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FIRST COLUMN
Cultural Riches in Time - Marju Lepajõe
An essay on the libraries’, predominantly Tartu University Library’s role as a preserver of cultural riches.
E-LIBRARY
Art Collection in the Virtual Era - Katre Riisalu
The National Library of Estonia has initiated the digitisation of its art collections. The article describes digital collections of original graphic art, book illustrations, historical maps and town plans, linked to the home page of the library.
The National Library Started to Build a Digital Archives - Krista Kiisa
An international cooperation project reUSE was launched in Europe in 2004. In 2004–2006 it draws together Austrian, Estonian and German national and university libraries, aiming to create a digital archive that meets the long-term requirements of preprint files of public sector publications and services based on that archive. From Estonia, the National Library participates in the project.
On the Way to the European Library - Toomas Schvak
An overview of the European Commission’s project TEL-ME-MOR, launched on 1 February 2005. Its activities have been divided between five work packages. The fourth work package is leaded by the National Library of Estonia. Its goal is to inform the memory institutions of new EU member countries of the financing opportunities offered by the EC for research and development.
LIBRARIANS
Librarian’s Image: a Daisy or a Nettle? - Olga Einasto
The second article in the series of overviews of the studies conducted at Tartu University Library in spring of 2003 with an aim to analyse the role of widespread stereotypes in shaping librarians’ image and to investigate the sources of those stereotypes. The article gives an overview of the librarian’s image on the basis of thorough interviews with 25 people in the age of 15 to 50 years, associative study and answers to the questionnaire (respondents were the students at the University of Tartu and the library staff of Tartu University Library).
LIBRARY EDUCATION
Some Thoughts about Professional Standard - Mati Muru
The author holds that the Librarians’ Professional Standard, approved the last year, is problematic in several ways, first and foremost, from the aspect of knowledge and skills requirements for different levels of professionalism laid down in it. He is, for instance, convinced that it would be impossible to work at the library with basic skills and know-ledge fixed in the 3rd level of Professional Standard. The statements have been explained with the help of diagrams.
Training Enhances Self-Esteem - Merike Poljakov
The article deals with the necessity of life-long learning, regarding training activities as one of the forms of organisational development. The author pays much attention to the training activities in libraries, where, in the mind of the author, there is a problem of little interest in in-service training and a modest number of educators among the librarians themselves.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Farmers Put Their Money Together - Sirje Bärg
An overview of the establishment of Kose-Uuemõisa Lib-rary 80 years ago and of the present day of the library. Today the library houses renovated and refurbished premises and is equipped with Internet connection.
Now It Is Time to Read Books: an Interview with Liisa Düüna - Marju Saluste
Liisa Düüna worked as the Director of Lääne-Viru County Central Library in Rakvere from 1966 up to the end of 2004. The interview focuses on the role of libraries and librarians in the society over the years.
Patent Information for Everybody - Ene Toom
According to the agreement reached by the Estonian Patent Library and Võru County Central Library, there is plan to establish an industrial property information point in Võru county.
A Home Page is a Tool for Self-Introduction and Self-Advertisement - Kaili Õunapuu
An overview of the home pages of Estonian county libraries that were evaluated on the basis of three characteristics: design and structure, use-friendliness, and provided information.
LET’S GET ACQUAINTED!
Theological Institute of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church and Its Library - Sirje Peedu
A thorough overview of the Library of the EELC Theological Institute. The introduction provides an insight into the history and present day of the Institute. Its library has emerged on the bases of ecclesiastical libraries of the 17th century Tallinn. Today the library has been developed into a remarkable special library that includes old book collection, archival collection, personal collections and sheet music collection. As earlier publications make up one third of its collection, the library pays much attention to book restoration.
BALTIC AND NORDIC LIBRARIES
Bauska Library Is Proud for Its Local Study Work - Baiba Tormane
The Director of the Central Library of Bauska County gives an overview of the activities of the library, located in the southern part of Latvia. She makes a boast about the lib-rary’s local study work. The result of the work of several years is a local study reference book, Novadnieku enciklo-pedija, that includes data about important people of Bauska region: profession, position, dates and places of birth and death, synopsis of achievements, photo and reference list.
Madona Is Studing - Ene Riet
An overview of the activities of Madona City Library in Jumurda region, Latvia, in its new building opened to the public in the end of 2003.
BOOK HISTORY
(Re)discovering Hans Christian Andersen - Jaanika Palm
On 2 April 2005 two hundred years passed from the birth of a Danish fairy-tales teller, Hans Christian Andersen. The article characterises other books for children, published in his time, and gives reasons why namely Andersen gained popularity. The issues of solving the contradictions between Andersen’s original works and their adaptations are more thoroughly treated.
NEW BOOKS
Seed by Seed - Toomas Paul
In the beginning of 2005 the National Library of Estonia published a facsimile of the New Testament in the Northern-Estonian language, printed in 1715. On the occasion, the author provides a brief study of the importance of the Bible translations in the emergence of written languages of all the nations belonging to the Christian cultural space.
Reading List for Professional Self-Improvement - Anneli Kuiv
ESTONIAN LIBRARIANS’ ASSOCIATION
Annual Meeting - Reet Olevsoo
The ELA’s general meeting, held on the 28th of February, approved the management report and financial and audit committee’s report of the year 2004 as well as the action plan for the year 2005. Janne Andresoo from the National Library of Estonian carries on the duties of the ELA President; Vallo Kelder from the Viljandi Academy of Culture, Ülle Kuuse from Tallinn Central Library and Lea Pett from the Central Library of Lääne County were elected the Board members. The Board also includes Krista Talvi, Katrin Gottlob, Vaike Mändmaa, Ille Riisk and Anneli Sepp, elected on the previous annual meeting.
The prize winners of the ELA awards of 2004 were announced at the general meeting. The Annual Prize went to Vaike Oro, Director of Jõgeva County Central Library, and the Prize for Merits to Malle Ermel, a consultant at Tartu University Library, and to Kalju Tammaru, Collection Development Officer at the Estonian Repository Lib-rary.
Marketing Discussion Has Ended for This Time Being - Maire Liivamets
The ELA Speech Meeting on 28 February focused on the theme “Libraries on the Service Market”. Marek Strandberg, the Chairman of the Estonian Fund for Nature, Anzori Barkalaja, Rector of Viljandi Academy of Culture, Triin Soone, Marketing Director of the National Library of Estonia, and Asko Tamme, Director of Tartu Public Library, took the floor. The message delivered was that culture should not be forced into the frames of the market, because its value cannot be measured in monetary terms, it does not need to earn profit or be marketable; the marketing of culture does not consist of self-advertisement, but involves the creation of pleasant and comfortable conditions for its users.
RECALLING
Elsa Kudu – a Bibliographer, an Academic Lecturer, a Researcher of Cultural History - Tatyana Shachovskaya
Elsa Kudu, who worked at Tartu University Library for over forty years, was the most long-standing bibliographer in the service of the library’s users. On the occasion of her 90th anniversary, her manuscript heritage was organised to a personal archives.
NEWS
In memoriam: Vaime Kabur – a merited Estonian biblio-grapher and researcher of literature
Helgi Elken – a long-standing staff member of Tartu Public Library
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