The management and preservation of research data according to FAIR principles are gaining importance, occupying a strategic position within university institutional work programs. Higher education institutions across Europe and the world recognize that proper research data management (RDM) is crucial to keeping up with the digital transition of scientific production and knowledge dissemination, while also promoting a better understanding and acceptance of open research processes, known as open science. The European project "Fostering FAIR data practices in Europe" (FAIRsFAIR), aimed at developing and providing practical solutions to support the implementation and use of FAIR principles throughout the lifecycle of research data, also seeks to assist higher education institutions in integrating these principles into their curriculum and programs.

As part of national subscription for IOPscience extra (publisher Institute of Physics), a Read&Publish contract has been concluded which enables our scientific and academic community to publish an unlimited number of papers in open access without additional publication costs (no APCs)!

Mnogo novosti donosi nam Ministarstvo kulture i medija Republike Hrvatske. Donijelo je 1. listopada Pravilnik o uvjetima i načinu stjecanja stručnih zvanja u knjižničarskoj struci (NN 107/2021), te u Narodnim novinama 103/21 od 24. rujna 2021. godine objavilo 3 nova standarda u knjižničarskoj struci: Standard za narodne knjižnice u Republici Hrvatskoj (NN 103/21), Standard za specijalne knjižnice (NN 103/21) i Standard za digitalne knjižnice (NN 103/21).

Pravilnik stupa na snagu osmoga dana od dana objave, a uređuje temeljna i viša stručna zvanja u knjižničarskoj struci, stručne ispite i priznavanje inozemne stručne kvalifikacije.

Summer break is here and so is our traditional book exchange!

When? From 5th to 9th of July (next week), between 9AM and 5PM.

Where? In the library in the 1st wing of the Institute (following epidemiological guidelines). If the weather allows us, maybe we'll enjoy the sun in front of the 1st wing, who knows. One thing's for sure, the signs will always show you the way!

Open Research Europe (ORE) is a novel publishing platform established by the European Commission with the aim of providing researchers a high-quality and user-friendly space for publishing their work. It's focused on the works created as part of projects funded by the Horizon 2020 (and Horizon Europe) program, enabling authors to publish their work freely and in alignment with the European Commission's open science policy. To be accepted, submissions should originate from Horizon 2020 program projects and be unpublished until submission, regardless of the current research interest.

MojOblak is a service of the Center for Scientific Information intended for storing and sharing files "on the cloud". It also provides other services, such as a calendar available for editing and customizing to your needs, quick and easy chat for contacting colleagues, creating and assigning tasks, deadlines, checklists, etc. The system is based on the Nextcloud platform, and can be accessed with This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it user data, regardless of location.

In cooperation with the Center for Informatics and Computing, the already existing video conferencing platform BigBlueButton has been upgraded with the goal of easing the continuation of work in extraordinary circumstances. BBB can be accessed via the MojOblak system, and a „room“ can be opened for a maximum of 50 participants (if necessary, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it in order to increase the maximum number of participants). All of the instructions for using the platform can be found here.

U suradnji s Odjelom za analitiku i statistiku Agencije za znanost i visoko obrazovanje, Centar za znanstvene informacije je održao dvije online radionice (webinara) za administratore podataka u bibliografiji CROSBI. Zbog aktualne epidemiološke situacije, radionice su održane u virtualnom okruženju.

Transformative agreements are contracts with publishers aimed at shifting the current subscription-based business model of scholarly journals towards open access publishing by redirecting subscription funds to cover publishing costs.

A newly released report on transformative agreements provides an overview of the current state, analyzes the legal aspects of these agreements, and offers recommendations.

Odjel za informacijske znanosti Sveučilišta u Zadru pokrenuo je seriju kratkih online predavanja na temu otvorene znanosti i znanstvene komunikacije. Predavanja će se održavati od veljače do lipnja 2021. godine, svaki drugi utorak (iznimno u veljači zbog nenadanog kasnijeg početka) putem Zoom aplikacije, a svako predavanje trajat će okvirno 45 minuta. Serija predavanja namijenjena je studentima, znanstvenicima, nastavnicima, urednicima, recenzentima, knjižničarima i svima onima koji promišljaju o suvremenijoj i transparentnijoj znanstvenoj komunikaciji u svojim okruženjima.

Na samo Valentinovo, 14. veljače, obilježava se i Međunarodni dan darivanja knjigom. Volonterski je to projekt kojim se želi probuditi ljubav prema čitanju i darivanju kod djece. Cilj Međunarodnog dana darivanja knjigom je ohrabriti djecu i odrasle diljem svijeta da djeci daruju knjigu ili slikovnicu.

Knjižničari u Hrvatskoj već šesti put obilježavaju ovaj dan organizirajući prikupljanje slikovnica pod geslom „Čitam, dam, sretan sam“. Pozivaju se djeca i odrasli da slikovnice daruju lokalnim knjižnicama koje će ih proslijediti potrebitima – dječjim odjelima bolnica, domovima za djecu, dječjem SOS selu ili nekoj dobrotvornoj organizaciji.