Resolution

COOPERATION BETWEEN THE BULGARIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION AND THE COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF LIBRARIES
Nancy M. Bolt, Colorado State Librarian, Colorado Association of Libraries
Snezjana Ianeva, American Embassy, Bulgarian Library Association

WHEREAS Bulgarian librarians are dedicated professionals seeking to improve their ability to delivery library service to work now to develop a civil society and,

WHEREAS Bulgarian libraries are suffering financially from the depressed Bulgarian economy, and

WHEREAS Bulgarian library budgets have been cut and they have difficulty purchasing new library materials or periodical subscriptions, and

WHEREAS the Bulgarian Library Association is currently attempting to pass national legislation to delineate the status and support of Bulgarian libraries, and is interested in sharing information about library law, and

WHEREAS Bulgarian libraries have a rich tradition of publishing bibliographies, indexes, and information about Bulgarian in both Bulgarian and English, and

WHEREAS current information about Bulgaria is difficult to obtain outside of Bulgaria, and

WHEREAS Colorado libraries lack up-to-date information about Bulgaria, particularly since the end of communism, and

WHEREAS there are opportunities for librarians from Bulgaria to contribute to Colorado libraries and opportunities for librarians from Colorado to contribute to Bulgarian libraries,

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Bulgarian Library Association and the Colorado Association of Libraries will become partner organizations in the sharing of resources and information between Bulgarian and Colorado libraries and librarians, and

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that there be no automatic financial obligation on the part of either library association, but rather any cooperative project include a budget for that project and the source of supporting funds, and

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that regular communication be established between the Colorado Association of Libraries and the Bulgarian Library Association through various methods of sharing information.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that one or more liaisons be appointed each year by each association to facilitate communication and resource sharing among the two associations and the libraries they represent.