User training

The National Library of Belarus organizes group classes that allow readers to orientate themselves in the numerous information resources of the library, learn more about the structure of the library, observe the book culture and works of Belarusian literature, gain skills in working with a PC, Internet resources and databases.

Free classes:

• Researcher’s school: resources of the National Library of Belarus and external databases
• Basics on information search: catalogues, reference and bibliographical editions
• Electronic resources produced by the National Library of Belarus
• Acquired databases: description and algorithms for search
• Search for scientific information on the Internet
• How to write a bibliography for a scientific paper*
• Learning basic computer skills (Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet)
• Resources and services of the Library: in brief
• A thematic workshop-presentation of electronic resources of the National Library of Belarus*

Paid classes:

• An excursion to the Library and a presentation of electronic information resources
• Outstanding People of the Motherland: an educational tour
  
• Museum classes

Bibliographic classes:

• The cycle of classes "Let's try to be worthy of their Great Victory":

• The unrepeatable spring of 1940
• The role of the NKVD, militia and pioneers in the liberation of Belarus from Nazi invaders
• Reference literature about the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War
• Internationalist soldiers in the liberation of Belarus from Nazi invaders
• Brest Fortress-Hero
• Heroes of the Soviet Union who liberated Belarus: by pages of printed documents and electronic resources
• Biographical and bibliographic information about the Hero of the Soviet Union Mamadali Topvaldiev