Pismo podrške CENL-a Nacionalnoj i univerzitetskoj biblioteci BiH
Izvršni komitet Konferencije evropskih nacionalnih bibliotekara (CENL), sa velikom zabrinutošću, saznao je za finansijsku situaciju Nacionalne i univerzitetske biblioteke Bosne i Hercegovine.
"Činjenica da osoblje nije primilo plate nekoliko mjeseci i o nedostatku sredstava za održavanje institucije, zbog čega Vi, direktore i vaše osoblje ne vidite nikakvu perspektivu Nacionalne i univerzitetske biblioteke u Sarajevu za nastavak rada te najavljujete zatvaranje, takvo stanje može se opisati samo kao dramatično. Zatvaranje se mora spriječiti svim sredstvima kako bi se izbjeglo nanošenje štete čitavoj zemlji i njenoj kulturi", stoji u pismu podrške.
Dr. Ismet Ovcina
Director
National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zmaja od Bosne 8b
Sarajevo
Bosna i Hercegovina
Frankfurt, 17 July 2024
Dear Dr. Ismet Ovcina,
The Executive Committee of the Conference of European National Librarians (CENL) has learned with great concern about the financial situation of the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
When staff have not received their salaries for several months and there is a lack of funds to keep the institution going, when you, the director, and your staff see no prospect of the National and University Library in Sarajevo continuing to operate and have announced its closure, the situation can only be described as dramatic. A closure must be prevented by all means in order to avoid damage to the entire country and its culture.
The closure of the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina would be a disaster: for the library users, for research and for the staff. It would also be a disaster for the written cultural heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and thus for the people of your country and the entire nation. Its closure would also be a great loss for the European cultural heritage as a whole.
We sincerely hope that the responsible state institutions are aware of their responsibility for the (written) cultural heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina and urge them to provide adequate and sufficient financial support for the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo.
This support should ensure the long‐term and permanent existence of the National and University Library.
Kind regards,
Frank Scholze
Director General of the German National Library and Chair of CENL
Dalje navode da bi "Zatvaranje Nacionalne i univerzitetske biblioteke Bosne i Hercegovine predstavljalo katastrofu korisnicima biblioteke, za istraživanje i za osoblje. To bi također bila katastrofa za pisano kulturo naslijeđe Bosne i Hercegovine, a time i za narode vaše države, ali i za sve stanovnike svijeta.
Njeno zatvaranje bi također bio veliki gubitak za evropsku kulturnu baštinu u cjelini. Iskreno se nadamo da su nadležne državne institucije svjesne svoje odgovornosti za (pisano) kulturno nasljeđe Bosne i Hercegovine, te ih pozivamo da obezbjede potrebnu adekvatnu finansijsku podršku Nacionalnoj i univerzitetskoj biblioteci Bosne i Hercegovine u Sarajevu.
Ova podrška treba da obezbijedi dugoročno i trajno postojanje Nacionalne i univerzitetske biblioteke", napisao je generalni direktor Njemačke nacionalne biblioteke i predsjedavajući CENL-a Frank Scholze.
