{"id":87076,"date":"2023-10-03T07:51:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T05:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/?page_id=87076"},"modified":"2023-11-30T16:47:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T15:47:55","slug":"croatica-croatias-national-library-collection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/nsk-collections\/croatica-croatias-national-library-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"CROATICA \u2013 Croatia\u2019s national library collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">NSK, the National and University Library in Zagreb, has fostered the tradition of safeguarding Croatia\u2019s written heritage for more than four centuries, curating its treasures as CROATICA, the Croatian national library collection, whose development is NSK\u2019s most important task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NSKWeb_NSK-holdings-1024x770.png\" alt=\"Some of 3.6 million items held by NSK, the National and University Library in Zagreb.\" class=\"wp-image-85572 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NSKWeb_NSK-holdings-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NSKWeb_NSK-holdings-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NSKWeb_NSK-holdings-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NSKWeb_NSK-holdings-1536x1155.png 1536w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NSKWeb_NSK-holdings-1436x1080.png 1436w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NSKWeb_NSK-holdings.png 1648w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/770;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on specific form- and content-related criteria, CROATICA brings together the following book and non-book materials (printed, documentary, digital, online, electronic):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>works by Croatian authors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>works originated in Croatia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>works fully or partially in the Croatian language<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>works fully of partially relating to Croats, Croatia and Croatian natural and cultural heritage.<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General CROATICA collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>General CROATICA collection is developed through legal deposit, as well as by purchase, donation and exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legal deposit items make the basis of CROATICA, Croatia\u2019s national library collection, as well as of the Croatian national bibliography, and contribute to the development of Croatian Digital Library.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>General CROATICA collection is divided into physical and online subcollections assembling printed (Croatian books, <a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/foreign-croatica-collection\/\">foreign Croatian books<\/a>, books on Croatian Homeland War, serial publications, official publications, ephemera, dissertations and other theses) and non-printed material (resources in microforms, electronic publications, <a href=\"https:\/\/haw.nsk.hr\/en\/\">online content<\/a>, e-theses, <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalna.nsk.hr\/\">digitised material<\/a>). &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Special CROATICA collections<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Special CROATICA collections assemble the most valuable and extremely fragile items of Croatia\u2019s cultural heritage. The development of special CROATICA collections began with the inclusion in it of non-textual publications, such as prints, maps, music, etc., which our staff curate as part of the Library&#8217;s four special collections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NSKWeb_NSK-collections-1024x770.png\" alt=\"Treasures from the collections of NSK, the National and University Library in Zagreb.\" class=\"wp-image-85300 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NSKWeb_NSK-collections-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NSKWeb_NSK-collections-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NSKWeb_NSK-collections-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NSKWeb_NSK-collections-1536x1155.png 1536w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NSKWeb_NSK-collections-1436x1080.png 1436w, https:\/\/nsk.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NSKWeb_NSK-collections.png 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/770;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block-section quick-links-block quick-links-block--has-2-col\">\n\n    <h2 class=\"quick-links-block__title\"><\/h2>\n\n    <ul class=\"quick-links-block__list list-unstyled\">\n                                <li class=\"quick-links-block__item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/nsk-collections\/nsk-manuscripts-and-old-books-collection\/\" class=\"quick-links-block__link\">\n                    <span class=\"text\">\n                        NSK Manuscripts and Old Books Collection                    <\/span>\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 28 28\" fill=\"none\">\n                        <path d=\"M19.8864 7L18.7095 8.17654L23.7027 13.1681H2V14.8321H23.7026L18.7095 19.8235L19.8864 21L26.8889 14L19.8864 7Z\" fill=\"#231F20\"><\/path>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n                                <li class=\"quick-links-block__item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/nsk-collections\/nsk-print-collection\/\" class=\"quick-links-block__link\">\n                    <span class=\"text\">\n                        NSK Print Collection                    <\/span>\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 28 28\" fill=\"none\">\n                        <path d=\"M19.8864 7L18.7095 8.17654L23.7027 13.1681H2V14.8321H23.7026L18.7095 19.8235L19.8864 21L26.8889 14L19.8864 7Z\" fill=\"#231F20\"><\/path>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n                                <li class=\"quick-links-block__item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/nsk.hr\/en\/nsk-collections\/nsk-music-collection\/\" class=\"quick-links-block__link\">\n                    <span class=\"text\">\n                        NSK Music Collection                    <\/span>\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 28 28\" fill=\"none\">\n                        <path d=\"M19.8864 7L18.7095 8.17654L23.7027 13.1681H2V14.8321H23.7026L18.7095 19.8235L19.8864 21L26.8889 14L19.8864 7Z\" fill=\"#231F20\"><\/path>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n                                <li class=\"quick-links-block__item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsk.hr\/en\/\" class=\"quick-links-block__link\">\n                    <span class=\"text\">\n                        NSK Map Collection                    <\/span>\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 28 28\" fill=\"none\">\n                        <path d=\"M19.8864 7L18.7095 8.17654L23.7027 13.1681H2V14.8321H23.7026L18.7095 19.8235L19.8864 21L26.8889 14L19.8864 7Z\" fill=\"#231F20\"><\/path>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NSK, the National and University Library in Zagreb, has fostered the tradition of safeguarding Croatia\u2019s written heritage for more than four centuries, curating its&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":84803,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-87076","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - 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