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	'''Božo Težak''' (1907-1990) was a Croatian and Yugoslav pioneer of information sciences.		'''Božo Težak''' (1907-1990) was a Croatian and Yugoslav pioneer of information sciences.

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	== Further Reading ==		== Further Reading ==
			*Božo Težak. ''Wikipedia'' (Croatian). Retrieved Oct 3, 2026. [https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo%C5%BEo_Te%C5%BEak]
	*Cve1jo, Katharine (1980). Uloga profesora Težaka u razvoju Centra za postdiplomski studij iz bibliotekarstva, dokumentacije i informacionih znanosti (CSBDIZ). [The role of Professor Težak in the development of the Center for Postgraduate Studies in Library Science, Documentation and Information Sciences (CSBDIZ).] ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 12 (3/4): 79–80.		*Cve1jo, Katharine (1980). Uloga profesora Težaka u razvoju Centra za postdiplomski studij iz bibliotekarstva, dokumentacije i informacionih znanosti (CSBDIZ). [The role of Professor Težak in the development of the Center for Postgraduate Studies in Library Science, Documentation and Information Sciences (CSBDIZ).] ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 12 (3/4): 79–80.
	*''Hrvatska enciklopedija'' [Croatian Encyclopedia.] (2013–2026). Težak, Božo. Hrvatska enciklopedija, online. Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža. [https://www.enciklopedija.hr/clanak/tezak-bozo]		*''Hrvatska enciklopedija'' [Croatian Encyclopedia.] (2013–2026). Težak, Božo. Hrvatska enciklopedija, online. Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža. [https://www.enciklopedija.hr/clanak/tezak-bozo]

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	*''Hrvatska enciklopedija'' [Croatian Encyclopedia.] (2013–2026). Težak, Božo. Hrvatska enciklopedija, online. Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža. [https://www.enciklopedija.hr/clanak/tezak-bozo]		*''Hrvatska enciklopedija'' [Croatian Encyclopedia.] (2013–2026). Težak, Božo. Hrvatska enciklopedija, online. Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža. [https://www.enciklopedija.hr/clanak/tezak-bozo]
	*Muljevic, Vladimir (1980). Božo Težak: Utemeljitelj Referalnog centra Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. [Božo Težak: Founder of the Referral Centre of the University of Zagreb.] ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 12 (3/4): 35–41.		*Muljevic, Vladimir (1980). Božo Težak: Utemeljitelj Referalnog centra Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. [Božo Težak: Founder of the Referral Centre of the University of Zagreb.] ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 12 (3/4): 35–41.
	*Žugaj, Miroslav (1990). Deset godina od smrti prof. dr. Božo Težaka. [Ten Years Since the Death of Prof. Dr. Božo Težak]. ''Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences'' 14 (14): 319–322. ~~[https://hrcak.srce.hr/pretraga?q=Miroslav%20%C5%BDugaj&start=10]~~		*Žugaj, Miroslav (1990). Deset godina od smrti prof. dr. Božo Težaka. [Ten Years Since the Death of Prof. Dr. Božo Težak]. ''Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences'' 14 (14): 319–322. [https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/119061]
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	*Žugaj, Miroslav (1990–1991). Doprinos B. Težaka razvoju informatike. [Contribution of B. Težak to the development of Informatics.] ''Radovi Zavoda za znanstveno-naučni rad HAZU u Varaždinu'' (4/5): 145–163.		*Žugaj, Miroslav (1990–1991). Doprinos B. Težaka razvoju informatike. [Contribution of B. Težak to the development of Informatics.] ''Radovi Zavoda za znanstveno-naučni rad HAZU u Varaždinu'' (4/5): 145–163.

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	*Muljevic, Vladimir (1980). Božo Težak: Utemeljitelj Referalnog centra Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. [Božo Težak: Founder of the Referral Centre of the University of Zagreb.] ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 12 (3/4): 35–41.		*Muljevic, Vladimir (1980). Božo Težak: Utemeljitelj Referalnog centra Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. [Božo Težak: Founder of the Referral Centre of the University of Zagreb.] ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 12 (3/4): 35–41.
	*Žugaj, Miroslav (1990). Deset godina od smrti prof. dr. Božo Težaka. [Ten Years Since the Death of Prof. Dr. Božo Težak]. ''Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences'' 14 (14): 319–322. [https://hrcak.srce.hr/pretraga?q=Miroslav%20%C5%BDugaj&start=10]		*Žugaj, Miroslav (1990). Deset godina od smrti prof. dr. Božo Težaka. [Ten Years Since the Death of Prof. Dr. Božo Težak]. ''Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences'' 14 (14): 319–322. [https://hrcak.srce.hr/pretraga?q=Miroslav%20%C5%BDugaj&start=10]
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	*Žugaj, Miroslav (1990–1991). Doprinos B. Težaka razvoju informatike. [Contribution of B. Težak to the development of Informatics.] ''Radovi Zavoda za znanstveno-naučni rad HAZU u Varaždinu'' (4/5): 145–163.		*Žugaj, Miroslav (1990–1991). Doprinos B. Težaka razvoju informatike. [Contribution of B. Težak to the development of Informatics.] ''Radovi Zavoda za znanstveno-naučni rad HAZU u Varaždinu'' (4/5): 145–163.

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	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
	In the late 1950s, he developed a keen interest in documentation and information science. ~~We highlight here only those works~~ in the field of Information Sciences/Informatologia that garnered significant attention.		=== Bibliography ===
			*Božo Težak (2017). Znanstveno djelo Bože Težaka (The Scientific Work of Božo Težak). ''Informatologia'' 50 (1/2): 1–13. [https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/270743]

			In the late 1950s, he developed a keen interest in documentation and information science. Works in the field of Information Sciences/Informatologia that garnered significant attention include:
	*Težak, Božo (1985). The Contact Points for Emission, Transmission and Absorption in Scientific Documentation. ''Universitay Zagrabiensis – Informationes'' 4: 3.		*Težak, Božo (1985). The Contact Points for Emission, Transmission and Absorption in Scientific Documentation. ''Universitay Zagrabiensis – Informationes'' 4: 3.
	*Težak, Božo (1967). International Permanent Exhibition of Publications – ISIP, as a Node Point for an Information Sharing Network. ''Proceedings of American Documentation Institute'' 4: 224.		*Težak, Božo (1967). International Permanent Exhibition of Publications – ISIP, as a Node Point for an Information Sharing Network. ''Proceedings of American Documentation Institute'' 4: 224.
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	*Težak, Božo (1979). Informacije i komunikacije – jučer, danas, sutra: Na raskrižju između rasula i organskog rata = Information and Communications – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: At the Crossroads Between Chaos and Organic War. ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 11 (1/2): 1–6.		*Težak, Božo (1979). Informacije i komunikacije – jučer, danas, sutra: Na raskrižju između rasula i organskog rata = Information and Communications – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: At the Crossroads Between Chaos and Organic War. ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 11 (1/2): 1–6.

	== ~~Honors~~ ==		== Awards ==
	~~1934.~~ Gold medal and plaque for the zealous service of King of Yugoslavia Alexander.		*Gold medal and plaque for the zealous service of King of Yugoslavia Alexander, 1934.
	~~1967.~~ Order of Labor II. order of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia		*Order of Labor II. order of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia,1967.
	~~1970.~~ Lifetime Achievement Award of the Socialist Republic of Croatia		*Lifetime Achievement Award of the Socialist Republic of Croatia, 1970.
	~~1981.~~ Charter for many years of tireless and creative work on the establishment, expansion and international affirmation of the Center for postgraduate studies in librarianship, documentation and information sciences (posthumous).		*Charter for many years of tireless and creative work on the establishment, expansion and international affirmation of the Center for postgraduate studies in librarianship, documentation and information sciences (posthumous). 1981.

	~~== Bibliography ==~~
	*Božo Težak (2017). Znanstveno djelo Bože Težaka (The Scientific Work of Božo Težak). ''Informatologia'' 50 (1/2): 1–13. [https://hrcak.srce.~~hr/file/270743]~~

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	'''Božo Težak''' (1907-1990) was a Croatian and Yugoslav pioneer of information sciences.		'''Božo Težak''' (1907-1990) was a Croatian and Yugoslav pioneer of information sciences.

	Life		== Life ==
	Božo Težak ~~was a Croatian and Yugoslav pioneer of information sciences (1907–1980).~~		'''Božo Težak''' was born on July 27, 1907, in the Croatian city of Varaždin, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He completed his primary education (1914–1917) and secondary education at a gymnasium (1917–1925) in Varaždin. He obtained the title of chemical engineer in 1930 from the Chemical Engineering Department of the Technical Faculty at the University of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in Zagreb. He defended his doctoral thesis in chemistry at the Faculty of Technical Sciences of the University of Ljubljana (1945). He passed away on May 16, 1980, in Zagreb (Žugaj, 1990: 145–146; Hrvatska enciklopedija, 2013–2026).
	He was born on July 27, 1907, in the Croatian city of Varaždin, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He completed his primary education (1914–1917) and secondary education at a gymnasium (1917–1925) in Varaždin. He obtained the title of chemical engineer in 1930 from the Chemical Engineering Department of the Technical Faculty at the University of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in Zagreb. He defended his doctoral thesis in chemistry at the Faculty of Technical Sciences of the University of Ljubljana (1945). He passed away on May 16, 1980, in Zagreb (Žugaj, 1990: 145–146; Hrvatska enciklopedija, 2013–2026).
	Contributions		== Contributions ==
	Alongside numerous professional duties, projects, committee memberships, efforts to promote new chemical methods and techniques, and the founding of the Central Chemical Library in Zagreb (1946), he played an active role in the preparations for establishing the Faculty of Organization and Informatics in Varaždin. He launched the International Permanent Exhibition of Publications (ISIP), which, during the Cold War, provided Yugoslav scientists with access to scientific publications from the West.		Alongside numerous professional duties, projects, committee memberships, efforts to promote new chemical methods and techniques, and the founding of the Central Chemical Library in Zagreb (1946), he played an active role in the preparations for establishing the Faculty of Organization and Informatics in Varaždin. He launched the International Permanent Exhibition of Publications (ISIP), which, during the Cold War, provided Yugoslav scientists with access to scientific publications from the West.

	In the field of information sciences, his work in establishing the Centre for Postgraduate Studies in Librarianship, Documentation, and Information Sciences (1961–1980) was particularly significant (Cveljo, 1980: 79–80). Well-versed in developments regarding the monitoring of scientific work and researcher productivity, and following the evolution of computer applications in information retrieval and database creation, Težak launched the Referral Centre of the University of Zagreb in 1967 (at the time, the only university in Croatia). Driven by his own vision of a new scientific field he termed it Informatology (Muljević, 1980: 35–41).		In the field of information sciences, his work in establishing the Centre for Postgraduate Studies in Librarianship, Documentation, and Information Sciences (1961–1980) was particularly significant (Cveljo, 1980: 79–80). Well-versed in developments regarding the monitoring of scientific work and researcher productivity, and following the evolution of computer applications in information retrieval and database creation, Težak launched the Referral Centre of the University of Zagreb in 1967 (at the time, the only university in Croatia). Driven by his own vision of a new scientific field he termed it Informatology (Muljević, 1980: 35–41).

	His E-T-AK-S-A theory was based on the view that documentation contributes to the development of science across all fields of human knowledge. Advocating for the broadest possible conception of information science – both as a professional activity and as a scientific discipline – Težak proceeded from the understanding that the process of collecting, processing, transmitting, and presenting data and information is, in a broad sense, indivisible, and that genuine results in this field can be achieved only through a holistic approach that encompasses the study and improvement of every part of that process (Žugaj, 1990–1991: 148, 151).		His E-T-AK-S-A theory was based on the view that documentation contributes to the development of science across all fields of human knowledge. Advocating for the broadest possible conception of information science – both as a professional activity and as a scientific discipline – Težak proceeded from the understanding that the process of collecting, processing, transmitting, and presenting data and information is, in a broad sense, indivisible, and that genuine results in this field can be achieved only through a holistic approach that encompasses the study and improvement of every part of that process (Žugaj, 1990–1991: 148, 151).
	Thanks to his ideas, the field of information sciences was incorporated into the official classification of sciences in Croatia in 1983. This was also a time when the field of information sciences began to develop more vigorously outside Zagreb – specifically at the universities in Osijek and Zadar. The development of information sciences in Croatia was shaped by local intellectual strengths, the gradual strengthening of IT infrastructure, and a tradition rooted primarily in the humanities. All programs fundamentally adhered to Težak’s concepts of interdisciplinarity and the convergence of technology and the ~~ALM~~ sector. Consequently, he can undoubtedly be considered a pioneer of information sciences – and specifically of Informatologija (information science) – in the former Yugoslavia.
	He started several journals in the field of chemistry, the Association of Scientific Unions of Yugoslavia, the permanent international conference "Universities in the World Network of Information and Communications" at the Inter-University Center in Dubrovnik, and the scientific journals Informatologia Yugoslavica (1969 – 1980), Sciencia Yugoslavica (1975–1980).		Thanks to his ideas, the field of information sciences was incorporated into the official classification of sciences in Croatia in 1983. This was also a time when the field of information sciences began to develop more vigorously outside Zagreb – specifically at the universities in Osijek and Zadar. The development of information sciences in Croatia was shaped by local intellectual strengths, the gradual strengthening of IT infrastructure, and a tradition rooted primarily in the humanities. All programs fundamentally adhered to Težak’s concepts of interdisciplinarity and the convergence of technology and the archive library and museum sector. Consequently, he can undoubtedly be considered a pioneer of information sciences – and specifically of Informatologija (information science) – in the former Yugoslavia.
	Offices
			He started several journals in the field of chemistry, the Association of Scientific Unions of Yugoslavia, the permanent international conference "Universities in the World Network of Information and Communications" at the Inter-University Center in Dubrovnik, and the scientific journals ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' (1969 – 1980) and ''Sciencia Yugoslavica'' (1975–1980).

			== Offices ==
	After completing his military service, he remained working at the Military Technical Institute of the Yugoslav Army and Navy in Obilićevo – Kruševac (today's Republic of Serbia) (1932–1936). He returned to Zagreb where he was appointed as city engineer (1937–1945). He founded the School for Civil Protection in Zagreb, of which he was the director (1938–41). He is the founder of the University's Referral Center, of which he was the director from 1972 until the end of his life (Muljević, 1980: 35–41; Žugaj, 1990–1991: 146).		After completing his military service, he remained working at the Military Technical Institute of the Yugoslav Army and Navy in Obilićevo – Kruševac (today's Republic of Serbia) (1932–1936). He returned to Zagreb where he was appointed as city engineer (1937–1945). He founded the School for Civil Protection in Zagreb, of which he was the director (1938–41). He is the founder of the University's Referral Center, of which he was the director from 1972 until the end of his life (Muljević, 1980: 35–41; Žugaj, 1990–1991: 146).
	He was a member of many domestic and international associations, including the American Documentation Institute, ASLIB, The Faraday Society — London, then the American Society for Information Science, and a member of the Editorial Board of Current Abstracts of Chemistry and Index Chemicus (Žugaj: 146–147).
	Publications		He was a member of many domestic and international associations, including the American Documentation Institute, ASLIB, The Faraday Society — London, then the American Society for Information Science, and a member of the Editorial Board of ''Current Abstracts of Chemistry'' and ''Index Chemicus'' (Žugaj: 146–147).

			== Publications ==
	In the late 1950s, he developed a keen interest in documentation and information science. We highlight here only those works in the field of Information Sciences/Informatologia that garnered significant attention.		In the late 1950s, he developed a keen interest in documentation and information science. We highlight here only those works in the field of Information Sciences/Informatologia that garnered significant attention.
	Težak, Božo (1985). The Contact Points for Emission, Transmission and Absorption in Scientific Documentation. Universitay Zagrabiensis – Informationes 4: 3.		*Težak, Božo (1985). The Contact Points for Emission, Transmission and Absorption in Scientific Documentation. ''Universitay Zagrabiensis – Informationes'' 4: 3.
	Težak, Božo (1967). International Permanent Exhibition of Publications – ISIP, ~~a s~~ a Node Point for an Information Sharing Network. Proceedings of American Documentation Institute 4: 224.		*Težak, Božo (1967). International Permanent Exhibition of Publications – ISIP, as a Node Point for an Information Sharing Network. ''Proceedings of American Documentation Institute'' 4: 224.
	Težak, Božo (1969). Informaciono-dokumentaciono-komunikacioni (INDOK) sistem: Emisiono-transmisiono-akumulaciono-selektiono-apsorpcioni (e-t-ak-s-a) kompleks kao konceptualna podloga INDOK sistema = Information-documentation-communication (INDOK) system: Emission-Transmission-Accumulation-Selection-Absorption (e-t-ak-s-a) complex as the conceptual basis of the INDOK system). Informatologia Yugoslavica 1 (1/4): 1–11.		*Težak, Božo (1969). Informaciono-dokumentaciono-komunikacioni (INDOK) sistem: Emisiono-transmisiono-akumulaciono-selektiono-apsorpcioni (e-t-ak-s-a) kompleks kao konceptualna podloga INDOK sistema = Information-documentation-communication (INDOK) system: Emission-Transmission-Accumulation-Selection-Absorption (e-t-ak-s-a) complex as the conceptual basis of the INDOK system). ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 1 (1/4): 1–11.
	Težak, Božo (1969). Informacione znanosti i službe: njihova struktura, odnosi i politika = Information sciences and services: their structure, relations and politics. Informatologia Yugoslavica 1 (1/4): 13–30.		*Težak, Božo (1969). Informacione znanosti i službe: njihova struktura, odnosi i politika = Information sciences and services: their structure, relations and politics. ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 1 (1/4): 13–30.
	Težak, Božo (1971). Informatika – ime za zbunjujući ili razjašnjavajući koncept = Informatics – a name for a confusing or clarifying concept. Informatologia Yugoslavica 3 (1/4): 1–13.		*Težak, Božo (1971). Informatika – ime za zbunjujući ili razjašnjavajući koncept = Informatics – a name for a confusing or clarifying concept. ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 3 (1/4): 1–13.
	Težak, Božo (1970). Nastavni plan Centra za studij bibliotekarstva, dokumentacije i informacionih znanosti – SBDIZ-a = Curriculum of the Center for the Study of Librarianship, Documentation and Information Sciences – SBDIZ. Informatologia Yugoslavica 2 (1/4): 95–186.		*Težak, Božo (1970). Nastavni plan Centra za studij bibliotekarstva, dokumentacije i informacionih znanosti – SBDIZ-a = Curriculum of the Center for the Study of Librarianship, Documentation and Information Sciences – SBDIZ. ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 2 (1/4): 95–186.
	Težak, Božo (1975). International Referral Centre for Information Handling Equipment – IRCIHE within UNISIST Programme. IRCIHE Bulletin (1): 1–11.		*Težak, Božo (1975). International Referral Centre for Information Handling Equipment – IRCIHE within UNISIST Programme. ''IRCIHE Bulletin'' (1): 1–11.
	Težak, Božo (1979). Informacije i komunikacije – jučer, danas, sutra: Na raskrižju između rasula i organskog rata = Information and Communications – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: At the Crossroads Between Chaos and Organic War. Informatologia Yugoslavica 11 (1/2): 1–6.		*Težak, Božo (1979). Informacije i komunikacije – jučer, danas, sutra: Na raskrižju između rasula i organskog rata = Information and Communications – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: At the Crossroads Between Chaos and Organic War. ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 11 (1/2): 1–6.
	~~Honours~~
	1934. Gold medal and plaque for the zealous service of King of Yugoslavia Alexander		== Honors ==
	1967. Order of Labor II. order of the ~~Federative~~ People's Republic of Yugoslavia		1934. Gold medal and plaque for the zealous service of King of Yugoslavia Alexander.
			1967. Order of Labor II. order of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia
	1970. Lifetime Achievement Award of the Socialist Republic of Croatia		1970. Lifetime Achievement Award of the Socialist Republic of Croatia
	1981. Charter for many years of tireless and creative work on the establishment, expansion and international affirmation of the Center for postgraduate studies in librarianship, documentation and information sciences (posthumous).		1981. Charter for many years of tireless and creative work on the establishment, expansion and international affirmation of the Center for postgraduate studies in librarianship, documentation and information sciences (posthumous).
	Bibliography
	Božo Težak (2017). Znanstveno djelo Bože Težaka (The Scientific Work of Božo Težak). Informatologia 50 (1/2): 1–13. https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/270743		== Bibliography ==
	~~References~~		*Božo Težak (2017). Znanstveno djelo Bože Težaka (The Scientific Work of Božo Težak). ''Informatologia'' 50 (1/2): 1–13. [https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/270743]
	Cve1jo, Katharine (1980). Uloga profesora Težaka u razvoju Centra za postdiplomski studij iz bibliotekarstva, dokumentacije i informacionih znanosti (CSBDIZ) =The role of Professor Težak in the development of the Center for Postgraduate Studies in Library Science, Documentation and Information Sciences (CSBDIZ). Informatologia Yugoslavica 12 (3/4): 79–80.
	Hrvatska enciklopedija = Croatian Encyclopedia (2013–2026). Težak, Božo. Hrvatska enciklopedija, online. Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža. https://www.enciklopedija.hr/clanak/tezak-bozo		== Further Reading ==
	Muljevic, Vladimir (1980). Božo Težak: Utemeljitelj Referalnog centra Sveučilišta u Zagrebu = Božo Težak: Founder of the Referral Centre of the University of Zagreb). Informatologia Yugoslavica 12 (3/4): 35–41.		*Cve1jo, Katharine (1980). Uloga profesora Težaka u razvoju Centra za postdiplomski studij iz bibliotekarstva, dokumentacije i informacionih znanosti (CSBDIZ) =The role of Professor Težak in the development of the Center for Postgraduate Studies in Library Science, Documentation and Information Sciences (CSBDIZ). ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 12 (3/4): 79–80.
	Žugaj, Miroslav (1990). Deset godina od smrti prof. dr. Bože Težaka = Ten Years Since the Death of Prof. Dr. Božo Težak). Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences 14 (14): 319–322. https://hrcak.srce.hr/pretraga?q=Miroslav%20%C5%BDugaj&start=10		*''Hrvatska enciklopedija'' (Croatian Encyclopedia) (2013–2026). Težak, Božo. Hrvatska enciklopedija, online. Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža. [https://www.enciklopedija.hr/clanak/tezak-bozo]
	Žugaj, Miroslav (1990–1991). Doprinos B. Težaka razvoju informatike = Contribution of B. Težak to the development of Informatics. Radovi Zavoda za znanstveno-naučni rad HAZU u Varaždinu (4/5): 145–163.		*Muljevic, Vladimir (1980). Božo Težak: Utemeljitelj Referalnog centra Sveučilišta u Zagrebu = Božo Težak: Founder of the Referral Centre of the University of Zagreb). ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 12 (3/4): 35–41.
			*Žugaj, Miroslav (1990). Deset godina od smrti prof. dr. Bože Težaka = Ten Years Since the Death of Prof. Dr. Božo Težak). ''Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences'' 14 (14): 319–322. [https://hrcak.srce.hr/pretraga?q=Miroslav%20%C5%BDugaj&start=10]
			*Žugaj, Miroslav (1990–1991). Doprinos B. Težaka razvoju informatike = Contribution of B. Težak to the development of Informatics. ''Radovi Zavoda za znanstveno-naučni rad HAZU u Varaždinu'' (4/5): 145–163.

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'''Božo Težak''' (1907-1990) was a Croatian and Yugoslav pioneer of information sciences.

Life
Božo Težak was a Croatian and Yugoslav pioneer of information sciences (1907–1980).
He was born on July 27, 1907, in the Croatian city of Varaždin, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He completed his primary education (1914–1917) and secondary education at a gymnasium (1917–1925) in Varaždin. He obtained the title of chemical engineer in 1930 from the Chemical Engineering Department of the Technical Faculty at the University of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in Zagreb. He defended his doctoral thesis in chemistry at the Faculty of Technical Sciences of the University of Ljubljana (1945). He passed away on May 16, 1980, in Zagreb (Žugaj, 1990: 145–146; Hrvatska enciklopedija, 2013–2026).
Contributions
Alongside numerous professional duties, projects, committee memberships, efforts to promote new chemical methods and techniques, and the founding of the Central Chemical Library in Zagreb (1946), he played an active role in the preparations for establishing the Faculty of Organization and Informatics in Varaždin. He launched the International Permanent Exhibition of Publications (ISIP), which, during the Cold War, provided Yugoslav scientists with access to scientific publications from the West.
In the field of information sciences, his work in establishing the Centre for Postgraduate Studies in Librarianship, Documentation, and Information Sciences (1961–1980) was particularly significant (Cveljo, 1980: 79–80). Well-versed in developments regarding the monitoring of scientific work and researcher productivity, and following the evolution of computer applications in information retrieval and database creation, Težak launched the Referral Centre of the University of Zagreb in 1967 (at the time, the only university in Croatia). Driven by his own vision of a new scientific field he termed it Informatology (Muljević, 1980: 35–41).
His E-T-AK-S-A theory was based on the view that documentation contributes to the development of science across all fields of human knowledge. Advocating for the broadest possible conception of information science – both as a professional activity and as a scientific discipline – Težak proceeded from the understanding that the process of collecting, processing, transmitting, and presenting data and information is, in a broad sense, indivisible, and that genuine results in this field can be achieved only through a holistic approach that encompasses the study and improvement of every part of that process (Žugaj, 1990–1991: 148, 151).
Thanks to his ideas, the field of information sciences was incorporated into the official classification of sciences in Croatia in 1983. This was also a time when the field of information sciences began to develop more vigorously outside Zagreb – specifically at the universities in Osijek and Zadar. The development of information sciences in Croatia was shaped by local intellectual strengths, the gradual strengthening of IT infrastructure, and a tradition rooted primarily in the humanities. All programs fundamentally adhered to Težak’s concepts of interdisciplinarity and the convergence of technology and the ALM sector. Consequently, he can undoubtedly be considered a pioneer of information sciences – and specifically of Informatologija (information science) – in the former Yugoslavia.
He started several journals in the field of chemistry, the Association of Scientific Unions of Yugoslavia, the permanent international conference "Universities in the World Network of Information and Communications" at the Inter-University Center in Dubrovnik, and the scientific journals Informatologia Yugoslavica (1969 – 1980), Sciencia Yugoslavica (1975–1980).
Offices
After completing his military service, he remained working at the Military Technical Institute of the Yugoslav Army and Navy in Obilićevo – Kruševac (today's Republic of Serbia) (1932–1936). He returned to Zagreb where he was appointed as city engineer (1937–1945). He founded the School for Civil Protection in Zagreb, of which he was the director (1938–41). He is the founder of the University's Referral Center, of which he was the director from 1972 until the end of his life (Muljević, 1980: 35–41; Žugaj, 1990–1991: 146).
He was a member of many domestic and international associations, including the American Documentation Institute, ASLIB, The Faraday Society — London, then the American Society for Information Science, and a member of the Editorial Board of Current Abstracts of Chemistry and Index Chemicus (Žugaj: 146–147).
Publications
In the late 1950s, he developed a keen interest in documentation and information science. We highlight here only those works in the field of Information Sciences/Informatologia that garnered significant attention.
Težak, Božo (1985). The Contact Points for Emission, Transmission and Absorption in Scientific Documentation. Universitay Zagrabiensis – Informationes 4: 3.
Težak, Božo (1967). International Permanent Exhibition of Publications – ISIP, a s a Node Point for an Information Sharing Network. Proceedings of American Documentation Institute 4: 224.
Težak, Božo (1969). Informaciono-dokumentaciono-komunikacioni (INDOK) sistem: Emisiono-transmisiono-akumulaciono-selektiono-apsorpcioni (e-t-ak-s-a) kompleks kao konceptualna podloga INDOK sistema = Information-documentation-communication (INDOK) system: Emission-Transmission-Accumulation-Selection-Absorption (e-t-ak-s-a) complex as the conceptual basis of the INDOK system). Informatologia Yugoslavica 1 (1/4): 1–11.
Težak, Božo (1969). Informacione znanosti i službe: njihova struktura, odnosi i politika = Information sciences and services: their structure, relations and politics. Informatologia Yugoslavica 1 (1/4): 13–30.
Težak, Božo (1971). Informatika – ime za zbunjujući ili razjašnjavajući koncept = Informatics – a name for a confusing or clarifying concept. Informatologia Yugoslavica 3 (1/4): 1–13.
Težak, Božo (1970). Nastavni plan Centra za studij bibliotekarstva, dokumentacije i informacionih znanosti – SBDIZ-a = Curriculum of the Center for the Study of Librarianship, Documentation and Information Sciences – SBDIZ. Informatologia Yugoslavica 2 (1/4): 95–186.
Težak, Božo (1975). International Referral Centre for Information Handling Equipment – IRCIHE within UNISIST Programme. IRCIHE Bulletin (1): 1–11.
Težak, Božo (1979). Informacije i komunikacije – jučer, danas, sutra: Na raskrižju između rasula i organskog rata = Information and Communications – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: At the Crossroads Between Chaos and Organic War. Informatologia Yugoslavica 11 (1/2): 1–6.
Honours
1934. Gold medal and plaque for the zealous service of King of Yugoslavia Alexander
1967. Order of Labor II. order of the Federative People's Republic of Yugoslavia
1970. Lifetime Achievement Award of the Socialist Republic of Croatia
1981. Charter for many years of tireless and creative work on the establishment, expansion and international affirmation of the Center for postgraduate studies in librarianship, documentation and information sciences (posthumous).
Bibliography
Božo Težak (2017). Znanstveno djelo Bože Težaka (The Scientific Work of Božo Težak). Informatologia 50 (1/2): 1–13. https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/270743
References
Cve1jo, Katharine (1980). Uloga profesora Težaka u razvoju Centra za postdiplomski studij iz bibliotekarstva, dokumentacije i informacionih znanosti (CSBDIZ) =The role of Professor Težak in the development of the Center for Postgraduate Studies in Library Science, Documentation and Information Sciences (CSBDIZ). Informatologia Yugoslavica 12 (3/4): 79–80.
Hrvatska enciklopedija = Croatian Encyclopedia (2013–2026). Težak, Božo. Hrvatska enciklopedija, online. Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža. https://www.enciklopedija.hr/clanak/tezak-bozo
Muljevic, Vladimir (1980). Božo Težak: Utemeljitelj Referalnog centra Sveučilišta u Zagrebu = Božo Težak: Founder of the Referral Centre of the University of Zagreb). Informatologia Yugoslavica 12 (3/4): 35–41.
Žugaj, Miroslav (1990). Deset godina od smrti prof. dr. Bože Težaka = Ten Years Since the Death of Prof. Dr. Božo Težak). Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences 14 (14): 319–322. https://hrcak.srce.hr/pretraga?q=Miroslav%20%C5%BDugaj&start=10
Žugaj, Miroslav (1990–1991). Doprinos B. Težaka razvoju informatike = Contribution of B. Težak to the development of Informatics. Radovi Zavoda za znanstveno-naučni rad HAZU u Varaždinu (4/5): 145–163.

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	*Božo Težak (2017). Znanstveno djelo Bože Težaka (The Scientific Work of Božo Težak). ''Informatologia'' 50 (1/2): 1–13. [https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/270743]		*Božo Težak (2017). Znanstveno djelo Bože Težaka / The Scientific Work of Božo Težak. ''Informatologia'' 50 (1/2): 1–13. [https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/270743]

	In the late 1950s, he developed a keen interest in documentation and information science. Works in the field of Information Sciences/Informatologia that garnered significant attention include:		In the late 1950s, he developed a keen interest in documentation and information science. Works in the field of Information Sciences/Informatologia that garnered significant attention include:
	*Težak, Božo (1985). The Contact Points for Emission, Transmission and Absorption in Scientific Documentation. ''Universitay Zagrabiensis – Informationes'' 4: 3.		*Težak, Božo (1985). The Contact Points for Emission, Transmission and Absorption in Scientific Documentation. ''Universitay Zagrabiensis – Informationes'' 4: 3.
	*Težak, Božo (1967). International Permanent Exhibition of Publications – ISIP, as a Node Point for an Information Sharing Network. ''Proceedings of American Documentation Institute'' 4: 224.		*Težak, Božo (1967). International Permanent Exhibition of Publications – ISIP, as a Node Point for an Information Sharing Network. ''Proceedings of American Documentation Institute'' 4: 224.
	*Težak, Božo (1969). Informaciono-dokumentaciono-komunikacioni (INDOK) sistem: Emisiono-transmisiono-akumulaciono-selektiono-apsorpcioni (e-t-ak-s-a) kompleks kao konceptualna podloga INDOK sistema = Information-documentation-communication (INDOK) system: Emission-Transmission-Accumulation-Selection-Absorption (e-t-ak-s-a) complex as the conceptual basis of the INDOK system). ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 1 (1/4): 1–11.		*Težak, Božo (1969). Informaciono-dokumentaciono-komunikacioni (INDOK) sistem: Emisiono-transmisiono-akumulaciono-selektiono-apsorpcioni (e-t-ak-s-a) kompleks kao konceptualna podloga INDOK sistema. [Information-documentation-communication (INDOK) system: Emission-Transmission-Accumulation-Selection-Absorption (e-t-ak-s-a) complex as the conceptual basis of the INDOK system]. ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 1 (1/4): 1–11.
	*Težak, Božo (1969). Informacione znanosti i službe: njihova struktura, odnosi i politika = Information sciences and services: their structure, relations and politics. ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 1 (1/4): 13–30.		*Težak, Božo (1969). Informacione znanosti i službe: njihova struktura, odnosi i politika. [Information sciences and services: their structure, relations and politics.] ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 1 (1/4): 13–30.
	*Težak, Božo (1971). Informatika – ime za zbunjujući ili razjašnjavajući koncept = Informatics – a name for a confusing or clarifying concept. ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 3 (1/4): 1–13.		*Težak, Božo (1971). Informatika – ime za zbunjujući ili razjašnjavajući koncept. [Informatics – a name for a confusing or clarifying concept.] ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 3 (1/4): 1–13.
	*Težak, Božo (1970). Nastavni plan Centra za studij bibliotekarstva, dokumentacije i informacionih znanosti – SBDIZ-a = Curriculum of the Center for the Study of Librarianship, Documentation and Information Sciences – SBDIZ. ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 2 (1/4): 95–186.		*Težak, Božo (1970). Nastavni plan Centra za studij bibliotekarstva, dokumentacije i informacionih znanosti – SBDIZ-a. [Curriculum of the Center for the Study of Librarianship, Documentation and Information Sciences – SBDIZ.] ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 2 (1/4): 95–186.
	*Težak, Božo (1975). International Referral Centre for Information Handling Equipment – IRCIHE within UNISIST Programme. ''IRCIHE Bulletin'' (1): 1–11.		*Težak, Božo (1975). International Referral Centre for Information Handling Equipment – IRCIHE within UNISIST Programme. ''IRCIHE Bulletin'' (1): 1–11.
	*Težak, Božo (1979). Informacije i komunikacije – jučer, danas, sutra: Na raskrižju između rasula i organskog rata = Information and Communications – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: At the Crossroads Between Chaos and Organic War. ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 11 (1/2): 1–6.		*Težak, Božo (1979). Informacije i komunikacije – jučer, danas, sutra: Na raskrižju između rasula i organskog rata. [Information and Communications – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: At the Crossroads Between Chaos and Organic War.] ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 11 (1/2): 1–6.

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	== Further Reading ==		== Further Reading ==
	*Cve1jo, Katharine (1980). Uloga profesora Težaka u razvoju Centra za postdiplomski studij iz bibliotekarstva, dokumentacije i informacionih znanosti (CSBDIZ) =The role of Professor Težak in the development of the Center for Postgraduate Studies in Library Science, Documentation and Information Sciences (CSBDIZ). ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 12 (3/4): 79–80.		*Cve1jo, Katharine (1980). Uloga profesora Težaka u razvoju Centra za postdiplomski studij iz bibliotekarstva, dokumentacije i informacionih znanosti (CSBDIZ). [The role of Professor Težak in the development of the Center for Postgraduate Studies in Library Science, Documentation and Information Sciences (CSBDIZ).] ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 12 (3/4): 79–80.
	*''Hrvatska enciklopedija'' (Croatian Encyclopedia) (2013–2026). Težak, Božo. Hrvatska enciklopedija, online. Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža. [https://www.enciklopedija.hr/clanak/tezak-bozo]		*''Hrvatska enciklopedija'' [Croatian Encyclopedia.] (2013–2026). Težak, Božo. Hrvatska enciklopedija, online. Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža. [https://www.enciklopedija.hr/clanak/tezak-bozo]
	*Muljevic, Vladimir (1980). Božo Težak: Utemeljitelj Referalnog centra Sveučilišta u Zagrebu = Božo Težak: Founder of the Referral Centre of the University of Zagreb). ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 12 (3/4): 35–41.		*Muljevic, Vladimir (1980). Božo Težak: Utemeljitelj Referalnog centra Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. [Božo Težak: Founder of the Referral Centre of the University of Zagreb.] ''Informatologia Yugoslavica'' 12 (3/4): 35–41.
	*Žugaj, Miroslav (1990). Deset godina od smrti prof. dr. ~~Bože~~ Težaka = Ten Years Since the Death of Prof. Dr. Božo Težak). ''Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences'' 14 (14): 319–322. [https://hrcak.srce.hr/pretraga?q=Miroslav%20%C5%BDugaj&start=10]		*Žugaj, Miroslav (1990). Deset godina od smrti prof. dr. Božo Težaka. [Ten Years Since the Death of Prof. Dr. Božo Težak]. ''Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences'' 14 (14): 319–322. [https://hrcak.srce.hr/pretraga?q=Miroslav%20%C5%BDugaj&start=10]
	*Žugaj, Miroslav (1990–1991). Doprinos B. Težaka razvoju informatike = Contribution of B. Težak to the development of Informatics. ''Radovi Zavoda za znanstveno-naučni rad HAZU u Varaždinu'' (4/5): 145–163.		*Žugaj, Miroslav (1990–1991). Doprinos B. Težaka razvoju informatike. [Contribution of B. Težak to the development of Informatics.] ''Radovi Zavoda za znanstveno-naučni rad HAZU u Varaždinu'' (4/5): 145–163.