... Limited 2011 Library and information science Profession Media representations Image Newspapers Discourse analysis Semiotic analysis Slovenia Librarians “Image” has been perceived as one of the pervading problems in the library and information science profession (LIS...

...Primoz Juznic; Bob Pymm Purpose This paper seeks to report the outcomes of a survey of LIS students undertaken in Slovenia and Australia on their experience of work placements and the benefits this can bring for enhancing their personal portfolios. Design/methodology/approach Students were...

... decision grid was used to evaluate proposals for financing the library collections of almost one hundred research libraries in Slovenia. Each year, lists of quantitative evaluation elements are prepared and these are the basis for funding decisions. The results so far have been positive. The new criteria...

... to the measuring of learning, teaching and research outcomes (Lindauer, 1998). The current research focuses on the dimensions and indicators of library performance in the libraries of the largest and most prestigious university in Slovenia – the libraries of the University of Ljubljana. Facts regarding...

... in Slovenia. Design/methodology/approach A survey was carried out among seniors, the participants of different Third Age University programmes, by using a questionnaire, designed for this study. This particular group of seniors was chosen because they lead more active lifestyle than average seniors...

...David Bawden; Ramune Petuchovaite; Polona Vilar Purpose A comparison of methods for evaluating the performance of library services in three European countries – Lithuania, Slovenia and the United Kingdom – is given, with emphasis on developing trends and novel methods. Design/methodology...

...Marta Seljak; Tadeja Brešar; Lidija Curk; Matjaž Zalokar; Andreja Tominac; Gordana Popović; Anka Rogina; Alojz Urbajs Describes a process of gradual implementation of authority control in the COBISS library information system in Slovenia (COBISS.SI). The CONOR.SI initial authority database...

... of the veterinary profession in Slovenia. It presents the results of a questionnaire survey on the use of information on drugs by Slovenian veterinary practitioners, on how they use information technology and electronic information sources, while it also indicates new possibilities for veterinary medical libraries...

... of services are dealt with. Reveals the current situation concerning research into service quality in libraries, and focuses on the structure of importance and the level of the service quality components in the library at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Maribor, Slovenia. Discusses...

... & Services. It later became the synonym for the library information system of Slovenia. Today it connects over 220 Slovenian libraries. It provides the libraries with conditions, necessary for shared cataloguing at a national level, including bibliographies and the automation of local functions. COBISS/OPAC...

... of the network services occurred only recently in Slovenia. The equipment, used for basic processes in the COBISS system, had only textual interface. In this way, the libraries had access to the Internet, but it was far from the real thing. Until 1990, only a few Slovene public libraries were automated...