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In September 2012 Bulgarian, Croatian, French and Turkish students participated in IP LibCMASS. Host of the program was the University of Za- greb, Croatia and coordinator of the project was Assoc. Prof. PhD Tania To- dorova. For the first time in the history of the project students from France participated. The total number of the students is 25 and the teachers are 19.

The preparation for the program began in April starting with the student choosing procedure and in early September it became reality. Each of the team had the opportunity to virtually meet with the other participants. After 3 months of waiting and teamwork the moment for departure finally arrived and the destination – Zagreb, Croatia – was yet to be discovered. The long awaited adventure had its little troubles, but at the end both ends met. At the Zagreb Airport a fellow Croatian colleague Marko was kind enough to be our guide to the hostel where we spent our 2 weeks.

The educational Program consisted of 4 main subjects – Library, Infor- mation and Cultural Management. Information literacy; Preservation and ac- cess to cultural heritage. Digital libraries; Intellectual Property. Information brokerage; Information technologies in libraries, archives, museums and other cultural institutions. During the first week lectures about Information Archi- tecture, Library Management, and Information Literacy were carried out. A seminar with international students’ teams took place in the second learning day. Each national team presented the condition of Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning in their home country with a presentation. Also, there was a workshop which represented a competition for the creativity of the interna- tional teams in which posters had to be done according to the assignment. The lectures related to Information Property and Information Brokering gave the students valuable knowledge about copyright, folksonomy, outsourcing, etc. Students that are interested in IT in libraries, archives and cultural institutions had the chance to learn something new related to the subjects. The most

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popular social networks, access to information, bibliometrics and information services – were other themes, covered by the IP courses. Other subjects in the program were related to digital libraries and the public access to their re- sources. Each of the national teams had to prepare a presentation about LIS education traditions in their countries.

Every lecture during the program finished with ceremony for giving on certificates to the lecturers from students of different country.

Visits to the National and University Library, City Library and National Archive in Zagreb were organized. The modern architecture of the buildings, the interiors, the access to the resources and many more features of these cul- tural organizations impressed the students very much.

During the National Archive visit the colleagues went back to early 17th century. The architecture of the building and the concept of the many ornaments and statues that adorn the structure are more than impressive. The interior of the building didn’t stay behind. The big reading room offers enough room and atmosphere to sit down and relax while reading a book. Modern methods for restoring and preservation of valuable and old materials were shown during the trip in the laboratory.

A trip to the City Library waited in the middle of the second week. A warm welcome in the conference room accompanied with a fresh beverage made the short introductory lecture about the history of the library and the e- platform a pleasant way to start the trip around the library. The musical de- partment, children’s department, storage room and reading rooms were the places that were visited.

Everybody needs a time off so usually after all the hard work the students enjoyed sightseeing, walks around the Main Square, Upper Town and Lower Town. The restaurants and bars had a lot of traditional Croatian food and drinks to offer. Besides the mouthwatering dishes the students stumbled upon various unique street performers. Two of the Bulgarian colleagues even had the oppor- tunity to be volunteers for the performance of a Croatian fair fakir.

The Saturday 8th September morning trip started unusually, because we forgot our mascot in front of the faculty, but everything went well. Participants from the last project year – Ivica and Martina, managed to join the new teams. The Croatian colleagues Kristina, Monika, Sara and Manuela made everything possible to make the bus ride an unforgettable, funny and last, but not least an educational memory. During the stay in National Park Plitvicke Jezera every- body enjoyed the marvelous and relaxing atmosphere. Time slipped by and it was already time to leave and continue the bus ride to the next destination –

47 Zadar. Friends of the Croatian colleagues welcomed the group. There was or- ganized a short study trip followed and after that all we had free time to explore the city. We stumbled upon two wedding ceremonies, took lots of photographs, had fun and enjoyed the view and the music of the ocean. Finally it was time to go back to Zagreb, but this time our mascot was in place. The students that were late had a punishment. Each of them had to sing a song which the other students had to pick. On the way back to Zagreb the host team organized a quiz with a theme – “The biggest Zagreb fan”. It included various educational and not so educational questions and at the end every team was a winner. The prizes included different types of chocolates that sweetened the trip. We went back home safe and sound and the colleagues that weren’t tired enough embarked into the adventures of the Zagreb nightlife.

Sunday was our day off. Part of the colleagues used it to go swimming in the lake “Yarun”, others enjoyed their sleep and third went for a walk and were witnesses of a unique spectacle – the Changing of the Guard. The mo- ment was forever memorized with the help of our lovely photographer Kame- lia Planska. The host team made everything possible to entertain us and make our stay here an unforgettable experience. The second week ended with a round table and everybody was honored with a certificate.

We would like to conclude that we are satisfied with the education and intercultural aspects of the IP LibCMASS program Zagreb 2012! We met some new friends and had an unforgettable time with them. Thank you!