The article discusses the ambitious Web site and project Digitalna knjižnica Slovenije Digital Library of Slovenia. It encompasses periodicals, books, photographs, music scores, posters, maps, and ...sound recordings. Its stated goal is to provide both global access to, and long-term digital archival preservation of, Slovenia's national heritage. The availability in the DLS of antiquarian books, periodicals, and other formats alongside full-text digital versions of some very prominent current periodicals makes for an intriguing open access hybrid of public domain and copyright-protected materials. The author explains how this has happened.
