Library and Information Science Education in Slovenia

1. Library and Information Science Education in Slovenia dr. Alenka Šauperl, assistant professor Department of Library and Information Science and Book Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana

2. Population: 1.997.004 (2003 census) Territory: 20.273 km2 Tallest mountain: Triglav (2.864 m) Adriatic coastline: about 42 km Capital city: Ljubljana (population 300.000) Indepentent state since 1991 Introduction to Slovenia 1/2

3. Introduction to Slovenia 2/2 • Currency: TOLAR Building: National and University Library (1936-1941) Architect: Jože Plečnik (1872-1957)

4. The National and University Library beginning in 1774 the palace 1941

5. Slovenian libraries • 64 public libraries in most towns and cities • Academic libraries in all state and private faculties • School libraries in all primary and secondary schools • Special libraries in some of the major companies

6. Professional positions • Librarian with a high school diploma • For basic work operations • Librarian with a college degree • Work in circulation and technical services • Librarian with an university degree • Work in all areas, management positions

7. Slovenian national library network • Almost 300 libraries cooperate in the national union cataloging system • High level of cooperation also in interlibrary loan and other services and activities • Cooperation among, and within public, academic, special and school libraries

8. Three Slovenian universities • University of Ljubljana • 1919 • 26 faculties, 8.419 graduates in 2004 • University of Maribor • 1975 • 13 faculties, 3.651 graduates in 2004 • University of Primorska (in Koper) • 2003 • 5 faculties, 341 graduates in 2004

9. Three Slovenian universities

10. The University of Ljubljana 1919

11. Academy of Fine Arts Academy of Music Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television College of Nursing Biotechnical Faculty Faculty of Administration Faculty of Architecture Faculty of Arts Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering Faculty of Computer Science Faculty of Economics Faculty of Education Faculty of Electronics Faculty of Law Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Natural Sciences Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Work Faculty of Sports Faculty of Theology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Schools

12. Faculty of Arts in the centre of Ljubljana

13. Archeology Art history Comparative linguistics and literature Ethnology Geography History Library and information science and book studies Musicology Pedagogy Philosophy Psychology Several languages with literature, including Czech Sociology Translating and interpreting Faculty of Arts departments

14. Facts about Faculty of Arts • Founded in 1919 • About 8.000 students • About 300 faculty members • Computers for all faculty, one computer lab and only a few computers for students • Departmental libraries

15. History of LIS education 1/2 • First organized course: • 5 weeks long • For secondary school graduates • 1947, 1949 • First college program: • 2 years • Major or minor • Academy of Education (now Faculty of Education) • 1964/65

16. History of LIS education 2/2 • First university program: • 4 +1 year program • Major or minor • 1987/1988 • Faculty of Arts • development: • Only LS can be studied since 1996/97 • Information science and book studies added in 2000 • Graduate programs: • Master’s: 2+1 year, individual programs • Doctoral program up to 5 years • Since 1995/96 • Still the only LIS program in Slovenia

17. State examination • All these years a parallel system: • All graduates of • Secondary schools • Colleges • Universities • Work experience + preparatory lectures • Examinations in 7 subjects at the National and University Library

18. Department of Library and Information Science and Book Studies • Enrollment of about 50 students per year • About 30 students in single subject program • About 20 students also studying at another department of Faculty of Arts • Faculty: • 8 full-time professors and assistants • About 20 adjunct lecturers • 4 classrooms + shared computer lab

19. Bibliography Descriptive Cataloguing English Language I Foundations of Librarianship History and Philosophy of Science History of Librarianship Information Technology Introduction to information science Publishing and Book Trade I Research Methods I First year

20. Contemporary Organization of Librarianship I – Basics Databases I Descriptive Cataloguing II Developmental Psychology English Language II Library Automation Research Methods II Placement Public Libraries Publishing and Book Trade II School Libraries Subject Cataloguing I Second year

21. Academic Libraries Bibliometrics Codicology Cognitive Psychology I Contemporary Organization of Librarianship II – Systems Databases II Descriptive Cataloguing III Placement Publishing and Book Trade III Reference Service and Methods Sociology of Mass Media Special Libraries Subject Cataloguing II Third year

22. Book History Cognitive Psychology II Comparative Librarianship Computer Communications Contemporary Organization of Librarianship III – Theory Descriptive Cataloguing IV. Documentation Library Management Library Marketing Library User Studies Preservation and restauration of library materials Publishing and Book Trade IV Fourth year

23. Passing all exams Graduation thesis: Advisor Approval of a committee Text of 40+ pages Defense in front of a 3 member committee Defenses are scheduled in January, April, May, June, September, and November The dean hands out diplomas in a formal ceremony several times a year Final year

24. Payment • Undergraduate study: • No tuition for full-time students • About 2.500 EUR per year for part-time students • Master’s study: • 60% funded by the Ministry of Education • Total cost about 2.000 EUR per year • Average salary in Slovenia • 730 EUR (neto)

25. Master’s program • 4 required courses • 2 elective courses, one outside department • Master’s thesis

26. Required courses

27. Data structures, algorithms and programming Database design Issues in contemporary LIS Issues in contemporary publishing Learning as a contiunous process in personal development Library information systems Library marketing Library systems and evaluation New technologies in publishing Preservation of library materials Social aspects of information science Theory of descriptive cataloging Information theory Theory of information sources and services Theory of subject cataloging User studies Visual information in digital libraries Master’s program – Elective courses

28. Bologna declaration 3 years of undergraduate + 2 years of graduate studies One undergraduate degree with 3 tracks: library science, information science book studies Four graduate degrees: library science school librarianship information science book studies New program undergoing accreditation in 2005

29. Socrates/Erasmus Prague City University London Leonardo da Vinci Leipzig Paris Oxford Joint degree program in book studies: Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur, Fachbereich Buch und Museum, Leipzig Pôle Métiers du Livre, Univ. Paris X-Nanterre Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies, Oxford Brookes University International cooperation

30. EKIPA Project in Leonardo da Vinci Program • Students work in libraries, information centres, publishers and bookstores • Become a truly European graduate of LISB

31. Thank you. Come to visit or study in Ljubljana.