Non-capital histories: book distribution in publishing houses of Siberia and the Far East
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 08/25/2022 - 13:08The article characterizes book distribution of regional publishers evidently for Siberia and the Far East. It states the significant difference in the patterns of book distribution of central and regional publishing houses; identifies key directions of book distribution: book assignment and book trade. University book publishing as the most important player of the regional book market distributes its products without applying book trade to provide the education process. Book assignment is typical for publishers working «under the order».
Reference Services in the Libraries of the Republic of Cameroon: Current State, Problems and Prospects
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 08/25/2022 - 13:08The reference services in Cameroonian libraries are lagging in the exercise of their activities. Thus, this study raises the problem of the organization and functioning of reference services in the libraries of Cameroon. The purpose of the research is to provide an updated view of research issues in reference services in the libraries of the Republic of Cameroon.
Вышли в свет
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 08/25/2022 - 13:0870th anniversary of Nikolay Evgen’evich Kalyonov, the Soviet and Russian scientist, director of the Library for Natural Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 08/25/2022 - 13:08Beyond Hirsh-index: Status signals among Russian researchers
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 08/25/2022 - 13:08The article presents the results of a study of signals conveying positive or negative messages about social scientists. We surveyed sociologists actively publishing in the Russian language (N = 810). Subjects were asked to respond to a hypothetical situation in which they were to assess CVs of a fictional applicant for a grant competition. Attributes of scholars comprising a standard academic biography differed markedly both in their salience and in the degree of consensus about their importance.
Использование новейших технологий для реализации информационной функции библиотеки
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 08/25/2022 - 13:08The possibilities of the use of the newest information-communication technologies in library's information activities as the nearest perspective of their development are shown.
The legal deposit system as an element of the national culture (based on materials of the round table «The 5th anniversary of adoption of Novosibirsk region law “On legal deposit”»)
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 08/25/2022 - 13:08Results of the discussion on the importance of the legal deposit system (LDS) for the library collections formation and book culture and evolution taken place at «round table» «The 5 th anniversary of adoption of Novosibirsk region law “On legal deposit of documents”» are considered. A brief overview of 500-year history development of LDS is presented. The national system of legal deposit of published works appeared in 1783 in Russia. The Soviet legal deposit system, being finally formed in 1959, was one of the best in the world and included 398 sets of current editions.
Peculiarities of creating digital copies of book manuscript collections
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 08/25/2022 - 13:08The complex task of creating digital copies of Russian book manuscripts collections is considered.