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

“MUNICIPAL INFORMATION”

ELECTRONIC DATABASE

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

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 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 Email, website Phone numbers

“EDUCATION” ELECTRONIC DATABASE

PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LABOR OFFICE AND COMPANIES FROM

TARGOVISHTE DISTRICT

“COMPANIES” ELECTRONIC DATABASE

PARTNERSHIP WITH NGOS FROM TARGOVISHTE

DISTRICT

NGOS ELECTRONIC DATABASE

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

http://www.libtg.info/

Petar Stapov District Library

PREPARED BY: Gergana Koleva