Współczesna książka polska w zasobach Górnołużyckiej Biblioteki Naukowej w Görlitz
The Contemporary Polish Books in the Collections of the Upper Sorbian Scholarly Library in Görlitz

Summary/Abstract: The Upper Sorbian Scholarly Library in Görlitz is a scholarly institution whose purpose is to collect, develop and render accessible documents which refer to the areas of Upper Lusatia. The library cherishes Enlightenment ideals from which it grew – its main purpose, which was determined already by German scholars, is to expend care about the development of scholarship in the region in order to enhance the wellbeing of its inhabitants. The purpose of the article is to determine the nature of the process of selecting Polish books for inclusion in the library collection, the areas of interest they represent, the authors and the places of publication. Motivation for writing this article had to do with a desire to distinguish the Upper Lusatian Scholarly Library on the map of European centres which work towardthe recultivation and the preservation of regional identities. The research methodology which was embraced precluded a holistic distinction of contemporary Polish books accessible in the OPAC catalogue of the GBN. This is caused mainly by the problems associated with the functioning of the catalogue. Despite these deficiencies, the article manages to present the main trends present in the way Polish books are selected for inclusion in the collection in question.

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