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THE CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION
FOR LIBRARIANS

  • The Center for Continuing Education for Librarians is a joint project of the Bulgarian Library Association (ULISO) and the Library and Information School at Sofia University. It is sponsored and supported by the Open Society Institute - Regional Library Program - Budapest and the Open Society Foundation - Sofia.
  • The Center is founded in 2001.
 

Opening seminar: Prof. Ani Gergova, prof. Alexander Dimchev and
Jim Agee, USA - lecturer on Business of Acquisitions

Center goals

To become the main domestic center, offering opportunities for continuous qualification for library and information specialists in the following areas: new information technologies and their applications in libraries; management of libraries, information resources, services and library staff.

The Center for Continuing Education for Librarians is part of the Central and Eastern European network of educational centers, collaborating with the Regional Library Program in Budapest. Thus it will facilitate exchange for educational programs, teaching staff, and students.

Programs and Organization of the Training Process

The teaching process is conducted by short-term courses (three-days, one-week), and other forms, applied and certified by the Sofia University.

The individual teaching programs are grouped in modules based on primary priorities. The programs are open, flexible and are subject to change depending on the needs of the students.

Various methods are employed in the training process: lectures, practice exercices, distant education, quizes, discussions, project development, etc. The emphasis is on building of practical skills and knowledge of the participants.

Program Modules

  • Information and Communication Technologies
  • Information Systems
  • Libraries and the Internet. Online Databases
  • Organization of Library Automation and Management of Information Resources
  • Standards in the Contemporary Library
  • Library Organization and Management
  • Sociological Surveys in Libraries

Center's Address

Library and Information School
Sofia University
125 Tsarigradsko Schosse, bl. 1, fl. IV, hall 47
Sofia 1113, Bulgaria

Coordinator's address

4 Slavejkov Sqr., room 609, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria
tel./fax (+3592) 9870734, e-mail: board@lib.bg

Coordinator: Krasimira Papazova

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