The District Library: an Agent between Education and Civil Society Information Databases: Municipality, Education, Companies and Unemployed
INFORMATION CENTER
THE LIBRARY IN MODERN SOCIETY MODERN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF CENTRAL IMPORTANCE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY PART OF THE CITY’S AND REGION’S PUBLIC LIFE
ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF PARTNERSHIPS With Targovishte Municipality With higher education institutions in Bulgaria With companies from the district With NGOs
PARTNERSHIP WITH TARGOVISHTE MUNICIPALITY Maintenance of a “Municipal Information” electronic database Monthly submission of Targovishte Municipal Council session minutes (since 2000) The information is received in two versions: hard copy soft copy
“M UNICIPAL I NFORMATION ” E LECTRONIC D ATABASE
MAIN GOALS AND IMPLEMENTATION Promotion of decisions made concerning the community Access to all citizens Usage of a flexible electronic program for fast extraction of searched information Printing option Option for reading hard copy minutes
CONTENT OF “MUNICIPAL INFORMATION” ELECTRONIC DATABASE Regulations of the Municipality – amendments Decisions of vital importance to the community Projects implemented in the municipality Annual reports Information about companies, associations or individuals in the community
M UNICIPAL C OUNCIL MINUTES – HARD COPIES
PARTNERSHIPS WITH HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN BULGARIA Annual update in relation to the new university application campaign (since 2000) through: visits to the university application fair in Sofia and other cities since 2010, universities have been sending reference books to the library Maintenance of an “EDUCATION” electronic database
MAIN GOALS AND IMPLEMENTATION Maximum access Systematized information and fast search in the system Printing option The database provides an internet access option to keep track of up-to-date information
CONTENT OF THE “EDUCATION” ELECTRONIC DATABASE Deadlines for submission of application documents Exam dates Subjects and types of exams General information about the university , website Phone numbers
“EDUCATION” E LECTRONIC D ATABASE
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LABOR OFFICE AND COMPANIES FROM TARGOVISHTE DISTRICT “COMPANIES” ELECTRONIC DATABASE
PARTNERSHIP WITH NGO S FROM TARGOVISHTE DISTRICT NGO S ELECTRONIC DATABASE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Petar Stapov District Library PREPARED BY: Gergana Koleva