Slavic Collections and Future Challenges
The Sarajevo-based “UNIVERSITY PRESS” doo. publishing house, was founded in 1998 on the initiative of a number of American university libraries with the aim of procuring a steady supply for these libraries of monographic and periodical publications from Bosnia and Herzegovina. By 2005, more than 60 prominent libraries had been supplied with books and periodicals from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. In 2005 these libraries subscribed to 120 periodicals from Bosnia and Herzegovina, mainly those dealing with general social and cultural issues. This distribution of books and periodicals from Bosnia and Herzegovina and from the region was the basis for solid cooperation with the greater number of publishers and booksellers, major libraries in BiH and the region, and the Librarians' Society of BiH. Given the extent of cooperation achieved with foreign libraries and their interest in furthering cooperation with publishers, booksellers and librraries, we are continuing to work with these institutions on the project of the international convention of Slavicist librarians in Sarajevo.
2. Aims
The project of the international convention of Slavicist librarians in Sarajevo is designed to be an on-going international convention of Slavicist librarians in Sarajevo, to be held annually in Sarajevo to coincide with the Sarajevo Book Fair.
The primary aim is to enable representatives of foreign libraries, and in particular of their slavistic departments, to familiarize themselves in greater detail with current publishing activities in Yugoslav languages on the latter's home ground
The project of the international convention of Slavicist librarians in Sarajevo is designed to be an on-going international convention of Slavicist librarians in Sarajevo, to be held annually in Sarajevo to coincide with the Sarajevo Book Fair.
The primary aim is to enable representatives of foreign libraries, and in particular of their slavistic departments, to familiarize themselves in greater detail with current publishing activities in Yugoslav languages on the latter's home ground
Increase the number of libraries procuring books and periodicals in Yugoslav languages
Facilitate direct contacts between representatives of libraries from the USA ande Europe and librarians from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region in order to advance direct cooperation and increase the extent of interlibrary exchange
3. Date of the convention
Sarajevo, 20-23 April 2005, to coincide with the Sarajevo Book Fair. The convention will be held in the Collegium Artisticum city gallery in Sarajevo, which is immediately adjacent to the Skenderija Cultural and Sports Centre halls where the Sarajevo Book Fair is held.
4. Organizers
Librarians' Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
UG Openbook Sarajevo
KD UNIVERSITY PRESS d.o.o. Sarajevo
5. Co-organizers
Sarajevo Trade Fair – Skenderija Cultural and Sports Centre
TKD Šahinpašic Sarajevo
6. Steering committee
1. Avalon Sonja, Booksellers' Society of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb
2. Bakršic Kemal, Prof. Dr, Chair of Comparative Literature and Librarianship of the Faculty of the Humanities, University of Sarajevo
3. Crayne Janet, Head of the Department for Eastern European Collections of the Library of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
4. Donia Robert, Prof. Dr. Michigan University Ann Arbor USA, Chair of Organizing Committee
5. Horvat Aleksandra, Prof. Dr, Faculty of the Humanities, University of Zagreb
6. Lorkovic Tatjana, Curator of the South Slav Collection, Yale University Libraray, USA;
7. Karpatsky Dušan, Karlov University Prague, Czech Republic
8. Ovcina Ismet, Director of the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina
9. Pajic Predrag, Head of the South Slav Collection, Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA
10. Pyro Hana, Harvard University Libraries, Cambridge, USA
11. Sešek Irena, Head of Procurement of the National and University Library of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana;
12. Stevanovic Bosiljka, Head of the Foreign Books Section, New York Public Library, New York USA;
13. Szkuta Magda, the British Library, London, UK,
14. Ugricic Sreten, Head of the National Library of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro
7. Executive committee
Hrenovica Muhamed Zlatan, Librarians' Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Madacki Saša, IKD UNIVERSITY PRESS Sarajevo;
Markovic Dragan, IKD UNIVERSITY PRESS Sarajevo; Chair of Executive Committee
Mesihovic Azra, TKD “Šahinpašic”
Njuhovic Azemina, Librarians' Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
8. Timetable of the SECOND international
convention of Slavicist librarians in Sarajevo
convention of Slavicist librarians in Sarajevo
Wednesday, 19 April 2006
17:00 - 17:30 Registration of participants
17:30 - 19:00 Welcome and cocktails, Speeches by Federation
Minister of Culture and Sport and Organizer
Minister of Culture and Sport and Organizer
Thursday, 20 April 2006
9:30 - 9:45 Opening of Second International Convention
of Slavicist Librarians in Sarajevo
Speeches:
Minister of Science and Education of Sarajevo Canton
Chair of Librarians' Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina
of Slavicist Librarians in Sarajevo
Speeches:
Minister of Science and Education of Sarajevo Canton
Chair of Librarians' Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina
9:45 -10:30 Session 1: Topic 1 – History of slavistic collections
Joint presentation by international participants
Joint presentation by international participants
10:30 - 11:15 Session 2:
contributions by participants
contributions by participants
11:15 -11:45 Coffee break
11:45 - 12:30 Session 3:
contributions by participants
contributions by participants
12:30 - 13:15 Session 4:
contributions by participants
contributions by participants
13:15 - 15:45 Lunch break
15:45 - 16:30 Session 5: Topic 2 – Future of slavistic collections
contributions by participants
contributions by participants
16:30 -17:15 Session 6:
contributions by participants
contributions by participants
Friday, 21 April 2006
9:45 -10:30 Session 1:
Topic 3 – Challenges of technological changes
Topic 3 – Challenges of technological changes
Joint presentation by international participants
10:30 - 11:15 Session 2:
contributions by participants
contributions by participants
11:15 -11:45 Coffee break
11:45 - 12:30 Session 3:
contributions by participants
contributions by participants
12:30 - 13:15 Session 4:
contributions by participants
contributions by participants
13:15 - 15:45 Lunch break
15:45 - 16:30 Session 5:
Topic 4 – Challenges of archiving and analysis of collections
Topic 4 – Challenges of archiving and analysis of collections
contributions by participants
16:30 -17:15 Session 6:
contributions by participants
contributions by participants
Saturday, 22 April 2006
9:45 -10:30 Session 1:
Topic 5 – Publishers, translation and contemporary presentation
Topic 5 – Publishers, translation and contemporary presentation
Joint presentation by international participants
10:30 - 11:15 Session 2:
contributions by participants
contributions by participants
11:15 -11:45 Coffee break
11:45 –13:00 Concluding session
13:00 –15:00 Visit to Book Fair
19:00 Reception hosted by Lord Mayor of Sarajevo
Sunday, 23 April 2006
08:30 Visit to cultural and historical sites: Mostar, Medugorje, Žitomislici, Neum
Monday, 24 April 2006
Departure of participants in the Second International Convention of Slavicist Librarians
Deadlines:
• Application to attend the 2nd ICSL and intention to submit papers:
29 March 2006
29 March 2006
• Submission of papers: 10 April 2006
Additional information and preliminary notification by:
openbook@bih.net.ba
Hotel reservations:
Official hotel of the 2nd ICSL
Hotel «Europa Garni» Sarajevo
providing excellent hotel
accomodation for convention participants in the centre of Sarajevo with special discount
accomodation for convention participants in the centre of Sarajevo with special discount
www.europa-garni.ba
Or by post:
IKD UNIVERSITY PRESS d.o.o.
PO Box 420
71 000 SARAJEVO
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fax. ++ 387 33 26 03 91
www. openbook.ba/icls
FURTHER INFORMATION IN GREATER DETAIL 1 APRIL 2006.
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