Sektor za knjigo in knjižničarstvo, Ministrstvo za kulturo
Maistrova 10, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Phone386 (0) 1 369 5900
Nataša Bucik, Book Section Co-ordination
Phone386 (0) 1 300 5801
Museums, Archives and Libraries Sector, Ministry of Culture
From Culture.si
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Support to publishing
The Ministry of Culture allocates the budget for publishing to Slovenian Book Agency which brings together under one roof the system of support for authors and publishers, book production in the public interest and the financial resources needed for a co-ordinated book chain development. The Slovenian Book Agency funds literary works and humanist studies; literature for children and youth; periodicals from the field of literature, culture and humanist studies; periodicals for children and youth with cultural content; multi-year literature projects; literary festivals; international co-operations such as book fairs (Bologna, Leipzig, Frankfurt), exchanges and conferences; translations of works by Slovene authors into foreign languages, access to Slovene books in the EU; development of reading culture; original Slovene picture books; development of a network of bookshops; working scholarships for writers, poets and translators; compensation for authors relating to library loans; and education and training. Its main tasks is also national presentation of high-quality Slovene literary and scientific publications, promotion of Slovene authors abroad and co-operation with similar foreign institutions. The support takes various forms, including three-year programme support for outstanding publishers, project grants or subsidies via annual open calls, residency scholarships and residencies at studios in Berlin, New York and London. Evaluation of programmes and projects applications is carried out by an expert jury appointed by the Minister.
Support to libraries
The Ministry of Culture co-funds various programmes and projects of libraries. The most important of these are the programmes of the National and University Library (NUK) covering the national book heritage, and building the new Slovene Digital Library by digitising library collections, depositing web publications and developing the national portal for digitised cultural and scientific collections - cf DLib.si - Digital Library of Slovenia.
The Ministry provides for the annual purchase of books for public libraries, supporting programmes of the 10 regional libraries such as building regional book collections, co-ordinating library promotion projects in the regions, advising on local studies collections, digitisation and E-contents. The Ministry covers library projects on information literacy and reading, the purchase of IT and other communication equipment for libraries, and supports the development of the mobile library network. Supporting library programmes for national minorities (at Srečko Vilhar Public Library, Koper-Capodistria, Izola-Isola Principal Library, Piran City Library, and Lendava-Lendva Library) is also of great importance, as is the financing of various smaller programmes such as the German Reading Room in Ljubljana and the programmes of the Slovenian Library Association. The Ministry provides for the annual purchase of books in public libraries.
See also
- Slovenian Book Agency
- Directorate for Arts, Ministry of Culture
- Ministry of Culture
- Section for Intermedia Arts
- Section for Performing Arts
- Section for Visual Arts, Architecture and Design
- Section for Music
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The Sector for the Book and Libraries, Ministry of Culture … The Sector for the Book and Libraries, Ministry of Culture, a part of the Directorate for Arts, Ministry of Culture, performs significant tasks in order to support cultural policy and maintains the normative, professional and administrative-financial regulations related to the fields of book, publishing and libraries. fields of book, publishing and libraries. +
The Sector for the Book and Libraries, Min … The Sector for the Book and Libraries, Ministry of Culture, a part of the Directorate for Arts, Ministry of Culture, performs significant tasks in order to support cultural policy and maintains the normative, professional and administrative-financial regulations related to the fields of book, publishing and libraries. fields of book, publishing and libraries. +
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