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Purpose: The article presents the characteristics of Generation Z, their reading habits and information gathering strategies. The sample members of Generation Z are students of the Secondary Medical School Celje in the school year 2019/2020. Since statistical data shows a decline in the use (visits and circulation) of the library at the Medical School Celje in the last five years, we conducted a study to gain insight into reading habits of school library users. The interpretation of the results focuses on what research participants think are the most important influences on their reading habits. Methodology/approach: Two methods were used: the survey method and the action research method. The survey method sample included 304 students who were enrolled in the second, third and fourth year and the second year of the vocational-technical program in the school year 2019/2020. The questionnaire was developed using the online tool 1ka. To adapt the results for their use in planning of the pedagogical work, the action research method was used. Results: Data analysis shows that 70 % of students rank books in the last two places when classifying leisure activities. They spend most of their time browsing the web (on average 17 hours per week), while they spend 1 hour and 3 minutes for reading. Data shows that 41,7 % of students do not devote any of their weekly free time to reading books. More than half (58 %) of the students feel that the school encourages them to read. Extracurricular activities organized by the school library are unknown to almost half of the students, and almost half of them do not participate in these activities. Research limitation: Limiting the survey to the Secondary Medical School Celje prevents the generalization of the results. Since no similar research has been conducted at the school, the results cannot be compared. Originality/practical implications: Research results offer us an insight into reading habits of students of a certain school generation and can be useful for further planning of the pedagogical work of the school library and professors at the Secondary Medical School Celje. Presented proposals, which are based on students' reading habits, are also useful for other educational institutions, as well as for school libraries within various institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study was conducted based on a business report of the Intermunicipal public library Žalec and its internal material for the Municipal library Prebold. Methods of quantitative descriptive statistics and correlation analysis were used. In the research, library roles for users' needs in a local environment and library's success in doing this were reviewed; implementation dynamics of library's frequent and periodic activities was presented for a period of six years (2014-2019). We presented Prebold public library in a local environment, its activities and their planning, as well as individual activities from the viewpoint that they are thematically connected with library roles; overview of library activities according to target active and passive user groups; selfevaluation through number of participants and frequency of library activities. Our analysis revealed library's success in implementing activities for achieving development of library roles. Results show continuity of some and increase of using other library activities and services. Librarian activities are categorized into individual thematic projects. Research results can be used as a basis for strategic planning of library activities with respect to which library roles to develop in a public library according to interests and needs in a local environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Makerspace is a place where library users can try out and use equipment, devices and tools for various purposes free of charge. This service has become very common in public libraries around the world in the last decade, while in Slovenia there are currently only two public libraries that have experience in developing makerspaces. The paper provides an overview of the development of makerspaces, their purpose and position in public libraries. It also presents some examples of successful makerspaces in public libraries. Special attention is given to service planning of makerspaces and the elements that are critical to their successful operation. Three groups of stakeholders involved in makerspace planning are presented - users, local community, staff and volunteers. Along with recommendations for physical space and equipment in makerspaces, we present a list of equipment with appropriate devices, tools and materials that covers the most common activities in makerspaces. This is the first paper on makerspaces in Slovenia that comprehensively addresses this service in public libraries. It can serve as a starting point for reflection both before the decision to set up a makerspace and in the process of planning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 19th century brought numerous changes in political, social and economic life, which also left a mark upon libraries. This can be seen especially in the case of libraries that had been operating for a long time, serving both scientists and the so-called general public. Using the example of the German court, university and city libraries of 1789–1871, we will show how these changes influenced the condition of the access to the collections. Typical problems in this field included: short opening times of libraries, a narrow circle of users limited to the upper-class; limiting the time and number of books borrowed at one time, which was caused by a number of factors, including insufficient staff and / or financial resources. Until 1871, the condition of the access to collections was influenced by excessive individualism, a lack of cooperation, and a variety of organizational solutions in German libraries. The awareness of the shortcomings and limitations, as demonstrated by the next decades, paradoxically led to cooperation in this field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

On June 3-4, 2019, the Second International Scientific Conference Concerning Paul Ladewig and his Library Catechism took place at Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz (hereinafter: UKW). Its organizer was the Department of Scientific Information, located in the Unit of Scientific Information and Bibliology of UKW. This is the second edition of the conference dedicated to the thoughts and activities of the outstanding German librarian and library expert, Paul Ladewig. The two-day conference taking place within the walls of the UKW Library gave the opportunity to listen to presentations whose subjects referred to issues related to the functioning of libraries and their users in accordance with the thoughts contained in the most famous work of Paul Ladewig -- Library Catechism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]