Croatian Emigrant Publishing Practices in Australia: A Research Contribution
Explore the unique challenges faced by early Croatian immigrants in Australia, the significance of publishing activities for cultural identity, and the issues surrounding archiving practices. Learn about ongoing research efforts at the University of Zagreb to document the Croatian emigrant press.
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Book publishing practices Book publishing practices of Croats in Australia of Croats in Australia Contribution to the research of Croatian emigrant heritage Ana Barbari , Ivana Hebrang Grgi Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Zagreb, Croatia
Early Croatian immigrants to Australia 19th century Harsh living conditions Complicated political situation (e. g. internment camps during the WWI as Croats were considered Austrians, i.e. enemies) Knowledge of English language was poor Restrictive laws specific information needs
Publishing acitivities of Croats in Australia Important for national and cultural identity Part of both Croatian and Australian cultural heritage
Problem of archiving In Croatia legal deposit everything published in Croatia has to be delivered to National and University Library in Zagreb
Problem of archiving In Australia legal deposit everything published in Australia has to be delivered to National Library of Australia
But No mechanism to ensure permanent delivering to Croatian national library everything published by Croats abroad Some Croatian publishers in Australia are not familiar with the concept of legal deposit their publications are not available in Australian national library Some publications are kept only in private libraries and archives but are unavailable (i.e lost) for public
The Project Croatian Emigrant Press At the Department of Information and Communication Sciences of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb since 2018 Long-term and continuous researching of the Croatian emigrant press field The starting point of the project is the compilation of online retrievable bibliographies of all publications of Croatian emigrants at project s publicly accessible web site https://hit.ffzg.unizg.hr/en/all-projects/
Croatian Emigrant Press Repository https://hit.repozitorij.ffzg.unizg.hr/en
The bibliography of books by Australian Croats January 2023 Number of books 392 Language Number of books English 198 Croatian 159 English and Croatian 28 Croatian and Italian 2 Italian 2 English and German 1 French 1 Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian, Macedonian and English 1 392
Printed and electronic book Number of books 392 5, 1% 387, 99% printed electronic (online)
Country of publication of the book Country Number of books Country Number of books Netherlands and USA 1 Australia 320 Australia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Croatia 35 Australia and Croatia 8 Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Australia and UK 4 Australia, Singapore, UK and USA 1 USA 4 Australia and Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 Hong Kong 1 Germany 1 Australia and USA 2 Italy 1 Australia, Canada, UK and USA 1 UK and USA 2 Australia, Canada, Croatia, UK and USA 2 Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, UK and USA 1 UK 1 Unknown 3
Publishers Type of publisher Number of books Commercial publisher 151 Associations, clubs, centers of Croatian emigrants 86 Self-publishing 79 Educational or scientific institutions 23 Catholic missions, centers, parishes and churches 15 Archives, libraries, museums, galleries and information centers 12 Commercial publisher and association 3 Educational institution and association 3 Non-Catholic religious organizations 2 Political party 2 Another company (not a publishing company) 2 Unknown 14
Time period Time period Number of books 1940 1959 7 1960 1979 42 1980 1999 117 2000 2019 205 2020 today 16 Unknown 5
Conclusion Concern for the Croatian emigrant press, from acquisition, storage, preservation to ensuring access to publications, is an important task of Croatian heritage institutions, especially libraries In order to achieve this, it is necessary to know the bibliographic characteristics of books by Australian Croats A large number of books are published by Croatian clubs Self-publishing Cooperation with Croatian emigrant communities
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