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'''Project Rastko — Internet Library of Serb Culture''' ({{langx|sr|Пројекат Растко — Електронска библиотека српске културе, Projekat Rastko — Elektronska biblioteka srpske kulture}}) is a non-profit and non-governmental publishing, cultural and educational project dedicated to [[Serbs|Serb]] and Serb-related [[art]]s and [[humanities]]. It is named after [[Rastko Nemanjić]].

==Project==
The project was established in 1997 as a part of a pan-regional Balkans Cultural Network Initiative {{Fact|date=November 2007}}. Its main activities are:
* [[electronic publishing]] in the fields of [[Serbia]]n and Serbian-related arts and humanities
* scientific and cultural conferences and studies about [[Balkan]] cultural-civilizational integration {{Fact|date=November 2007}}
* bilateral and multilateral activities with other Balkan and world countries
* establishing regional centres
* technical training

The apex of the project is its [[digital library|electronic library]] with more than half a [[gigabyte]] of material, comprising [[e-book|electronic books]] and [[essay |articles]], [[photograph]]s and [[comic strip| comic]]s. Although most texts are [[Serbian language|Serbian]], there is a body of material in other languages, again mostly in [[English language|English]] and [[Russian language|Russian]], but also in [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]], [[Spanish language |Spanish]], and other languages. 

The library contains material in both the [[public domain]] and [[copyright]]ed texts published with the authors' permissions{{Fact|date=November 2007}}, dating from earliest [[medieval]] Serb texts to contemporary [[science fiction]]. The site of the project also hosts several sites not directly related to the project.

Project Rastko also hosts the European version of [[Distributed Proofreaders]], which intends to supply [[Project Gutenberg]] with public domain texts in European languages. Project Rastko is organising a coalition of European e-libraries for the purpose of collecting public domain works, aiming to eventually have a node of Distributed Proofreaders in each European country.

==Centres==
Currently (2007) the project has following regional centres:

# [[Denmark]] ([https://www.rastko.net/danmark/ Projekt Rastko — Denmark], network of electronic libraries and achievements regarding Danish culture and Danish-Serbian cultural and historical links)
# [[Republic of Macedonia]] ([https://makedonija.rastko.net/default.html Project Rastko — Macedonia], electronic library of culture and tradition of Macedonia)
# [[Russia]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090201124915/http://rastko.org.rs/rastko-ru/ Project Rastko — Russia])
# [[Podrinje|The Drina]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120929080858/http://www.rastko.org.rs/rastko-drina/ Project Rastko — The Drina], electronic library of culture and tradition of the Drina)
# [[Kashubians]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20080629091858/http://www.rastko.net/rastko-ka/ Project Rastko — Kashubia], e-library of culture and tradition of Kashubians)
# [[Slovenia]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120929081306/http://www.rastko.org.rs/rastko-sl/ Project Rastko — Slovenia], e-library of Slovenian-Serbian cultural ties)
# [[Gora (region)|Gora]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120929081010/http://www.rastko.org.rs/rastko-gora/ Project Rastko — Gora], e-library of culture and tradition of Gora and Goranies)
# [[Poland]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120929081019/http://www.rastko.org.rs/rastko-pl/ Project Rastko — Poland], library of Polish-Serbian cultural links)
# [[Lusatia]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090201122018/http://rastko.org.rs/rastko-lu/ Project Rastko — Lusatia], electronic library of Sorbian-Serbian cultural ties)
# [[Bulgaria]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090201123619/http://rastko.org.rs/rastko-bg/ Project Rastko — Bulgaria], library of Bulgarian-Serbian cultural links)
# [[Albania]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090201112307/http://rastko.org.rs/rastko-al/ Project Rastko — Shkoder], library of Slavs in Albania and Albanian-Slavic cultural links)
# [[Bosnian Krajina]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090201112402/http://rastko.org.rs/rastko-bl/ Project Rastko — Banja Luka], electronic library of culture and tradition of the Bosnian Krajina)
# [[Ukraine]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090201122711/http://rastko.org.rs/rastko-ukr/ Project Rastko — Kiev-Lavov], electronic library of Ukrainian-Serbian cultural links)
# [[Hungary]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090201125530/http://rastko.org.rs/rastko-hu/ Project Rastko — Budapest-Saint Andrew], library of culture and tradition of the Serbs in Hungary)
# [[Bay of Kotor]] ([http://www.rastko.org.rs/rastko-bo/ Project Rastko — Bay of Kotor], electronic library of culture and tradition of Bocca)
# [[Montenegro]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090119133020/http://rastko.org.rs/rastko-cg/index_c.html Project Rastko — Cetinje], electronic library of culture and tradition of Montenegro)
# [[Kosovo]] ([https://www.rastko.org.rs/kosovo/ Project Rastko — Kosovo and Metohija], electronic library of culture and tradition of the southern Serbian province)
# [[Romania]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090409112841/http://www.rastko.org.rs/rastko-ro/001a.htm Project Rastko — Romania], library of the culture of Serbs in Romania)
# [[Italy]] ([http://italia.rastko.net/ Rastko Project — Italy], electronic library of Serbian-Italian cultural links)

Each of them is autonomous, and develops its projects and activities through local academic, cultural, media NGOs and individuals, including strong co-operation with ethnic [[minority group|minorities]] centres. Future activities of Belgrade centre will include projects about [[Slovaks|Slovak]], [[Jew]]ish and [[Romani people| Roma/Gypsy]] as well as for 29 other ethnocultural minorities in South-Eastern Europe.

== See also ==
* [[List of digital library projects]]

== References ==
''This article incorporates some copyrighted text from the website of the project that is used with permission.''

== External links ==
{{commonscat|Project Rastko}}
* [http://www.rastko.org.rs Project Rastko website] {{in lang|sr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20090118103253/http://www.rastko.org.rs/strani/e-index.html English version]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051025043903/http://dp.rastko.net/ Project Gutenberg DP-EU]
* [http://www.rastko.org.rs/rastko-bo Foundation for Culture and Tradition of Boka Kotorska "Project Rastko-Boka"] {{in lang|sr}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101018012119/http://rastko.users.t-com.me/ Rastko-Boka Foundation] {{in lang|sr}}

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