Biblioteke naučnoistraživačkih instituta i ustanova: zakonodavni okvir i praksa

Abstract

U Srbiji postoji više od 70 akreditovanih naučnih instituta, ustanova i centara izuzetnih vrednosti, sa bibliotekama čiji knjižni fondovi često premašuju fondove fakultetskih biblioteka, sa bibliotekarima i knjižničarima čiji je rad integrisan u stručnu i naučnu produkciju srpskih naučnika, kao i u promociju njihovog naučnog rada i izdavačke delatnosti instituta. Delatnost ovih biblioteka odvija se u procepu između dva ministarstva i dva zakona (Zakon o bibliotečko-informacionoj delatnosti, za čije je sprovođenje zaduženo Ministarstvo kulture i informisanja Republike Srbije i Zakon o naučnoistraživačkoj delatnosti Ministarstva za prosvetu, nauku i tehnološki razvoj), a stručnjaci koji u njima rade nisu ni u jednom dovoljno definisani, niti pak adekvatno priznati i nagrađeni. U radu se analizira zakonska regulativa relevantna za delatnost ovih biblioteka, a ukazuje se i na probleme vezane za organizaciju rada i status bibliotečkih radnika koji su posledica nedorečenih propisa i/ili nedosledne primene zakonom predviđenih rešenja, kao i na nemogućnost uključivanja u sistem uzajamne katalogizacije. Rad govori i o osnivanju Sekcije bibliotekara i knjižničara, strukovnog udruženja koje u okviru Zajednice instituta Srbije aktivno učestvuje u unapređenju bibliotečko-informacione delatnosti i širenju svesti o značaju biblioteka i bibliotekara naučnih instituta i ustanova i njihovom očuvanju. U zaključnim razmatranjima ponuđeni su predlozi za rešavanje postojećih problema i poboljšanje statusa bibliotečkih radnika zaposlenih u naučnoistraživačkim institutima i ustanovama.

In Serbia, there are more than seventy accredited research institutes, organizations and centers of excellence. In terms of size, the book holdings of their libraries often exceed those of academic libraries. However, work of their library staff is incorporated in the research output of Serbian scholars and the promotion of their scientific work and publications. Activities of these libraries are distracted between two ministries and two laws (the Law on Library and Information Science Activities, enacted under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia and the Law on Scientific Research, enacted under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia). The status of library professionals working at these institutes is neither precisely defined nor adequately recognized and rewarded in any of these sectors. The paper analyzes the legal framework relevant to the activity of the libraries of research institutes and the problems related to the organization of work and the status of library professionals that arise from the vagueness of legislation and/or inconsistent implementation of the legislative solutions. It also explains why it is impossible for most research libraries to join the collaborative cataloguing system. The paper deals with the establishment of the Librarians’ Section of the Serbian Association of Institutes, a professional association striving to improve library and information services and raise the awareness about the importance and survival of libraries and librarians at research institutes. In the concluding remarks, the authors present possible solutions to the problems and suggest ways to improve the status of library workers at research institutes and organizations.