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Goal. To explain and distinguish terms that refer to organisation, departmentalisation, organisational structure, its elements and dimensions, internal and external factors that influence it. In addition, this paper's goal is to contribute to better understanding of library organisational structure as a framework for leadership and managerial functions. These goals present foundation for an operative formulation, i. e. an improvement of library organisational structure. Approach/methodology/design. After the introductory defining of the terms from the field of organisation, two levels of library activity classification follow; first, a classification on library and non-library activities, and second, a differentiation on general and specific activities. The discussion about organisational structure starts with the explanation of structure elements, followed by the departmentalisation of activities and work tasks, organisational structure dimensions, factors that affect the choice and design of library organisational structures, and ends with the analysis of types of organisational structures appropriate for libraries. The paper further discusses two models of library organisational structure. The first is a traditional model, and the second is more modern in its design. The paper uses the method of observation and the analysis of the current library organisational structures, and gives their comparison with organisational structures of legal entities from similar fields. Results contribute to a better understanding of elements and dimensions of organisational structure and factors that influence its choice, design and adjustment to modern requirements of internal and external library environment. Practical implications. This paper can help librarians and other similar professions in understanding the concept of library organisational structure and make it easier for them to prepare and implement necessary organisational changes and adjustments to new social conditions and technologies, especially to information and communication technology. Social implications. This paper will foster better understanding and functional application of knowledge about organisational science in organisational behaviour of libraries as public institutions of special social interest (particularly in the area of culture, education, science, being informed, economy, and leisure). Originality and value lie in connecting the theory of organisational structures with its practical application on the organisational design of Croatian libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this pilot study was to collect evidence of the level to which UDC is exploited in searching and browsing of different library systems in 2004-2005. The selection of 30 Web OPACs from 22 countries was observed. The OPACs were representative of 5 in-house and 10 vendors library systems. Interface areas observed were: UDC access points, searching, browsing and display. In total there were 23 designated interface functionalities that were looked at. This pilot study is the first phase in a more comprehensive research project on the use of classification in supporting subject access in library catalogues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper describes current practice of the classification of history in the National and University Library, Zagreb according to the Universal Decimal Classification. The author explains the main concepts in the field of history and stresses the important rôle of common auxiliaries in indexing of this type of content. Various issues and ambiguities in content analysis and classification are described and solutions proposed. The author pays particular attention to class 930 Science of history and to the issues of: determination of the historical content, interdisciplinarity of historical content, and objectivity and consistency in indexing. The paper provides an insight into advantages and disadvantages of historical geographical subdivision for Croatia and suggests subdivision of the history of Croatia by period, in order to enable more specific indexing. The author concludes by suggesting that proposed solutions should be adopted as a standard approach by Croatian libraries in order to enhance information discovery and access. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article describes principles and practice in classification of documents from the field of psychology and psychiatry according to Universal Decimal Classification in the National and University Library in Zagreb (Croatia). A significant proportion of documents in these two fields are related or are interdisciplinary in nature and are assigned a combination of classification numbers from both psychology and psychiatry. Since the assignment of more than one classification number for the content is frequent -- one of the practical problems a subject specialist faces in everyday practice is the decision as to which of the UDC numbers assigned to the content is the most relevant for shelf arrangement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article explains principles and practical solutions in the classification of philosophy according to Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) in the National and University Library in Zagreb (Croatia). The author points out that the literature in philosophy pertains either to original philosophical works or can be in a form of philosophical studies (crticism, interpretation), history of philosophy or reference sources in philosophy. The subject of philosophy itself is organized in UDC into following three areas: the nature of philosophy, philosophical disciplines and philosophical systems and aspects. The author points out some specificities of philosophy as a discipline and discusses difficulties in content analysis and classification of philosophical works which do not belong to any of the suggested categories or are intra- and inter-disciplinary in nature. The author emphasises the need for consistency in collocating philosophical works, according to their subject and form, in order to facilitate their easier retrieval and use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper gives an overview of the history of UDC editions that have been used in Croatia for the last 50 years, with special emphasis on Croatian translations of the schedules. The use of full, medium and abridged schedules in German, French and English and various selections and excerpts from the UDC used in certain types of libraries is described in the article. The author identifies six Croatian translations and gives account of their content, structure, size and purpose and explains their relation to the develoment of the classification itself. Special attention is paid to the recent Croatian medium edition from 2005. The author concludes that it may be now an appropriate moment to promote the standardisation of the use of UDC in Croatian libraries and suggests that Croatian Library Association with its Committee for Classification and indexing may play an important role in relation to this. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]