Uncategorized – HIT – Croatian Emigrant Press

Dalmatian Cultural Society – research

Research was conducted in the archive, library and museum of the Dalmatian Cultural Society in Auckland on November 15 and 16, 2023. The most attention was paid to family books. Digital copies of old inventory books were made, which need to be further researched and analyzed in order to determine which records refer to family books. One dissertation related to Croats in New Zealand and several books were also found. After a thorough analysis and identification of the metadata, new records will be entered into the bibliography.

Digitized issues of Zora

Newspaper Zora was published in Auckland from 1913 to 1916. In total, at least 121 issues were published, of which 16 are available in the National and University Library in Zagreb, 36 in the library of the War Memorial Museum in Auckland and 52 in the archives of the Dalmatian Cultural Society in Auckland. As part of the Croatian Emigrant Press Project, in cooperation with the National and University Library in Zagreb, in September 2023, all copies kept in that library were digitized (15 complete and one incomplete copy).

Proceedings in honour of Miroslav Tuđman

The promotion of book Miroslav Tuđman and the paradigm of knowledge was held on May 25th, 2023. The article by A. Barbarić and I. Hebrang Grgić entitled Publications of Croatian emigrants in Australia and New Zealand: from bibliography to bibliometrics was published in the book.

Kliofest – festival of history

At the Kliofest festival, the Croatian Emigrant Almanac 2023 published by the Croatian Heritage Foundation was presented. As part of the event, Ivana Hebrang Grgić gave a presentation on researching the history of Croats in Australia and New Zealand based on the text published in the Almanac. The Almanac was presented by Ljiljana Dobrovšak, PhD, and Vesna Kukavica, the editor.

Books about Croats in Australia

In March 2023, a virtual collection Books about Croats in Australia was created in the Croatian Emigrant Press repository, currently containing 9 books. A link to the collection was shared on Facebook pages associated with Croats in Australia and with idividuals, resulting in an increase in views and downloads.

94 issues of Napredak digitized

In collaboration with the Auckland Council Libraries, all issues that are available in the Auckland City Library have been digitized – 94 out of a total of probably 117 published issues. All issues will be available free of charge on the project website and on Kura: Heritage Collections Online and the project repository. Four sample copies are currently available on the project website.

10th Festival of Croatian Digitization Projects

A presentation about digitization within the project Croatian Emigrant Press was presented at the 10th Festival of Croatian Digitization Projects organized by the National and University Library in Zagreb, on the May 7th 2021. Program and the book of abstracts are available at the website of the festival.