On 23–24 October, within the framework of the Congress “The library as a cultural phenomenon” the exhibition “Electronic information resources and services” ran at the National Library of Belarus.
The exhibition “Electronic information resources and services” was arranged by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, the National Library of Belarus, the Belarusian Hi-Tech Park Administration, the National Center of Legal Information of Belarus and Tresgross Company.
Information resources of Belarusian and foreign companies, computer software and hardware for information search systems and electronic collections of Belarusian libraries were on display. The exhibition stands presented resources of the National Center of Legal Information of Belarus, the Belarusian National Technical University, EBSCO Company (the USA), IVIS Company (Russia), subscription agencies Evrika-M (Belarus), Tresgross Company (Russia), KONEK Company (Russia), and also modern technological decisions on application of RFID-technology in libraries suggested by companies Bibliotheca RFID Library Systems AG (Switzerland) and TekhAvtomatizatsiya (Belarus), as well as software developments by Belarusian companies NPF INEAK and the Institute for Applied Software Systems.
Three presentation platforms were available to discuss urgent topics and exchange experience:
- The section ”Electronic information resources of world’s manufacturers” presented databases of world’s largest manufacturers and aggregators EBSCO (the USA), IVIS Company (Russia), Direct-Media Company (Russia), BiblioRossika (Russia), KONEK (Russia), Gale/Cengage Learning (Great Britain) and others (15 companies in total).
- • The section ”Computer software and hardware for library information systems” presented the achievements in the field of automation of work processes in libraries, museums and archives. Information product of the following companies was on display: Asseco Lietuva (Lithuania), Bibliotheca RFID Library Systems AG (Switzerland), CIPAL NV (Belgium), 1С (Russia), PI-CONSULT.BY.Ltd (Belarus), TekhAvtomatizatsiya (Belarus) and the United Institute of Informatics Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
- The section ”Electronic information product and services of libraries and information centers of Belarus” featured the following topics: independent and corporate activities of Belarusian libraries in the field of database development, Belarusian electronic libraries and repositories, main legal information resources, access to the world statistics and electronic document delivery.
The message block was about access to public encyclopedias and use of wiki technology in library activity. Within the framework of the exhibition a seminar-dialogue of fellows of the Belarusian consortium for analytical inventory of documents “The LibKARD project: corporate interaction of libraries” and a round table “Virtual reconstruction of Y.I. Krashevsky’s heritage” were held.
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