On April 22-23, the 17th International Bibliological Readings took place at the National Library of Belarus. For two days, more than 80 reports from scientists from eight countries were presented at the plenary and working sessions.
The conference was held in a live format, and an online broadcast and remote connection of remote participants were organized. In two days, online broadcasting and video recordings of meetings have already gained more than 700 views.
It is important that after the end of the conference its video will be available for viewing.
The range of issues planned for discussion at this conference covered all important aspects of the development of the Belarusian book culture – from ancient manuscripts to the use of modern information technologies at all stages of the book's existence.
The program of the event reflects the following issues:
- Historical book collections and provenances
- Handwritten book and archival documents
- Printed book of the 16th – 16th centuries.
- Printed book of the XIX – XXI centuries.
- Periodic printing
- The art of the book
- Personalities in book culture
- Theory and methodology of bibliology
- A book in a modern socio-cultural environment
Bibliology Research Department
