Slovenia - Basic information on the Library System and the Law / Ivan Kanič, Rajko Slokar & Savin Jogan.
Presented at: Council of Europe, Reforming library legislation in Central Europe : Needs and expectations, Workshop, Strasbourg, Nov. 7-8, 1994.

The Act on Libraries and Other Library Institutions (Slovenia)

 (Version as of July 14, 1994)
General scheme of the Draft Proposal

Ivan Kanič, Rajko Slokar & Savin Jogan.

I. General provisions

Article

1 - The contents and the scope of the Law
2 - Library services
3 - Library materials II. Institutions performing , supplementing or supporting library services 4 - Types of institutions
5 - Library
6 - Types of libraries
7 - Public libraries
8 - School libraries
9 - Academic and university libraries
10 - University library
11 - Special libraries
12 - National library
13 - Specialized information centres
14 - National host institution III. Foundation and management of libraries; libraries as public service 15 - Foundation of libraries
16 - Foundation of libraries as public services
17 - Management
18 - Public service
        General conditions for libraries acting as public service
19 - (missing)
20 - Minimum of services offered to users
21 - Private libraries
22 - Use of personal data
23 - Library material of national importance (national heritage)
24 - National library having the priority right when private material of national importance is being sold
25 - National library licensing permanent or temporary exportation of national heritage
26 - Keeping and preservation of national heritage funded by the state IV. Professional staff 27 - Professional staff - who, education, professional training
28 - Institutions performing professional education and training
29 - “Mentor libraries” for practical training
30 - Financing of “mentor libraries”
31 - Professional associations V. Library information system 32 - Definition of the Library Information System of Slovenia
33 - National library coordinating the Library information system
34 - Basic elements of the system
35 - Horizontal linking (regional)
36 - Branch libraries
37 - Main (central) regional libraries
38 - Provision of material of local importance (“Heimatkunde”)
39 - Appointment of main regional libraries
40 - Conditions the main regional libraries must fulfill
41 - Regions
42 - University library system
       Aims, functions of the main university library as the coordinator of the system
43 - (missing)
44 - Central libraries (subject oriented)
45 - Functions of central libraries as coordinators of libraries in subject areas
46 - Appointment of central libraries; conditions they must fulfill
47 - Cooperation with specialized information centres
48 - Libraries for Slovene minorities outside the state of Slovenia (Triest, Klagenfurt)
49 - Computer support of the library system (hosts)
50 - National host institution - functions VI. National library - functions and obligations 51 - National library can delegate some of the functions to othet institutions
52 - Details on functioning of the National library will be stated in a special Law on the National Library VII. National Council for librarianship of the Republic of Slovenia 53 - Appointment of the Council
54 - Functions and duties
55 - Members
56 - Administrative services VIII. Financing 57 - Budgeting (by state for libraries performing public service)
58 - Tariff (pricing policy)
59 - Level of secured funding IX. Control 60 - Supervisory body
61 - Efficiency X. Penalty 62 - Penalties for infringement of Library Law provisions XI. Transitionary provisions

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February 1999