bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Quality of bibliographic records in the Slovenian union bibliographic/catalogue database (COBIB) and use of cataloguing manuals
Authors: Pesjak Damijan , Petek Marija
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTThe use of cataloguing manuals is one of the key factors influencing the quality of bibliographic records. The purpose of this study is to determine the quality of a random sample of bibliographic records in the Slovenian union bibliographic/catalogue database (COBIB) as well as the level of use of cataloguing manuals. The first question was checked by an analysis of 1st, 2nd and 5th area in a sample of 90 bibliographic records created in the years 2004 and 2010. To answer the second question, 126 cataloguers responded to the on-line questionnaire asking about the use of cataloguing manuals and about the quality of bibliographic records. Results showed that the quality of bibliographic records was poor and the use of cataloguing manuals was not very heavy. The problem may be solved by redesigning the existing cataloguing manuals to“how to do it” manuals solving practical problems met by cataloguers.
The selection criteria for Slovenian bibliography: with special emphasis on the articles
Authors: Šušterčič Marjeta , Rifl Boris
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTSelection principles are an important stage in the creation of a national bibliography. The article outlines the selection of the national output to be included in Slovenian bibliography. It also presents theoretical basis for selection in general, with the emphasis on international guidelines and on the development of national principles and professional outlines. Statistical data and examples give more detailed analysis of selection criteria of articles regarding different types of serial publications. Results of the study show that selection criteria for Slovenian bibliography are to be constantly verified due to the dynamics of the national publishing industry. Nevertheless, the main features of selection criteria remain unchanged: lasting value of subject matter with the emphasis on scientific research and expert knowledge.
VAT regime affecting the acquisition of electronic information sources in Slovenia and in the European Union
Authors: Mandelj Tilen , Pušnik Miro
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTTax legislation system in the Republic of Slovenia as well as that of the European Union does not keep pace with the rapid technological development. A lot of problems arise in the field of purchasing and providing access to electronic information sources, namely electronic journals which are very important to disseminate research results. Problems arising from the application of the EC Directive 2006/112 in the Slovenian legislation system are described. The goal that the Value Added Tax (VAT) would not affect the international competitiveness of the EU Member states was not met. Different levels of general and reduced tax rates and even different levels of taxation of electronic information sources put Member States in unequal positions. Tax regimes in Member States and their responses to the problem of VAT are discussed. The article shows the complexity of electronic information sources which can partly be taxed as services and party as goods in electronic form. A simulation of expenditure on electronic information sources at different tax rates and possible changes of tax legislation are presented.
Present status and possibilities for elimination of user fees in Slovenian public libraries
Authors: Vodeb Gorazd , Kodrič-Dačić Eva , Janc Kristina
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTThe article presents the status and possibilities for abolition of user fees in Slovenian public libraries. Key international documents  IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifestand  Guidelines for Public Library Service define professional position on this issue. Pete Giacoma elaborates user fees from different perspectives such as economic theories, political consensus and equity. Legal framework for user fees in Slovenia is described and the study draws attention to its inconsistency. The legal framework, level of membership fees, percentage of registered borrowers etc. are compared with several European countries. Data on user fees in Slovenian public and academic libraries, museums and galleries were collected and compared. Differences among public libraries are shown regarding the structure and level of general income and income from user fees. Structure of expenditure is also presented and potential loss of income is assessed. Library directors expressed their views on consequences of proposed membershipfee elimination. The survey ends with the proposal for next action steps towards successful governance of this problem.
Effects of specific key environmental factors on the life expectancy of optical data carriers
Authors: Kunej Drago
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTIn recent years, the concept of content preservation rather than carrier preservation has become the norm with regard to long-term digital preservation. Nonetheless, the life expectancy of digital carriers is important because, in addition to other digital system parameters, it determines the migration time of digital content. In general, a cleaner, cooler, drier, and more stable environment extends the life expectancy, and appropriate protection of individual types of carriers is based on understanding the vulnerability of the carrier and consequently on providing optimal storage conditions and appropriate handling. This paper presents the effects of specific environmental factors (i.e., temperature, humidity, and light) on the life expectancy of physical digital recording media, with an emphasis on optical media. Although optical discs are just one of the various methods of digital data storage today, they continue to be a popular archive medium. It should be noted that optical discs are not permanent recording media, as is often wrongly believed, and that their life expectancy is significantly influenced by environmental factors. At the ZRC SAZU Institute of Ethnomusicology, an experiment was conducted to analyze the durability of digital records saved on CD-Rs that were exposed to light in everyday working conditions. The results showed that exposing recordable optical discs to light, especially direct sunlight, can result in complete destruction of the data recorded within a few days or weeks. This confirmed the importance of careful handling, appropriate storage, and regular testing of digital carriers.
Mediatheque - digitization and preservation of audio content in RTV Slovenia
Authors: Kosi Bojan , Žvelc Martin
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTRTV Slovenia’s archives contain large amounts of audio and video materials, various documents and music scores, and most of them are still in the analogue format. Widespread digitization has revolutionized the processes and ways of creating content in the digital format, recorded on different media. Such records also require new ways of preservation. In the article the development and structure of the Mediateque department at RTV Slovenia is presented. Also an overview to the preservation model of audio content is given. Due to rapid technological changes the audio content was the most critical and the first to be digitized. The intensive work in Mediatheque began in 2008 and after two years Radio Slovenia has developed modern system of permanent storage of audio content. Radio Slovenia’s Digital Archive meets all the standards and regulations applicable to modern archival systems. In the article the application of Mediarc software is also presented, which as it could be used for digitizing and permanent storage of TV Slovenia’s video archives.
Analysis of current situation and perspective of digital preservation in the Social Science Data Archives (ADP)
Authors: Štebe Janez , Vipavc Brvar Irena
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTSocial science data archives have begun to evolve in 1960’s, thus being one of the pioneers of digital preservation. The Slovenian Data Archive (ADP) follows and adjusts best practices that have emerged in this specific field. Its tasks comprise acquisition, processing and long term preservation of valuable primary research data, as well as providing accessibility to the content for users. As in other areas of digital preservation much attention is paid to meeting the requirements of long term preservation as specified in the OAIS (Opean Archival Information System) standard, and the use of technological solutions, proposed metadata standards, strategies and policies, and best practices. The purpose of this paper is to present procedures in ADP, to compare them with selected solutions of organizations with the similar mission, and to suggest improvements. Examples are taken from partner organizations within the CESSDA data archives association. These organizations (especially those from the USA, Great Britain and the Netherlands) have developed solutions in the field of digital preservation to the highest degree. The paper also reflects on agreed guidelines of reliable services for the archives of research data, which arose in the frame of the FP7 project with the same title (i.e. CESSDA PPP). The results of analysis are useful for all are seeking practical solutions to similar problems.
Bibliometrics - terminological viewpoint
Authors: Kanič Ivan
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTPurpose: The term bibliometrics (slv. bibliometrija) and the related derived and compound terms have emerged frequently in Slovenian scientific and technical texts in the last decade only. Considerable inconsistency in the usage of these terms and their synonyms is evident.Methodology/approach: Excerption of these texts has shown different patterns of usage, thus the aim of the paper is to analyse it and compare the frequency of occurence of individual terms in various authorative sources.Results: Taking into consideration the usage of the chosen terms in scientific and technical texts, general text corpus of Slovenian texts, authorative and informative dictionaries the Commision on Library Terminology has given priority to the terms (slv.) bibliometrija and (slv.) bibliometričen, subordinating the use of the synonyms (slv.) bibliometrika and (slv.) bibliometrijski.Research limitation: There is a relatively small sample of Slovenian scientific texts available containing the terms dealt with in this paper, and the two general text corpora have included only a limited number of relevant texts. As a rule, the authorative dictionaries and linguistic manuals do not include the terms studied. Future research in this field will be enabled and facilitated by a specialized text corpus of Slovenian LIS texts.Originality/practical implications: The first research of the kind to codify the Slovenian library terminology aiming at a chosen subject field.
The review of the organization of library services for the blind and partially sighted in the selected countries
Authors: Vovk Damjana , Badovinac Branka
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTPurpose: Models of organization of library services for the blind and partially sighted from the view of special and public librarianship in selected countries were examined. In addition, theoretical and legislative frameworks, professional guidelines and trends are explored. Some terminological inconsistencies and obstacles in performing the services are also presented.Methodology/approach: The explorative-comparative study carried in the years 2008-2010 includes the comparative analysis of data acquired by the survey and literature desktop research. The research sample included 14 countries – eleven European countries, USA, Australia, and Canada.Results: The findings show great varieties among the selected countries, however, there is the trend of moving the organization of services based on a private charitable association to the formalized state supported system. The majority of countries have applied the centralized model with one specialized (national) library. There is rarely a case of formal inclusion of public libraries in the organization of services. Recent major professional interests in the field of providing library services to visually impaired are broadening the copyright exceptions and user groups, and the implementation of information technology for bigger production of alternative formats and availability of library materials.Research limitation: The low rate of survey response and the differences in the organization of library services influenced on the lack of data and low level of data comparability.Originality/practical implications: The results are useful for designing a model of library services in Slovenia.
The influence of cartographic techniques development on the images of the Slovenian territory: from 16th to the 19th century
Authors: Fridl Jerneja , Šolar Renata
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTPurpose: The paper presents the most important maps of the present-day Slovenian territory from 16th to 19th century contributed by many foreign and local authors. Due to technological, social, political, economic, cultural, and ideological conditions their image was constantly changing. Some of them are highlighting the key turning points in a centuries-long cartographic development.Methodology/approach: The survey is based on the analysis of primary sources held in the Map Collection of the National and University Library as well as in Geographical museum of Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. The existing secondary sources, particularly the literature and the results of selected projects, are also critically evaluated. From the scientific point of view the paper is interdisciplinary although its content mostly affects the scope of cartography.Results: The inductive method offers conclusions on the role of maps as a medium for transferring different information. Maps are presented either in the light of their communicative value or in the light of using modern cartographic principles. Maps as graphic images captured on paper demonstrate technological development of selected historical periods and characteristics of different countries, their people, and especially the emergence of individual countries and national border changes.Research limitation: Due to limitations in the length of the study text we focus only on the selected items of the cartographic collection and their authors. As usually, we were unable to avoid important cartographers, such as Valvasor, Florjančič and Kozler. The major national cartographic materials held by a two institutions, the National and University Library and GIAM ZRC SAZU Geographical Museum are exposed.Originality/practical implications: The originality of this paper lies mainly in the fact that we deal with maps and their authors together with the impact of technological development on the image of the maps. We also expose their informative value as they reflect not only the cartographer’s views about the world, but also the current values of the society.
The importance of prepress in the facsimile reproduction
Authors: Golob Gorazd
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTPurpose: Prepress begins with the input of texts and images into the system where digitization, correction of texts and images, page design, adaptation to the used printing technique and technology take place, and finishes with the production of the printing forme. In particular, the field of image processing and half-toning techniques which enable a high-quality facsimile reproduction in the most modern printing techniques are addressed.Methodology/approach: An overview of the historical development shows an increasing degree of the reproduction “objectivity”, which is especially important in the production of facsimiles, the best possible copies of unique originals, especially manuscripts and other peerless works. With a complete reproduction of the details of an original an important difference between a reprint and a facsimile is defined.Results: In the case of the first true facsimiles of the first Slovenian books, i.e. Catechismus and Abecedarium from 1550, and Abecedarium from 1555 issued by the publisher Slovenska knjiga in 2000, the need for an investigation of the original and in this case also of the facsimile can be approved and new questions about the history and users of this work arise.Research limitation: Only the process of digitization is dealt with. The resolution, the output format, and the file size should be tailored to meet the demands of publishing on the web.Originality/practical implications: The knowledge of prepress technology allows the evaluation of “objectivity”, the quality and applicability of facsimiles and opens new possibilities for the study of valuable originals.
Aleš Žiga Dolničar and books about the Republic of Venice
Authors: Vidmar Luka
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTPurpose: The paper deals with manuscripts and books of Aleš Žiga Dolničar and other members of the Baroque Academia operosorum (Accademy of the Industrious) in the Seminary Library in Ljubljana, related to the Republic of Venice. Especially it examines the prints that influenced Dolničar’s manuscript Descriptio nobilissimae urbis Venetiae (1703), including description of a travel from Gorizia to Venice, panegyric on Venice, descriptions of some important churches, and lots of drawings. At the end it reconstructs his relations with political, religious, and artistic heritage of the Serenissima.Methodology/approach: The historical method, based on a critical source study.Results: New findings about Aleš Žiga Dolničar and the Academia operosorum established throughout the study of up till now unresearched sources.Research limitation: Manuscripts and books in the Seminary Library in Ljubljana.Originality/practical implications: Original contribution to the history of Baroque culture in Carniola.
iBook – a New Medium?
Authors: Štular Benjamin
Published: August 2023

EXTENDED ABSTRACT:On January 19th 2012 Apple launched iBooks®2 for iPad® - a new application for downloading digital content to the iPad - and the new software (iBooks Author®) which allows creating and publishing digital content using the .iba digital format and all-new iTunes® application offering access to a variety of digitised educational content. Our aim was to test the attractiveness of the new Apple releases and the effect of a relatively easy access to the world market of digital content on the promotion of Slovenian cultural heritage. We added three books to the iTunes digital collection which might be of interest to the general public: a re-edition of a scientific monograph by Andrej Pleterski: Mythical Reality of the Carintian Dukes' Stones (Mitska stvarnost knežjega kamna) in Slovenian and German version and a non-fiction iBook by Benjamin Štular: Ljubljana in the Middle Ages. Archaeological Research (Srednjeveška Ljubljana. Arheološke raziskave). The digital version of the Andrej Pleterski's book was chosen for the actuality of the topic in Slovenia and Austria. People and politicians in Carinthia were annoyed by the book contents as it was published by the Regional Museum in Klagenfurt in December 2011. While the science in this book is sound it has been abused to meet the current needs of some of the Carinthian politicians. The incident was polemically reflected in the main Slovenian newspapers, too. The non-fiction iBook was selected because of the attractiveness of the theme, besides a lot of multimedia content had already been created and could be easily published to Apple's iBookstore. All three iBooks were posted to iTunes® less than three weeks after the release of the iBooks Author application to create digital content. We wish to present our experience with the applicability of the new medium, users' feedback and access statistics. Guidelines for Apple licenses are presented. The applicability of the new medium and its impact on the popularisation of the Slovenian cultural heritage was evaluated on the basis of the usage statistics in the first two months.
An Obituary: Dr. Jerry D. Saye (1946–2012)
Authors: Šauperl Alenka
Published: August 2023

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Acquisition of Library Materials in Public Libraries in the Year 2011
Authors: Gujtman Marjan
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTIn 2011 the Ministry of Culture co-financed the purchase of library materials in 58 public libraries in Slovenia for the last time. The project was carried out in compliance with public tender procedures. In accordance with the contractual obligation, all the libraries had to provide final reports (to the Ministry of Culture) with detailed data on the range of purchases and the evaluation of their quality. Public libraries purchased library materials in value of 8,538,626 €. 3,235,136 € (37.9 %) were funded by the state. They acquired 449,890 units (219.53 units per 1000 inhabitants) however, 157,295 units (35 %) were provided out of state funds. For the purchase of library materials local communities allocated (on average) 2.3 € per inhabitant in the range from 0 € (municipalities: Dobrna, Turnišče, Velika Polana, Beltinci, Gornji Petrovci, Križevci, Šalovci and Tišina) up to 6.27 € per inhabitant (Bovec). Local communities financed library activity with an average of 19.83 € per inhabitant in the range from 0 € (Velika Polana and Šalovci) to 34.33 € (Cerknica). The article also presents all the data on individual public library purchases based on the following indicators: the total number of units (state funds) and the total number purchased units per 1,000 inhabitants, the number of purchased units of book materials and the number of purchased units of non-book materials per inhabitant; the number of active members per 1,000 inhabitants and the average price per unit. The data collected confirm that public libraries are building their collections in accordance with professional guidelines and purchasing criteria determined in an annual library plan. The transparency of public funds spending and the overview of purchasing policy were achieved by publishing the document on various websites.
Libraries Today, Libraries Tomorrow: Contemporary Library Practices and the Role of Library Space in the L
Authors: Vogrinčič Čepič Ana
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTPurpose: The article uses sociological concepts in order to rethink the changes in library practices. Contemporary trends are discussed with regard to the changing nature of working habits, referring mostly to the new technology, and the (emergence of ) the third space phenomenon. The author does not regard libraries only as concrete public service institutions, but rather as complex cultural forms, taking in consideration wider social context with a stress on users’ practices in relation to space.Methodology/approach: The article is based on the (self-) observation of the public library use, and on the (discourse) analysis of internal library documents (i.e. annual reports and plans) and secondary sociological literature. As such, the cultural form approach represents a classic method of sociology of culture.Results: The study of relevant material in combination with direct personal experiences reveals socio-structural causes for the change of users’ needs and habits, and points at the difficulty of spatial redefinition of libraries as well as at the power of the discourse.Research limitations: The article is limited to an observation of users’ practices in some of the public libraries in Ljubljana and examines only a small number of annual reports – the discoveries are then further debated from the sociological perspective.Originality/practical implications: The article offers sociological insight in the current issues of the library science and tries to suggest a wider explanation that could answer some of the challenges of the contemporary librarianship.
Transformation of Academic Libraries for the Efficient Support of a Changed Higher Education Environment
Authors: Ambrožič Melita
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTSince the very birth of universities academic libraries have been one of key success factors for the universities to realize their mission. Academic environment recognized an academic library as a social and intellectual centre, as the »heart« of the university since it is located in the centre of its parent institution as the heart is in the body. The emergence of the internet and the advances in information and communication technology have brought unprecedented changes to higher learning and research which reinforced the need for rethinking their future as well as their response to changes of the academic environment. The article aims to present some challenges of academic libraries in today's world and their efforts to retain the key role in the academic environment. Slovenian academic libraries may reshape their development plan and vision following the lessons learned from foreign academic libraries and their response to changes of their environment. However, their future depends on the development of educational and research process at their parent institutions and the recognition of academic libraries as an important factor to affect educational and research outcomes of higher education.
Slovenian Translations of Grimm‘s Fairy Tales: a Bibliography
Authors: Bešter Tomaž
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTThe closing moments of the brothers Grimm year to celebrate the 200th anniversary of publishing the 1st volume of Kinder- und Hausmärchen represent a perfect opportunity to honor the memory of the authors by publishing a bibliography of Slovenian translations of their fairy tales. The article gives a chronological bibliography of Slovenian monographs, articles and sound recordings that are translations or renditions of Grimm’s fairy tales. Thus, a reader enters into a 163 years period in which either collections or individual Grimm’s fairy tales were translated revealing a lot of interesting facts. The index of persons and title index at the end together with the index of original German titles help the bibliography to become a useful tool for future discoveries in the field of the folklore and fairy tales studies.
MANAGING CHANGE IN ACADEMIC LIBRARY: THE CASE OF VILNIUS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Authors: Prokopčik Marija , Krivienė Irena
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTPurpose: The main objective of this article is to ascertain some most significant fields of the academic library activities, which have (or could have) an impact on strengthening the library’s role as a partner in academic community, as well as to perform assessment of Vilnius University Library (thereinafter VUL) capacities in order to see what kind of current or future activities performed by the library may contribute to the building-up of such role in Vilnius University (thereinafter VU) community.Methodology/approach: Analysis of LIS professional literature of the latter five years reveals the key trends in development of academic libraries, their innovative change and challenges – partnerships of open access, managing of research data; research support; research assessment, Library scientific research, as well as allows to perform situation analysis of one particular library in order to see if and at what scale these identified trends can be traced in VUL.Results: It was established that VUL contributes to the idea and practical implementation of open access, collaborates with VU and Lithuania’s academic community in the projects of research data management, takes an active part in carrying out bibliometric research, helps to form a range of research support services, promotes the Library’s scholarly research and contributes to formation of the institution’s research potential.Research limitation: This article focuses on analysis of one academic library (VUL) and its activities. Such issues like studies support, library as a space for communication, professional assistance in research events organization, improvement of information and media literacy were deliberately not covered.Originality/practical implications: Identification of common trends and measures of their practical implementation in one particular institution may be useful for other libraries planning the strategy of change and (or) implementing selected solutions.
An Obituary: Miklós Takács, 1933–2013
Authors: Toldi Pallósi Márta , Vugrinec Jože
Published: August 2023

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Radio Show on Books and Libraries as a Means of Promoting the Public Library: Marking the 200th Edition of the Show Tvoja,
Authors: Pavletič Peter
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTSince 2004, the Ciril Kosmač Library of Tolmin has been continuously preparing a radio show on books and libraries on the local radio station Alpski val. The show has been used as an advertising platform or as a means of primary library promotion. The radio show is regarded as one of the tools of what is termed market communication, and it is intended to provide broad public information on the services of a public library, to promote the library’s activities and holdings and to foster a reading culture. The aim of the show is to stimulate the potential user interest in visiting and using the services of a public library, to expand the circle of users and consequently raise the number of visits and library loans. The title of the show, its audio image, target audience, metapromotion and substantive concept are all key to planning the radio show on books and libraries. The radio show is an example of an effective tool that helps to establish the library’s ties with the local community. This example of best practices shows that it is worth pursuing this activity in Slovenia’s public libraries and highlighting it on their websites.
The Components of Abstracts: the Logical Structure of Abstractsin the Area of Technical Sciences
Authors: Jamar Nina , Šauperl Alenka
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTPurpose: The main purpose of this research was to find out what kind of structure would be the most appropriate for abstracts in the area of technical sciences, and on the basis of these findings develop guidelines for their writing.Methodology/approach: First, the components of abstracts published in journals were analyzed. Then the prototypes and recommended improved abstracts were presented. Third, the satisfaction of the readers with the different forms of abstracts was examined. According to the results of these three parts of the research, the guidelines for writing abstracts in the area of technical sciences were developed.Results: The results showed that it is possible to determine the optimum structure for abstracts from the area of technical sciences. This structure should follow the known IMRD format or BMRC structure according to the coding scheme.Research limitations: The presented research included in the analysis only abstracts from several areas that represent technical studies. In order to develop the guidelines for writing abstracts more broadly, the research should be extended with at least one more area from the natural sciences and two areas from social sciences and humanities.Original/practical implications: It is important to emphasize that even if the guidelines for writing abstracts by the individual journal exist, authors do not always take them into account. Therefore, it is important that the abstracts that are actually published in journals were analysed. It is also important that with the development of guidelines for writing abstracts the opinion of researchers was also taken into account.
Editorial
Authors: Kavčič-Čolić Alenka
Published: August 2023

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The Oldest Children’s Books in Slovenia
Authors: Dular Anja
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe article presents the history of children‘s book publishing in Slovenia, beginning with the age of manuscripts, when it was hard to speak about books aimed specifically at children, and including 19th century children‘s books. The invention of printing enabled a cheaper and widespread book production. As most of children‘s books are illustrated it is not until the middle of 19th century that they were widespread as public good. The article presents data on books that can be found on the Slovenian territory grouped upon three basic criteria: the oldest Slovene children‘s books, children‘s literature held by rich private libraries and the data on book selling from the end of 17the century onwards. It was concluded that, in spite of the poor book production of Slovenian children‘s books, children had the possibility to be familiar with a wide range of books published in European publishing centres.
Choosing a Color model in CBIR-Systems
Authors: Cimerman Andrej , Maver Jasna
Published: August 2023

AbstractIn the paper we study how the choice of color space affects the user-friendliness of the graphical user interface of CBIR. The pilot study was carried out on 46 students of the Department of Library and Information Science and Book Studies at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ljubljana. The study showed that user interfaces based on HSV color space are simple to use even for users who do not possess the theoretical knowledge about colors and do not understand HSV color space, while even reasonably good understanding of RG B color space does not guarantee frustration-free user experience when using RG B user interface. User interfaces offering color choice just by clicking were better received than user interfaces that make use of color sliders. This article provides guidance for designing an interface for selecting color in CBIR systems.
GRAPHIC ARTS TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS VARIOUS MEDIA OF E-BOOKS IN SLOVENIA
Authors: Florjanič Maša Manca , Možina Klementina
Published: August 2023

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to present the results of a survey on the usage of e-books and enhanced e-books among students in Slovenia. The main research objective was to determine factors influencing students’ perception of e-books and enhanced e-books. Methodology/approach: Quantitative methods were used to explore the e-book usage among students. The units of analysis were Slovenian students of graphic arts technology (N = 230, 18 % men, 82 % women) at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering aged between 18 and 30. The research was conducted during the first semester of the 2014/2015 academic year. ANOVA and t-tests were used to determine statistically significant differences. Results: The analysis showed that printed books were preferred for learning, even by e-book users. E-book users are more familiar with enhanced e-books and have higher intentions to use them in the future. Practicality of e-books positively influences the frequency of e-book usage, while problems with focus and concentration when reading on the screen affect it negatively. Research restrictions: The research explores students’ attitude to e-books in general. No particular field of e-books is emphasized. The originality: This research is one of the first to study the e-books usage in relation to students’ attitude towards enhanced e-books. Contribution: This paper gives an insight on the receptiveness of students to e-books and enhanced e-books and can serve as the basis for future researches.
MAISTROVA KNJIŽNICA V UKM: PRIDOBITEV IN HRAMBA OSEBNE KNJIŽNICE GENERALA MAISTRA V UNIVERZITETNI KNJIŽNICI MARIBOR
Authors: Stavbar Vlasta , Kolbič Gabrijela
Published: August 2023

V primeru knjižne zapuščine generala Rudolfa Maistra, hranjene v Univerzitetni knjižnici Maribor (UKM), gre za celovito knjižno zapuščino osebne knjižne zbirke Maistrove knjižnice – maistriane, ki je od leta 1998, od podpisa darilne pogodbe z dediči generala Maistra, v lasti Univerzitetne knjižnice Maribor. 5945 enot knjižničnega gradiva danes tvori posebno zbirko, oddvojeno od rednega knjižničnega fonda in hranjeno v zanjo posebej prirejenem prostoru. Maistrova knjižnica v UKM predstavlja nekakšno izjemo, saj naloga knjižnic nasploh ni izključno ohranjanje principa provenience in prvotne ureditve. V primeru Maistrove knjižnice pa gre za pomembno gradivo pri raziskovanju slovenske literarne in kulturne preteklosti sploh, zato se zdi stremljenje k čim bolj avtentični postavitvi in ohranjanje celote smiselno.Za razumevanje pomena in vloge te posebne knjižnične zbirke za slovensko kulturno dediščino je treba osvetliti delovanje Rudolfa Maistra kot strastnega ljubitelja knjig in lastnika ene največjih in najlepših zasebnih knjižnic na Slovenskem, katere izgradnja se je začela 1912 v Ljubljani, dosegla svojo temeljno ureditev v Maistrovem mariborskem obdobju, preživela selitve v času druge svetovne vojne in premestitve po njej ter končno našla svojo postavitev v prostoru Maistrove knjižnice v UKM. Leta 2013 je potekala preureditev postavitve gradiva z identifikacijo klasifikacijskega sistema in sortiranjem gradiva, po vzoru avtentične Maistrove postavitve knjižnice na lokaciji v mariborskem stanovanju. Knjige niso sledile avtentičnosti tedanje postavitve. V rekonstrukciji postavitve pa se je poizkušalo čim bolj avtentično rekonstruirati Maistrov knjižnični sistem, kar ni pomembno le z vidika same hrambe in zaščite gradiva, temveč predvsem zaradi popisa in seveda prezentacije ter posledično razglasitve knjižnice za kulturni spomenik. Razglasitev bi pomenila zaključek leta 1956 začetega postopka, ki ga je predlagala in tudi začela strokovna komisija, po pregledu 62 zabojev gradiva. Danes, ko knjižnica ima svoje mesto, je več kot smiselno formalne postopke tudi zaključiti.
HABENT SUA FATA LIBELLI. OSTANKI DRUŽINSKE KNJIŽNICE SIMONIČ-ŠLEBINGER V GORNJI RADGONI
Authors: Ilich Klančnik Breda
Published: August 2023

Članek obravnava usodo osebne knjižnice bibliotekarjev in bibliografov dr. Franca Simoniča (1847–1919) in njegovega zeta dr. Janka Šlebingerja (1876–1951) v družinski hiši v Gornji Radgoni. Danes obstajajo le še ostanki nekdaj zelo bogate knjižnice, ki so jo večkratne selitve lastnikov in njihove gmotne stiske močno okrnile. Poleg domačega in tujega leposlovja je bilo v knjižnici zbrane veliko periodike, na primer popolni vezani letniki Novic, Zgodnje danice, Časa, Kresa, Vede in Ljubljanskega zvona, potem dragoceno rokopisno gradivo, stari drobni tiski, knjige iz 17. in 18. stoletja ter številne redkosti od prekmurskih knjig do tiskov v dajnčici. Za knjižnico pa ni bil pomemben le poznavalski izbor naslovov, temveč tudi videz, ki so ga na knjižnih policah ponujale prvovrstne vezave.
KNJIŽNICA DR. HENRIKA TUME (1858–1935), ENA NAJBOLJE OHRANJENIH MEŠČANSKIH KNJIŽNIC NA GORIŠKEM
Authors: Kolenc Petra
Published: August 2023

Namen: Knjižnica dr. Henrika Tume, nahaja se na Raziskovalni postaji ZRC SAZU v Novi Gorici, velja danes za eno najbolje ohranjenih meščanskih knjižnic, ki so v Gorici nastajale ob prelomu 19. in 20. stoletja. Prispevek z ovrednotenjem njene bogate vsebine predstavlja vpogled v bralno kulturo in knjigotrško ponudbo goriškega in širšega slovenskega prostora. Hkrati pa opozarja na njeno vpetost v tedanje evropske kulturne in miselne tokove tudi zavoljo trgovanja s knjigami, ki so prihajale v Tumovo knjižnico iz vseh pomembnejših knjigotrških središč v Evropi.Metodologija/pristop: V članku je podana analiza kataloga Tumove knjižnice, izdelan je bil med letoma 2004 in 2008 (v elektronski obliki izdan 2013), s pregledom vsebine knjižnega gradiva pa je nastajanje Tumove knjižnice ovrednoteno ter umeščeno v prostor (Goriška) in čas (konec 19. stoletja do 30. let 20. stoletja).Rezultati: Z ovrednotenjem vsebine knjižnice in analizo kataloga je omogočen vpogled v dejansko stanje Tumove knjižnice, ki se razlikuje od Tumovega vpisa knjig v lasten register. Na osnovi tega sledi zaključek, da je to ena najbolje ohranjenih meščanskih knjižnic, ki so med koncem 19. stoletja vse do 30. let 20. stoletja nastajale na Goriškem.Omejitve raziskave: Številne publikacije (monografije, periodika), ki so bile vpisane v star Tumov register, so bile ob popisu leta 2008 iz kataloga Tumove knjižnice izvzete zato, ker se je pokazalo dejansko razhajanje med vpisanimi in na polici prisotnimi oz. izgubljenimi knjigami, saj se je z letom 2008 zaključila vrzel, ki je nastala ob prenosu ene najbogatejših privatnih knjižnic v goriški prostor.Izvirnost/uporabnost raziskave: Tumova knjižnica, ki se je načrtno in sistematično izgrajevala že v času življenja meščanskega izobraženca, politika, odvetnika, alpinista, domoznanskega pisca, literarnega kritika, urednika, publicista, psihologa, vzgojitelja, gospodarstvenika, marksističnega teoretika, moža, očeta in ne nazadnje tudi knjižničarja1 Henrika Tume, še naprej ostaja pomembno orodje za strokovno in znanstveno delo preučevalcem zgodovine goriškega ter širšega slovenskega prostora, kot pričevalka časa pa predstavlja kulturni spomenik slovenskemu meščanstvu na Goriškem in posebej prispeva k vedenju o bogati knjigotržki kulturi goriškega prostora vse do prve svetovne vojne.
KOPITARJEVA »BIBLIOTHECULA«
Authors: Lukan Walter
Published: August 2023

Pomembni slovenski jezikoslovec Jernej Kopitar (1780–1844) si je ustvaril vzporedno z znanstvenim delom na Dunaju bogato zasebno knjižnico, polno rokopisnih in tiskanih raritet, predvsem s področja slovanske filologije. Po njegovi smrti je njegova »biliothecula« prišla v Licejsko knjižnico v Ljubljani, v predhodnico današnje Narodne in univerzitetne knjižnice, kjer spada – na žalost ne kot corpus separatum, kar bi bilo priporočljivo – med najbolj dragocene fonde.
Prilozi metodologiji vrednovanja knjižničnih zbirki
Authors: Petr Balog Kornelija , Kuzmić Mia
Published: August 2023

Svrha: Cilj je ovoga rada prikazati različite metode vrednovanja knjižničnih zbirki te ukazati na njihove prednosti i nedostatke, kao i situacije u kojima se često javljaju. Knjižnične zbirke osnova su knjižničnih usluga i moraju biti kvalitetno izgrađene i kontinuirano vrednovane u odnosu na korisničke potrebe. Rad daje pregled metoda i tehnika korištenih za vrednovanje knjižničnih zbirki do sada s ciljem da se knjižničarima olakša ovaj nužan segment vrednovanja u njihovim knjižnicama. Ovdje valja naglasiti da se rad fokusira na metode i tehnike vrednovanja tradicionalne građe.Metodologija/pristup: U radu je analitički obrađeno vrednovanje knjižničnih zbirki te se daje pregled različitih izvora koji problematiziraju vrednovanje knjižničnih zbirki.Analiza/rezultati: Analiza različitih metoda i tehnika pokazala je da ni jedna od njih nije idealna te da je najbolji pristup za vrednovanje knjižničnih zbirki koristiti skup nekoliko različitih metoda i tehnika (kvalitativnih i kvantitativnih).Ograničenja istraživanja: Rad prikazuje odabran skup najčešće korištenih metoda i tehnika za vrednovanje knjižničnih zbirki, dok su one manje zastupljene metode izostavljene iz ovog pregleda.Izvornost/primjenjivost istraživanja: Vrednovanje knjižničnih zbirki izuzetno je iscrpljujući i vremenski zahtjevan zadatak koji knjižničari nerado i rijetko čine. Istovremeno, rezultati vrednovanja zbirki izuzetno su važni za percepciju kvalitete te knjižnice i vrednovanje je nužno redovito i kontinuirano provoditi. Očekujemo da će ovaj rad približiti temu vrednovanja knjižničnih zbirki knjižničnim djelatnicima i potaknuti ih na češće aktivnosti u ovom smjeru.
Technical Feasibility of Sorghum Biomass for Briquettes Production
Authors: Tannús Carla Martins , Santos Alyne Chaveiro , Pereira Gustavo Strack Jager , Alves Mariana Guimarães , Corrêa Luiza Vasconcelos Tavares , Parrellaa Rafael Augusto da Costa , Sette Junior Carlos Roberto
Published: August 2023

Vegetable biomass has been widely used for bioenergy generation, including sorghum, which has been the object of research for presenting high biomass productivity in the field in a short period of time and its in natura form is an option in sugar and energy plants during the off-season. The use of raw biomass has a number of disadvantages and its densification, through the production of briquettes, improves its energy and physical-mechanical characteristics. The objective of this study was to characterize the in natura biomass and briquettes of two hybrids of biomass sorghum: the commercially used BRS 716 and CMSXS 7016 still in test phase. The cultivation of the two hybrids was carried out at the experimental station of Embrapa Milho e Sorgo, located in the municipality of Sete Lagoas, in Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the 2016/2017 crop, with conventional cultural management for sorghum. The values found for the two hybrids of sorghum biomass are quite satisfactory compared to the values found in the literature for forest and agricultural species that are normally used for energy purposes, except for the ash content, being a viable alternative for energy production. The in natura biomass of hybrid CMSXS 7016 presents similar characteristics to the commercial hybrid BRS 716, and can be used commercially energetic applications. The briquettes of sorghum hybrids biomass are technically feasible for energetic generation, with energy and physical-mechanical characteristics superior to the biomass in natura, with apparent and energy density about 7-8 times higher.
Covid-19 and the Goalkeeper of the Indian Economy
Authors: Roy S Manjesh
Published: August 2023

The decision and the conviction to keep the capital markets functioning amidst the uncertainty of COVID-19 lockdown, proved to be a game changer for the Indian economy. The robust systems put in place over decades and reinforced with measures to strengthen systemic integrity during COVID, revived the inherent trust in the Indian markets, especially at the retail level. The buoyant numbers of new trading and demat accounts opened, new investors in Mutual Funds etc. are a reflection of this trust. At a structural level, apart from decreasing dependence on FPI investments, the retail segment has witnessed a secular shift from savings to investment. Additionally, within investments, there is a shift from fixed income to equities. This deepening of the investor base has moved the Indian capital market to a higher orbit igniting a structural shift in the economy.
War, Peace and Cooperation in the Last Wilderness
Authors: Ramanathan Aditya
Published: August 2023

This review essay considers contemporary issues in ‘astropolitics’, the geopolitics of outer space. It does so in the context of Tim Marshall’s 2023 book, The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World. After enjoying considerable success with his books on Earth-bound geopolitics, Marshall turns his attention to outer space and once again finds the politics between states playing out, albeit amid a radically different and hostile geography beyond the planet’s atmosphere. The Future of Geography serves as a first-rate primer on astropolitics. However, the book’s accessibility comes at a cost, with some important subjects only receiving superficial treatment.
O esporte como agente de transformação social: o caso do Projeto Educa Basquete em Laranjeiras, município de Serra/ES
Authors: Lessa Amanda Tybel , De Oliveira Andreia Waleska Pereira , Carneiro Bruna Teixeira , Da Silva Junior Donaldo Overnez , Kirst Flávio Valdir
Published: August 2023

O presente estudo analisa os impactos do Projeto Educa Basquete (PEB) na comunidade de Laranjeiras, Município de Serra/ES. Por ser uma pesquisa qualitativa, para a coleta de dados foram utilizados questionários e entrevistas direcionadas aos gestores do projeto e aos 26 pais/responsáveis dos alunos participantes, contendo questões relacionadas ao seu impacto social. Constatou-se que o projeto é genuíno e cumpre com sua a missão junto à comunidade onde encontra-se inserido, porém necessita de mais apoio financeiro para expandir o seu trabalho, tanto onde se encontra como em outros bairros da região. Por fim, foi possível perceber a importância de se utilizar o esporte como eixo norteador de um projeto social e seus benefícios junto à sociedade.