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| maintainer   = Dare Pejić
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{{Infobox
| name                = Department of Library and Information Science and Book Studies, University of Ljubljana
| localname           = Oddelek za bibliotekarstvo, informacijsko znanost in knjigarstvo
| logo               = Faculty of Arts University of Ljubljana (logo).svg
| street              = Aškerčeva 2
| town                = SI-1000 Ljubljana
| telephone           = 386 (0) 1 241 1370
| fax                 = 386 (0) 1 425 9337
| website             = http://oddelki.ff.uni-lj.si/biblio/
| managed by          = Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana 
| contacts = {{Contact
| name                = Primož Južnič
| role                = Head of the Department
| email               = pirmoz.juznic@ff.uni-lj.si
| telephone           = 386 (0) 1 241 1372
}}{{Contact
| name                = Nataša Elikan
| role                = Secretary 
| telephone           = 386 (0) 1 241 1370
| fax                 = 386 (0) 1 241 1371
| email               = natasa.elikan@ff.uni-lj.si
}}
}}

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The [[Department of Library and Information Science and Book Studies, University of Ljubljana]] offers undergraduate programmes leading to a BLib degree and postgraduate research programmes. Masters studies consist of three programmes on Librarianship, Information Science and Publishing Studies. A doctorate programme on Information Science is available as an interdisciplinary study programme conducted between the [[Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Arts]] and the [[Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Social Sciences]] at the [[University of Ljubljana]].
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== Background ==

The Department was established relatively recently, in [[established::1987]], when it was formed as an independent department within the Faculty of Arts. The establishing of the department was in the domain of Professor [[Branko Berčič]]. He studied Slavic languages at the Faculty of Arts and for several years worked at the research centre of [[National and University Library]].

Prior to 1987 a Chair for Librarianship functioned at the [[Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana|Faculty of Education]]. After the new department was established, the number of students increased annually, and as a result, so did the academic staff. The effort of the professors and students also resulted with the opening of postgraduate studies, which was previously possible through a collaboration with the [[Department of Sociology, University of Ljubljana|Department of Sociology]].

== Publications ==

The Department occasionally publishes the series ''Bibliothecaria''. Some of the publications are available on the Department's website, also the ILFA (International Federation of Library Associations) principles on care and handling the library material.

In 2007 a special edition of the ''Jubilee Journal'' dedicated to the 20th Anniversary of the Department and to the 80th birthday of [[Branko Berčič]] was published. The journal is available online at the [[DLib.si - Digital Library of Slovenia]].

== International cooperation and student exchange ==

In recent years the Department was active in reorganising according to the new Bologna system. It is also active in the international context and ERASMUS/SOCRATES student exchange. So far, the partner universities for student exchange include the universities in Leipzig (Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig), Boras (Swedish School of Library and Information Science), Prague (Charles University), London (City University), Graz (Karl-Franzens-Universitaet), Valencia (Universidad Politecnica de Valencia), Udine (Universita degli Studi di Udine), Oxford (Oxford Brooks University), Vilnius (VILNIAUS Universitetas) and Bratislava (Comenius University in Bratislava).


== See also ==

*[[Department of Library and Information Science and Book Studies Library, University of Ljubljana]] 
*[[Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana]]
*[[Slovenian Library Association]]

== External links ==

* [http://oddelki.ff.uni-lj.si/biblio/en/programme/bachelor/index.html Department of Library and Information Science and Book Studies, University of Ljubljana website] 
* [http://www.ifla.org International Federation of Library Associations website] 
* [http://www.arhiv.gov.si/fileadmin/arhiv.gov.si/pageuploads/KONSERVACIJA/publikacije/IFLA.pdf IFLA Principles for the Care and Handling the Library Material] (in Slovenian)
* [http://www.dlib.si/v2/Details.aspx?query=%27keywords%3dOddelek+za+bibliotekarstvo%2c+informacijsko+znanost+in+knjigarstvo%27&pageSize=20&URN=URN%3aNBN%3aSI%3adoc-QSQOS3SW ''Jubilee Journal'' published in 2007 at dLib.si] (in Slovenian, pdf)


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