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The cultural portals of libraries inform, educate and cultivate the thinking of society via the promotion of cultural heritage and by focusing on the regional specificities of European nations. Portals, as electronic information resources, generally contribute to the enrichment of the libraries' collections and their advantages consist of the constant availability, unlimited searching and updated information. The paper presents a thematic overview of Slovak and Czech cultural portals with a focus on the cultural heritage. The author analyses two portals (Ludovakultura.sk and Lidovakultura.cz) in greater detail, focusing on their aesthetic and content specifics, mission and institutional attachment, followed by a recommendations summary and conclusions for library and information practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article deals with the Czech exile Joachim Seelinger, and the content and publishing of his work Exilium Auxilium. It brings new information about Seelinger's exile diary and partially about his life and work. It reveals the publishing background of Seelinger's personal diary, which was published by a series of reprints and was also related to Slovakia, Czechia, Poland and Germany. It draws attention to the bibliographic unregistered first edition of this diary and to the existence of paratext copying by the producers of its reprints. The paper is based on the content analysis of the Seelinger's diary by the de visu method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the impact of free content to an organization. Old rules in marketing require disclosure of personal information before sending out a white paper. With the web providing opportunities to reach people and engage them in different ways, the author asks when required to give personal information to receive a free white paper, if one would be willing to do so. Free content with no registration has been seen to have more inbound links and higher search engine rankings.