Author: Terry

Fortunately, limesurvey access returned the following morning. We set up 10 accounts, went the computer lab at the Belarusian State University Fundamental Library, and were ready to go. July 3 marks Independence Day in Belarus, the day that Soviet troops liberated Minsk from the Nazis some 65 years ago.… Read the rest

In the evening, Piotr Lapo and I attended ballet performances of Carmina Burana and a Carmen Suite at the National Academic Great Opera and Ballet Theatre.? The building has just been reconstructed, and it is red and gold inside, with excellent acoustics.???… Read the rest

On Tuesday, June 30, there were two presentations. The first was at the National Library of the Republic of Belarus on ?Library Assessment in the US: Methods and Tools,? and the audience was the staff of the National Library. The National Library was founded on September 15, 1922, originally as the Belarusian State and University Library.… Read the rest

The next day, thanks to the powerpoint slides provided by Martha Kyrillidou, Director of ARL Statistics and Service Quality Programs, and Raynna Bowlby, my colleague at GSLIS West who gives workshops on library assessment, I am ready.

The first lecture was at the Belarusian Scientific and Technical University Scientific Library, and the audience was managers of IT.??… Read the rest

On Sunday, abandoning the powerpoint, I went on a road trip.?? Alexey Skalaban – Director of the Belarusian National Technical University Scientific Library, Andrea of Ebsco in Belarus, Piotr Lapo, and myself headed out to Dudutki Belarusian Authentic Village, located about 35km south of Minsk.??… Read the rest

On June 27 I went to Minsk, Belarus, to speak to the university and national Belarusian librarians in Minsk about library assessment. This opportunity came through the Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP) of the US Department of State and is part of the US Speaker Program.… Read the rest