Deputy Director of the Department of Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus A.E.Tsvetkov held a round table «Modern Trends in Records Management and Archival Affairs» for students of the advanced training courses of BSU

As part of the advanced training courses organized by the Belarusian State University, on May 20, 2025, a round table on the topic «Modern Trends in Records Management and Archival Affairs» was held at the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus under the leadership of Deputy Director of the Department of Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus A.E.Tsvetkov.

Opening the round table, A.E.Tsvetkov spoke about new forms of using archival documents, the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies in the work of archivists, modern trends in the preparation of exhibition projects– stand and virtual, the development of scientific activities, the development of new areas of publishing activities. Alexey Evgenievich paid special attention to the use of personnel technologies in the selection of personnel and the use of the potential of young archivists. Deputy Director of the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus E.A.Stukanova briefly spoke about the main areas of the archive’s activities, emphasizing its success in exhibition and publication activities.

The meeting was attended by the heads of the structural divisions of the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, who answered questions from colleagues and then conducted a tour of the archive.

Professional meetings of this kind always have a positive effect, since they give archivists from different regions the opportunity to meet, share experiences, ask pressing questions and find answers to them together.

1. The opening of the round table is attended by Deputy Director of the Department of Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus A.E.Tsvetkov and Deputy Director of the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus E.A.Stukanova

2. Students of advanced training courses during the round table

3. Introduction to the process of document restoration is conducted by the leading archivist of the Department of Preservation of Documents and Collections Z.S.Shugaeva

4. Head of the Department of Information Retrieval Systems O.Yu.Yurkevich introduces the students to documents from the period of the Great Patriotic War

5. Deputy Director of the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus E.A.Stukanova talks about the organization of the process of document digitization

6. Leading archivist of the Department of Personal Collections T.I.Brileva introduces the guests to the documents of personal collections

7. A tour of the storage facility is conducted by the head of the Department of Personal Collections I.V.Dorogush

8. Head of the Department of Records Management and Formation of the National Archival Collection T.A.Shevchenko gives a lecture to students of advanced training courses