Internet and history: The materials of newspaper “Arkhangelsk” 1914 available in the Web

22 July 2014

The materials of the newspaper "Arkhangelsk", released in 1914, are now available in the Internet: the N. A. Dobrolyubov Arkhangelsk Regional Scientific Library makes its funds more accessible to a wide audience.

Now any user can find out where in the city appeared trams and cars, what at the beginning of the last century advertising and entertainment looked like, how a city newspaper reacted to the events in Russia and the world.

The collections of the N. A. Dobrolyubov Arkhangelsk Regional Scientific Library contain a large number of unique historical documents - books, magazines, newspapers, information component which is quite impressive.

Due to the use of modern technology, to access them is becoming easier for readers. The digitization and open view of the documents – is one of the problems currently facing the central library of the Arkhangelsk region.

The preservation of cultural and historical heritage, the increase of the access to cultural values ​​and information – is the goal of cultural development, designated in terms of activity ("roadmap") of the Regional Ministry of Culture - says the Minister of Culture of the Arkhangelsk region Leo Vostryakov. - In addition, in the near future it will be launched the internet portal "Libraries of the Arkhangelsk region" - a single point of access to electronic resources and services of public libraries in the region.