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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">bibliotekovedenie</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Библиотековедение</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science]</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">0869-608X</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2587-7372</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Russian State Library</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.25281/0869-608X-2021-70-3-289-297</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">bibliotekovedenie-1993</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЙ КОНТЕНТ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>INTERNATIONAL CONTENT</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Рискованная профессия: как библиотекари США борются за свою безопасность</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Risky Profession: How U.S. Librarians Fight for Their Safety</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7155-2097</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Нещерет</surname><given-names>Марина Юрьевна</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Neshcheret</surname><given-names>Marina Y.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Центр по исследованию проблем развития библиотек в информационном обществе,ведущий научный сотрудник</p><p>Воздвиженка ул., д. 3/5, Москва, 119019, Россия</p><p>кандидат педагогических наук</p><p>ORCID 0000-0001-7155-2097; SPIN 5363-1336</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>3/5 Vozdvizhenka Str., Moscow, 119019, Russia</p><p>ORCID 0000-0001-7155-2097; SPIN 5363-1336</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">NeshcheretMY@rsl.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Российская государственная библиотека</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Russian State Library</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2021</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>21</day><month>06</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>70</volume><issue>3</issue><fpage>289</fpage><lpage>297</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Нещерет М.Ю., 2021</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2021</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Нещерет М.Ю.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Neshcheret M.Y.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru"><license-p>© 2026 ФГБУ "Российская государственная библиотека". Все права защищены. Воспроизведение без письменного разрешения запрещено.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en"><license-p>© 2026 Russian State Library. All rights reserved. Reproduction without written permission is prohibited.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://bibliotekovedenie.rsl.ru/jour/article/view/1993">https://bibliotekovedenie.rsl.ru/jour/article/view/1993</self-uri><abstract><p>Понятие публичной библиотеки традиционно ассоциируется с тишиной, покоем и безопасностью. Вместе с тем современные реалии свидетельствуют о том, что библиотечная профессия сопряжена со многими рисками. Как показывает опыт США, сотрудники публичных библиотек все чаще сталкиваются с проблемами, которые нарушают нормальное функционирование библиотечно-информационных служб, отрицательно сказываются на эмоционально-психологическом состоянии персонала и пользователей. Обеспечение безопасности библиотеки — это общая забота, в равной степени касающаяся как сотрудников, так и посетителей библиотеки. Под угрозой безопасности библиотеки понимается потенциально или реально возможное событие, действие, процесс или явление, которое способно нарушить устойчивость ее работы или привести к остановке деятельности. В статье рассматриваются субъективные угрозы, т. е. вызванные поступками и поведением людей. Это могут быть психически неуравновешенные, злоупотребляющие психотропными веществами или вооруженные посетители, компьютерные хакеры и др. Многие из них представляют реальную опасность для жизни и здоровья как библиотекарей, так и пользователей. На основе анализа периодической печати США автор приводит факты, наглядно демонстрирующие, с какими рисками могут столкнуться сотрудники публичных библиотек: риск быть убитым, риск столкнуться с передозировкой наркотиков у посетителей, риск хакерских атак библиотечных компьютеров, риск развития посттравматического стрессового расстройства и пр. Для защиты прав, интересов и безопасности пользователей и сотрудников создаются правила библиотек. Требуется постоянно обновлять их с учетом социокультурных изменений в современном обществе и трансформации поведения людей. Показано, какие меры принимаются публичными библиотеками США для обеспечения безопасности сотрудников и пользователей.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>In society, the concept of public library is traditionally associated with silence, peace and safety. However, modern realities indicate that the library profession is associated with many risks. As the experience of the United States shows, employees of public libraries are increasingly faced with problems that disrupt the normal functioning of library and information services and negatively affect the emotional and psychological state of staff and patrons. Ensuring safety of the library is a common concern, equally affecting both employees and patrons of the library. A threat to the safety of library is a potentially or actually possible event, action, process or phenomenon that can disrupt the stability of its operation or lead to shutdown of its functioning. The article considers the subjective threats, i. e. caused by the actions and behaviour of people. These can be mentally unbalanced, substance abusers or armed visitors, computer hackers, etc. Many of them pose a real danger to life and health of both librarians and library patrons. Based on the analysis of the U.S. periodical press, the author provides facts that clearly demonstrate the vulnerability of public library staff to the threats of the modern world: the risk of being killed, the risk of drug overdose of visitors, the risk of hacker attacks on library computers, the risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder, etc. Library rules and regulations are created to protect the rights, interests and safety of users and employees. It is necessary to keep them up-to-date taking into account the socio-cultural changes in modern society and transformation of human behaviour. The article shows what measures are taken by U.S. public libraries to ensure the safety of employees and patrons.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>обеспечение безопасности</kwd><kwd>региональные публичные библиотеки</kwd><kwd>организация библиотечного дела</kwd><kwd>публичные библиотеки США</kwd><kwd>риски библиотечной профессии</kwd><kwd>пользователи библиотек</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>safety and security arrangements</kwd><kwd>regional public libraries</kwd><kwd>organization of librarianship</kwd><kwd>U.S. public libraries</kwd><kwd>risks of the library profession</kwd><kwd>library patrons</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Clark K. Keep Library Workers Safe // American Libraries. 2019. April 23. 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