Training library administrative staff for rural regions: The case of Vernadsky University
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Sun, 10/05/2025 - 22:38Today, the challenged Russian rural regions have to revise the role of key sociocultural institutions, and in particular libraries with their traditional central place. Despite the downtrend of the number of rural libraries and librarians, these institutions are extremely important in the life of local community as cultural centers, educational sites and as unique links between traditional values and advanced technologies. In this situation, training administrative staff has to be aimed at preservation and modernization of the rural library network of Russia.
Monitoring of open science perception by Russian researchers
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Sun, 10/05/2025 - 22:38Russian researchers have changed their perception of open science concept comprising open access to current knowledge, studies transparency and open information sharing. The paper is based on the 2021 and 2024 surveys “Open Data Status”, and 2023 and 2025 surveys of the scientists and researchers at the Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch.
Recommendations for software import substitution in libraries
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Sun, 10/05/2025 - 22:38The author explores Russia’s import substitution policy in information technologies embraced with the aims: to ensure independence from foreign software, databases and hardware providers; to ensure national information safety, including that of the country’s critical infrastructure; to support and develop national IT industry; to support country’s economy; professional education and training in IT. The author offers his recommendations for software substitution in libraries based on the Russian Federation national standard GOST R 59793-2021 “Information technologies. Automated systems.
A review of the legislation on scientific and technical expertise in Russia and the CIS countries
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Sun, 10/05/2025 - 22:38Building robust system of scientific (scientific and technical) expertise is vital in the context of growing science-driven and high-tech sectors of economy and against complicated geopolitical situation and sanctions imposed by foreign states. In this paper, the authors analyze the regulatory management of scientific (sci-tech) expertise in the Russian Federation and the CIS countries to identify common approaches and features of legal regulation in this sphere.
Rujero Sergeevich Gilyarevsky (August 31, 1929 – August 22, 2025)
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Review of the book: Leonov V. P. Vremya biblioteki : ocherki [The time for libraries : Essays] / V. P. Leonov; Russian Academy of Sciences Library. St. Petersburg : RASL, 2024. 65 p.
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Sun, 10/05/2025 - 22:38In her analytical review of V. P. Leonov’s monograph “The time for libraries : Essays”, RASL, 2024, the reviewer reveals the key idea of the work – the world outlook is influenced by librarians’ and bibliographers’ professional activity. She emphasizes the study theoretical background, i. e. findings of modern natural sciences and Leonov’s personal experience. He regards the library as an integral part of human life and catalyst of temporal modes.
Developing 2025 SRSTI master version: Social Sciences class
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Sun, 10/05/2025 - 22:38The authors discuss the results of the project of updating and upgrading the State Rubricator of Sci-tech Information (SRSTI, GSNTI) in part of the Social Sciences section. The new master version of 2025 SRSTI is to be implemented in January, 2026.
Научные и технические библиотеки. 9 / 2025
Explanation as meta-justification.
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Tue, 09/09/2025 - 23:08The paper aims to show that some elements of J. Woodward’s manipulative concept of causality are capable of playing the role of «salient characteristics of an explanation» that can be associated with the key characteristics of meta-justification that «a system of empirical beliefs that is justified according to accepted standards is thus likely to correspond to reality» in a situation where an appeal to more traditional concepts of explanation – unificationist (P. Kitcher) or causal (W. Salmon) – is not accepted due to the «paradigm conflict» dividing the given scientific community.