Nadya Terzieva
Chairman of the Executive Board of the Bulgarian Information Consortium
Director of the Center for the Book, New Bulgarian University
https://doi.org/10.53656/str2022-6-3-bul
Absract. The article presents the development of the concept of a library cooperation in the world and in Bulgaria, from its inception until today. Special attention is paid to the creation of the first library consortium for cooperative
database subscription – Bulgarian Information Consortium. Its 20-year history
and main aspects of activity, applied governance modes and achieved results are
tracked. The conclusion about the possible, albeit difficult to achieve, success of
private initiatives for a library cooperative is substantiated.
Keywords: library cooperation; leadership; polycentric governance; Bulgarian Information Consortium