The Role of the Periodical Fund of the National Library Named After M. F. Akhundov in the Development of the Azerbaijani Culture and Science (1923-2008)

This article elaborates on the role of the periodical fund of the national library named after M. F. Akhundov in the development of the Azerbaijani culture and science through a short survey of the funding history. The main goal of this article is to create a comprehensive historical scene of the periodical fund of this library which was established in the first half of the twentieth century and to determine its function vis-à-vis the scientific idea of national librarianship.