Any takers on this? I think lis-elib is probably a better forum for them
than lis-link.
Please reply directly to them - I'm not sure why I was sent this!
Helen
Helen Pickering
Copyright Officer
HERON Project
The Library
University of Stirling
Stirling FK9 4LA
Tel. +44 (0)1786 466615
Fax: +44 (0)1786 466613
HERON: Higher Education Resources ON-demand
http://www.heron.ac.uk/
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> From: Radostina Todorova[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 28 February 2001 16:31
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Cc: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Partnership seeking
> Importance: High
>
> Dear Sirs,
>
> The Library of the New Bulgarian University is attempting for partnership
> in developing a project - work title Document Digital Center
> Establishment. We are under submitting the project through the Fifth
> Framework Program. Information Society Technologies (IST Programme-6th IST
> Call). The project theme is "IST-2001-III.1.3. Next Generation Digital
> Collections " (see www.cordis.lu/ist/ka3/digicult/en/al2001_313.html ).
> One of the main objectives to participate in the program is to co-operate
> with an European country member.
>
> According to our position the collaboration should express in several
> points:
>
>
> 1. Expert help - we are going to be the first library drawing the idea
> of digitalising the library collections in order to preserve and open
> library funds to the wide public. As to the above we need additional
> know-how procedures to pass through. The reason to turn to LIS-LINK
> discussion list is that we think UK academic libraries are very
> experienced in creating, maintaining, and preserving digital collections,
> while in Bulgaria we're making our first attempts;
>
>
>
>
> 2. We seek for a member of LIS-LINK to act as a coordinator and
> contractor under the requirements of the Fifth Framework Program.
>
>
>
> We would be very grateful if a library or an organisation could respond to
> our query.
>
> Herein we are going to support you with some more detailed information of
> our institution to get an overview of our main approaches.
>
> The New Bulgarian University was founded in the beginning of the 1990 of
> the Society of New Bulgarian University, including distinguished members
> from the humanities academic elite. On September18, 1991 the University
> was officially recognized from the Great National Assembly. NBU stands for
> the unique goal to provide independent non-governmental higher education.
> It consists of 28 departments, increasing in number recently, four schools
> for Continuing Education, Undergraduates, Graduate School and the Distance
> Learning Center offering more than 80 educational programs. There are 3
> 700 full-time and 800 distance learning students.
>
> The Academic Library was found in 1995.
>
> Some words for Bulgaria - we are associated members of the EU. Though
> Bulgaria is a small country due to our historical background we are
> traditionally developing significant collections of manuscripts (XI-XIX),
> archival materials (850 collections, including Turkish, Arab and Persian
> documents), old-print books, etc.
>
> We hope to receive a positive answer to our attempt and will be waiting to
> hear from you soon. In the period between 18-26 March the contact person
> Nadya Terzieva will be visiting Portsmouth University, Frewen Library. In
> case of interest, please, call to (023) 9284-3236 UK., or e-mail to
> [log in to unmask] Contacts should be made also to Andrew Barrow and Judith
> Stamenkovic on the same telephone number at Portsmouth University. Nadya
> Terzieva would be at disposal for personal contact for negotiations.
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Nadya Terzieva
>
>
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