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The purpose of this publication is to present the contemporary aspects of training educational and qualification degree “Bachelor” of Specialty “Library and Information Management” of the Library Management Department at the State University of Library Studies and Information Technologies (SULSIT) in Sofia, Bulgaria.In view of specificity and completeness of the presented information in this publication there is a limit, which refers to the training only in educational and qualification degree “Bachelor”. The following methods are used: a study of the curriculums of many universities worldwide teaching in this or a related specialty; comparative analysis; synthesis of the obtained information. Accent is put on the disciplines Intellectual Property, Standardization in Library Activities, Quality Management in Library and Information Activities, Library Psychology and Bibliotherapy. The research draws attention to some aspects insufficiently covered in the curriculum of the programs preparing future highly knowledgeable, trained library and information managers, and offers some solutions, based on our experience in the State University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, to the attention of the LIS academic and professional community.

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  • Socio-economic and political transformations in the Bulgarian reality necessitated a change in the functions ofHow to cite this paper: Krasteva, R., Trencheva, T., Eftimova, S. and Todorova, T. (2014) Academic Education in Library and Information Management in Bulgaria

  • The purpose of the study is to present the contemporary aspects of training in educational and qualification degree “Bachelor” of the Specialty “Library and Information Management” of the Library Management Department at the State University of Library Studies and Information Technologies (SULSIT) in Sofia, Bulgaria and to make comparison with the curricula of some of the biggest universities worldwide, which are accredited in LIS education

  • The research draws attention to some aspects insufficiently covered in the curriculum of the programs preparing future highly knowledgeable, trained library and information managers, and offers some solutions, based on our experience in the State University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, to the attention of the LIS academic and professional community

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Socio-economic and political transformations in the Bulgarian reality necessitated a change in the functions ofHow to cite this paper: Krasteva, R., Trencheva, T., Eftimova, S. and Todorova, T. (2014) Academic Education in Library and Information Management in Bulgaria. (2014) Academic Education in Library and Information Management in Bulgaria. The contemporary challenges facing the libraries, suggest the application of adequate library management. It evolves against the background of changing the overall management paradigm—a process characteristic of global management. The outdated management approaches to the concept of “Rational Management” shall be replaced by the Marketing Paradigm, characterized by adaptability and flexibility of management. This undoubtedly imposes new requirements, including management knowledge and skills to the competencies of young specialists, finishing their high degree in specialties like Library and Information Science

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