Austrougarska mornarička knjižnica

serbo-croatian – latin

2008

volume 13, issue 2

IZUM - Institut informacijskih znanosti
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Imperial and Royal Marine Library (K. u. K. MarineBibliothek) was founded in 1802 in Venice. In 1848, the Library was first moved to Trieste and then in 1865 to Pula where it remained in operation until 1918. Under the Italian government, part of the library's collection was taken to Italy; under the German occupation, however, the library's collection was first moved to the present-day Bohemia and then in 1949 to Vienna. The larger part of the preserved collection was returned to Pula by Austria in 1975. Under the leadership of the librarians (K. u. K. MarineBibilothekars) and by applying consistent principles of librarianship, the library developed with a great deal of thought and care during its existence; the printed editions of its catalogue prove that. Beside rare 16th and 17th century books, the collection includes valuable maps, encyclopaedias and historic literature. In addition to books on naval science, books from a wide range of technical disciplines and geography were purchased as well. The Library was also engaged in publishing of professional periodicals and monographs. It managed ship's libraries and the branch library at the Ministry of War in Vienna. Given the historic value of the collection, financial means for book restoration have been provided by the Republic of Croatia since 1996, which has also been supported through international projects.

13.11.2017