Work Schedule
Project: “The Collection of Early Printed Cyrillic Books at the Library of the Rila Monastery (Research and Scientific Inventory in e-Environment)”
Stage 1
| Tasks | Participating researchers | Duration (months) | Expected results |
| WP 1 Research and study of the Cyrillic printed collection | Leader: Assist. Prof. Kamelia Hristova-Yordanova, PhD | 1-18 | |
| Gathering initial bibliographic information in Rila Monastery Library and National Library in Sofia on the topic | Participants: the whole team | 4 | Outlining and enriching the research perimeter |
| 1.2 Documenting, analysing and processing the results of the bibliographic research | The whole team | 4 | Systematization of the collected bibliographic data |
| 1.3 Preparation and validation of the protocol with the specificalities of the collection | The whole team | 2 | Organizing of the bibliographic research |
| 1.4 Development of the methodology for identification of copies using de visu method to objectify and revise the content of the inventories at the monastery library | The whole team | 4 | Preparation the stages in making the inventory of the collection |
| 1.5 Field research in other libraries, institutes and archives | The whole team | 4 | Additional bibliographic awareness |
| 1.6 Organizing an exhibition with the most representative literary samples to be presented in the Rila Monastery and other cultural institutes | The whole team | 4 | Approbation and popularization of the research results |
| WP 2 Preparation of a scientific inventory of the Cyrillic printed books (XVI-XIX) | Leader: Prof. D.Sc. Vasja VelinovaParticipants: the whole team | 1-36 | |
| 2.1 Working with published catalogues and inventories, inventory books, review of the newly add inventories of old printed books | The whole team | 4 | Identification copies using de visu method |
| 2.2 Entering the collected data in the e-database | The whole team | 6 | Organizing of a complete e-inventory of the collection |
| 2.3 Selection of title pages, endangered and rare copies, marginal notes | The whole team | 4 | Digitization readiness |
| 2.4 Preparation of a protocol in accordance with the spelling and linguistic specificalities of the collection | The whole team | 3 | Adjustment of the classification of the collection according to its spelling and linguistic specificalities |
| 2.5 Conducting archeographic and codicological research of the characteristics of the copies from the Cyrillic printed collection | The whole team | 6 | Establishing and, if necessary, correcting the identification of the literary sample according to the examined and analyzed traits |
| WP 3 Preparation of a bibliographic model | Leader: Prof. Neli Kostova, PhD | 1-18 | |
| 3.1 Preparation and approval of the main elements of the bibliographic description according to the specifics of the collection, as well as the modern norms of the Inventory | The whole team | 4 | Presentation of a template for selection of bibliographic information, necessary for the delelopment of tha database for the collection of Cyrillic printed books |
| 3.2 Preparation of a methodology for observing the linguistic features of the Cyrillic printed books, development of a concept for normalization and transliteration of the spelling | The whole team | 4 | Table for comparison of bibliographic records with digital copies of the title pages |
| 3.3 Complementing the bibliographic records with digital copies of the title pages | The whole team | 10 | Obtaining complete metadata of bibliographic records – textual and visual array |
| WP 5 Scientific communication, publication activity and popularization of the project results | Leader: Assist. Prof. Polly Mukanova, PhD | 1-36 | |
| 5.1 Organizing and conducting a Round table at the end of the 1 period | The whole team | During the whole period | Systematization and analysis of scientific conclusions to help specialists, students and a wider audience |
| 5.1 Participation in national and international conferences | The whole team | During the whole period | Popularization of the results with publications in a refereed and indexed journal |
| WP 6 Project management, administrative support and reporting | Leader: Assist. Prof. Polly Mukanova, PhD | 1-36 | |
| 6.1 Distribution of responsibilities among the team members according to the programme in the Work packages | The whole team | The whole period | Implementation of the planned activities by the participants throughout the project duration |
| 6.2 Making a responsible and effective management and use of financial resources for the purchase of tangible fixed assets | The whole team | The whole period | Synchronization of the planned activities with technical support |
| 6.3 Observance of the Work packages and the set deadlines | The whole team | The whole period | Achieving optimal efficiency in the coordination and communication among members of the project team, related to the implementation of the activities and the realization of the set goals |