UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO
CATHOLIC FACULTY OF THEOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO
CATHOLIC FACULTY OF THEOLOGY
Borrowing and Returning Materials: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Reading Room 1 and Reading Room 2: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
The Library of the Catholic Faculty of Theology at the University of Sarajevo was founded in 1882, when the Archdiocesan Classical Gymnasium with a minor seminary in Travnik began its operations. With the relocation of the Archdiocesan Seminary to Sarajevo in 1893/94, the Library became an integral part of the newly formed Seminary. Even then, it was professionally organized, cataloged, and systematized according to thematic groups. Throughout its history, it has developed in accordance with the needs of scholarly research and philosophical-theological formation, and today it still represents an important resource for the Faculty’s students and professors, as well as other researchers of historical and religious subjects.
The Library’s collection comprises over 90,000 volumes, including duplicates. The library materials are distributed across eight depositories within 50 thematic units.
The library collection primarily consists of literature required for the Christian Theology study program. Additionally, the Library houses exceptionally valuable works on the general history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, classical literature, geography, and natural sciences.
The Library preserves valuable periodicals, including ceased titles and current periodicals.
The Library’s premises consist of a catalog, depositories, and two reading rooms.
The Library’s mission is to provide reliable, professional, and high-quality access to information resources, foster intellectual and spiritual development, and support the educational, scholarly, and pastoral activities of members of the theological and wider academic community.
The Library is committed to:
the development and preservation of collections with an emphasis on humanities and social sciences,
ensuring access to scholarly and professional resources, both print and electronic, in accordance with the needs of study, research, and spiritual formation,
improving library services, in accordance with the changing needs of users and the development of information technologies,
the professional development of staff, so that the Library remains a modern, reliable, and open partner in education and academia.
The Library’s development strategy is based on the need for a resource center that actively contributes to the educational, scholarly, and formative mission of the Catholic Faculty of Theology at the University of Sarajevo.
The development strategy includes:
increasing the number, diversity, and accessibility of various information resources,
systematically developing the collection of professional and scholarly literature in the fields of theology, philosophy, humanities, and social sciences,
ensuring access to digital resources (e-books, databases, repositories),
strengthening interlibrary cooperation and promoting material exchange,
supporting teaching and research processes
modernizing the library space in accordance with student needs,
investing in the professional development of staff in accordance with new trends in librarianship and information sciences,
promoting local theological publishing.
The Head of the Library since 2009 is Irena Pejić. She graduated in 2008 from the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo, earning the titles of Bachelor of Comparative Literature and Bachelor of Library Science.
She obtained her master’s degree at the same faculty in 2014 with her thesis “Selection of Materials for the Digitization of Periodicals of the Catholic Faculty of Theology in Sarajevo”, under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Senada Dizdar, earning the title of Master of Library Science.
Since 2018, she has been pursuing doctoral studies at the University of Zadar, on the program “Knowledge Society and Information Transfer”.
If you have an inquiry about our Faculty’s publications or about borrowing library materials, please fill out the form (above) so that we can provide you with the requested information. You can also contact us via Email.
