Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Open Access Manuscripts Library: St. Cyril and Methodius Digital Library

"The digitalization of valuable materials from the St. St. Cyril and Methodius National Library collections started in 2006. In autumn 2007 these digital images became accessible for users through the library’s website. By the beginning of 2014 have been digitalized and included in the Digital Library nearly 330 000 files - manuscripts, old printed books, unpublished documents from the Bulgarian Historical Archive and Oriental Department, portraits and photos, graphical and cartographical editions, Bulgarian newspapers and journals from 1844 to 1944 – images and their metadata. Users could search in the Electronic archive through the specialized system DocuWare. The digitalized originals are on free access for users.
 The Digital Library is structured in several collections according to the type and the chronological scope of the included documents. The different collections are subdivided in separate sections..."


St. Cyril and Methodius Digital Library