Registration and renewal of library cards
Necessary documents:
● For students: certified student ID by the Medical University – Sofia and a national ID card.
● For teaching and administration staff, doctoral students and residents of the Medical University – Sofia: a document certifying affiliation and a national ID card.
● For retired staff of the Medical University – Sofia and external users: national ID card.
Upon registration, each user receives a library card, which is personal and not transferable. Registration is valid for one year, and for external users – for a day, month or year. See our fees in the price list.
A library card duplicate may be issued when the original library card has been lost or damaged.
Upon graduation or termination of a work contract with University, users will be issued a note to certify that they have no outstanding books or fines.
Resources and services
The library offers access to a collection of over 300,000 volumes of printed books, textbooks, journals, dissertations, 3D anatomical models in Bulgarian and other languages. These are all specialized scientific and study materials in the fields of Medicine, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy, Healthcare and Public Health. Most items are available for use on site only but some textbooks may be loaned for home use as well.
Search our e-catalogue to check what’s available.
A large number of online journals and books are also available to read and download, via the library’s databases’ subscription. These can be found in our Online resources single search box.
Access to online resources on campus is direct and does not require a password. Access from outside the campus (remote access) should be requested in advance.
Library premises
The library building is located on the Alexandrovska Hospital campus, to the right of the main entrance overlooking “St. Georgi Sofiiski" 1 Street.
We provide the following premises:
● Reading hall 1 (quiet area for self-study and reading)
● Reading hall 2 and Loans service
● Computer hall
● Creative space hall (for group studies)
● Events and group study room (should be booked in advance).
A fast WiFi Internet connection is available throughout the whole building. You can bring in your own books, laptops and mobile devices (sound must be turned off).
Bags and other bulky personal items are to be left in the luggage lockers before entering the reading halls and the computer hall. No food or beverages, except bottled liquids, may be brought into these halls.
Loans
Only books marked as “available for borrowing/ налична за заемане" in the e-catalog may be borrowed, from Reading Room 2 (Loan Office) with an active library card. These are usually textbooks and study manuals, available in larger number of copies.
All journals, 3D anatomic models, reference books, dissertations, and single-copy books are available for on-site use only.
Loan terms
● Students may borrow up to 12 books at a time, each for up to 1 calendar year.
● Lecturers, PhD students, graduate students and university employees may borrow up to 3 books at a time, each for a period of up to 30 calendar days.
● Renewals can be made only once (respectively for a further period of 1 year or 30 days), provided that the books are not requested by another reader at the time of renewal. Please bring the books with you when you wish to extend their loan period!
● Users who fail to return books within the due term are charged an overdue fee for each calendar day, according to our Price list.
● Library card renewal / extension and borrowing of new books is not allowed if a user has overdue books.
● If a library item is lost or damaged, it must be replaced with the latest edition of the lost title, or paid for.
Please refer to the detailed regulations and price list here.
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