On June 28-29, 2013, an international scientific-practical conference was held on the topic "Document and information support of state administrative bodies: current status and development prospects", dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Presidential Library of the Administrative Department of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The event was attended by prominent specialists in library services in the republic, representatives from various government agencies related to this work, and delegates from foreign countries: Turkey, Belarus, Georgia, Lithuania, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine.
Initially, the participants attended the opening of a photo exhibition on the theme "Our Cultural Monuments in Captivity" in the art literature hall of the Presidential Library and an art exhibition entitled "Azerbaijani Motifs" in the internet hall.
At the event, Mayil Ahmadov, the director of the Presidential Library, spoke about the purpose and significance of the conference. He noted that the conference aims to summarize the achievements gained during the tenth anniversary, just as it was done for the fifth anniversary in 2008. This involves discussions with specialists and scholars and learning from and applying colleagues' experiences.
Ogtay Shahbazov, the First Deputy Head of the Administrative Department of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, stated that the Presidential Library was established in 2003 at the initiative of National Leader Heydar Aliyev. Since then, the Administrative Department has ensured the timely and high-quality implementation of efforts to develop the library into a modern cultural and information center, as directed by our head of state.
At the conference, Kamala Sarijalinskaya, Scientific Secretary of the Presidential Library, presented on the topic "Presidential Library - 10 Years".
Tunjay Huseynzadeh, advisor at the Presidential Library, presented the updated version of the library's website.
A video address to the conference participants by Alexander Vershinin, Director General of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library of Russia, was delivered.
The event featured presentations on “The National Library as the Main Center for Meeting the Information Needs of Society” by Karim Tahirov, Director of the M.F. Akhundzadeh National Library of Azerbaijan, “The Presidential Library and the Information Landscape of Russia: Development Directions” by Elena Zhabko, Director for Information Resources of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library of Russia, “The Experience of the Belarusian Presidential Library in the Field of Documentary and Information Support” by Lyudmila Naumova, Deputy Director of the Presidential Library of the Republic of Belarus”, “Aspects of Documentary and Bibliographic Information Service in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey” by Mehmet Toprak, Head of the Library and Archives Service of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, “On the History of the Establishment of the Presidential Library” by Professor Abuzar Khalafov, Head of the Department of Library Science of Baku State University, and other topics.