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World Press Freedom Day
People have always been hungry for information. They tell each other what they have seen and heard, so any news travels fast. Heralds, merchants, travellers, messengers and even pigeons have been used for information transmission for thousands of years. The dissemination of information, as well as the growing interest in it, led to the creation of information boards made of plaster. Such boards were made in ancient Rome at the behest of Julius Caesar. The Acta diurna (also called Acta populi, or Acta publica), said to date from before 59 BCE, recorded official business and matters of public interest.
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At the conclusion of my first visit to Azerbaijan, I was pleased to visit the Presidential library. The elegant sanctuary, the orderly materials and the common interest to reading and making books available to the public are
The Presidential Library is the most outstanding I saw in my visit to Azerbaijan. It’s beautiful and well-organized and well-directed facility.
There is performed large amount of successful work on creating the electronic catalog of the exiting book collection.
Due to the rich collection, new
Using the Library:
- Azerbaijani and foreign citizens can use the Reading Rooms of the Presidential Library by submitting identification document (identity card or passport, military card).
- All resources on the library's website (e-projects, e-books, bibliographic indexes, information bulletins) can be accessed by Internet users.
- The Lending Section can be used only by the staff of the Administration, the Administrative Department of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, also the subordinate institutions.