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On the Principle of Scientific Objectivity, “Incorrect Analysis and Interpretation of Statistical Data” and the New Librarianship: a Reply to the Critical Response of E. A. Pleshkevich

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 01/25/2024 - 18:08

This article is the author’s answer to the critical response of E. A. Pleshkevich on an article devoted to reducing the quantity of libraries in the Moscow region. Reasoned answers are given to the opponent’s three key objections. The point of view on the initial cause of the crisis in librarianship, which is the transfer of information flows to the digital sphere, is confirmed and specified. E. A. Pleshkevich’s understanding of the nature of the library as a public institution designed to guide reading is refuted.

To Close is Impossible to Leave it: Where Should be Put a Comma?

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Tue, 10/10/2023 - 21:08

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The article is a response to the article by V. K. Stepanov “A great reduction in quantity of libraries: particular management errors or a general perspective for the field (analysis of the experience of the Moscow region)”, published in the previous issue of Bibliosphere. Three main theoretical and methodological contradictions that reduce the reliability of the results obtained by the author and the validity of the recommendations proposed by him for regional librarianship are identified and analyzed.

Great Reduction in Quantity of Libraries: Particular Management Errors or a General Perspective for the Field (Analysis of the Experience of the Moscow Region)

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Sun, 07/30/2023 - 23:38

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The number of libraries around the world and in Russia continues to decline. The regularity of the situation is explained by the loss of real demand for traditional library services – the actual library attendance is rapidly declining. The founders, represented by local regional and municipal administrations, feeling the decline in the role of libraries, are gradually reducing their scale and number. The Moscow region became the Russian leader in 2021 in closing libraries: it liquidated 26 libraries. The closure was initiated by the local Ministry of culture.