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The invention of the printing press in the 15th century revolutionized the way books were produced, making access to learning possible for anyone. In the 19th century, the library became an essential part of psychiatric institutions. Bibliotherapy is developed, which uses books to help people overcome certain problems. The reality offered by digital technology has opened a new era in the history of reading, fundamentally changing the way we read. The progress in communication technology in the 20th century leads to the emergence of the electronic book, thus information is made available online to the reader in a huge virtual library. Augmented reality is discovered, which manages to combine the two mediums, traditional and online, this being an interactive version of a real-world environment, achieved through digital visual elements, using holographic technology. Thanks to the images that come to life, involving more senses, the reader can reach a better understanding of the content. When access and availability are considered priorities, there is no doubt that electronic books are preferred, even though they cause fatigue and eye irritation. The physical book, on the other hand, is remarkably durable, does not need power or internet, can be edited in several editions, and continues to be valuable. In recent years, the demand for paper copies has become increasingly high, generating more than 150 billion dollars in revenue. Thus we ask ourselves the question regarding the survival of the printed book. The answer is, perhaps, surprising, but in an age of digital saturation, the traditional book has made a spectacular comeback in recent years, remaining, it seems, the preferred reading medium of true bibliomaniacs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Annual General Meeting of the Europeana Network, held between December 6-8, 2017 in Milano, Italy, was organized by the Europeana Foundation and hosted by the National Museum of Science and Technology "Leonardo da Vinci". The meeting provided a space for the experience exchange, a discussion forum for understanding the challenges of the information explosion and for seeking new strategies for libraries. The European Cultural Forum was also an important event which included a large amount of information of the most diverse cultural themes. The article presents the succession of the events and themes debated in the annual meeting and cultural forum, detailing the aspects of the projects, best practices and directions of the future development of the field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article continues the presentation of the printing workshops and paper mills in Sibiu, one of the oldest centres of the Romanian book publishing and journalism, with information about the work as printers, booksellers, publishers, and cultural animators carried out by Johann, Johann Petrus and Andreas Barth; Samuel Sárdi; Martin Hochmeister and Martin Hochmeister Jr. in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries, as well as the most important works printed by them and their impact at that time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In response to the plagiarism, in their policies regarding the ethics and academic conduct, the universities declare themselves against any form of plagiarism and stipulate severe penalties for those who commit it. This paper aims to highlight the differences of perspective between the most prestigious universities from Europe and the United States of America on this matter. Although all the analyzed universities consider the plagiarism, a deviation from the academic conduct, a crime that must be punished, the differences regard the essence of the action and the way in which is defined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 79th edition of the IFLA Conference held in Singapore was organised under the motto Future Libraries: Infinite Possibilities. Hosted by the Suntec International Convention & Exhibition Centre, the conference included sessions, workshops, satellite meetings, exhibitions (library materials, audio-visual equipment, IT systems, library equipment, and published works). The official opening addresses were made by, among others Ambassador Chan Heng Chee (Are Libraries Ready for the Big Change?), Ingrid Parent, IFLA President-in- Office, Elain Ng, president of the IFLA National Committee 2013. The paper on Romanian libraries presented during the conference was Libraries Night: A Romanian Experience - an overview of the cultural activities organized by the Romanian libraries on the occasion of this event. The paper received a symbolic award from ALA. The Romanian delegation took part in sessions such as: Public Libraries (Session 137), Young Adults and Libraries: Innovation, Involvement, Self-realization (Session 140), OCLC - Industry Symposium (Session 178), Information for Development Action: Governments, Civil Society and Libraries - Government Information and Official Publication with Government Libraries (Session 221). The programme also included a cultural evening (during which the host country offers a sample of its traditions, customs, and cultural specificity), held on one of Sentosa Island beaches, visits to libraries (National Library of Singapore, Jurong Regional Library). The presence of Romanian librarians to such professional events should become a "compulsory exercise" as it proves some key directions of the Romanian librarianship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

From 9 to 11 September 2015, the XXVIth National Conference of the Romanian Librarians Association (RLA) was held in Iaşi, an anniversary event which brought together over 400 librarians, teachers, specialists of the domain, managers of infodocumentary structures, students and guests from abroad. The RLA awards and distinctions were given and, within the five divisions and 13 professional sections of RLA, about 70 scientific papers and professional projects were presented, followed by debates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article presents the activity of printing workshops and paper mills in Sibiu, one of the oldest centres of the Romanian book publishing and journalism, reviewing the most important chronicles about the Romanians by Saxon of Transylvania authors. The Saxon of Transylvania historiography works of the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries are of great importance for the history of our country, because all of them contain references to Romanians and the Romanian territories beyond the mountains. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The bibliography represents the "backbone" of any writing, whether it is a doctoral thesis or a simple paper. The lack of primary or elementary documents necessary to write a paper, as well as the lack of theoretical and sometimes practical documentation on a particular topic, associated with the lack of intellectual work techniques and the lack of writing skills, lead, in almost all cases, to plagiarism and non-value. The role of a reference librarian in university libraries, those whose specific users are students, master students, doctoral students, university / pre-university teachers and researchers is, first and foremost, one of training in the use and exploration of a library's resources. The future of the library is conditioned by the 3 major challenges of the moment: open access to information, intellectual property rights and interoperability. To meet these challenges, not only the role of the library needs to be carefully re-examined, but also that of librarians, who need to assess their traditional "status quo" and discover new methods of efficient communication, valorisation and dissemination of information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Creating cultural and educational centres is a very important aspect of the development of a society. We observe the presence of these centres all over the world, especially in large cities, where there is a larger population. What happens, however, to small communities, especially those that form outside their place of origin? How do they get the information they need to keep up to date with the cultural and educational development of the country where they left off? We find a relevant answer in Spain, more precisely in cities where Romanians have formed fairly large communities, such as Madrid, Valencia or Barcelona. Although, through a brief analysis of these communities, we can see that Romanians have managed to learn Spanish, there is also a desire to have access to language, literature and culture in Romania. Therefore, several institutions such as the Cervantes Institute or the Romanian Cultural Institute in Madrid, provide Romanians on Iberian territory with books, courses and other cultural and educational activities, and the Romanian communities organize and promote these actions. Are there also libraries and other similar cultural institutions in several parts of the peninsula, which makes us wonder how these Romanian cultural funds work in Spain? This paper will answer, among others, this question and will present the system and methods applied in promoting language, Romanian literature and culture within the Romanian cultural and educational centres on Hispanic territory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper includes basic approaches to resource management in the archival heritage collection of the National Library of Romania. Archival resources are described using the implementation of the UNIMARC format, a format that provides sufficient tools to preserve the hierarchical structure of archival descriptions and that can provide detailed material characteristics. At the same time, the workflow is presented in the elaboration of UNIMARC records for materials from the archival collection, including the general-to-specific description, using only data appropriate to the level to avoid redundancy, creation of access points by indexing on topics and creators, following the policy developed by the National Library. The improved user search interface is also presented, which includes both traditional library and archive resources, with specific options for each type of resource. Data elements are defined for archival description levels: fund -- series -- file -- tab/article/ item. In this sens, the article contains the descriptions of the fields and the rules for their completion, in the case of bibliographic records in UNIMARC format for archive collection (Annex 1), archive collection/series (Annex 2), archive file (Annex 3) and element/archive document (Annex 4). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Book donation is the oldest method of completing a library's collections but is still considered today an act of great generosity, of great interest to libraries, especially in recent years, when the total amounts allocated to the purchase of books are in a vertiginous decline. For the Philosophy Library, branch of the Central University Library "Mihai Eminescu" Iași, an important source of completing the collections is the documents entered free of charge in the library funds following remarkable donations from individuals or legal entities: donations coming from the headquarters, from various institutions, from authors (teaching staff, PhD students, writers), from students (to the final license/master) or from retired teachers. Of great importance are the considerable donations made by families who have inherited impressive libraries of university professors or cultural personalities. Every book donated to the Philosophy Branch is important, we can consider the value of the information it contains, the existence in the library collections, the bibliophile value, the prestige of the publishing house that printed it, the quality of the paper, autographs. All donations entered in the branch's collections contain publications relevant to the library profile; these donations have helped to enrich the Philosophy Branch's collections with some rare, valuable books, but of great importance is the fact that the donated titles, in most cases, did not exist in the library's collections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The two world wars marked the first half of the 20th century, affecting the entire life of Romanian and European society. Aware of the importance of reading as a major element in the modernization of Romanian society, the world of books and libraries underwent a period of development, with the establishment of libraries in villages and towns. In fact, in the first three decades of the last century, libraries were established all over the country. This paper refers to the situation of books and libraries in Mureș County in the period between the two world wars, focusing on the public library of the city of Târgu Mureș, the institution that today bears the name "Mureș County Library". When the library was opened, its collections, consisting exclusively of publications in Hungarian, were made up of donations from institutions and private individuals. As a result of the numerous donations received, in 1918, shortly after the opening of the library, the number of publications reached 11.000 volumes, in 1944 it exceeded 62.000 volumes, and today it has more than 900.000 inventory units and has become a true cultural centre of the community. The attention is also drawn to the personalities who, through their dedication and hard work, have left their mark on the evolution of this institution, the first directors of the library: Molnar Gabor and Aurel Filimon. The article outlines aspects related to the establishment and development of the current library of Mureș County and highlights the efforts of past generations of librarians to preserve and promote the cultural values held by this institution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Public libraries have a special significance for the Finnish people and the favourable public opinion of libraries is also widely shared by the Finnish decision makers. The paper looks at Helsinki's new city library, the Helsinki Central Library Oodi, which was launched by the Finnish Ministry of Culture in 1998 and has opened its doors in December 2018. Located in the heart of the city opposite Parliament House, the Library has become one of the flagship projects celebrating the centenary of Finland's independence. This paper focuses on the practices of citizen participation which have been key in the planning of the library since its very beginnings, and considers how including the citizens and library users in planning the library's new services and functions has promoted grass roots democracy, openness, and a feeling of ownership of the new library. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper introduces the Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic, known as SKIP. First of all, it provides historical background and shows that the current association builds upon a rich history. It introduces the association's mission and goals, gives a brief overview of how SKIP works as an organization and brings answers to fundamental questions regarding membership in the organization. The paper also presents major activities or projects which SKIP focuses on. It touches on the subject of SKIP's cooperation with other associations and concludes with remarks on SKIP's future directions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Biblioteca copiilor şi a tinerimei from the period of the Great Union is a historiographical research on the promotion of this weekly magazine in the press of the time, which can give us an understanding, from a cultural perspective, of some aspects of the past, starting from a series of documents. The paper also presents a documentary study by approaching from a librarianship perspective of the advertising for the "biblioteca copiilor şi a tinerimei" magazine, as a bibliographic unit, in the newspapers gazeta bucureştilor (1918) and adevărul (1919, 1920, 1921), two of the most popular newspapers among the population. In the reference year 1918, crucial in the accomplishment of the Great Union, adevărul was suspended by the German occupation command and in compensation was chosen the daily gazeta bucureştilor, opposed as ideology and political support. The object (the newspaper) and the subject of the research (the magazine) are bibliographic units that are preserved in archives and libraries, consisting in cultural goods with an important role in the national history and not only. The study of advertising for biblioteca copiilor şi a tinerimei magazine, in the press from the Great Union period, comes to confirm or invalidate the role that the magazine has in popularization of culture among the masses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Flyers make up a category of documents whose main characteristic makes them recognizable among the multitude and diverse documents within library collections namely, many of them are made up of a single page creating at a first glance the impression of a document of secondary importance, more so as many of them possess ephemeral information. With a variable collation, they may have a length from a few centimeters to entire meters (in the case of modern posters, pop-ups and other forms of giant posters, intended for fitting to buildings or on large surfaces), cut out in any geometric shape, without a specific thickness, printed on any flexible support, but with a requirement for an absolutely compulsory mobility. The paper aims to highlight the role of the flyers in the treatment of social, historical, artistic, literary, etc. circumstances in which the Romanian society has been surprised over time, but also to present the ways of highlighting this type of document through its processing. The study was conducted on the flyer collection, belonging to the special collection of the Romanian Academy Library (RAL), which contains an impressive number of such documents, diversified in structure, content and shape (over 360,000 bibliographic units, mostly unique copies). The study has followed and analyzed the route of the flyers, from their entrance into the RAL collections to the creation of a library collection devoted exclusively to this type of document, its development and the evolution over time to the present, when the aim is to harness and, at the same time, to preserve this special collection through the bibliographic description in a computerized system and its integral digitization. The paper contains an introductory part which outlines the general context of the evolution based on the knowledge of human society, its metamorphosis over time, by the succession of the various forms of communication, and also, it succinctly describes the evolutionary route of the first forms of presentation of ephemeral information, as it is presented in the media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is the summary of a PhD thesis aiming at contributing to the deepening knowledge of the research in the field of Library and Information Science (LIS) in Romania, by making a radiography ofspecialized papers of all types published in the last 20 years (1994--2013) and by analyzing the content of the articles from three periodical scientific publications both from the point of view of the research theme and from the point of view of the research methods used. The Corpus -- LIS papers (monographs, periodicals, conference papers, projects) was selected by means of a bibliographic research carried out in the database of the National Library of Romania and by documenting other offline and online sources (thematic bibliographies, websites of libraries, professional associations, etc.), and the methods used were: bibliometrics - for analysis of monographs and periodicals, content analysis -- for analysis of articles from the three selected periodicals and synthesis -- for analysis of scientific and professional manifestations of projects and programs. The paper is an original work because it carries out the first attempt to make a radiography of the professional, scientific and research activity in library science in the past 20 years and also performs a content analysis of the articles contained in three periodical scientific publications in the field from the point of view of the topic approached and of the research methods used, the results obtained from the analysis being compared with those from other countries, presented in an IFLA Report published in 2003. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article deals from a scientific perspective with the role played by the voivode of Wallachia, Constantin Brâncoveanu, in translating and printing books in Romanian. More than putting in the historical context the ruler's deeds, the paper addresses from an individual and group perspective what were the factors that led to the emergence of such a personality and why it was so motivated to support the evolution of the masses in the context of uncertain times. Another important aspect approached in this research is related to the evolution of the Romanian language and the analysis of the contribution of the Muntenian leader to its development and the highlighting of a "Brâncoveanu method" through which Wallachia benefited by a necessary evolution. The essential elements in Brâncoveanu's actions, captured in this article would be: translating and printing books, developing an elite school connected to Western values, drawn by first-rate intellectuals, supporting strategic thinking towards the development of the Romanian language using all possible resources, including marital alliances. All this made the quarter of a century in which Brâncoveanu led the destinies of the people from the lands of Muntenia to remain engraved in history as one of great significance, becoming a secular model. Constantin Basarab Brâncoveanu's legacy consists in printing houses, books, schools, clergy and laity more enlightened than they were until his accession to the throne, places of worship built or renovated and, most importantly, a Romanian leadership model, as authentic as it could be. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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One cannot talk about the cultural activity in the city on Milcov River, about the local cultural traditions, about the spiritual emulation and the contributions due to the Focșani intellectuals, without mentioning the local publishing activity. Of the more than 250 periodicals printed in Focșani from 1859 to 1943, more than half of which had an ephemeral appearance, most presented in their pages significant aspects of local cultural life, related to the general cultural evolution of the time. Most of them recorded the literary movement of the time, which they reflected from their positions and with the most diverse means. School literary magazines have occupied an important place in modern Romanian culture. Their purpose was, from the beginning, to stimulate the literary and scientific creation of students, under the guidance of their teachers, as well as that, so important, to put a brick in building the cultural unity of all Romanians, at a time when unjust borders separated them. From the occasional or ephemeral paper, to the magazines whose significance steadily exceeded the local, provincial framework, being part of a more comprehensive cultural area, with certain orientations towards the general issue of Romanian culture, Focșani, a small provincial town, had a lively and intense editorial activity, in close connection with the events that marked its existence over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper I have tried to analyze the Romanian educational system from the perspective of intercultural education. I have started the study with presenting intercultural communication, which has an important role in developing intercultural education in Romanian schools, because with its help different exchanges between groups that belong to different cultures and additional meanings can be learnt. By presenting more definitions of culture I have managed to answer the question why people have so many problems in communicating with persons, which belong to different cultures. There arises the fear that the people, with whom you are interacting, can change your own system of beliefs, customs and elements that define them as a nation. The study continues with presentation of another concept, namely, intercultural education, with whose help you can mitigate conflicts, and violence in schools will disappear. In the same part I presented a series of activities that should be conducted at school, inter alia, realization of cultural projects, poetry recitals, debates on different cultural subjects etc. For developing the Romanian educational system and conducting intercultural activities, I have offered a series of intercultural activities proposed by the author of many specialized studies, Micheline Rey. In the last part of this study I have focused only on intercultural education in the Romanian educational system, on the way the Romanians manage to accept and to live with different minorities and, not the least, on the ways to help them to integrate into our culture. That is why I have chosen to present in the final part of the paper the cultural life of Turkish minorities from Dobrogea, which represents a positive example of integration and interaction between the Romanian and Turkish cultures [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper aims to analyze the online transparency of the reference services on the websites of the Romanian university libraries. Investigations have been carried out in order to identify the presence of a webpage dedicated to reference services and an organizational structure encompassing the reference activity, the types of reference services provided and the tools created for remote users. The data collected demonstrate a poor representation of the reference services on these websites and a slow pace of their development in line with the current requirements. The presence of web 2.0 services is also not gratifying, on the most popular social platforms we discover more the university and less the library. We have distinguished a small number of library guides, usually written in text format. In most of cases, they refer to listing steps which might solve a specific situation (creating an account, accessing the library, etc.). This analysis is an opportunity for reflection for the Romanian university libraries that must focus their efforts on reviving and rethinking the reference services, so as to align them with the users' needs and trends encountered internationally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Most Internet users know that Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that covers a wide range of information to which volunteers from around the world contribute. However, few know that this resource has other values. This paper presents, in summary, some experiences in which Wikipedia is used as a working tool in student education. Ranked 5th in the top of the most visited web pages, teachers from various higher education institutions in the UK and USA chose Wikipedia to teach students how to search for accurate information and how to use it ethically in writing articles. The study states that there are also some restraints from professors and librarians about the use of Wikipedia in scientific research. However, the educational projects described were successfully completed, and the reference librarians chose to use these experiences to develop information literacy programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Academician Eugen Simion, President of the Department of Philology and Literature of the Romanian Academy, in the solemn meeting of December 12, 2019 of the General Assembly of the Romanian Academy, announced that the "Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu" Award of the Romanian Academy for 2017 is given to the work Periodicals (newspapers, magazines, journals), edited by the Romanian Academy Publishing House. Romanian periodicals (newspapers, magazines, journals) is a descriptive bibliography, including almost all categories of periodicals (literary, political, economic, social, scientific), from various fields, except only calendars, almanacs and administrative documents. The paper is structured alphabetically according to the titles of periodicals, presenting complete descriptive bibliographic elements: title, subtitle, city/town (editorial office), period of publication, frequency (periodicity), format, price (annual subscription and cost of a number), editorial apparatus (founders, directors, owners, editors, collaborators), publishing house, printing house. Bibliographic notes and references complete the information, for a more accurate identification of the publications, mentioning all the variations of the descriptive bibliographic elements by each publication during its existence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The author presents the doctoral paper authored and publicly defended by Nelly Ţurcan at the State University of the Republic of Moldova on November 21st, 2013. This paper addresses many current issues of the information age: academic communication, direct access to academic information, the role of libraries for open access and uses bibliometrics research in order to study the academic production of the Republic of Moldova. The article shows the timeliness and importance of the thesis for the development of academic communication, library services, for the policy makers at the national and institutional levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Istros Publishing House of the “Carol I” Museum of Brăila has made available to readers interested in the field of book history an imposing “comprehensive volume” (848 pages), bearing the signature of historian and bibliologist Doru Bădără, on the occasion of reaching the age of 70. Renowned specialist in the field of old books and the history of Romanian printing, PhD in the Middle History of Romania, Mr. Doru Bădără has a rich publishing activity. The Foreword and the Word from the Publishing House belong to the friend and former schoolmate, the university professor PhD Ionel Cândea. In the volume edited by Niculae Ravici-Tătăranu, 80 articles and studies published between 1980-1919 are reproduced, mostly representing the texts of the papers presented at various scientific events which were initially printed in well-known scientific periodicals. In general, his subjects were inspired by the rich old book collection of the Central University Library in Bucharest, where Mr. Bădără has worked without interruption since 1972 and until now; since 2001, as head of the Bibliophilia Department. Manuscripts and Restoration. Created with his well-known scientific meticulousness, the articles and studies were grouped in ten thematic chapters: The History of the Romanian Book and Printing; Bibliophily; Manuscripts; Bibliology; Brăila Studies; Vary; Notes; Reviews; Prefaces; In Memoriam. The publisher’s care to print the volume in the best graphic conditions is noticeable. Due to the diversity of topics approached with a lot of professionalism, given that we do not have access to many periodicals, the anniversary volume is welcome in the Romanian publishing landscape and can be a good model to follow. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 24th edition of the Romanian Librarians' Association (RLA) National Conference was held on the 4th to 6th September in Oradea. The event brought together over 300 specialists - librarians, teachers, specialists in information science, publishers from Romania or abroad. Under the title "Library - Knowledge, Research, Culture", the conference papers and presentations, conducted during the first two days, were divided into 12 professional sections: Statistics and Assessment; Library Legislation and Professional Development; Documentalist Teachers; Acquisitions and Collection Development; Pedagogical Techniques in Libraries, Information Literacy; Automation/Computerisation; Old Books, Conservation, Restoration, Digitization; Document Circulation and Interlibrary Loan; Periodicals; References; Cataloguing, Classification, Indexing. The representatives of local authorities in Bihor County and the ones of the University of Oradea and of its library, the RLA President, Professor Mircea Regneală, the Counsellor for Foreign Affairs of the US Embassy, Bruce Kleiner delivered speeches at the opening ceremony; the general manager of the National Library, Associate Professor Elena Tîrziman and the director of the "Ion Creangă" National Children's Library in Chişinău, Claudia Balaban also presented papers. Other highlights of the conference were the launch of volumes Librarianship Treatise (Vol. 1: General Librarianship) published by the RLA with the support of the Centre for Information and Resources of the US Embassy and Ink and Souls. Aspects of Higher Education in Oradea. 1963-2013, about the university life in Oradea reflected for over 50 years in the press and in the academic work and activity of some academic figures. Several exhibitions were also organised: University of Oradea - Historical Overview; Books of the Secret Fund of the University of Oradea Library; Oradea University Journals: 1963-2013; Books and Libraries - Children's Friends; Children of Romanian Villages, and an exhibition of books published by the RLA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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