LibraryFor PhDs

The library organizes training sessions for building students' information literacy skills. Sessions are open to students, lecturers and PhDs of the New Bulgarian University in a preferred time every weekday.

• Browsing electronic resources by professional field

• Participants will learn the specifics of subscribed databases in a desired professional field.

   

  For further information:

  Reference Desk, tel: 02/8110296, ext. 1296 or email library@nbu.bg.

• Bulgarian articles in subscribed databases

• Participants will learn how to find bulgarian articles in:

  • Central and Eastern European Library (CEEOL),
  • Leisure and Tourism.

   

  For further information:

  Reference Desk, tel: 02/8110296, ext. 1296 or email library@nbu.bg.

• Citation standards

• Participants will learn about:

  • basic bibliographic standards,
  • information products that help researchers in the process of citation.

   

  For further information:

  Reference Desk, tel: 02/8110296, ext. 1296 or email library@nbu.bg.

• Depositing materials in the NBU Scholar Electronic Repository

• Participants will learn how to:

  • sign up to build a researcher NBU SER account with personalized and customized features,
  • submit diverse content, e.g. dissertations and habilitated works, pictures, photos, exhibitions, music pieces and other creative artefacts,
  • raise visibility of research and creativity through NBU SER,
  • accelerate the citation impact,
  • facilitate accreditation of programs,
  • use a secure server at the university to store data at.

   

  For further information:

  Reference Desk, tel: 02/8110296, ext. 1296 or email library@nbu.bg.

• E-books and e-journals for mobile devices

• Participants will learn how to use the subscribed electronic resources on tablets, smartphones and e-readers when off-campus.

   

  For further information:

  Reference Desk, tel: 02/8110296, ext. 1296 or email library@nbu.bg.

• WHERE TO PUBLISH

• Participants will get acquainted with:

  • Indicator for measuring impact in scientific periodicals;
  • Main sources of information such as Journal Citation Reports;
  • Other methods for identifying journals of high scientific value.

   

  For further information:

  Reference Desk, tel: 02/8110296, ext. 1296 or email library@nbu.bg.

• Full-text materials in the library catalogue

• Participants will learn how to find:

  • books from "Google Books",
  • materials from the library digital collections,
  • theses and dissertations.

   

  For further information:

  Reference Desk, tel: 02/8110296, ext. 1296 or email library@nbu.bg.

• Informational resources to write a dissertation

• Participants will learn how to:

  • find materials on their topic in the library,
  • find online dissertations,
  • search in collections of e-books and e-magazines,
  • receive bibliographic reference list of literature in a field they are interested in ("Bibliographic Reference" Service),
  • use materials from other libraries through "Delivery of items" Service,
  • format a bibliography of works according to preferred bibliographic standard.

   

  For further information:

  Reference Desk, tel: 02/8110296, ext. 1296 or email library@nbu.bg.

• Methods of citation analysis

• Participants will learn how to:

  • do citation analysis through Scopus and Web of Science,
  • use a list of publications in the NBU Scholar Electronic Repository for citation tracking.

   

  For further information:

  Reference Desk, tel: 02/8110296, ext. 1296 or email library@nbu.bg.

• Online request for library services

• Participants will learn how to use the electronic services on both desktop and mobile devices:

  • Bibliographic reference
  • Bibliographical formatting
  • Citation analysis
  • Delivery of items
  • Journal e-mail alerting service
  • Collection development
  • Citation indexing and reference academic journals
  • Exchange of scientific journals
  • Actualization of course bibliography
  • Ask a librarian

   

  For further information:

  Reference Desk, tel: 02/8110296, ext. 1296 or email library@nbu.bg.