1. EIFL Consortium Updates in Belarus Piotr Lapo, E-mail: lapo@bsu.by plapo22@yahoo.com

2. Organizational development  The constituent conference of BelLibNet ()  To observe some tendencies of online information resources development  To illustrate them by using examples from the field of SS & H  To gain your opinions  To develop cooperation of librarians with university teachers and researchers

3. Organizational development  The constituent conference of BelLibNet (December 4, 2002 / 14 research and university libraries) was held under aegis of the Belarusian Library Association (BLA)  The BelLibNet Council was formed, Chairman, 2 Deputies and Secretary were elected  Statute of the BelLibNet Council was worked out  The listserv eifl@anubis.bsu.by was installed

4. Activities  Evaluation of IR provided by (eIFL): EBSCO, ProQuest, Cambridge University Press, HighWire Press, Institute of Physics Publishing, IOS Press, Blackwell Publishing, American Physical Society, Integrum, EastView; ( PERI ) Academic Press Ideal, Oxford University Press, Royal Society of London, Cohrane Library; ( others ) RFFI NEB, LexisNexis, Web of Science, ChemVillage, Dialog  Financial issues of 2003 EBSCO subscription  Issues of CD-ROMs delivery

5. Activities  Training and promotion: At the library professional development courses (April 3, 2003) At the library professional development courses (April 3, 2003) At the conferences (Minsk, May 21-23, Vitebsk, May 27-29) At the conferences (Minsk, May 21-23, Vitebsk, May 27-29)  Project activities (Web-site, workshops in oblast cities, etc.)  Creation of the Web-portal for research and education in the future)

6. Proposals  Comprehensive approach - not only access to outside databases but active participation in creation of own IR  Development of interoperability (SPARC, Dublin Core, OAI (Harvest protocol), etc.)