World libraries: International Congress “National Library as the cultural phenomenon” to the 90th anniversary of the National Library of Belarus in Minsk

September 5-7, 2012 the International Congress “National Library as the cultural phenomenon” timed to the 90^th anniversary of the National Library of Belarus is held in Minsk (Belarus).

At the plenary session and the sessions of the Congress are discussed the following topics:

- National libraries in the system of libraries in the world: forms and directions of interaction.

- The National Library as a cultural and information center of modern society.

- The global information infrastructure and library cooperation.

- The role and the place of libraries in the information society: the humanistic and technocratic forecasts.

- International law as an instrument of regulation the library and information activity.

- The role of libraries in the preservation of cultural heritage.

- Formation of corporate information resources: the mechanisms of professional coordination, cooperation and integration.

- Open access to scientific information as a factor in the innovative development of the State.

- Management of library activity in the information society.

- Human resources as a basis for the progressive development of libraries.

- Joseph Bentsianovich Simanovsky: the man – the era.

In the framework of the Congress are also held:

- UNESCO Regional Consultation on open access to scientific information and research.

- XIV General Meeting of Nonprofit Partnership "The Eurasian Library Assembly";

- VIII International Bibliological readings "Historical book collections in time and space".

- International round table on "Preservation of historical book collections of Belarus".