Mapping library and archival standards using examples of manuscript descriptions: questioning the usability of the Regulations for description and access to material in libraries, archives and museums on manuscript descriptions

Pravilnik za opis i pristup građi u knjižnicama, arhivima i muzejima novi je nacionalni pravilnik za opis građe u Republici Hrvatskoj, te prvi pravilnik koji obuhvaća sve tri baštinske ustanove, knjižnice, arhive i muzeje. Svrha ovog rada je na temelju analize ISBD i ISAD(G) standarda, a onda i novog Pravilnika, utvrditi eventualna poboljšanja na području opisa rukopisne građe. Rukopisna građa po svojoj vrsti i obliku može biti smještena i u arhivima i u knjižnicama te je iz tog razloga istraživanje u prvom koraku obuhvatilo analizu spomenutih međunarodnih standarda i utvrđivanje nedostataka na području opisa rukopisa. U idućem koraku analiziralo se koji elementi postojećih standarda su uvršteni u Pravilnik te postoje li u Pravilniku novi elementi koji će poboljšati i upotpuniti budući opis te vrste građe. Provedenim mapiranjem, analizom i usporedbom utvrdilo se kako Pravilnik za opis i pristup građi u knjižnicama, arhivima i muzejima preuzima određeni skup elemenata iz ISBD-a i ISAD(G)-a, ali donosi i skup novih elemenata koji omogućuje nadogradnju postojećih, i proširenje budućih opisa rukopisne građe. Na primjeru odabrane jedinice rukopisne građe prikazala se primjenjivost Pravilnika, te je zaključeno da su dosadašnji nedostatci otklonjeni, a opis je postao potpun. Ovaj rad doprinosi boljem razumijevanju i primjeni novog nacionalnog pravilnika u budućem djelovanju knjižnične i arhivske zajednice u Republici Hrvatskoj.The Regulations for description and access to material in libraries, archives and museums is the new national rulebook for the description of material in the Republic of Croatia, and the first rulebook covering all three heritage institutions. The purpose of this paper is to determine, on the basis of an analysis of the ISBD and ISAD(G) standards, and then the new Regulations, any improvements in the area of the description of the manuscript. Manuscript material, by its type and form, can be placed in archives and libraries, and for this reason the research in the first step included an analysis of the mentioned international standards and identification of deficiencies in the field of description of the manuscript. In the next step, it was analyzed what elements of the existing standards were included in the Regulations and whether there were new elements in the Regulations that would improve and complete the future description of this type of material. The mapping, analysis and comparison carried out determined that the Regulations for description and access to material in libraries, archives and museums retrieves a certain set of elements from ISBD and ISAD(G), but also brings a set of new elements that allows for the upgrading of existing ones and their extension for future descriptions of the manuscript. The applicability of The Regulations was shown on the example of the selected manuscript unit, and it was concluded that the deficiencies had been eliminated so far and the description became complete. This paper contributes to a better understanding and application of the new national rulebook in the future activities of the library and archival community in the Republic of Croatia