Seminar 2023

Digitalization in educational and cultural institutions - successful practices

The NALIS Foundation's 2023 seminar was held on June 20 (Tuesday) 2023 at the reading room "Acad. Stefan Panaretov" of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences' Central Library (Sofia 1040, 15 November Street #1). See Program here.

C	Sabina Aneva, Executive Director of the NALIS Foundation, greeted the participants.
The seminar was opened by Prof. Dr. Elisaveta Musakakova (member of the NALIS Foundation's Board of Trustees). She, as a leading scholar in the field of art studies, underlined the necessity of a portal to integrate the catalogs  and digital collections of libraries, museums, and galleries. The NALIS Union catalog represents the first step in this direction.
	Assoc. Dr. Milena Milanova (Head of the Department of "Library Science, Scientific Information, and Cultural Policy" at Sofia university "St. Kliment Ohridski") gave a presentation to the audience on the topic "Practical training of students at the Sofia university "St. Kliment Ohridski" through open source applications".
Chief Ass. Ph.D. Poli Mukanova (ULSIT's Department of Library Sciences) presented "The Specifics of Cataloging  Old Printed Books in the Rila Monastery Library: Problems and Solutions".
	Maria Stoyanova (Deputy Director of the NBU Library) shared "Working solutions for the Digital Library of the New Bulgarian University from NALISF".
Hristina Dimitrova (Director of the Technical University of Sofia's Library and Information Center) described the "First Steps in Cooperation to Build a Common Repository of the European University of Technology for TU - Sofia".
	Sebastian Bonis (Executive Director of Optimeast Europe Srl, Oradea, Romania) talks about "NALIS and Art Nouveau Heritage Conservation. Experience in Transnational Cooperation". Translated by Ekaterina Dikova.
The workshop attracted a significant amount of interest. Colleagues from the SU "St. Kliment Ohridski" department of "Library Science, Scientific Information, and Cultural Policy" and the Regional Library "Lyuben Karavelov" - Ruse took an active role with questions.

The seminar was attended by representatives from the following organizations:

National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts “Kr. Sarafov ”(NATFA)
Library "Rodina"
Institute of Mathematics and Informatics Library
Medical University-Pleven Library
New Bulgarian University Library
Union of Architects in Bulgaria Library
Library and Information Center of the Technical University - Sofia
Library-information, scientific and educational center of the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy
Bulgarian Library and Information Association
City library Penio Penev
National Centre for Information and Documentation
St. St. Cyril and Methodius National Library of the Republic of Bulgaria
Lyuben Karavelov Regional Library, Ruse
Petar Stapov Regional Library, Targovishte
Hristo Botev Regional Library, Vratsa
University of Library Studies and Information Technologies (ULSIT)
St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo, Library
Central Medical Library-Medical University Sofia
Central Agricultural Library
Museum of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo
Regional Archaeological Museum, Plovdiv
Regional History Museum, Sofia
Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria
Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", "Department of Library and Information Studies and Cultural Policy"
Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", "Department of Cyril and Methodius Studies"