Dear readers,
In connection with the transition to a new server, in the period March 17-21, 2025, online requests will not be fulfilled and no reader cards will be issued. The electronic catalog and digital collections will be available online.
New platform for managing the digital collections of the University Library
The platform provides access to 22,000 objects, of which over 17,000 are full-text, searchable in full-text documents (excluding old editions and manuscripts). Developed by the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the platform offers an intuitive interface, easy navigation and the possibility to use open …
Trial access to Scite
During the period 06.03.2025 – 03.04.2025, the University Library is offering trial access to Scite, a tool with built-in artificial intelligence that performs contextual analysis of scholarly citations. This includes citations from open access publications available in subject and multidisciplinary repositories. Unlike traditional scholarly metrics databases, Scite categorises the citations …
Trial access to the database BiblioRossica
In the period 06.03.2025 – 30.04.2025 the University Library “St. Kliment Ohridski” together with the Bulgarian Information Consortium organises a trial access to the database BiblioRossica. The BiblioRossica platform was developed by the American publisher Academic Studies Press and contains more than 29 900 book titles published until 2024. The …
Opening of the exhibition “Acad. Mikhail Arnaudov: messages of time”
On 26th of February 2025 in the lobby of the Central University Library took place the opening of an exhibition dedicated to the legacy of Acad. Mikhail Arnaudov – books with autographs and gift inscriptions from the collection of the Regional Library “Lyuben Karavelov” – Ruse and University Library “St. …
Trial access to Muteferriqa
During the period 03.02.2025 – 07.03.2025, the University Library provides trial access to Muteferriqa – an online research portal containing books and periodicals in Ottoman Turkish, most of which were published in the Ottoman Empire in the period 18th – mid-20th centuries. The platform allows searches and reading in Ottoman, …
Trial access to Scopus AI and SciVal modules – SciVal Trends and SciVal Collaboration.
During the period 15.01.2025 – 14.02.2025, the Bulgarian national consortium provides trial access to Scopus AI and SciVal modules – SciVal Trends and SciVal Collaboration. Access to SciVal is only possible with registration for Elsevier databases.
Relocation of the Zograf Room
From the beginning of 2025, the Zograf Electronic Research Library can be used in the Central Library, Media Reading Room. As previously, users can access digitized manuscripts from the University Library’s only offline collection in the new dedicated space, as well as manuscript inventories, phototype editions of artefacts and other …
90 years since the ceremonial consecration of the buildings of the Rector’s Office and the University Library
16th December 2024 marks the 90th anniversary of the ceremonial consecration of the buildings of the Rector’s Office and the University Library. In the presence of Their Majesties the King and the Queen, ministers, diplomats, public figures and lecturers, the President of the Ephoria “Evlogy and Hristo Georgiev” prof. Yanaki …
Trial access to De Gruyter’s Complete Journal Package collection
During the period 1.12.2024-31.12.2024, the University library provides trial access to De Gruyter’s Complete Journal Package collection. The collection includes 345 journal titles in the fields of medicine, mathematics, physics, humanities and social sciences. Access is active within the university computer network: https://www.degruyter.com/ For remote access use the institutional login …