The other life of the written heritage

The other life of the
literary heritage
Radka Kalcheva
Emilia Milkova
Public Library in Varna
The technology has changed the role of
the cultural institutions.
The position of the cultural institutions
in the community needs to be
reconsidered.
Digitization is most often accepted as
universal “save” button for the cultural
heritage.
Public Library in Varna Statistic
The Library has been established in the year of 1883
It’s been a depository for the Bulgarian literature
since 1945
860 000 items of library documents
100 000 visits per year
220 000 items in circulation per year
Varna Digital Library
Started in 2008 as a part of the
EuropeanaLocal project
Our digital collections
Serials printed in Varna
187 titles / 1880 – 1944
Old photos and postcards from Varna at
the end of XIX c. and beginning of XX c.
2500 items / 1850 - 1944
The Collection
Profile
Local community needs
Selection criteria
Historical and cultural importance
Protection and preservation of documents
Partners
Revival Museum
Museum of Varna History
Public Library – Varna as
an Aggregator for Europeana
Public Library in Varna
Public Library in Dobrich
Library Rodina in Stara Zagora
Public Library in Rousse
Public Library in Haskovo
35 123 items in Europeana
On-going Projects
Europeana Awareness / 2011 – 2014 /
Europeana Libraries
LoCloud – Local Content in a Europeana
Cloud /2013 – 2015/
Thank you for your attention !
Questions ?
[email protected]