{"id":1023403,"date":"2026-03-26T08:43:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T05:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/en\/?p=1023403"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T05:43:28","slug":"student-for-a-week-at-the-belarusian-state-archives-and-museum-of-literature-and-art-bsamli-bsu-applicants-learn-about-archival-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/en\/news\/1023403","title":{"rendered":"\u00abStudent for a Week\u00bb at the Belarusian State Archives and Museum of Literature and Art (BSAMLI): BSU Applicants Learn About Archival Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\"  width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"gen_table\">\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1081313\" class=\"wp-image-1081313 alignnone size-full\" width=\"60%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>V.V.Birulya with young visitors to the BGAMLI.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>On March 25, 2026, as part of the national <strong>\u00abArchives for School\u00bb<\/strong> campaign, <strong>applicants participating in the Belarusian State University \u00abStudent for a Week\u00bb project<\/strong> visited <strong>the Belarusian State Archives and Museum of Literature and Art<\/strong> (hereinafter referred to as BSAMLI).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vera Valentinovna Birulya, Head of the Information, Publication, and Use of Documents Department<\/strong>, and <strong>Dmitry Sergeyevich Samokhvalov, Leading Researcher<\/strong>, gave the guests a tour. The prospective students visited each department of the archive-museum and learned about its operations. This allowed them to experience the full life cycle of an archival document.<\/p>\n<p>While learning about the work of the Organizational Archives and the Formation of the National Archives Department, as well as the Department of Scientific Description of Personal Documents, the project participants learned about the sources of the archive&#8217;s acquisitions and the intricacies of processing creative manuscripts and letters of famous cultural figures. The heads and leading archivists of the Document Preservation Department, the Information Retrieval Systems and Automated Archival Technologies Department, and the Information, Publication, and Use of Documents Department shared the specifics of their work: from creating special conditions for document preservation to digitizing and organizing archival exhibitions, presentations, scientific conferences, and publications.<\/p>\n<p>Direct meetings with professionals helped applicants understand the importance of the archivist profession in preserving the national historical and cultural heritage and assess their future professional prospects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\"  width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"gen_table\">\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-160.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1081314\" class=\"wp-image-1081314 alignnone size-medium\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>1. D.S.Samakhvalov tells applicants about the history of the BGAMLI.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-119.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1081315\" class=\"wp-image-1081315 alignnone size-medium\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>2. M.I.Pyshinskaya, Head of the Department of Archives of Organizations and Formations of the National Archives Foundation, reveals the secrets of working with renowned collection creators.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-85.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1081316\" class=\"wp-image-1081316 alignnone size-medium\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>3. O.F.Shatalova, Head of the Department of Scientific Description of Personal Documents, introduces applicants to the specifics of processing creative manuscripts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4-59.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1081317\" class=\"wp-image-1081317 alignnone size-medium\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>4. In the Department of Scientific Description of Personal Documents.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-45.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1081318\" class=\"wp-image-1081318 alignnone size-medium\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>5. In the Department of Document Preservation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6-31.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1081319\" class=\"wp-image-1081319 alignnone size-medium\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>6. In the Department of Information Retrieval Systems and Automated Archival Technologies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align='center'>\n<td align='center'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archives.gov.by\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" id=\"media-1081320\" class=\"wp-image-1081320 alignnone size-medium\" width=\"70%\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>7. Applicants tour the BGAMLI reading room.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; V.V.Birulya with young visitors to the BGAMLI. 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