05.11.2012
On November 5, 2012, Stuart Hamilton, Ari Katz and Irina Trushina, the participants of the International Internet Governance Forum held in Baku, met with representatives of the Azerbaijani libraries at the Presidential Library. The meeting, held within the framework of the International Forum, focused on uninterrupted access of libraries to the global Internet and innovative application of information technology to the work of libraries. The meeting was held in the form of a dialogue. It was noted that such discussions are generally conducive to further cooperation.
12.03.2012
On March 12, 2012, a delegation led by Ekaterina Yurievna Genieva, Director General of the All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature named after M.I. Rudomino, met with the Presidential Library staff. The guests first got acquainted with the art literature collection of the library, Internet Hall, Reading Room and rare books collection. Then, discussions on bilateral cooperation, exchange of experience, implementation of new technologies, book exchange were held in the Conference Hall with the participation of leading specialists of both libraries. Director of the Presidential Library Mayil Ahmedov informed the guests about the library and answered their questions. Director General of the All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature E. Y. Genieva, Executive Director G. A. Petrov, Deputy Director A. S. Gorokhova spoke about their library, experience in the restoration of rare books, made suggestions on bilateral relations and areas of cooperation in acquisition of new publications, also presented four new books from the series "Open Shelf" of their own publication to the Presidential Library.
14.02.2012
On February 14, 2012, a delegation led by the Director General of the Russian State Library Alexander Visly visited the Presidential Library as part of a visit to our country. Director of the Presidential Library Mayil Ahmedov informed the guests about the work done and stressed that the cooperation between our libraries had become very productive. An agreement was reached to further expand the forms of cooperation in the future. Giving information about the history, structure and vast collections of the Russian State Library, Alexander Visly spoke about the work done in the field of creating electronic resources with copyright protection. The questions and suggestions of the Presidential Library staff about the electronic library, electronic resources, library automation, the development of electronic versions of rare books were answered by the guests. At the end, the guests were presented with a book about the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and a souvenir.
05.11.2011
On November 5, 2011, a meeting was held at the Presidential Library with a delegation led by Rain van Haldropi, CIS Coordinator for OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), on "OCLC: Membership and Services in the New Era". Specialists on information, cataloging and library automation exchanged views in the meeting attended by the international experts in the field of librarianship. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the integration of the Presidential Library into the global information space. OCLC specialists undertook a commitment to take measures to eliminate any possible problems in this area. It was agreed to hold such meetings in the future as well.
14.09.2011
On September 14, 2011, the Director General of the National Library of the Czech Republic Tomas Bohm and the Director of the National Museum in Prague Michal Lukes visited the Presidential Library. The guests were informed about the library and took a tour through the library collections and reading rooms. The guests were especially interested in the rare books collection. During the meeting it was noted that the National Library of the Czech Republic contains books about Azerbaijan as well. The guests stated their intention to organize an exhibition of Nizami Ganjavi's works in Prague in the future. During the meeting it was noted that the collection of the National Library The guests expressed satisfaction with the meeting at the Presidential Library.