• dLib.si is a web library available to everyone using a computer or a mobile phone at any time and wherever;
   
• dLib.si can be freely accessed without any limitations;
   
• dLib.si brings to homes, workplaces, schools or universities written Slovene cultural treasures, specimen kept in the National and University Library and other Slovene libraries. At the same time it enables access to entire current expert articles and other texts.
   

OUR COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF
 

• texts: journals (articles, scientific articles), books, ARRS reports, academic achievements
• photos: art library, photographs, sheet music, posters, postcards, manuscripts, maps
• multimedia: virtual exhibitions, sound recordings

If a book was published before 1945, and is not available on the dLib.si portal, you can order its digital copy by using international service E-knjige po naročilu/ EOD (e-books on demand).


FOR WHOM IS dLib.si?

All internet users, it is very useful for researchers, since it offers them an extensive virtual collection of various scientific fields. When using contents published on dlib.si., copyright and related rights must be respected.


WHAY IS dLib.si THE BEST?
 

• offers access to publications already available on the internet, and a quick and simple access to material, published on traditional carriers;
   
• it unites different collections by a single access via a workstation enabling cross-searching through collections;
   
• searching results are integrated and presented in a digital form;
   
• knowledge kept in libraries by using dLib.si is more easy to be accessed, location of a user is not an obstacle for access to information;
   
• more or less known contents are available to anyone while valuable originals of Slovene tradition are in safe keeping;
   
• it enables the National and University Library and the entire library system to use new methods and tools for collecting, archiving and long-term preservation of nationally important library material, printed as well as “digital-born” information;
   
• by providing wide access to resources, it represents an invaluable tool for research activities;
   
• it ensures a support for lifelong learning of the population, scientific and research work, cultural activities and progress;
   
• it reinforces national identity in the virtual environment;
   
• it enhances Slovenia's cultural identity and competitiveness amidst the European Union.
   

PARTNERS IN DEVELOPING dLib.si
 

• 1st part: NUK in cooperation with Slovene companies using the state-of-the-art technology;
• 2nd part: other institutions from the fields of culture, education and science using the state-of-the-art technology.

In the field of digital library creation and management,  dLib.si holds a leading position in Europe, exchanging experience and knowledge with related European institutions, first of all with The European Library and The Europeana.


WHY METADATA IS THE BASIS OF A DIGITAL LIBRARY?

Metadata ensure managing of digital contents, enabling searching and improving accuracy of inquiries. Metadata is the future. The dLib.si portal is based on metadata initiative Dublin Core (www.dublincore.org), the international standard for description of web contents. All terms in metadata are in masculine grammatical form, yet used as a neutral form for female and masculine.


MORE ABOUT PORTAL

• Digital Library of Slovenia Development Strategy - dLib.si  2007-2010/ [document prepared by Melita Ambrožič... [et al.] ; translated by Darko Balažic…[et al.]]. - Ljubljana : National and University Library, 2007
• DLIB.SI : the digital library of Slovenia : knowledge management portal / [texts by Mihael Glavan ... [et al.] ;
  edited by Karmen Štular Sotošek ; translated by Irena Sešek]. - Ljubljana : National and University Library, 2006 (Ljubljana : Present).

 

Mission of the Digital Library of Slovenia
(From: The Digital Library of Slovenia Development Strategy – dLib.si 2007-2010 (2006):

 

• Building, development and management of digital collections, following user needs, existing legislation and standards, in co-operation with various strategic partners from the fields of culture, science, education and economy;
  
   
• Provision of open and free access to digital content, including the development of tools to use it;
  
   
• Promoting the digital library as infrastructure to education and research process, lifelong learning of the population, and a feature of democracy with unprecedented access to digital information for all users, regardless of who they are and of location they wish to access the information from.
  
   
• Long-term preservation of the national cultural heritage in digital form by maintaining and developing a trusted digital repository / digital archive;
  
   
• Provision of information resources, information and services for the needs of the development of the information society and to foster the socio-economic development of Slovenia.