Abstract:
Untill 1991 the Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences used to receive the obligatory
items of Belarussian publications. The Belarussian books were also being compiled on the book
exchange base. Sometimes, though not very often, the publications had been bought or presented by
visitors. In the latter decade the international book exchange has become the one and only source of
Belarrusian publications. Notwithstanding the political changes and the financial difficulties of 1990
the book exchange with the Belorussian libraries has been maintained rather stable. Starting with
1994 the Belarussian National Science Academy Central Scientific Library of J. Kolas, the National
Library of Belarussia, the Fundamental Library of the State University of Belarussia and the Library
of Agriculture have been the book exchange partners.
The 11 % of the publications from Belorussia are in Belorussian language, the 88 % - in Russian
and only 1 % - in English (the papers of international conferences). During the year of 2000 there
have been compiled 63 titles of Belorussian serials and periodicals which comprise 24 titles in Belorussian
and 39 in Russian language. During the last ten years the subjects of Belorussian publications
which we receive have not changed. We receive publications of social, humanitarian, exact and natural
sciences.
