Digital content for children and young adults in libraries

Cilj ovog rada je dati pregled digitalnih sadrţaja i zbirki za djecu i mlade u hrvatskim narodnim knjiţnicama. Novi mediji i tehnologija danas su neizostavni faktor ţivota djece i mladih te im je potrebno omogućiti brz pristup kvalitetnim i sigurnim elektroničkim izvorima. Narodne knjiţnice u Hrvatskoj prepoznale su vaţnost digitalizacije te započele projekte digitalizacije graĎe. Rad je podijeljen u nekoliko poglavlja te je definirano tko su uopće djeca i mladi i koje su njihove posebnosti kao korisnika knjiţnice te kakav su utjecaj nove tehnologije, elektronička knjiga i digitalizacija imale na knjiţnice. U posljednjem poglavlju prikazani su rezultati istraţivanja dostupnih digitalnih sadrţaja za djecu i mlade u hrvatskim narodnim knjiţnicama.The main goal of this paper is to provide an overview of digital content and collections for children and young adults in Croatian public libraries. New media and technology are now the main factor in the lives of children and young adults, and they need to be given quick access to quality and secure electronic sources. Public libraries in Croatia have recognized the importance of digitization and started digitization projects. The paper is divided into several chapters, defining who the children and young adults are, and what are their specialties as a library user. It is also explained what impact did new technologies, e-books and digitization have had on libraries. The last chapter presents the results of a study of available digital content for children and young adults in Croatian public libraries