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The paper deals with the history of English literature in the context of bibliophile editions of the 19th century prints published abroad and preserved in Slovak National Library (SNL). The subject of the paper is the ballad The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in the representative New York edition with illustrations by Gustav Doré. The author presents Samuel Taylor Coleridge's ballad as a cultural phenomenon, but above all to also point out the abundance of the SNL's collections and the possibilities of getting to know and presenting important works, as well as the relationships they often contain in the form of handwritten or printed notes. This specimen is no exception -- the signs declare a connection with the dedicators and owners who owned the ballad before it became part of the SNL's collections. Regardless of the owner, the New York edition of the ballad represents a certain representative form of the most significant literary works of the 19th century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Slovak National Library (SNL) is one of the most important educational and cultural institutions in Slovakia with a national as well as international outreach. Therefore, the effectiveness of its digital services is crucial in terms of its relevance and credibility for users. As a result, the SNL management proceeded to reevaluation of the current state of its website which does not meet the requirements for its usability. The aim of the paper is to describe the process of user research to prevent problems that users encounter when interacting with the website. In addition to presenting the preparatory phases and research methodology, the author summarizes the most important findings and recommendations which she proposes to apply and then verify their effectiveness via continuous research. That is to say, constant review of the website's usability cannot be carried out in isolation and without contact with real users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper focuses on the life and work of Michal Kováč-Adamov, the historian, bibliographer, theatrologist and playwright. Author summarizes his life milestones and most important activities, which significantly influenced every area of his interest. Apart from his publishing and pedagogical activities, he was an advocate of civic and democratic principles and has supported many reform trends which were at that time not in line with normalization tendencies in society. He served as the custodian of Matica Slovenská, but also as the deputy of Minister of Culture of the Slovak Republic, which in many ways complicated his professional as well as private life. Michal Kováč-Adamov is considered as an important personality of the Martin city and Slovak culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite the long-standing conference model during which participants usually act as passive listeners, a gradual transformation has been taking place. Online meetings are coming to the forefront and online tools supporting interactions between speakers and participants are becoming more common. Workshops and lectures have thus become a space for active participation. The aim of this paper is to present the first-hand experience of the authors with the organization of conferences and educational events at the Slovak National Library and to summarize key trends that can be applied to basically any event. A number of interactive online tools will also be introduced. The importance of taking trends into account leads to the increased attractiveness of events, improved librarian education and collaboration between libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Summary report of the 15th International Conference School Libraries as Information and Cultural Centres at Schools consisting of a series of papers on various topics such as the state of Slovak school libraries in 2020; national and international projects aimed at promoting creative reading; a national representative survey of children reading books during the COVID-19 pandemic; the role of the teacher as an active reading promoter; the impact of family and school environment on children's relationship to books and reading in general; entertaining methods to get students of Slovak and Czech primary and secondary schools engaged in reading, etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]