current and retrospective acquisition of the collection in accordance with the “Fund Acquisition Profile of the RSML”;
registration, accounting and deletion of documents;
organization and maintenance of document exchange;
library processing and cataloguing of documents;
indexing of documents by UDC and subjectification by MeHS;
digitisation of printed documents for the electronic medical library;
providing methodological assistance to the network medical libraries on collection development, cataloguing, and UDC indexing of documents.
Document Storage Department
organizing (placing, storing) the library fund and ensuring its preservation;
ensuring the completeness and efficiency of the requests of the library’s readers;
providing methodological assistance to the network’s medical libraries on the issues of depository storage of documents and organisation of work with the collection.
Reference and Information Department
prompt satisfaction of the information and bibliographic needs of individual and collective users;
creation of the “Analitika” database of the electronic catalogue;
provision of information support for healthcare workers;
providing methodological assistance for the reference, bibliographic and information work of the network’s libraries.
Library Service Department
library services to all categories of users according to their information needs, based on the library collection and other resources;
reference, bibliographic and information services to users through catalogues, databases created by the library, purchased databases and Internet resources;
meeting the information needs of remote users by providing full-text documents from the Library collection in page-by-page mode through the Electronic Medical Library;
interlibrary loan and electronic document delivery services for users;
information and mass media work;
formation of subsidiary stock of the department and ensuring its preservation;
provision of methodological assistance to the network’s medical libraries on issues related to library services for users;
research and analysis of the market for library and information services and potential library users;
formation of the nomenclature of library and information services and products of the library in accordance with the identified needs;
carrying out advertising and information activities, formation of positive image of the library;
concluding contracts with organisations for library and information services.
Department of Library Information Technologies
creation of information resources in the field of medicine and healthcare;
providing healthcare institutions and professionals with access to information resources (library’s own and worldwide) on the basis of computer and telecommunications technologies;
ensuring the operation of an integrated library automation system;
development and implementation of new information, computer and telecommunication technologies;
administration of local computer network, server and telecommunication equipment;
preventive maintenance and repair of computer hardware and network and telecommunications equipment;
providing methodological assistance to the network’s medical libraries on automation issues.
Operational Polygraphies Department
copying and photocopying work;
printing of brochures, leaflets;
restoration of documents from the library collection.
Museum of the History of Medicine of Belarus
creation of collections and preservation of monuments of the history of medicine and healthcare in Belarus;
educational and awareness-raising activities: creation of expositions and exhibitions, organization of excursion services.
