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 …
Exhibition at the University Library On May 11th, 2026 – the Feast Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius – an exhibition was opened at the Central University Library, featuring scholarly publications by faculty members of the Faculty of Education. The Director of the University Library, Assoc. Prof. Bilyana Yavrukova, congratulated …
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 …
On April 22nd, 2026, representatives of ProQuest held a training session at the Central University Library on how to use the ProQuest Central Premium platform, which is included in the national license of the Ministry of Education and Science. The session was attended by faculty members, PhD students, undergraduates and …
On April 20th, 2026, an exhibition dedicated to the 40th anniversary of “St. Kliment Ohridski” University Press – a leading academic publisher in Bulgaria and an integral part of Sofia University’s intellectual mission – and 90 years of book printing at Sofia University, was presented in the foyer of Sofia …
