Мilena Dobreva,
(Institute of Mathematics and Inormatics, Sofia, Bulgaria)

MEDIÆVAL SLAVONIC WRITTEN CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE E-WORLD:
THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

The article presents the experience on digitisation of mediæval manuscripts in Bulgaria where the most extensive work have been done in the field of manuscript cataloguing in electronic form, while efforts on digital imaging and text corpora have not been launched on a wide scope. We compare the outcomes of the Bulgarian experience to the Lund principles manifesting the current European trends in digital preservation and access to cultural heritage. We present a SWOT analysis, which shows the most important directions for work in the field taking into account the local experience. To illusrate the topic, we describe a current endeavour of the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, aimed at the development of a tool for Internet publishing of manuscripts.

The current status in digitisation of manuscripts’ field in Bulgaria could not be considered as a unique one, because similar problems are faced in many countries of the Central and Eastern Europe and the NIS. We believe that the experience presented here will serve as an interesting example to other people interested in this field and will boost future joint endeavours.

Key words: digitization, Bulgaria, mediaevel Slavonic manuscripts