University Library in Bratislava (ULIB) is the oldest and largest scientific library in Slovakia, which was founded in 1919 and until 1954 served as a national library. It was amongst the first cultural and educational institutions that were founded in the new Czechoslovak Republic on the territory of Slovakia in support of the emerging higher education and science. Despite its original intention to become a university library of the oldest Slovak university, it has never become an integral part of it, even though it has so far enjoyed great interest among students and the academic community. The University Library in Bratislava retained its original name, which also describes the universal nature of its library collections. At present it is a modern scientific library serving the whole country. In the jubilee year 2019, the University Library in Bratislava commemorates its 100th anniversary.

Under the auspices of Ľubica Laššáková, Ministress of Culture of the Slovak Republic

CONTENT SCOPE

The Colloquium project, based on the initiative of then Slovak Minister of Culture, was approved by the Ministers of Culture of V4 countries at their 13th meeting in April 2005 in Banská Bystrica. By this decision, they confirmed the need to join the European discussion on the digitization of library resources and building a virtual European library. The main topic of Colloquiums is the cooperation of heritage institutions – libraries, museums, galleries and archives in the field of preservation, digitization and especially complex, flexible and direct access to cultural and academic heritage within united Europe.

LANGUAGE OF DISCUSSIONS

• Slovak
• English

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Following the 7th Colloquium of library and information experts of V4+ countries, the organizational guarantee of the event – University Library in Bratislava – will prepare and publish a reviewed almanac, also available in electronic format at the Colloquium’s website. All lecturers and participants will be informed upon the publication of the almanac.

Expert Guarantors & Conference Proceedings Reviewers

• prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Šušol , PhD. (Faculty of Arts, Comenius university in Bratislava)
• prof. PhDr. Tomáš Kubíček, Ph.D. (Moravian Library in Brno)

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

Ing. Alojz Androvič, PhD. (SK)

Mgr. Szabolcs Dancs (HU)

Tomasz Gruszkowski (PL)

Mgr. Adolf Knoll (CZ)

PhDr. Vít Richter (CZ)

Ing. Silvia Stasselová (SK)

COLLOQUIUM MAIN ORGANIZER

Ing. Silvia Stasselová, Director General of the University Library in Bratislava

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Team of librarians and staff members of the University Library in Bratislava under the leadership of the Director General – Ing. Silvia Stasselová:

Mgr. Alexandra Ballová, Mgr. Vladimíra Bartovičová, Mgr.art. Natália Cehláriková, PhDr. Jaroslava Dollerová, Mgr. Roman Herda, PhDr. Michal Kalnický, Vlasta Kapustíková, Mgr. Daniela Kováčiková, Mgr. Jana Kovaľová, Mgr. Monika Lopušanová, Mgr. Mária Lörinc, PhDr. Jana Matúšková, PhDr. Klára Mészárosová, Ing. Milan Rakús, Mgr. Anna Starinská, Mgr. Katarína Tomková, Mgr. Ľudovít Zupko

Participants

Participant List [PDF, 0.2 MB]

6th COLLOQUIUM OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION EXPERTS OF THE V4+ COUNTRIES

Venue:
Brno (Czech Republic)
Date:
31 May – 1 June 2016
Keynote Topic:
Libraries of V4+ Countries in the Intrigues of the Digital Age

5th COLLOQUIUM OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION EXPERTS OF THE V4+ COUNTRIES

Venue:
Bratislava Castle (Slovak Republic)
Date:
8 – 9 June 2015
Keynote Topic:
Libraries of V4+ Countries and Perspectives of Their Further Development until 2020
Website:
mau.svkbb.eu/kolokvium

4th COLLOQUIUM OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION EXPERTS OF THE V4+ COUNTRIES

Venue:
National Széchényi Library (Hungary)
Date:
25 – 26 November 2013
Keynote Topic:
Accessing the Digital Content: Mass Digitization, Mandatory Deposit in Electronic Form, the Question of Copyright – the Experiences of National Libraries

3rd COLLOQUIUM OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION EXPERTS OF THE V4+ COUNTRIES

Venue:
The National Library of Poland (Poland)
Date:
13 – 14 October 2011
Keynote Topic:
Workshop for Digital Libraries of National Libraries of V4 Countries and for the guests from Countries of Central and Eastern Europe

2nd COLLOQUIUM OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION EXPERTS OF THE V4+ COUNTRIES

Venue:
Moravian Library in Brno (Czech Republic)
Date:
6 – 8 July 2008
Keynote Topic:
Digitization – a Way to Protect and Make Documents Available

1st COLLOQUIUM OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION EXPERTS OF THE V4+ COUNTRIES

Venue:
State Scientific Library in Banská Bystrica (Slovak Republic)
Date:
11 – 13 May 2006
Keynote Topic:
Libraries in Knowledge Society