Central Library
ADDRESS:
1040 Sofia, 15 noemvri St. 1
Telephone: (+359 2) 987 89 66; (+359 2) 979 52 51
Fax: (+359 2) 986 25 00
E-mail: library@cl.bas.bg
URL: http://www.cl.bas.bg
Open hours:
Central Library: Monday - Friday 9:00-17:30
Reading Room "Acad. Stefan Panaretov": Monday - Friday 8:30-18:00
The copying of library documents: Monday – Friday, 13.00 - 18.00
Founded: 1869 г.
STRUCTURE
Director: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dincho Krastev tel. (+359 2) 987-89-66; (+359 2) 979 52 50; fax. (+359 2) 986-25-00
Deputy Director: Sabina Aneva tel. (+359 2) 989-25-44; (+359 2) 979 53 52, 250; fax. (+359 2) 986-25-00
Research Group of Library Science and Bibliography: Studies theoretical and theoretical and applied problems of the library science and the special bibliography in historical, contemporary and prognostic aspects.
Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dincho Krastev tel. (+359 2) 987-89-66; (+359 2) 979 52 50.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria Argirova-Gerasimova (+359 2) 979 52 59;
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tsvetana Staikova (+359 2) 979 53 79, 254;
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikola Kazanski (+359 2) 979 53 79, 254;
Assist. Prof. Daniela Atanasova (+359 2) 979 53 79
Departments:
Managment of Information Resourses: Maintains the automated information system of the Central Library and creates data bases.
Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dincho Krastev tel.(+359 2) 979 53 62.
ALEPH500 in the Academy Library System Division:
Head: Sabina Aneva tel. (+359 2) 989-25-44; (+359 2) 979 53 52.
Special Libraries of the BAS and System LIB Division:
Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dincho Krastev tel.(+359 2) 979 53 62.
Acquisition and Catalogue Processing of Monographs: Carries out centralized acquisition of books, special editions, dissertations, microphotographs, microcards for the library collection of the Academy. Processes the acquired books, special editions, dissertations, microphotographs, microcards; creates and organizes the central alphabetical catalogues of the above mentioned publications.
Head: Yuliyana Nikolova tel.(+359 2) 979 52 43, 255.
Acquisition and Catalogue Processing of Periodicals: Carries out centralized acquisition of periodicals for the library collection of the Academy.
Head: Kapka Vineva - Nikolova tel.(+359 2) 979 52 58.
International Exchange Division: Carries out international and national exchange of academic publications for the library collection of the Academy.
Head: Madlena Kiskinova tel.(+359 2) 979 52 59.
Classification ans Indexing of Library Documents: Classifies the acquired library documents, creates and organizes the central systematic catalogues.
Head: Zhasmina Krasteva tel.(+359 2) 979 52 46.
Library Servise, Book Stocks and Collections: Organizes and maintains the book stocks of the Central Library; services the users in the reading-room, in the lending department and by national and international book lending.
Head: Anelia Ivanova tel.(+359 2)979 52 56; 257.
Reading Room "Acad. Stefan Panaretov":
Head: Silvia Najdenova tel.(+359 2) 979 52 48.
Bibliography-Information Services: Works out bibliographical directories and reference books about BAS and the science in Bulgaria.
Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikola Kazanski tel. (+359 2) 979 53 79; 254.
Bulgarica Division
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anisava Miltenova, tel. (+359 2) 979 53 83, 384.
Accounting
Chief Accountant: Krasimira Gavrilova, tel.(+359 2) 989-75-44; (+359 2) 979 52 44.
Administrative:
Head: Margarita Georgieva tel.(+359 2) 979 52 51, fax (+359 2) 986-25-00.
COLLECTIONS
mathematical, physical, chemical, biological, Earth sciences, technical sciences, humanities, social sciences
Subjects Covered: 629 110Books: 412 558
Periodical Publications: 216 552
Special Collections:
Bulgarian Academica (Editions of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), reference books – over 15 000
Theses defended in Bulgaria - 11 552
Editions of the World Bank - 420
Editions of UN - 1100
Book science, library science, bibliography – over 7000
Microfilms of contemporary editions
Microfilms of Slavonic and Greek manuscripts – 350
Reprints - 1 837
Synai Collection (microfilms of Greek, Arab, Syrian, Georgian, Slavonic manuscripts) – 1 677
Slavonic Studies - 3 289
Early Printed Editions (books and periodicals till 1876) - 1 095
Private Collections:
Petar Abrashev, Corresponing Member of BAS; Hristo Aleksandrov, engineer; Marko Balabanov, Member of BAS; Acad. Angel Balevski; Kiril Cholakov, engineer; Dr. Marin Cholakov; Prof. Nikolai Dilevski; prof. Zhivka Dragneva; Tsola Dragoicheva; Ivan Geshov, Member of BAS; Atanas Iliev, Member of BAS; Assoc. Prof. Yaroslav Iotsov; Acad. Iordan Ivanov; Vicho Ivanov, writer; Felix Kanitz, Foreign Honorary Member of BLS; Ivan Kasabov, Member of BAS; Acad. Spiridon Kazandzhiev; Georgi Kirkov, Member of BAS; Stoyan Mihailovski, Member of BAS; Prof. Nikola Milev; Nikola Nachov, Member of BAS; Prof. Stefan Panaretov, Member of BAS; Tatyana Polyanska, researcher; Stoyan Radev, writer; Prof. Rusi Rusev; Dr. Nikola Sakarov, economist; Acad. Blagovest Sendov; Stoyu Shishkov, ethnographer and specialist of folklore; Stanimir Stanimirov, historian; Vasil D. Stoyanov, Member of BLS; Prof. Toma St. Tomov; Andrei Toshev, Member of BAS; Stefan Toshkovich, Subsidiary Member of BLS; Ivan Urumov, Member of BAS; Nikola Vankov, pedagogue; Gavril Zanetov, historian and ethnographer; Prof. Vasil Zlatarski, Member of BAS; books from the library of the tsar family: Prince Alexander Battenberg, Tsar Ferdinand I Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha, Tsar Boris III, Tsaritsa Ioanna, Princess Eudokia, Princess Nadezhda.