iSybislaw sprzymierzeńcem studentów, doktorantów oraz pracowników naukowych

Author(s): Marcin Fastyn / Language(s): Polish Issue: 04/2014

In this paper the iSybislaw bibliographic database of World Slavic Linguistics publications is presented. The author demonstrates its vast potential as a research tool and citation source, concentrating on the possibilities of using all iSybislaw functions and options in university teaching and scientific research. The author points out that the database can be used not only by students and scientists of Slavic, Polish and Russian philology, but also, even if to a lesser extent, for philologies and linguistics of all languages.

Възрожденският портрет - колекциониране и систематизация на откупките

Author(s): Blagovesta Ivanova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2002

ПАНДЕМИЯТА И ПОСТПАНДЕМИЯТА ОТ КОВИД-19 И МЕДИЙНИТЕ ПРЕДИЗВИКАТЕЛСТВА В БЪЛГАРСКОТО ОБЩЕСТВОТО

Author(s): Mitko Dimitrov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2023

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered by the coronavirus has unequivocally demonstrated that society as well as every individual and citizen needs strong and competent statesmanship on the part of politicians as well as a genuine and objective media presence for 44 reporting on issues related to civil society and democratic processes. The problems that we as a society and citizens have been confronted with and have been forced to address reveal the real trust or mistrust in the civil society fraught with the deep contradictions of the times in which we live. This crisis has unequivocally pointed to the hesitation in our society to accept and respect the objective truth. The crisis has revealed that as a civil society, we still do not thoroughly assess the challenges we face and that we are far from understanding that the way to surmount and cope with difficulties is universal and common to all humankind. All of us as citizens and as a society need new impulses for truthfulness, civic inspiration, dignity, and creativity regardless of the hardships and new crises, both political and economic, and the new challenges that we and the world, in general, will face. It is because we have to increasingly be stronger as a society and as citizens.

Educational and Cultural Role of Arab Virtual Document Exhibitions

Author(s): Elsayed Salah Elsawy,Sarah Attia / Language(s): English Issue: 6/2024

Archival institutions are legally authorized to preserve educational, historical, or archival documents. Under this context, this research explores the role and interest of Arab archival institutions in displaying official documents on their websites. This study delves into focusing on the service provision of archival institutions by providing a virtual exhibition of their documents. Method of content analysis helps this research analyze the exhibition’s characteristics, for instance, display of document type, size, metadata availability, research tools and instruments, and engraving the possibility to copy, download, or print documents. The sample size of the research included ten archival institutions in Arab, including Oman, Jordan, UAE, Tunisia, KSA, Iraq, Qatar, Libya, and Morocco. These institutes were selected based on the presence of archival document websites that provide text documents, photographs, and visual recordings. The analysis of the research uncovered the aspect that Arab archival institutes differ in their interest in exhibiting virtual documents and the type/number of documents available to the public. However, almost 50% of archival institutes provide metadata for displayed documents. They provide advanced characteristics, such as enlargement of images, search, download, and sharing, available in 33.3% of virtual exhibitions. This study recommends the establishment of control to select displayed documents compatible with different users. Moreover, the display of images and documents should include descriptive data that explains the nature and context of document creation and preservation. Virtual exhibition visitors must be surveyed with. their aspirations under consideration of the archival institute's policies and country-specific document management laws.

Theological Prints as a Cultural Particularity of the Aristocratic Library in Voderady with a Focus on Péter Pázmány’s Prayer Book and Its Didactic Importance

Author(s): Zuzana Suchaňová,Rastislav Nemec / Language(s): English Issue: 02/2024

The objective of this contribution is the presentation and analysis of the theological assemblage of the aristocratic library in Voderady, which, from a historical viewpoint, represented an important collection of period prints. According to the period catalogue Catalogus Vedroniensis 1894, it initially contained as many as twelve thousand works divided into 19 thematic groups, listed over 532 pages based on the catalogue system common of the time. The aggregate of the- ological treatises contains several dozen interesting works in multiple languages, which testifies to a considerable degree of open-mindedness from the Zichy family, in religious and confessional issues among others. From the 83 theological works in the Voderady library, we intend to call attention to one of the most published works of Péter Pázmány, published both during his lifetime and after his death: Christian Prayer Book2 (Pécs 1853), and analyse its literary and linguistic parameters to reveal interesting didactic and humanistic elements that go back to the ancient rhetorical tradition.

Contribuții la istoria muzeografiei Basarabene: savantul Teodor Porucic

Author(s): Elena Ploșniță / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 2/2021

The article examines the role of Bessarabian collectors in the development of the museum heritage, outlines the contribution of Teodor Porucic, a scientist distinguished by his breadth of interests, hard work, perseverance and firm convictions, to the development of Bessarabian museography. At the beginning, the author cites biographical data showing that during his life T. Porucic showed himself in various fields of science and held various positions, including the position of director of the Chisinau Museum of Natural History. Teodor Porucic appears as a passionate collector, scrupulous museographer and a person devoted to cultural and historical heritage. Passionate about archeology, geology, paleontology, and technology, through field research and acquisitions, he created many collections. After serious research and systematization, he donated a significant part of these collections to the Zemstvo Museum, the first public museum in Bessarabia. In the interwar period, he for a short time served as director of this museum institution, managing to develop a program for the development of the museum and come up with a new project for the arrangement of the Botanical Garden. He spoke to the public with reports on his archaeological and natural science collections within the framework of the activities of the cultural and scientific societies that existed in Chisinau. In 1914, he put forward the idea of creating a museum of science and technology in Chisinau. He did not abandon this goal even in the interwar period, trying to return the collections donated to the museums of Bessarabia. In the end, having lost the lawsuits, he was forced to abandon the idea of creating a science and technology museum due to the lack of collections. However, he remained a follower and supporter of the artist Nikolai Gumalik, who since 1923 promoted the idea of creating an Art Museum at the National Museum of Natural History in Chisinau. While teaching at the Agricultural Academy of Cluj-Napoca, the scientist collected objects of cultural heritage related to rural life, which he later donated to the Chisinau Natural Science Museum. He took part in the Dimitrie Gusti’s student expeditions, exploring Bessarabian villages and was familiar with Petre Ștefănucă, a staunch supporter of the creation of a museum of ethnography of Bessarabia. Teodor Porucic advocated the organization of rural museums as custodians of objects of folk architecture and traditional culture. The article also pays attention to the archaeological research of the scientist Teodor Porucic, who has collected excellent collections of archaeological items that were transferred to the Museum of Natural History. Teodor Porucic himself wrote about his archaeological research and about the objects discovered in the Arhivele Basarabiei journal. Until the end of his life, he was engaged in museums and museography. In 1950, being a member of the Academic Council of the Republican Museum of Local Lore (former Zemstvo Museum, Chisinau Museum of Natural History), he actively participated in museum life. By May 1, 1950, the exhibition “History of the Soviet period” and the section “Nature” were prepared. During the discussions, T. Porucic sharply criticized the new organization of the exhibition, noting that its main drawback is “a weak reflection of the history and life of the Moldavian people”. The author, highly appreciating the activity of T. Porucic as a collector and museographer, proposes to create a museum in his house in Chisinau, thereby paying tribute to the scientist who made a special contribution to the development of Bessarabian museography.

Colecția savantului pedolog Nicolae Dimo în patrimoniul muzeului național de istorie a Moldovei

Author(s): Vera Serjant / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 2/2022

The collections of the National Museum of History of Moldova contain rich material on the history of science. Among the collections of items belonging to prominent scientists, a special place is occupied by the collection of the famous Bessarabian soil scientist Nikolai Dimo, who was born in 1873 in the town of Orhei. The collection includes about 100 items and consists of photographs, documents, books from the scientist’s library, brochures, diaries, photo albums, personal items, a medal, badges, and more. It was formed in 1986-1995 on the basis of materials purchased or donated to the museum by the wife and descendants of the scientist. The purpose of our study is to publish the entire collection, including it in the catalog of objects of prominent figures of Bessarabia and the MSSR in the section of science. To do this, we have compiled a list of all the exhibits relevant to the subject, both from the main fund of the museum (FB) and from the auxiliary one (FA). The collection contains about 50 photographs, documents, medals, books. There are also a number of personal belongings of the scientist (pocket watch, camera, binoculars, etc.), as well as some household items (table lamps, grandfather clocks, etc.). The purpose of the research and publication of this collection is not only to highlight the collections of the National Museum of History of Moldova, but also to perpetuate the memory of a person who can rightfully be considered the father of modern soil science in Moldova.

Considerații privind constituirea, dezvoltarea și promovarea colecției de documente și cărți vechi a muzeului județean argeș

Author(s): Mioara Burlușanu / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 2/2024

The article presents the beginnings of museum work in Pitești, Argeș County (Romania). In 1928, a group of people of culture from Pitesti led by teacher Tatiana Bobancu founded the Gh. Ionescu Gion People’s Athenaeum, a cultural society coordinating various sociocultural activities, a museum and a public library This paper describes the activities of the staff of the Argeș County Museum in creating and developing a collection of old documents and books. The Museum has legal ownership of objects acquired through purchase, donation or exchange. The Museum’s book collection is quite valuable and diverse. Its development and promotion are carried out through exhibitions, symposiums, round tables and publications in the scientific yearbook “Argesis: Studies and Communications”. The purpose of this periodical of the Argeș County Museum is to promote the movable and immovable national cultural heritage, publish materials on museum studies and scientific research, as well as highlight restoration and conservation activities. The article focuses on objects from the collection of old documents and books, exhibited at two temporary exhibitions. Some of the exhibits did not require complex restoration processes.

Colecția pedologică din patrimoniul Muzeului Național de Etnografie și Istorie Naturală

Author(s): Stela Curcubăt,Irina Badiuc,Sergiu Pana / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 30/2019

For the first time in the Republic of Moldova, the soil monoliths were demonstrated in the Zemstva Museum in Bessarabia, in 1911. Currently, the soil, as a natural and multifunctional object, the basis of the terrestrial ecosystems, the most valuable natural resource of the country, is exhibited in two rooms of the Permanent exhibition of the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History, being represented by vertical blocks or monolithic soil of the most characteristic genetic and taxonomic units of virgin soil and soil profiles modified by anthropic activity (degraded and technologically transformed). In total, the Pedological Collection of the museum includes 70 soil samples (monoliths and mother rock), of which 43 in the permanent exhibition and 27 monoliths kept in the museum’s deposits

Tamara Cojuhari, Gheorghe Postolache, Sergiu Pană. Diversitatea floristică a Grădinii Botanice a Muzeuliu Național de Etnografie și Istorie Naturală

Author(s): Grigori CAPAȚINA / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 30/2019

Review of: Tamara Cojuhari, Gheorghe Postolache, Sergiu Pană. Diversitatea floristică a Grădinii Botanice a Muzeuliu Național de Etnografie și Istorie Naturală. Ghid informativ. Chișinău: Lexon Prim, 2019, 140 p.

Etapele formării ierbarului Muzeului Național de Etnografie și Istorie Naturală

Author(s): Tamara Cojuhari,Petru Vicol / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 32/2020

This work presents an evaluation of the herbarium from the Museum’s Botanical Collection, transmitted by botanists from Odesa. Based on the research of approx. 3600 pieces, herbaceous items have been selected and ordered according to the historical chronology of herbaceous plant species collecting. Ce collection from the 1891-1893 years includes more than 165 pieces of herbaceous plants belonging to the families Asteraceae, Betulaceae, Brassicaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Convolvulaceae, Corylaceae, Cuscutaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fumariaceae , Orchidaceae, Poaceae, Ranunculaceae, Resedaceae. Cis herbarium represents an indisputable national value, which offer to the society testimonies for scientific, didactic, ecological, education purposes.

Viața muzeului în imagini

Author(s): Not Specified Author / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 34/2021

Museum life in images.

Viața muzeului în imagini

Author(s): Not Specified Author / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 35/2021

Museum life in images.

Deus ex machina? NFT Technology as a Means of Preservation for Endangered Cultural Heritage

Author(s): Valeria Casillo / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2024

This article discusses NFT technology in the context of cultural heritage protection in armed conflicts, addressing both the benefits and challenges that come with their use. In view of the recent example set by the Kharkiv Art Museum, a cultural institution that has digitized 15 artworks to be sold in an auction and whose incomes will contribute to the preservation of national cultural heritage, the present study will delve into both the legal and ethical aspects underlying what is known as NFTs, shedding light on their possible protection under the existing cultural heritage framework. To this end, the provisions enshrined in the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its Protocols will be examined.

Bibliotečka i informacijska nauka u digitalnom habitatu: istraživački trendovi na osnovu analize članaka u Scopusu (januar 2019 – maj 2024)

Author(s): Alma Mešić,Anida Ibričić,Dalila Mirović / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 1-2/2024

Objective: This research analyses key trends in Library and Information science (LIS) in the last five years, based on articles published in the Scopus database; Methodology: The research was conducted using a combination of bibliometric analysis, quantitative methods and qualitative content analysis; Results: The keyword with the highest frequency is Academic Libraries. Other prevalent topics include everything digital (digital collections, libraries, technologies), open access and open science, information literacy, library services and scientific communication; Discussion: LIS research is increasingly concerned with scholarly communication and innovative services that come with new technologies, rather than traditional library topics and disciplines; Originality: The original contribution of this paper lies in the fact that it presents the most recent trends in LIS.

Kartografska zbirka Ibrahima Bušatlije u fondu Gazi Husrev-begove biblioteke i značaj njene digitalizacije za istraživače historije Bosne i Hercegovine

Author(s): Ejla Ćurovac / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 1-2/2024

Professor Ibrahim Bušatlija’s cartographic collection, received by the Gazi Husrevbeg Library in 2019, has enriched the library’s special collections, making a significant contribution to the resources available to researchers, geographers, and historians in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Professor Bušatlija spent years gathering maps, atlases, and globes, and leaves us valuable legacy that, thanks to digitalization following cataloguing, is now widely accessible to researchers. This study used analytical and classification methods to assess the current condition of the collection and evaluate the processes of cataloguing, storage, digitalization, and physical preservation. Scientific research methods were applied, including direct examination of the collection, classification by material type, and comparative analysis with similar cartographic collections. Based on these procedures, criteria for best practices of use were established, covering standards for physical preservation (such as temperature and humidity control and protection measures). Further, advanced digitalization techniques were used to ensure high-quality display, and measures to facilitate access for researchers through digital and physical channels. The analyses provided a basis for proposing specific measures to improve the preservation, organization, and presentation of the collection, thereby enhancing its public accessibility. It was concluded that this collection represents an exceptionally valuable cultural and research resource, and that adapting methods of cataloguing, digitalization, and preservation is essential for ensuring its long-term protection and accessibility, supporting high standards in cultural heritage preservation.

Mai aproape de Dumnezeu prin muzica religioasă

Author(s): Vasile Secrieru / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 1-2/2024

The article explores the profound connection between people and religious music, highlighting its significance in the activities of the Romanian Orthodox Patriarchate during the Commemorative Year of Hymnographers and Church Singers. Sacred music, rooted in folk art, represents a symbiosis between Eastern and Western cultures, characterized by modal melody, harmony, modal polyphony, and captivating heterophony. Christian Orthodox music is perceived as a means through which believers draw closer to God, influencing their emotions and thoughts. The article addresses and proposes initiatives for revitalizing church musical traditions, including the establishment of a Faculty/Academy of Religious Music and the creation of a Church Singers’ Association. The importance of developing a Dictionary of Religious Music and a National Catalogue of Church Music Publications is emphasized, as well as the need for training courses and the promotion of events dedicated to religious music singers. The article also highlights the role of church singers in establishing parish libraries, church museums, and Sunday schools, emphasizing their importance in the pastoral, missionary, and social activities of the community.

Organizacija i očuvanje zbirki legata u Gazi Husrev-begovoj biblioteci

Author(s): Ejla Ćurovac / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 11/2025

Given the specificity of legacies as a collection, preservation and organization of legacies often represent a challenge for libraries and librarians. In the Gazi Husrev- bey’s Library, legacies represent one of the key components of replenishing the funds, and the three legacies presented within this paper are the legacies of Osman Asaf Sokolović, Sinanudin Sokolović, and Nedžib Šaćirbegović. The aim of this research was to see what methods of processing, organization and preservation of legacies are applied in Gazi Husrev-bey’s library, with recommendations from theory and good practices on how to standardize the processing and preserve the aforementioned legacies in the best way for generations to come. Using comparative and analytical methods, the current state of these three legacies was identified, and the methods of their processing, placement, and storage conditions were analyzed. The analysis method was used to investigate the legacy fund as a whole, and then all the parts and elements that make it up were analyzed, while the comparative method was used to compare the processing, placement, and organization of the three aforementioned legacies, along with an analysis of their differences, similarities, advantages, and disadvantages. With the help of the inductive method, based on the analysis of individual facts about these legacies, general conclusions were reached, and the entire research was started with a descriptive method, describing the formal characteristics of these three legacies. The results of the research show that signing and cataloging are uneven and that much work still needs to be done in this segment so that everything is standardized within each individual legacy. This is the basic problem that this work attempts to solve, along with problems in other legacy preservation processes, such as digitization or placement within the Library’s depot.Based on the research conducted in theory and practice, a regulation on the handover, processing, protection and preservation of legacies was developed. This set a clear framework for future legacies that would arrive at Gazi Husrev-bey’s library. This rulebook will be a good basis for other libraries that do not yet have clear regulations on this issue.

Standardy oceny repozytoriów danych badawczych: przegląd dostępnych i stosowanych certyfikatów wiarygodności repozytoriów

Author(s): Agnieszka Adamiec / Language(s): Polish Issue: 28/2024

Purpose/Thesis: The amount of digital research data is constantly growingworldwide, and the need to store and share it in a secure environment is becoming appar-ent. Online platforms called repositories are a widely recognized place to collect researchresults. From the point of view of the long-term security of the data deposited in them, it isimportant that repositories meet generally accepted standards, so that they can be countedamong the ‘trusted repositories’. In addition, providing open access to or at least storingresearch data in so-called trusted repositories is becoming one of the requirements forproper accounting of scientific research projects. The purpose of this article is to presentthe result of a review of tools for obtaining certification that confirms the trustworthinessof research data repositories. Certificates which formed the basis for the development ofthe 2010 Memorandum of Understanding were selected (including the necessary update).The number of institutions and their repositories with a current certificate awarded wasalso checked. Approach/Methods: The study applied the method of critical analysis ofdocumentation using normative and informative materials found on the websites of en-tities that audit and certify digital repositories. Results and conclusions: Research has shown that, as of now, only about 4% of repositories registered with the international reg-istry of research data repositories re3data.org have at least one current widely recognizedcertificate. Factors discouraging people from applying for a prestigious certificate may beits price and the lengthy process of evaluating and verifying an application.

საარქივო მასალა შოთა რუსთაველისა და მისი ეპოქის მუზეუმის შესახებ

Author(s): Manana Makhateli / Language(s): Georgian Issue: 2/2024

In the archive of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia there is preserved very interesting material about Shota Rustaveli and the museum of his era, which was opened on January 3, 1937 and operated until April 1, 1941. The decision of the Council of People’s Commissars of the Georgian SSR to establish a museum in connection with the 750th anniversary of the origination of Shota Rustaveli’ poem “Knight in Panther’s Skin” was made in 1936. The famous Georgian historian and public figure Ivane Javakhishvili was appointed to the position of acting director of the museum. The purpose of the museum was the XI-XIII centuries. Presentation of the spiritual and material culture of Georgia. The purpose of the museum was presentation of the spiritual and material culture of XI-XIII centuries Georgia. We offer the reader archival material, in particular several contracts (a total of 70 contracts were signed), which reflect the preparatory work for holding the museum exhibition, as well as the further destiny of the extremely important fund collected in the museum. List of published documents: 1. Agreement (Tiflis, November 1, 1936) 2. Agreement (Tiflis, November 30, 1936) 3. Agreement (Tiflis, November 30, 1936) 4. Agreement (Tiflis, December 10, 1936) 5. Agreement (Tiflis, January 10, 1937) 6. Agreement (Tbilisi, March 8, 1937) 7. Agreement (Tbilisi, March 29, 1937) 8. Agreement (Tbilisi, April 29, 1937).