To mark the 138th anniversary of the University Library, Assoc. Prof. Bilyana Yavrukova – Director of the Library – traced its historic path and praised the efforts of Prof. Alexander Teodorov Balan, Prof. Lyubomir Miletich and Acad. Stoyan Argirov towards the library’s establishment and development. Speaking about the first librarians …
From September 26th, 2026, the Central University Library will also be open on Saturdays from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. From October 5th, 2026, the library`s extended working hours will apply: Monday to Saturday from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm.
On the final day of the 65th Congress of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA), hosted by Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, the University Library received a valuable donation from Springer Publishing Company. The donation was presented by Dr Johannes Glaeser, Executive Editor – Economics and Political Science at Springer …
As of July 3rd, 2026, the Central University Library will switch to summer working hours: Monday – Friday from 8 AM to 8 PM. Saturdays and Sundays are non-working days. The branch libraries will operate according to their regular working hours, except during periods in which employees are on annual …
On the 4th and 5th of June 2026, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” hosted the XXXVI National Conference of the Bulgarian Library and Information Association (BLIA), organized in collaboration with the Faculty of Philosophy at Sofia University, the Department of Library and Information Studies and Cultural Policy, and the University …
In connection to the examination period, the Central University Library will also be open on Sundays from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM from May 31st to June 21st 2026.
The University Library, via the Bulgarian Information Consortium, is providing trial access to the database of the leading academic publisher Emerald Publishing. It includes e-books and peer-reviewed full-text articles from scientific journals. Access is available via devices connected to the university’s internet network at: www.emerald.com/insight
On May 14th, 2026, the closing event of the 20th National Library Week and the 16th ceremony for the presentation of the Annual Library Awards of the Bulgarian Library and Information Association (BLIA) took place at the “Kvadrat 500” National Gallery. The University Library was honored with the “Library of …
From May 5th to June 9th, 2026, the University Library is providing trial access to the Scite platform Scite provides access to Scite Assistant – an innovative AI-based tool that analyzes scientific publications. It allows users to discover scientific literature, ask questions and fact-check claims. A distinctive feature of Scite …
Just before the start of the festive month of May, the Zograf Electronic Research Library has been enriched with 21 new manuscripts, provided by the “Petko R. Slaveykov” Regional Public Library in Veliko Tarnovo. The total number of digitalised manuscripts now exceeds 900. They are available for researchers in the …
