Since December 1998 I am working on a elaboration of the newest and most updated version of foreign words in modern Bulgarian languaue. The project is already finished and publication of the dictionary is due by the end of this summer. The work was carried with a team of two another colleagues linguists plus an expert with background in history and philosophy. General editor of the dictionary is Prof. Pashov from Sofia University and professional consultancy was also provided by other prominent Bulgarian linguists.
In this paper I shall expose the new challenges of modern Lexicology in Bulgarian and the expansion of foreign influences on it. Implications of the use of this dictionary in libraries also will be analysed. Problems accompanying its edition in electronic format and consecutive use in Bulgaria and abroad will be exposed.
I would be grateful for the possibility to learn more about the practical implications of such kind of dictionaries to the function of Reference sections of the Libraries and also to contact other colleagues in this interdisciplinary field.