SUDigitalAcademic challenges and development of

digitization in Bulgaria

Assoc. prof. PhD Todor PopnedelevDobromir DobrevMaria Baramova,

SUDigital – Objectives and principles http://lib.sudigital.org

SUDigital – Digitization initiative of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

Main goal:Creating interdisciplinary

university network of free access databases for university teachers, researchers and students.

SUDigital – Objectives and principles (2)

http://lib.sudigital.org

International standards and recommendations; Open source system; User-friendly interface; Active developers community; Latest technologies; Bulgarian Interface.

Digital library, which builds on past efforts in digitization in Bulgaria;

Digital library with free distanced update possibility;

Digital Library, which provides unlimited opportunity to create different users access rights;

Cost-effective digital library based on developing continuously open source technologies.

SUDigital – Achievements of the digital library

http://lib.sudigital.org

Digital library SUDigital

Digital library SUDigital

Digital library SUDigital

Digital library SUDigital

SUDigital – Problems and challenges http://lib.sudigital.org

- Lack of sufficient contacts with other digital initiatives in Bulgaria

and abroad Difficulties in coordination with the institutions in Bulgaria; Lack of necessary equipment; Financial restrictions for engaging students in the digitization

process.

SUDigital – Problems and challenges (2) http://lib.sudigital.org

+ Electronic publication of archive documents, periodicals, doctoral

dissertations in the field of humanities, audio-visual materials etc.; Preservation of valuable original sources for Bulgarian history (old

and rare books, archival materials); Creating databases in the humanities; Establishment of interdisciplinary e-learning infrastructure; Ensuring access to sources for Bulgarian culture and history.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

• Assoc. prof. PhD Todor Popnedelev, SUDigital chairman, popnedelevt@abv.bg

• Dobromir Dobrev, SUDigital coordinator, dobri@dobri.eu

• Maria Baramova, Digitization centre coordinator, baramova@clio.uni-sofia.bg