1. ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE NADYA TERZIEVARADOSTINA TODOROVA Bulgarian Information Consortium

2. Knowledge today 1 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

3. Electronic Publication. What is it about? Technical Development ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE 2

4. Electronic Publication. What is it about? Technical Development Human Behaviour ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE 3

5. Bulgarian Cultural Tradition Paissii of Hilendar The Day of National Enlighteners Cyril and Methodius 4 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

6. Bulgarian Librarian Society at the end of XX century Characteristics Opportunism 5 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

7. Bulgarian Librarian Society at the end of XX century Characteristics Opportunism Free-riding 6 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

8. Bulgarian Librarian Society at the end of XX century Characteristics Opportunism Free-riding Bad Informal Institutions 7 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

9. Bulgarian Librarian Society at the end of XX century Characteristics Opportunism Free-riding Bad Informal Institutions Financial Constraints 8 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

10. Bulgarian Librarian Society at the end of XX century Results Printed materials Individual purchasing (donations) 9 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

11. Bulgarian Librarian Cooperation – the idea 10 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

12. Bulgarian Librarian Consortium - Creation Small Legal Body Protection against opportunism 11 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

13. Operational Units Solving the free-riding problem Bulgarian Librarian Consortium - Creation 12 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

14. Control and Transparency Collective actions support Bulgarian Librarian Consortium - Creation 13 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

15. Bulgarian Librarian Consortium - Development Bulgarian Information Consortium Strategy Practice Tactics Programs Services Technology Mission Funding Scope Members Management Human Resources Incentives 14 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

16. Bulgarian Librarian Consortium – Results and Achievements MembersStructure by type (2005) Number 2002 4 200319 200434 200540 15 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

17. Bulgarian Librarian Consortium – Results and Achievements Activities and participation (2002 – 2005) EventNumber of issueNumber of participants Technology Day7475 Good Librarian Practice4255 Training session115 National meeting5270 Total:171015 16 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

18. Bulgarian Librarian Consortium – Results and Achievements Electronic resources usage (units) and costs ($) 17 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

19. Bulgarian Librarian Consortium – Future Plans Programs for the next three years 18 Education and Training on Electronic Resources Introduction of Digital Services Technical Expertise Providing and Consulting Services Union Catalogue and Cooperative Cataloguing Marketing Licensing of Electronic Resources Management of Consortia Library-information System Additional Services in Purchasing Library Automation Software

20. Electronic Resources and Library Cooperation Electronic Resources are: Preferred Expensive Cost effective Easily measured Stimulating 19 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY COOPERATION: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

21. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION NADYA TERZIEVARADOSTINA TODOROVA nterzieva@nbu.bg rtodorova@nbu.bgnterzieva@nbu.bgrtodorova@nbu.bg