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РОССИЙСКАЯ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАЯ БИБЛИОТЕКА В МЕЖДУНАРОДНОМ НАУЧНО-ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОМ И КУЛЬТУРНОМ ПРОСТРАНСТВЕ НАЧАЛА XXI СТОЛЕТИЯ
Grigoriy Konson and Ekaterina Nikonorova speak with Vadim Duda, the General Director of the Russian State Library (RSL), about the topical problems of librarianship as an informational, cultural and educational branch of world science. One of the main challenges is preserving the national heritage—restoration of bibliographic archival documents, following the principles of “conservatism and innovation.”
The second problem is to find the optimal way to interact with other libraries, which would make it possible to work together while maintaining the uniqueness and independence of each library. First of all, efforts to catalog, promote and recommend publications should be combined, taking into account the modern development of information technologies. Since 2014, the “Model Standard for the Activities of a Public Library” has been operating. According to this standard, within the frames of pilot projects, several model municipal libraries have been modernized with special attention paid to spaces, stocks, and interesting events, as a result of which the libraries have become full-fledged community centers. For the next 6 years, renewal of 110 libraries per year will be financed by the federal budget. 700 million rubles annually will be allocated for these purposes, totalling to 4.2 billion. On a national scale the project is coordinated by the Russian State Library.
An extremely valuable asset of the library is the dissertation bases, not all of which, however, are in the public domain. Therefore, enhanced cooperation with the National Electronic Library, which could significantly digitalize the service of readers, would be particularly advantageous.
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