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National Library of Belarus

Niezaležnasci Ave, 116,
220114, Minsk, Belarus
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Phone: (+375 17) 368 37 37
Fax: (+375 17) 368 97 06
E-mail: inbox@nlb.by

Phone numbers for excursion recording:
(+37517) 293 29 66, (+37517) 293 28 53

Opening hours:

Mon. – Fri.

10 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Sat., Sun.

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

On each last Monday of a month
there is a clean-up day

You can find more info about the opening hours here

Public transport:

underground: Uskhod Station

trolleybus: № 1, 41, 42

bus: № 25, 27, 34, 64, 77, 80, 87с, 91, 95, 113а, 113с, 145с

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Researcher support

We offer a wide range of services to assist writing scientific papers (coursework, diploma, master, candidate, doctoral). Information, bibliographic support and other services (including virtual) are available.

How to find relevant literature for my paper?

make search in e-Catalog;
use catalogs and databases. If you need advice, ask librarians on duty at information points (atrium, 1st and 2nd floors) or in the reading rooms;
use electronic theses and dissertations in different languages. Access is provided in the Dissertations reading room and the Information service room.
use online services "Ask a Librarian", "KORUNB" (Corporation of universal scientific libraries), VCLI (Virtual Center of Legal Information). You will get a free list of sources (up to ten points);
use paid service Compiling bibliographies: online or offline (Information service room 257).

How to check if the publication I need is available in the library?

use e-Catalog;
ask in the chat on the library site (weekdays, from 10.00 to 17.00);
ask librarian at the information point. Phone: (+375 17) 368 37 37;
use catalogs at the reading room (atrium, 2nd floor). If you need advice, ask librarian on duty. Phone: (+375 17) 293 28 56;
use online service "Ask a Librarian".

How to check bibliographical references of publications?

use the library's search engines (see above);
use paid service Editing a research paper bibliography: online or offline (2nd floor, room 257, phone (+375 17) 293 27 38.

We conduct free classes on searching for information and compiling bibliography for scientific papers.

If you don't find the publication you need, ask the Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Department. Phones: (+375 17) 293 27 14, 293 29 14, e-mail: mba@nlb.by.

Use paid service Electronic Document Delivery to order electronic copies of articles and other publications from our collections and databases.

You can download on your device free copies of full-text English e-books from the eBook Collection database (EBSCOhost). Phone: (+375 17) 293 27 34.

You can order bibliographic indexing of your publications with the use of the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC), the Library-Bibliographical Classification (BBK), the Code of State Categories Scientific and Technical Information (GRNTI) and author number. Online service is available.

You can perform plagiarism detection of your papers in the Dissertations reading room or online. An automatically generated plagiarism report will be sent to your e-mail. Phones: (+375 17) 293 28 64, 293 27 02.

Measuring the productivity of the publications of an author/organization: the service provides information about the publications of the author / organization and their relevance in the scientific environment (quoting) with the help of the Web of Science platform. Phone: (+375 17) 293 27 23, e-mail: sci@nlb.by.

You can have your papers (diplomas and theses) bound and laminated at the copy center in the central lobby. Phones: (+375 17) 293 28 50, 368 37 37.

How to submit my thesis/abstract to the library?

According to the current legislation, you must send printed and electronic copies of your paper to the National Library of Belarus no later than a month before the thesis defense.

How to submit the electronic copy of my paper to the library?

send a copy on CD or DVD by mail:
National Library of Belarus
220114, Minsk, Nezavisimosti Avenue, 116,
Electronic Library Development Department;
send a file by e-mail: press@nlb.by, press.nlb.by@gmail.com;
provide removable media to the Electronic Library Development Department. Opening hours: Mon – Thurs: 08.30–17.30, Fri: 08.30–16.15 (break 13.00–13.45). Sat, Sun: day off. Phone: (+375 17) 293 25 86.

In accordance with the current legislation, after the VAK Council approval, an electronic copy of the dissertation is to be sent to the National Library of Belarus within 10 days. A copy of the paper is provided as single pdf file on optical media (CD-R, RW or DVD-R, RW discs + envelope for disc) to the Electronic Library Development Department. Passport details and contacts of the applicant are required for the VAK certificate. Phone: (+375 17) 293 25 86.