Inclusion of national minority members into society on the example of the Central library for the national minority of Bosniaks

Prema popisu stanovništva iz 2011. godine, utvrđeno je da u Republici Hrvatskoj živi 410.568 pripadnika nacionalnih manjina. Prema IFLA-inim i UNESCO-vim smjernicama za razvoj službi i usluga, narodna knjižnica je organizacija koja osigurava pristup znanju, informacijama i djelima mašte pomoću niza izvora i službi te je na raspolaganju svim članovima zajednice bez obzira na rasu, nacionalnost, dob, spol, religiju, jezik, invaliditet, ekonomski i radni status te obrazovanje.40 Godine 2012. u Ogranku Caprag Narodne knjižnice i čitaonice Vlado Gotovac Sisak osnovana je Središnja knjižnica nacionalne manjine Bošnjaka jer se u tom dijelu grada nalazi najveća populacija bošnjačkog stanovništva. U uvodnom dijelu rada objašnjeni su termini mutikulturalizam i interkulturalnost. Nadalje dolazi pregled smjernica i manifesta kojima se opisuje način poslovanja multikulturalne knjižnice, kao i knjižnice općenito, načini zadovoljavanja potreba korisnika, izgradnja zbirke, osoblje, marketing i slično. Slijedi kratak pregled trenutnog stanja u Hrvatskoj, što se tiče središnjih knjižnica nacionalnih manjina. Završni dio rada odnosi se na Središnju knjižnicu nacionalne manjine Bošnjaka od njezina osnutka do danas kroz pregled raznih projekata i manifestacija, kao i način nabave i obrade građe.According to the population census made in 2001, there are 410,568 people belonging to national minorities living in the Republic of Croatia. Public library is, according to IFLA and UNESCO public library service guidelines, an organization which provides access to knowledge, information and works of imagination through a range of resources and is equally available to all members of the community regardless of race, nationality, age, gender, religion, language, disability, economic and employment status and education. Central library for the national minority of Bosniaks was established in 2012 as a part of the Caprag branch of the Public library Vlado Gotovac Sisak, because the largest population of the Bosniak is located in that part of the city. The introductory defines the terms multiculturalism and interculturalism. Then there is a review of guidelines and manifestos which describe the way a multicultural library should conduct their work, as the work of the libraries in general, the ways of satisfying the user's needs, collection management, staff, marketing and the like. Then there is a review of the current situation in Croatia, regading central libraries of national minorities. The final part is realted to the Central library for the national minority of Bosniaks from its establishment until present day with the review of various projects and manifestations, as the collection management policy and its processing