UBKKBK0019 Library Legislation

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michaela Dombrovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Michaela Dombrovská, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Lectures will focus on Czech and foreign legislative documents, government policy materials, strategies, declarations and international recommendations (IFLA, UNESCO, European Union) for librarianship. Attention will be paid to changes, directives and draft laws.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- identify the essence of legislation in the field of library and information;
- identify and describe the current basic legislation in the Czech Republic, in connection with EU legislation;
- describe factors and elements of legislation in the field of librarianship and information science;
- compare and specify differences in the legislative regulation of library issues;
- practically use basic legislative principles in library practice.
Syllabus
  • Legislation, libraries and society
  • Library legislation - international development and harmonization in the Czech Republic
  • Historical development of library laws in the Czech Republic - essential characteristics
  • Development of other legal regulations valid for library and information institutions
  • Legislation on mandatory publication - characteristics, definition and practical application
  • Copyright and related documents Government concepts and strategies for the development of libraries in the Czech Republic - starting points, theses and principles
  • Application of concepts and strategies in practice and in the practical activities of libraries in the Czech Republic.
Literature
    required literature
  • Ministerstvo kultury ČR. Ministerstvo kultury : Literatura a knihovny. Praha, 2007. URL info
    recommended literature
  • kolektiv. EUROPA : Portál Evropské unie. info
  • Ministerstvo vnitra ČR. Portál veřejné správy České republiky. info
  • Ministerstvo vnitra ČR. Sbírka zákonů : Stejnopisy sbírky zákonů. info
  • Národní knihovna ČR. Směrnice IFLA: Služby veřejných knihoven. 2012. URL info
  • kolektiv. EUROPA : Portál Evropské unie. 2010. URL info
  • Ministerstvo vnitra ČR. Sbírka zákonů : Stejnopisy sbírky zákonů. Praha, 2010. URL info
  • Ministerstvo vnitra ČR. Portál veřejné správy České republiky. Praha, 2003. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, presentation
Assessment methods
Studying the required literature, elaboration of the assigned task and successful completion of the written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10 hod/sem.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2021, recent)
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