library and information services

Chat-bot in the Library: Optimizing of User Interaction

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Sun, 11/02/2025 - 13:08

The development of digital technologies necessitates the adaptation of libraries to the conditions of the modern information society. Their key task is to provide users with constant round-the-clock access to information resources and services, regardless of the time constraints of the traditional work schedule. In the field of library and information services, there is an increasing trend towards the introduction of digital tools – chat-bots and dialog agents, operating on the basis of artificial intelligence and providing operational user service in real time.

Artificial Intelligence as a Factor in Attracting Users to the Library

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Sun, 10/12/2025 - 23:08

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The aim of the study is to analyze the efficiency of the artificial intelligence (AI) application to library and information service to attract young people. The example of the branch of the MAUK Centralized City Library System of Tyumen Industrial Park "Litera" is used to analyze the main areas of application of AI technologies in the activities of a public library. Particular attention is paid to mass library and information services.

Training of Masters for the Library Industry in the Context of the Professional Standard “Specialist in Library and Information Activities” Requirements

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Fri, 05/23/2025 - 16:38

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The article considers innovations in the Master’s Degree Program of the Library and Information Faculty of the St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture introduced on March 1, 2023, meeting the requirements of the Professional Standard “Specialist in Library and Information Activities”. The purpose of the article is to evaluate the content of innovations in the educational Master’s Program of the Library and Information Faculty of SPbSIС, to present some ideas for further perfection of the native library Master’s institute.

One hundred years of Yakub Kolas Central Scientific Library of Belarus National Academy of Sciences: The areas of focus

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Wed, 03/05/2025 - 19:38

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The authors examine the two focus areas of the Central Scientific Library of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, namely, information support of scientific research and scientific communication. They are inseparably connected with the library’s history. The library has been always focused on supporting scientific research and research teams. At the present stage, this support is actualized through collection development and acquisition of traditional information resources, online access and databases, through onsite and offsite library services.

Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology. The past, present and future. (The 65-th anniversary)

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Sat, 11/04/2023 - 13:38

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The foundation, development and activities of the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology (RNPLS&T) are examined in the historical aspect. The precedent events, the origins of the library and development from the initial library collections in science and technology in the early 20-th century are described. The RNPLS&T (the USSR State Public Library for Science and Technology, SPLS&T USSR, at the time of its establishment) has inherited the legacy and, partially, the collections of the State Science Library.

Modern libraries practices for teaching information literacy

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 08/25/2022 - 13:08

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Information literacy as a set of techniques and methods to work with diverse types of information is a necessary condition for s person to exist in the modern world, because it helps to develop personal, professional and educational skills. The concept of information literacy firstly appeared in the United States in the 1970th. It was a response to the development of information society. Up to now the idea has not lost its relevance, due to the intensive growth of information technologies, an increase in information volumes and the emergence of new educational paradigms.

Services demand of scientific and technical libraries: professionals’ opinion

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 08/25/2022 - 13:08

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The problems of demand is extremely significant for scientific and technical libraries (STL). The libraries within organizations depend directly on the support of people who make decisions. Their value for the enterprise development is no longer as obvious for senior management. There is a temptation to attribute STL’ low status not only to the «unfriendly» information policy by the management, but to admit that this problem is communicatory in a greater degree. The demand for any library is closely related to the establishing the connection with stakeholders.

Chat-bot in the Library: Optimizing of User Interaction

Artificial Intelligence as a Factor in Attracting Users to the Library

Training of Masters for the Library Industry in the Context of the Professional Standard “Specialist in Library and Information Activities” Requirements

One hundred years of Yakub Kolas Central Scientific Library of Belarus National Academy of Sciences: The areas of focus

Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology. The past, present and future. (The 65-th anniversary)

Modern libraries practices for teaching information literacy

Services demand of scientific and technical libraries: professionals’ opinion

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International Library and Philosophy School as an instrument of professional competences development

Digitalization as a trend in library development