Special Collections Safekeeping Department

The Special Collections Safekeeping Department was established on January 1, 2017, after association of the Magazines and Serials Department and the Special Collections Department.
Location: on the 6th, 7th, 9th, 13th, 14th and 16th floors of the book depository.

Collections

Activities

The department is in charge of providing storage and use of newspapers, magazines, serials, documents on fine arts, music, audiovisual and electronic documents, as part of library and information services.

Functions:

• organization and preservation of library collections on a scientific basis;
• providing the integrity of the library fund in the process of its preservation and use;
• ensuring completeness and timeliness of information to meet user requests;
• study of the effectiveness of use of library funds;
• introduction of automated technologies;
• research and methodological work.

Structure and staff

Head of the Department: Julia Tverdokhlebova
Теl: (+375 17) 368 97 14 (internal number: 76 52)
E-mail: tverdohlebova@nlb.by
Room 1309
1. Fund Organizing Section
Head of the Section: Galina Smoliago
Теl.: (+375 17) 293 26 53 (internal number: 76 53)
Room 1307
2. Magazines and Serials Section
Head of the Section: Svetlana Kolomoets
Теl.: (+375 17) 293 26 60 (internal number: 76 60)
Room 1409
3. Special Collections Section
Head of the Section: Tatiana Ivashko
Теl.: (+375 17) 293 25 95 (internal number: 75 95)
Room 710
4. Newspapers Section
Head of the Section: Irina Toisteva
Теl.: (+375 17) 293 26 21 (internal number: 76 21)
Room 906

Publications of the department employees