25.11.2013
On November 25, 2013, Leonard Kniffel, former editor and publisher of American Libraries magazine, visited the Presidential Library. The guest got acquainted with the activities of the Presidential Library, the library stock, reading rooms and electronic resources. During the meeting there was an exchange of views on the problems of development of modern libraries. L. Kniffel expressed interest in the library work and its dynamic development in Azerbaijan in recent years.
26.09.2013
On September 26, 2013, attendee of the 27th Annual Meeting of the Conference of European National Libraries held in Baku, Director General of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library of the Russian Federation Alexander Vershinin visited the Presidential Library. First, the guest got acquainted with the collections and work principle of Presidential Library and gave detailed information about his library to his colleagues. Alexander Vershinin noted that the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library, founded in St. Petersburg in 2007, is funded by the Federal budget and is one of the three libraries in Russia with the status of national library. Alexander Vershinin further stated that the library collections of Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library mainly consist of rare historical documents and books, previously restricted archival documents, decrees of the tsarist period, audio and video records, etc. Director of the Presidential Library Mayil Ahmedov informed his colleague about the work done in the library, the electronic resources compiled over the past 10 years and stressed that the exchange of experience is an important factor for further improvement of the library work. At the end of the meeting, the guest was presented with a souvenir.
26.09.2013
On September 26, 2013, Suna Gercik, Chairperson of the Eurasian Librarians’ Association, and Ekrem Ishik, Deputy Chairman, met with the Presidential Library staff. The meeting stressed the importance of cooperation between the leading libraries of Turkic-speaking countries in the field of innovative practices within this international organization and supported the idea of creating a single electronic library of Turkic-speaking peoples. During the meeting, talks were held with the Presidential Library on the purchase of books and periodicals published in Turkey. The guests got acquainted with the activities of the library and donated books on the history and culture of Turkey to the library stock.
25.09.2013
On September 25, 2013, Renaldas Gudauskas, Director General of the Martynas Mazvydas National Library of the Republic of Lithuania, visited the Presidential Library. The Director General noted that the meeting with the staff of the Presidential Library was very productive. The guest was informed in detail about the activities of the Presidential Library. At the end of the meeting, the libraries agreed to cooperate and signed a memorandum of understanding. It was noted that this memorandum would be very useful for readers of both libraries. The memorandum emphasizes the importance of exchange of electronic resources and preservation of documents.
03.12.2012
On December 3, 2012, Antonia Arahova, Deputy Director of the National Library of Greece, visited the Presidential Library. After getting acquainted with the collections, reading rooms and electronic resources of the Presidential Library, the guest met with the library staff. At the meeting it was noted that the current state of information technology is a good basis for close interlibrary cooperation. The guest expressed an interest in cooperation with Azerbaijani libraries, especially the Presidential Library, and noticed that it would be a good opportunity for readers in both countries.