Сътрудничеството между Софийския университет и ЦИНТИ за подготовка на информационни специалисти

Abstract

The Central Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) in Sofia was established in 1962 in order to provide the methodical guidance and coordination of the specialized information services in Bulgaria. Initially, CISTI co-operation with the Library and Information Science (LIS) Department of the University of Sofia was mainly aimed at the postgraduate qualification of its staff. Later, this activity was extended to cover all bodies of the meanwhile established National System for STI(NSSTI). In 1983, the both institutions established a joint Training and Methodical Centre for Scientific and Technical Information. It provided short-, middle- and longtime postgraduate courses as described in the present article. As lecturers acted not only teachers from the Department but also outstanding specialists from CISTI whose contributions are highlighted therein. The Department supported also the scientific career of CISTI specialists offering them the opportunity to obtain PhD degree. From 1976 onwards, CISTI started online information services for managers, researchers and engineers by the means of databases. Being one of the few information hosts in Bulgaria, CISTI provided access of teachers and students from the Department to its advanced data storage and retrieval facilities for training purposes. Through this partnership the LIS education was more closely related to the practice of modern information services. Unfortunately, CISTI was dissolved in 1993. However, its successor, the National Centre for Information and Documentation (NACID), continues its collaboration with the LIS Department although on a reduced scale.