Ръкописи и описи, или опит да се опише днешната българска кодикология

Author(s): Elisaveta Musakova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2005

The article offers an overview of problems in contemporary Bulgarian codicology, having a bearing on the methodological approach to the description of medieval Slavonic manuscript documents. The author makes a general survey of the history and state of this discipline (or science) in Bulgaria, pointing out some of the more important trends in its development and citing selected examples, which illustrate as yet unsolved questions regarding the structure of the description and the formal presentation (formalization) of its elements. Also, the need is commented of bringing about changes in the traditional attitudes and (or) arriving at a new consensus between the specialists, paleographers and codicologists, on a wide international scale, these being essential preconditions for the creation of the modern electronic catalogues and publications of the old literary heritage, intended for universal use.

BOOK@HAND Bells: Mobile Presentation of the Valuable Bells of the Historic and Culture Heritage of Bulgaria

Author(s): Zsolt László Márkus,Gábor Kaposi,Miklós Veres,Tibor Szkaliczki,Detelin Luchev,Desislava Paneva-Marinova / Language(s): English Issue: VI/2016

The paper introduces the mobile presentation of Bulgarian bells as the newest developments in the GUIDE@HAND mobile application family. The integration of the Web based archive on the Bulgarian bells (Multimedia Fund “BellKnow”) and the mobile application family made it possible that information on bells can be presented on mobile devices. A standalone offline mobile application (BOOK@HAND Bells) was created providing multimedia information on bells including textual description (history, creator, material, height, location, description, etc.), audio files containing the sounds of the bells, photos, videos presenting the bells while being tolled and diagrams representing the acoustic characteristics of the bells.

Learning Scenario for Better Understanding of Fairy Tales Using Role-playing and Serious Games Methods

Author(s): Stanislava Slavova-Petkova,Maria Dimova,Detelin Luchev / Language(s): English Issue: VI/2016

The paper examines how the understanding of fairy tales of little child could be improved with help of two contemporary learning methods - role-playing and serious games. A scenario for non-formal and fascinated study of fairy tales was explained with some actual examples using serious game environment ADAPTIMES.

„Дигитален архив Марин Дринов“ – резултати и перспективи

Author(s): Tsvetana Velichkova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1-2/2015

One of the first projects of the Science Archive at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is the “Digital Archive Marin Drinov” (http://www.math.bas.bg/digi/drinov/archiv.html). It was realized in cooperation with the department of Applied Information Technologies in the Humanities at the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The project began back in 2006 with the scanning of 24 archival units (176 facsimiles of manuscripts, 14 printings and 15 black and white photos) from fond № 104K of the Science Archive. It is worth mentioning that the digitalization of a personal archival fond is the first of its kind in Bulgaria with respect to the technological, methodological, and classification merits of the digitalized information. The future plans of the team that undertook this project are closely related to the systematic updating of published information, in terms of quantity and thematic content, with documents reflecting the life and work of M. Drinov which are kept in the fonds of the Science Archive. This project is still viable in 2014, a year marking the 145th anniversary of the Bulgarian Literary Society (now the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.)

Работата на архивиста по обработката на ценно архивно дарение (Фонд 2072 „Христо Вакарелски“ в Централния държавен архив)

Author(s): Elena Bugarcheva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2016

Дирята на възрожденците енциклопедисти от Сливенско в българския обществен живот, родната и европейската наука на XIX век

Author(s): Ivanka Deneva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 6/2017

Paying tribute to the individual personalities, interests and scientific focuses, the purpose of the study is to look for the unifying contacts between the spiritual giants Dr. Petar Beron (1799 – 1871), Dr. Ivan Seliminski (1799 – 1866) and Dr. Georgi Mirkovich (1826 – 1905) – using the “parallel approach” in the review and evaluation of their contributions to the Enlightenment, public and research areas for the benefit of the Fatherland and Sliven region and to European science of XIX century. The grounds for the selection of the topic are set out and the writers from the Bulgarian national revival are compared with their activities in time (considering the specific differences, quests and everyone’s activities) in their: – similarity of ideas and the type of activity in the public and scientific fields; belonging to the nearby “time period” of the formation of their character and work of altruistic nature; in the similar human field of the medics; in affinity for books and knowledge as higher values; in the state of mind and abilities of theoretical thinking and working in the field of Bulgarian and directions of European science of XIX century; in charitable activities to support the Bulgarian schools, community centers, hospitals and education of talented young people; and especially in “the synthesizing difference”: consistent dedication and sacrificial participation in the national liberation causes for gaining autonomy and political freedom of our country in the times of Ottoman rule.The study highlights the kinship goals and practical results in individual areas and their overall public activity, determined by:– higher education in universities of Europe; knowledge of Greek and Latin cultural heritage, political liberal views of the XVIII and XIX century and the achievements of Western “natural sciences”; the availability of personal cognitive and creative potential to become agents of change in the Bulgarian spiritual and social life – in unison with Renaissance European ideas of time by: radical reforms in Bulgarian schools and educational science (textbooks, organization and methods of the learning process) as well as building the foundations of health care (and Dr. G. Mirkovich laid the foundations of municipal management and finance); willingness to work hard, to sacrifice their health, money and life for public causes for independent ecclesiastical and national self-determination and cultural prosperity of the Bulgarians; the brilliance of scientific perspicacity and opportunities for “theoretical systematization” shown in the efforts to write and publish research works in Bulgarian and the main European languages, that presented their contribution to the scientific life by their will and dedication to the work of the scientist-researcher. The analysis of these areas justified in this work the thesis for their brightest track as prominent builders of “origins” in Bulgarian Revival and encyclopedists, who created independent and original research systems, concepts and intertwined their tracks in the spiritual revival of the Fatherland and the science of Europe from the middle XIX century.

„Етнографски етюди. На Димитър Маринов – посвещаваме!“

Author(s): Elena Vodinchar / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2016

A Practical Approach to Ascertaining the Accuracy and Resolution of Post Rendered 3D Models Acquired Originally via 3D Digitization

Author(s): Feng Zhao,Soo Choon Loy / Language(s): English Issue: VII/2017

3D digitization is becoming the norm in the preservation of tangible cultural properties be it movable or immovable. In the case of mobile cultural objects, 3D models are normally acquired through non-destructive methods such as photogrammetry or 3D scanning using structured light or laser. The continuing improvements in scanning equipment which result in higher accuracy and resolution can be translated to mean higher level of 3D data acquired. At times, the quantity of 3D data of a single model can get too large and beyond what a normal work-station can process. This is where optimization comes in. However, the level of optimization will vary to suit the final purpose or usage of the 3D model. During optimization, the resulting optimized 3D model is bound to suffer from some level of data loss when compared to the original 3D model acquired directly from laser scanning. This paper discusses a practical method devised by Amber Digital Solutions in maintaining a high level of accuracy of the final optimized model for national archival purposes which requires the highest form of quality.

Characteristics of Interactivity and Using the Interactive Technologies in System North+

Author(s): Galya Georgieva-Tsaneva,Galina Todorova Bogdanova,Negoslav Subev / Language(s): English Issue: VII/2017

The present study examines the interactivity, categories and levels of interactivity and its various forms in the digital environment. The issue of the characteristics of interactive learning communication has been investigated. The study outlines the specificities of ensuring the integration and interactive representation of cultural heritage artifacts in the North+ region. The problems of people with visual difficulties in accessing interactive systems and digital cultural heritage are being addressed.

Expanding the Knowledge Base and Development of New Skills of Museum Specialists in Line with the Digital Era

Author(s): Radovesta Stewart,Mariya Monova-Zheleva,Yanislav Zhelev / Language(s): English Issue: VII/2017

The absence of adequate training is one of the main problems for museum specialists in the process of digitalization of tangible and intangible cultural heritage. The first part of the paper presents the main results of a survey related to the topic among the staff of Regional historical museum Burgas. The second half discuss-es the paradigm of Massive open online courses (MOOC) as one innovative and flexible solution for continuing vocational education and training. Presented are the results of a large scale research conducted in the framework of BizMOOC project regarding the usage of MOOCs for corporate training in European organizations including cultural institutions such as museums, libraries, archives etc.

А. Е. Викторов „Идеалист“ 40-х годов XIX века

Author(s): Tatiana Strokovskaya / Language(s): Russian Issue: 5-6/2015

Aleksei Egorovich Viktorov deserves an honourable position in the circle of Russian bibliographers, archaeologists and Slavists in the second half of the 19th century. Like many of his contemporaries and colleagues of that time, called the “idealists of the 1840s”, he was alien to political passions and chose a field that satisfied his intellectual needs and civic feelings - reaching impressive success he gained authority in the scientific community as an archaeographer, a researcher and a connoisseur of the ancient-Russian written monuments. This article focuses on the activities of A. E. Viktorov in the manuscript department of the Moscow Public Museum and The Rumyantsevski Museum.

The First Information Day: Innovation Ecosystems of Digital Cultural Assets

Author(s): Desislava Paneva-Marinova,Radoslav Pavlov,Peter L. Stanchev / Language(s): English Issue: VII/2017

The first information day on innovation ecosystems of digital cultural assets will present current results of the research project Concepts and Models for Innovation Ecosystems of Digital Cultural Assets. The project aims at the search for and creation of new scientific knowledge and the achievement of fundamental results in the areas of big data, massive data mining, data management, data processing, data analytics, data visualization, etc. in the digital cultural heritage domain.

The First Information Day: Serious Games as Contemporary Tools for New Educational Applications

Author(s): Desislava Paneva-Marinova,Radoslav Pavlov,Detelin Luchev,Malvina Rousseva,Boyan Bontchev / Language(s): English Issue: VII/2017

In technology-enhanced education, the “serious games” method is accepted as a research, pedagogic, and evaluative tool. The method helps instructors to motivate student learning, curiosity, creative and logical thought, as well as develop a variety of skills and competencies. Serious educational games aim to cultivate better comprehension strategies, creative thinking, learning-by-doing (production, authorship), and students’ engagement in their own cognition and learning processes. The first information day will present the scholarly and scholarly-practical outcomes of the Serious Education Games as Contemporary Tools for New Educational Applications project, Contract DSD-2/05.04.2017, between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, activity Introduction of Contemporary Methods in Educating and Fostering Young Talent (PMC №347).

Институции и памет. За влиянието на историческите из следвания върху архивната практика в България

Author(s): Anna Kochankova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1-2/2016

Usually we search for the relation between the archives and the access to the archival information and historical research. The article changes the perspective analyzing the opposite effect – the historical guild and history production on archival practice. Underlying this attitude is the functioning of the memory modes giving rise to the nature of historical research and their requirements for programs and practice of archival institutions. In the new and modern Bulgarian history there are periods of intensive construction and re-composition of the value matrix. With its help and around it the historical picture of the past is built. This includes “secondary” historical documentation – a phenomenon which seeks to compensate for the characteristic deficits. One of the target periods is related with the processes of nation-building in the decades before and after the establishment of the modern Bulgarian state. The creation and the maintenance of archival centers in Bulgaria bears the burden of modern national construction, including writing an official history. After World War II the public system in Bulgaria authorizes the history with important functions governing the society. Created in the early 50s of the XX century system of the state archives must meet the needs of repeatedly increased (and increasing) bureaucracy, but also – the special treatment of the new power to history and historical knowledge. The state archives commit more tangibly with the academic and the ideological institutions dealing with the interpretation of the past. Largely this attitude determines the policy of acquiring documents and, of course, providing access to archival information. In these conditions, historical studies are becoming an important factor for the development of the archival system and practice in Bulgaria.

Архив на Държавните „Мини Перник“ като извор за стопанската историография

Author(s): Petar Parvanov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1-2/2016

The study aims to highlight the way in which the development of Bulgarian economic history is presented in periodicals. The periodic edition of “Mini Pernik” as a source for economic historiography is considered as a concrete example. At the same time, by studying the specialized literature on the topic, the author recreates the history of mining in the region.

Информационна сигурност и технологии за защита в IP мрежите

Author(s): Tzvetan Mitov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 6/2017

This paper discusses issues of information security and protection technologies in IP networks and studies existing threats to them.

Международна конференция „Зографската библиотека и архив: Изследователски подходи при дигитализацията, описанието и изданието на изворите“

Author(s): Margaret Dimitrova,Maria Kiprovska / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 35/2017

Local Communities and the Social Involvement of the Ethnographic Museums

Author(s): Nikolay Nenov / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2017

This text describes and problematizes examples of Bulgarian and foreign museums focusing on mechanisms of social involvement. Examples are united by an anthropological discourse which gives Bulgarian ethnographic museums an opportunity to expand the thematic issues of their exhibits and activities. Alternative ways to develop and use the museum as an instrument for social criticism are part of the quest of today’s ethnographic museums. At the same time, the author makes his bias towards the Ecomuseum format clear in the search for an ethnographic reading, showing that the establishment of these museums creates a connection between local communities and the museum, which makes it possible to share local identity with various audiences.

Албум 3618 – семейна история на половин столетие

Author(s): Elka Mincheva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2017

In the centre of this study is an album kept in the archive of the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum – BAS. Its inventory number is 3618. The album contains eighty family photographs. The aim of the research is to reconstruct a family history by studying the memory of a Bulgarian kin in the period between 1870 and the 1930s. The fashion tendencies in clothing which stand out,the hair-styles and the studio accessories used for the photographs give information about the type of communication between relatives and friends. By summarizing the results of the analysis, the article attempts to define the social status of the individuals photographed. The aspiration of the author is by means of the photographs to look for and mark the changes which occurred in the family in the concrete period. The topic is examined in two aspects: technical – the technology of making studio and reportage photographs in this period (the paper, the photographic processes etc.); and ethnological – as a family history in certain space, time, family relations etc. Because of the limited size of the article, the emphasis is laid on the ethnographic aspect of the topic.

Bibliotečki fond Ahmed-aginog vakufa u Mostaru iz sredine 17. stoljeća

Author(s): Adnan Kadrić,Muamer Hodžić,Madžida Mašić / Language(s): Bosnian,English Issue: 29/2024

Goal: The paper will present the library collection of the Babusaade Ahmed Agha based on one of the three existing waqfiyas of this benefactor, preserved in the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul (TS.MA.d. 6927). The waqfiya describes the establishment of a madrasa and its accompanying library in Mostar in the mid-17th century. The work will also offer a comparison of this collection with the Gazi Husrev-beg Library collection in Sarajevo, as the majority of the preserved titles from the mentioned collection can be found in this central heritage institution. Approach/Methodology: Using the identification method, we determined the exact titles and authors of the endowed books and manuscripts, for which numerous lexicographical dictionaries and manuscript catalogs were consulted. The classification of works by subject areas was based on the Flügel and Ahlwardt models. Regarding the presence of works from the original collection established by the Babusaade Ahmed Agha, the main research base was the Gazi Husrev-beg Library collection in Sarajevo, which provided direct access to works from the mentioned collection, as well as published catalogs of manuscripts in Oriental languages from this institution. Results: The paper highlights data related to the titles and authors of works from the library collection that was part of this educational institution. Based on this informa tion, insight was provided into the thematic and content diversity of the mentioned library. Particularly interesting is the fact that this waqfiya contains the oldest mention of a librarian (1653) in Mostar, along with his duties and responsibilities regarding the preservation of the manuscript collection. In addition to this, the paper discusses the current state of the collection, aiming to determine the extent of preservation of the manuscript holdings from this 17th-century Mostar library. Originality/Value: In scientific and expert circles, it was known that there was a waqf established by the Babusaade Ahmed Agha, but it was not widely known what he left behind as a legacy for his fellow citizens in Mostar. This paper specifically discusses his legacy in Mostar based on primary sources, as well as the provisions he established to specify how this waqf would function. The waqf of Ahmed Agha was very important for the cultural life of Mostar in the second half of the 17th century.