The author discusses the contribution of Yury N. Stolyarov as the head of Library Collections and Catalogs Chair of the Moscow State Institute of Culture (MGIK). Lyubov Zuparova as MGIK chair professor and secretary memorizes the period of August, 1991-August, 2007, when Yury N, Stolyarov headed the MGIK Chair of Library Collections and Catalogs. The author lists the members of subject commissions “Library Collection” and “Library Catalogs”, characterizes their research and pedagogical potential. The efforts of the faculty to save the chair in the tough times of perestroika and to introduce the new, for the Institute, specialty “Documentology and Administration Document Support” are characterized. The author emphasizes the influence of the specialty on the subject scope of Y. Stolyarov’s studies. She discusses the professional development, initiatives, and faculty relationship, as well as the personal qualities of Yury Stolyarov, as the head and organizer of learning process, his role in support of the chair members’ professional development.