Anton Melik Geographical Institute
Research is mostly directed toward physical, social, and regional geography and thematic cartography.
Facilities
It has nine organizational units:
- Department of Physical Geography
- Department of Social Geography
- Department of Regional Geography
- Department of Natural Disasters
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Department of the Geographical Information System
- Department of Thematic Cartography
- Geographical Museum
- Geographical Library
The institute houses a map collection and three specialized geographical collections: Landscapes of Slovenia, Settlements of Slovenia, and Glaciers of Slovenia. It is headquarters of the Commission for the Standardization of Geographical Names of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia (Komisija za standardizacijo zemljepisnih imen Vlade Republike Slovenije).
Publications
The institute publishes three scholarly publications. Geografija Slovenije (Geography of Slovenia) is a series of books that appears in Slovene once or twice a year. Acta Geographica Slovenica / Geografski Zbornik is a journal published twice a year in English and Slovene. The articles can be downloaded in Slovene or English from the journal homepage. Geografski informacijski sistemi v Sloveniji (Geographical Information Systems in Slovenia) is a bulletin published every second (even) year in Slovene.