BelNIIDAD released new procedural guidelines

The Belarusian Research Institute of Records Management and Archival Studies (BelNIIDAD) released new procedural guidelines:

Methodical Recommendations to Improve Record Management in Government Institutions and Other Organisations
Methodical Recommendations to Improve Record Management in Government Institutions and Other Organisations / Authors: А.Е. Rybakov, А.N. Sukach. – Minsk: BelNIIDAD, 2016. – 60 p.

This guidance is designed to increase the efficiency of management activity in various institutions and organizations.

The guidance describes the main factors regulating the formation of records and record composition in a particular institution, describes a complex of steps to improve recordkeeping and to reduce the circulation of records, describes methods and techniques to achieve this purpose.

Мethodical Recommendations for Publication of Cyrillic Documents on the History of Belarus in Late 18th – Early 20th Centuries
Мethodical Recommendations for Publication of Cyrillic Documents on the History of Belarus in Late 18th – Early 20th Centuries / Compilers: V.S. Pazdnyakou, M.F. Shumeika. – Minsk: BelNDIDAS, 2016. – 88 p.

The guidance contains major principles and methods for publication of Cyrillic historical documents and materials on the history of Belarus in late 18th to early 20th centuries. Examines work organization in historical editing, text interpretation, historical typography, scholarly and reference annotations. The guidance is based on the best practices of domestic and foreign researchers.