IZAZOVI DIGITALIZACIJE ZAŠTIĆENOG FONDA DJEČJE KNJIGE U SVJETLU AUTORSKOG PRAVA.

Purpose. The aim of this paper is to present the importance of the digitization of the "Special Collection of Children's Books" of the Croatian Centre for Children's Books and highlight the challenges and criteria for selecting titles for digitization of children's books from the aspect of copyright. Approach. The paper provides a brief historical overview of the establishment of the "Special Collection of Children's Books" and reasons that led to its inclusion in the project of digitalization of old and valuable books of the Zagreb City Library, the "Digitized Zagreb heritage", and highlights the problems of acquiring the right to exploit copyrighted works. Furthermore, it clarifies the basic concepts of copyright that are important when digitizing works and presents the news related to digitization in the Copyright and Related Rights Act from 2021. Findings. The paper presents the results of the digitization of the "Special Collection of Children's Books" in a fifteen-year period, along with a complete bibliography of digitized books for children and young people that were digitized as part of the "Digitized Zagreb heritage" project. In addition, some examples of obtaining the right to use copyright are presented. Social implications. The digitization of the "Special Collection of Children's Books" of the Croatian Centre for Children's Books, as a valuable segment of Croatian cultural heritage, through the "Digitized Zagreb heritage" project of the Zagreb City Libraries is part of an important socio-cultural process of protecting and preserving old and valuable books and their easier and faster accessibility to the public. Originality/value. The paper contributes to a better understanding of the importance of digitizing old and valuable books, especially children's books. The basic elements of copyright are explained, which contributes to an easier approach to solving copyright issues for writers and illustrators who are joint and equal authors of Croatian children's books. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]