From September 30 to October 3, RLST took part in the international exhibition entitled, "Forum of Packing Materials 2008" and was awarded with a diploma for its high professional level of information support of the Forum.

The Information Center of the Republic Scientific Technical Library welcomes construction experts, university instructors, students, and all interested to visit a thematic exhibition of literature called, "New Construction Materials and Processes." Admission free. Location: Minsk, Pobediteley ave., 7, Room 607. The exposition is open on week-days from 9:00 to 17:30. Contact phone: +375 17 306 20 74.

A thematic exhibition entitled, "World and Security" will take place in the Information Center of the Republic Scientific Technical Library to feature the materials from the collection of the Sustainable Development Library. College and high school professors and students are invited. Admission free. Location: Minsk, Pobediteley ave., 7, Room 607. The exhibition is open on week-days from 9:00 to 17:30. Contact phone: +375 17 306 20 74.

In support of implementation of the Presidential Decree no. 3, "Economy is a Main Factor of Economic Safety of the State," the Information Center of the Republic Scientific Technical Library represents an exposition called, "Non-Traditional Energy Sources," as part of the permanent exhibition on energy saving issues. All interested in the problem of energy saving are welcomed to visit the exhibition. Location: Minsk, Pobediteley ave., 7, Room 607. The exposition is open on week-days from 9:00 to 17:30. Contact phone: +375 17 306 20 74.

RLST librarians congratulate all their colleagues, readers, and friends on the holiday and wish new professional achievements and success in all their undertakings!

  Open Day!

On September 15, Republic Scientific Technical Library will conduct the Open Day . We will see our guests around reading rooms and provide them with thorough information about our resources and services. On this day anyone can become our reader free of charge! The action is dated for the National Day of Libraries. All comers are welcome on September 15 at 10:00 a.m. (Room 610).

Looking for permanent and reliable suppliers of raw materials and components and stable buyers and partners? This electronic catalogue is for you! It is a reliable assistant in your research of markets of production output and distribution. The catalogue contains the nomenclature of products and services provided by the enterprises of all branches of Belarusian industry and also, the organizations of wholesale and retail trade. The catalogue lists investment projects of Minsk and Minsk region such as:

- construction of large-scale mechanized bakery Minsky;
- reconstruction of hotel Nesvizh;
- construction of hunting reserve King Hunt;
- creation of plant of cast-in-place non-autoclave foam concrete and dry construction mixes;
- organization of a modern system of separate collection and reclamation of hard waste, and more.
The catalogue is available in the reading room (Room 603).

On September 12, the Decree of the Council of Ministers of Belarus no. 1115 came into force. The Decree refers to toughening of distribution requirements for the products, which contain genetically modified (GM) components. Since that date, price lists will contain additional information about GM components in foodstuff. RLST collection received a new technical code of rules for marking foodstuff with a label, "GM-free food" (ТКП 131-2008 (03220). The code is available in the reading room of technological normative documents (Room 504).

Ecology of Food and Nutrition. - Philadelphia, PA : Taylor & Francis Inc., 1971

Meat Science: an international journal. - Amsterdam : American Meat Science Assoc. : Elsevier BV, 1977