Ephemera in Slovenian public libraries: acquisition, descriptive and subject cataloguing and meaning of ephemera for historians

Drobni tiski so posebna vrsta gradiva, ki jih v okviru domoznanske zbirke v svoje zbirke vključujejo splošne knjižnice. To gradivo je zahtevno za pridobivanje, hrambo, strokovno obdelavo ter posredovanje uporabnikom. Namen magistrskega dela je bil pridobiti celovit vpogled na problematiko drobnih tiskov v splošnih knjižnicah iz vidika knjižničarjev in uporabnikov. O pridobivanju drobnega tiska, promociji zbirke in strokovni obdelavi v splošnih knjižnicah smo z anketnim vprašalnikom povprašali knjižničarje iz 18-ih splošnih knjižnic. Odnos uporabnikov do drobnih tiskov pa smo preverili z intervjuji, ki smo jih izvedli s petimi lokalnimi zgodovinarji. Del naše raziskave pa je bil proučiti tudi kakovost 28 zbirnih zapisov iz Knjižnice Ivana Tavčarja Škofja Loka (KIT Škofja Loka). Vse vprašane knjižnice imajo v svoji domoznanski zbirki primerke drobnih tiskov, ki jih najpogosteje pridobijo z darovi. Gradivo pogosto zbirajo tudi knjižničarji sami. Razstave so najpogostejši način predstavitve drobnih tiskov. Večji del anketiranih knjižnic je izpostavilo, da se drobni tiski zelo redko uporabljajo in da so težavni za urejanje in obdelavo. Zgodovinarji so v intervjujih povedali, da drobnih tiskov nikoli ne iščejo v splošnih knjižnicah, raje se obrnejo na arhive in na posameznike. Večina izraza drobni tisk ni poznala, prav tako ni bila seznanjena z obstojem zbirke drobnih tiskov v KIT Škofja Loka. Delo podaja tudi nekaj predlogov, s katerim bi gradivo približali uporabnikov.Ephemera are a special type of sources included in the collections of public libraries as part of the local studies collection. These sources are difficult to acquire, house, catalogue, and make available to users. The purpose of the master\u27s thesis was to gain a comprehensive insight into the issue of ephemera in public libraries from the perspective of librarians and users. Librarians from 18 public libraries filled out a survey questionnaire on the acquisition of ephemera, on promoting the collection, and on its cataloguing practice in public libraries. Users\u27 attitudes towards ephemera were examined through interviews conducted with five local historians. A part of the research was to examine the quality of 28 collective entries from the KIT Škofja Loka library. All surveyed libraries contain examples of ephemera in their local studies collections, which in most cases they received as a gift. The librarians also often collect ephemera. Exhibitions are the most common way of presenting ephemera. The majority of the surveyed librarians has pointed out that ephemera are very rarely used and that they are difficult to organize and process. In the interviews the historians stated that they never look for ephemera in public libraries, but rather turn to archives and individuals. Most of them were not familiar with the term ephemera and were not aware of the existence of the ephemera collection in the KIT Škofja Loka library. The thesis also gives a few suggestions for bringing these sources closer to the users