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The '''National Library of Serbia''' (NLS) ({{lang-sr|Народна библиотека Србије|Narodna biblioteka Srbije}}) is the [[national library]] of [[Serbia]], located in the capital city of [[Belgrade]]. It is the biggest library, and oldest institution in Serbia.<ref>[http://www.tob.rs/en/todo_in.php?id=628 The National Library of Serbia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902134605/http://tob.rs/en/todo_in.php?id=628 |date=2 September 2014 }} at [[Tourist Organisation of Belgrade]]</ref>
The '''National Library of Serbia''' ({{lang-sr|Народна библиотека Србије|Narodna biblioteka Srbije}}) is the [[national library]] of [[Serbia]], located in the capital city of [[Belgrade]]. It is the biggest library, and oldest institution in Serbia.


==History==
==History==
The establishment of the Library is connected to an historical event in February 1832, when Dimitrije Davidović, publisher of the first Serbian newspaper, sent a letter about establishing a national library in honour of Prince [[Miloš Obrenović]]. The same year in November, Prince Miloš ordered the [[Copyright deposit library|Legal Deposit]] of copies in the National Library.
In 1832, the library was established by Gligorije Vozarović in his bookstore, and its first collection consisted of gifts of publisher and bookseller Vozarevic and other Serbian cultural figures. On 28 February 1832, [[Dimitrije Davidović]] sent a letter on the organization of the library to [[Miloš Obrenović]]. In November of the same year, Prince Miloš ordered that one copy of each printed book be made available to the library.


During World War I, the Library building and collections were damaged by bombing, so the remaining holdings were moved from [[Belgrade]] to [[Niš]] and [[Kragujevac]] for their protection. After the War, and according to the National Library Act and the Press Law, both from 1919, the Library became the central state Library and obtained the right to acquire an obligatory copy from all over the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]].
During [[Serbian campaign of World War I|World War I]], the Library building and collections were damaged by bombing, so the remaining holdings were moved from [[Belgrade]] to [[Niš]] and [[Kragujevac]] for their protection. After the War, and according to the National Library Act and the Press Law, both from 1919, the Library became the central state Library and obtained the right to acquire an obligatory copy from all over the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]].


[[Operation Retribution (1941)|The bombing]] in the [[World War II]] by the [[Luftwaffe]] of the main country's Library in a city proclaimed officially [[Open city|open]] completely destroyed the Library building along with a book collection of 500.000 volumes, an invaluable collection of 1424 Cyrillic manuscripts and charters, a collection of old maps and prints of roughly 1,500 items, collections of 4,000 journals as well as 1,800 newspaper titles, its rich and irreplaceable archives of Turkish documents about Serbia and the complete correspondence of distinguished figures of the cultural and political history of Serbia, and all holdings lists and catalogs.
[[Operation Retribution (1941)|The bombing]] in the [[World War II]] by the [[Luftwaffe]] of the main country's Library in a city proclaimed officially [[Open city|open]] completely destroyed the Library building including a book collection of 500.000 volumes, an invaluable collection of 1424 Cyrillic manuscripts and charters, a collection of old maps and prints of roughly 1,500 items, collections of 4,000 journals as well as 1,800 newspaper titles, its rich and irreplaceable archives of Turkish documents about Serbia and the complete correspondence of distinguished figures of the cultural and political history of Serbia, and all holdings lists and catalogs.


After the liberation of [[Belgrade]] in 1944, under the changed social conditions, there was a period of intensive reconstruction of the lost collections and rapid development of the Library.
After the liberation of [[Belgrade]] in 1944, under the changed social conditions, there was a period of intensive reconstruction of the lost collections and rapid development of the Library.


After the devoted work of the Library staff, the Library again opened its doors to the public in 1947. In 1954, on the 150th anniversary of the [[First Serbian Uprising]], the construction of a new building for the National Library was allowed, and the new Library building (Architect: Ivo Kurtović), was opened with a special ceremony on 6 April 1973. It is located in the [[Vračar]] municipality, sharing the naturally elevated plateau with [[Temple of Saint Sava]], as the highest peak of that part of Belgrade.
After the devoted work of the Library staff, the Library again opened its doors to the public in 1947. In 1954, on the 150th anniversary of the [[First Serbian Uprising]], the construction of a new building for the National Library was allowed, and the new Library building (Architect: Ivo Kurtović) was opened with a special ceremony on 6 April 1973. It is located in the [[Vračar]] municipality, sharing the naturally elevated plateau with [[Temple of Saint Sava]], as the highest peak of that part of Belgrade.


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The renovation of the NLS Interior has been launched in 2007 and was ended in mid-2011, covering the following segments: the main entrance hall for users with exhibition space, the stairway of the entrance hall for users, the toilets at the ground floor and on floor, coffee bar with the kitchen, atrium, main hall on the floor level (floor, ceilings, lighting, information desks for users), all reading rooms at floor level, official entrance at the level of higher ground floor, hall and stairs, the apartment for foreign guests-researchers at the level of lower ground floor, the complete lighting of the NLS and the balconies for users at the level of the main hall and floors. The renovated area for the users was opened in September 2011, opening its doors to many existing and new users.
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Nowadays, the National Library of Serbia is a modern national library. Its goals are: incorporation into the world’s information flows, recognition within the world’s family of national libraries, as well as becoming an information resource and drive for the development of Serbian society.

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Nowadays, the National Library of Serbia is a modern national library. Its goals are: incorporation into the world’s information flows, recognition within the world’s family of national libraries, as well as becoming an information resource and drive for the development of Serbian society.<ref>[https://www.cenl.org/library/national-library-of-serbia/ National Library of Serbia], Conference of European National Librarians.</ref><ref>David A. Norris, Belgrade - A Cultural History, [[Oxford University Press]] 2009, [https://books.google.at/books?id=b7RWayXdH0UC&pg=PA197&lpg=%20en#v=onepage&q&f=false page 197] ([[Google Books]]).</ref>


===Directors===
===Directors===
*[[Sreten Ugričić]] (2001-2011)<ref>[https://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2012&mm=01&dd=20&nav_category=11&nav_id=575568 Report], B92, retrieved 2019-05-12.</ref><ref>[https://pescanik.net/the-writers-forum-request/ Petition of Writers Forum], Peščanik, retrieved 2019-05-12.</ref>
*[[Sreten Ugričić]] (2001-2012)<ref>[https://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2012&mm=01&dd=20&nav_category=11&nav_id=575568 Report], B92, retrieved 2019-05-12.</ref><ref>[https://pescanik.net/the-writers-forum-request/ Petition of Writers Forum], Peščanik, retrieved 2019-05-12.</ref>
*Dejan Ristić (2012-2013)<ref>[http://www.kultura.gov.rs/cyr/organizaciona-struktura/drzavni-sekretari/dejan-ristic Biography], Ministry of Culture and Information, retrieved 2019-05-12.</ref>
*Dejan Ristić (2012-2013)<ref>[http://www.kultura.gov.rs/cyr/organizaciona-struktura/drzavni-sekretari/dejan-ristic Biography], Ministry of Culture and Information, retrieved 2019-05-12.</ref>
*Svetlana Jančić (2013-2015)<ref>[http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/271855/Светлана-Јанчић-нови-челник-Народне-библиотеке Report], [[Politika]], retrieved 2019-05-12.</ref>
*Svetlana Jančić (2013-2015)<ref>[http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/271855/Светлана-Јанчић-нови-челник-Народне-библиотеке Report], [[Politika]], retrieved 2019-05-12.</ref>
*[[Laslo Blašković]] (since 2015)
*[[Laslo Blašković]] (2015-2019)<ref>[https://www.danas.rs/kultura/razreseni-kandidati-za-novog-upravnika/ Report], [[Danas (newspaper)|Danas]], retrieved 2019-05-12.</ref>


==Collections==
==Collections==
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==Digital NLS==
==Digital NLS==
Digital library of the National Library of Serbia contains 1.2 million scanned pages in about 70 different collections (Cyrillic manuscripts, old and rare books, books, Serbian children's digital library, newspapers and magazines, cartographic materials, engravings and art material, photographic materials, posters and documentary material, printed music and sound records, catalogs and bibliographies, miscellaneous). NLS also participates in the several international projects such as [[World Digital Library]], with the goal of making Serbian digitised heritage accessible and searchable together with the cultural heritage of other countries. NLS is a partner of the project "Europeana Collections 1914-1918" and as a part of this project has published a thematic digital library ''Veliki rat'' (Great War) with valuable collections from [[World War I]] period.<ref>{{cite web|title=Great War|url=http://velikirat.nb.rs/|website=Велики рат|publisher=National Library of Serbia|accessdate=29 March 2016}}</ref>
Digital library of the National Library of Serbia contains 1.2 million scanned pages in about 70 different collections (Cyrillic manuscripts, old and rare books, books, Serbian children's digital library, newspapers and magazines, cartographic materials, engravings and art material, photographic materials, posters and documentary material, printed music and sound records, catalogs and bibliographies, miscellaneous). NLS also participates in the several international projects such as [[World Digital Library]], with the goal of making Serbian digitised heritage accessible and searchable together with the cultural heritage of other countries. NLS is a partner of the project ''[[Europeana]] Collections 1914-1918'' and as a part of this project has published a thematic digital library ''Veliki rat'' (Great War) with valuable collections from [[World War I]] period.<ref>{{cite web|title=Great War|url=http://velikirat.nb.rs/|website=Велики рат|publisher=National Library of Serbia|accessdate=29 March 2016}}</ref>


==Reconstruction==
== Directors ==
*[[Đuro Daničić]] (1856-1859)
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The Reconstruction of the NLS Interior has been launched in 2007 and was ended in mid-2011, covering the following segments: the main entrance hall for users with exhibition space, the stairway of the entrance hall for users, the toilets at the ground floor and on floor, coffee bar with the kitchen, atrium, main hall on the floor level (floor, ceilings, lighting, information desks for users), all reading rooms at floor level, official entrance at the level of higher ground floor, hall and stairs, the apartment for foreign guests-researchers at the level of lower ground floor, the complete lighting of the NLS and the balconies for users at the level of the main hall and floors. The reconstructed area for the users was opened in September 2011, opening its doors to many existing and new users.
*[[Stojan Novaković]] (1869-1874)
*[[Nićifor Dučić]] (1880-1886)
*[[Sreten Ugričić]] (2001-2012)
*Dejan Ristić (2012-2013)
*Svetlana Jančić (2013-2015)
*[[Laslo Blašković]] (since 2015)


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|National Library of Serbia building}}
{{Commons category|National Library of Serbia building}}
* {{official website|http://www.nb.rs}}
* {{Official Website|http://www.nb.rs}}
* [http://www.digital.nb.rs/ Digital National Library of Serbia]
* [http://digitalna.nb.rs/Wiki.jsp?setLang=en&page=Glavna Digital National Library of Serbia]
* [http://www.vbs.rs/scripts/cobiss?command=CONNECT&base=70000&lani=sr&scri=cyr#/ Online Public Access Catalog of NLS]
* [http://www.vbs.rs/scripts/cobiss?command=CONNECT&base=70000&lani=sr&scri=cyr#/ Online Public Access Catalog of NLS]
* [http://kobson.nb.rs/kobson.82.html/ Konzorcijum biblioteka Srbije za objedinjenu nabavku (KoBSON)]
* [http://kobson.nb.rs/kobson.82.html/ Konzorcijum biblioteka Srbije za objedinjenu nabavku (KoBSON)]

Revision as of 17:12, 8 November 2019

National Library of Serbia
Народна библиотека Србије
National Library of Serbia
National Library of Serbia
Map
44°47′51.1″N 20°28′1.8″E / 44.797528°N 20.467167°E / 44.797528; 20.467167
LocationBelgrade,  Serbia
TypeNational Library
Established1832; 192 years ago (1832)
Collection
Items collectedbooks, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, databases, maps, prints, drawings and manuscripts
Size6M items
Criteria for collectionLegal deposit of materials published in Serbia; materials about Serbia or materials published by the people of Serbia residing abroad; selected foreign scholarly publications and other materials.
Legal depositYes (Legal deposit law in 1832.)
Other information
DirectorLaslo Blašković (acting)
Employees270
Websitewww.nb.rs
Location within Belgrade

The National Library of Serbia (Serbian: Народна библиотека Србије, romanized: Narodna biblioteka Srbije) is the national library of Serbia, located in the capital city of Belgrade. It is the biggest library, and oldest institution in Serbia.

History

In 1832, the library was established by Gligorije Vozarović in his bookstore, and its first collection consisted of gifts of publisher and bookseller Vozarevic and other Serbian cultural figures. On 28 February 1832, Dimitrije Davidović sent a letter on the organization of the library to Miloš Obrenović. In November of the same year, Prince Miloš ordered that one copy of each printed book be made available to the library.

During World War I, the Library building and collections were damaged by bombing, so the remaining holdings were moved from Belgrade to Niš and Kragujevac for their protection. After the War, and according to the National Library Act and the Press Law, both from 1919, the Library became the central state Library and obtained the right to acquire an obligatory copy from all over the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

The bombing in the World War II by the Luftwaffe of the main country's Library in a city proclaimed officially open completely destroyed the Library building including a book collection of 500.000 volumes, an invaluable collection of 1424 Cyrillic manuscripts and charters, a collection of old maps and prints of roughly 1,500 items, collections of 4,000 journals as well as 1,800 newspaper titles, its rich and irreplaceable archives of Turkish documents about Serbia and the complete correspondence of distinguished figures of the cultural and political history of Serbia, and all holdings lists and catalogs.

After the liberation of Belgrade in 1944, under the changed social conditions, there was a period of intensive reconstruction of the lost collections and rapid development of the Library.

After the devoted work of the Library staff, the Library again opened its doors to the public in 1947. In 1954, on the 150th anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising, the construction of a new building for the National Library was allowed, and the new Library building (Architect: Ivo Kurtović) was opened with a special ceremony on 6 April 1973. It is located in the Vračar municipality, sharing the naturally elevated plateau with Temple of Saint Sava, as the highest peak of that part of Belgrade.

The renovation of the NLS Interior has been launched in 2007 and was ended in mid-2011, covering the following segments: the main entrance hall for users with exhibition space, the stairway of the entrance hall for users, the toilets at the ground floor and on floor, coffee bar with the kitchen, atrium, main hall on the floor level (floor, ceilings, lighting, information desks for users), all reading rooms at floor level, official entrance at the level of higher ground floor, hall and stairs, the apartment for foreign guests-researchers at the level of lower ground floor, the complete lighting of the NLS and the balconies for users at the level of the main hall and floors. The renovated area for the users was opened in September 2011, opening its doors to many existing and new users.

Nowadays, the National Library of Serbia is a modern national library. Its goals are: incorporation into the world’s information flows, recognition within the world’s family of national libraries, as well as becoming an information resource and drive for the development of Serbian society.[1][2]

Directors

Collections

General collection includes: books printed after 1868 in Serbian and other ex-Yu languages and books printed after 1700 in foreign languages, periodicals from Serbia, ex-Yu and abroad, bibliographies, encyclopedias, lexicons, catalogs, dictionaries, directories in classical and electronic form, organized in an open access reference stock.

Special collections contain: old and rare books containing printed books in 18th and 19th century in languages of ex-Yu as well as foreign books up to 1700, bibliophile and miniature editions, literary and other manuscripts and archival documents, cartographic materials, printed music material and phonograms, photographic documents, engravings and picture material, placards and information materials, memorial libraries and legacies.

Manuscript collection includes: handwritten books from 12th to 18th century, mostly Serbian and small numbers of Bulgarian, Macedonian and Russian editions, incunabula and old Serbian printed books from 1494 to 1638, prints from old Serbian carved tablets from 16th to 18th century, microfilms of South Slavonic Cyrillic manuscripts.

Digital NLS

Digital library of the National Library of Serbia contains 1.2 million scanned pages in about 70 different collections (Cyrillic manuscripts, old and rare books, books, Serbian children's digital library, newspapers and magazines, cartographic materials, engravings and art material, photographic materials, posters and documentary material, printed music and sound records, catalogs and bibliographies, miscellaneous). NLS also participates in the several international projects such as World Digital Library, with the goal of making Serbian digitised heritage accessible and searchable together with the cultural heritage of other countries. NLS is a partner of the project Europeana Collections 1914-1918 and as a part of this project has published a thematic digital library Veliki rat (Great War) with valuable collections from World War I period.[7]

Directors

References

  1. ^ National Library of Serbia, Conference of European National Librarians.
  2. ^ David A. Norris, Belgrade - A Cultural History, Oxford University Press 2009, page 197 (Google Books).
  3. ^ Report, B92, retrieved 2019-05-12.
  4. ^ Petition of Writers Forum, Peščanik, retrieved 2019-05-12.
  5. ^ Biography, Ministry of Culture and Information, retrieved 2019-05-12.
  6. ^ Report, Politika, retrieved 2019-05-12.
  7. ^ "Great War". Велики рат. National Library of Serbia. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

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