THE NATIONAL AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARY (NUL) is a library for all Slovenians. Its fundamental mission is to collect written works related to Slovenians, Slovenia, and the Slovenian language, regardless of where (in which country) they were created. The National Library’s task is to gather and store all evidence of Slovenian creativity in one place and preserve it for future generations. It has been carrying out this work for more than 250 years.
Slovenia’s largest library is housed in a magnificent building designed by architect Jože Plečnik, which you can explore on a virtual tour; we would also be delighted to welcome you in person.
Today, the library holds more than 3,000,000 items and, on 35 kilometers of bookshelves, houses the fundamental national collection of written cultural heritage—Slovenica. Among the books, periodicals, and other materials are works created in Australia by Slovenian authors. These authors are still writing, and we are happy to add their books and other creative works to the shelves of the Slovenian diaspora publications collection.
Under the auspices of the NUL, the Digital Library of Slovenia portal is being developed, providing 24/7 access to Slovenian digital content in the fields of science, art, and culture. You can view old postcards of Slovenian towns, browse through 250 NUK treasures, or explore albums of mountain photographs. Among the many books on the portal are works by Slovenian author Cilka Žagar, who lives in New South Wales, Australia; all issues of the Slovenian magazine Misli/The Thoughts, which is still published in Sydney; and the newsletter Avstralski Slovenec.
We showcase Slovenia’s rich literary and cultural heritage through virtual exhibitions hosted by the National and University Library—we invite you to take a look!
For anyone who wishes to preserve and nurture the Slovenian language, the NUK offers free library membership and access to Slovenian e-books and audiobooks on the CobissEla and Audibook portals. We invite you to become part of the NUK’s community!
If you have any further questions regarding the National and University Library, please email helena.janezic@nuk.uni-lj.si.
NARODNA IN UNIVERZITETNA KNJIŽNICA (NUK) je knjižnica vseh Slovencev. Njeno temeljno poslanstvo je zbiranje zapisane ustvarjalnosti, povezane s Slovenci, Slovenijo in slovenskim jezikom ne glede na kraj (državo)nastanka. Naloga narodne knjižnice je na enem mestu zbrati in shraniti vse dokaze slovenske ustvarjalnosti ter jih ohranjati za prihodnje rodove. To delo opravlja že več kot 250 let.
Največja slovenska knjižnica ima svoj dom v čudoviti stavbi arhitekta Jožeta Plečnika, ki jo lahko obiščete na virtualnem sprehodu, veseli pa bomo tudi vašega obiska v živo.
Knjižnica ima danes več kot 3.000.000 enot gradiva in na 35 kilometrih knjižnih polic hrani temeljno nacionalnozbirko pisne kulturne dediščine – Sloveniko. Med knjigami, časopisi in drugim gradivom so tudi dela, ki so nastala v Avstraliji, ustvarili pa so jih slovenski avtorji. Ti še vedno pišejo, njihove knjige in drugo ustvarjalnost z veseljem dodajamo na knjižne police Zbirke knjižničnega gradiva Slovencev v zamejstvu in po svetu.
Pod okriljem NUK nastaja portal Digitalne knjižnice Slovenije, ki 24/7 omogoča dostop do slovenskih digitalnih vsebin s področja znanosti, umetnosti in kulture. Ogledate si lahko stare razglednice slovenskih krajev, pobrskate med 250 zakladi NUK ali albumi gorskih fotografij. Med številnimi knjigami na portalu so dela slovenske pisateljice Cilke Žagar, ki živi v Novem Južnem Walesu v Avstraliji, vse številke slovenske revije Misli/The Thoughts, ki še vedno izhaja v Sydneyu ter glasilo Avstralski Slovenec.
Bogato slovensko pisano in drugo dediščino predstavljamo na virtualnih razstavah Narodne in univerzitetne knjižnice, vabljeni k ogledu!
Za vse, ki želite ohraniti in negovati slovensko besedo, NUK ponuja možnost brezplačnega članstva v knjižnici in dostop do slovenskih e-knjig in zvočnih knjig na portalu CobissEla in Audibook. Vabljeni, da postanete del Nukove skupnosti!
Če vas zanima še kaj v povezavi z Narodno in univerzitetno knjižnico, pišite na mail helena.janezic@nuk.uni-lj.si.
