal frame for volunteering in the Republic of Croatia was set up by the enactment of the Law on Volunteering which was put into effect in June 2007. Successful introduction of volunteers into an organization presumes familiarity with legal regulations and knowledge about some basic stages of volunteer management. Necessary education and help during this process is given to non-profit organizations by volunteer centers. The text deals with the significance of the volunteering in general and also provides some examples of volunteering in libraries in other countries. Special attention is given to legal regulations in the Republic of Croatia as well as to the basics of volunteer management, including specific examples of the introduction of the volunteers into certain segments of work in the Zagreb City Libraries and of the cooperation of this institution with the Volunteer Center Zagreb.

Ključne riječi

volunteering – libraries; Law on Volunteering (2007); volunteer management

Hrčak ID:

80583

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/80583

Datum izdavanja:

8.3.2011.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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