“Rumyantsev Readings — 2021”: Traditional Directions of Research and Search for the New Forms of Library Activity

On April 21—23, 2021, the Russian State Library (RSL) hosted the International scientific and practical conference “Rumyantsev Readings”, which is one of the largest annual library events. The conference traditionally raises issues of preserving and studying the world cultural heritage, promotes intercultural interaction. In 2021, it covered a wide range of issues of theory and practice of library science, bibliography science, and bibliology. The participants are specialists of libraries of all levels, from federal to municipal, and various departmental subordination, museums, archives, higher educational institutions and research institutes from 19 regions of Russia, as well as from the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of Uzbekistan. Broadcasting of the meetings, as well as holding a number of sections and round tables both in face-to-face and zoom-conference format, significantly increased the audience coverage. The Rumyantsev Readings attracted the highest number of remote participants (2,427 connections), that determined the relevance of the conference in modern conditions. Three hundred and one participants attended the conference personally.

The rich program included a plenary session, 13 round tables, seminars, and sections. The following sections were organised at the Rumyantsev Readings: “Library in the modern world: accessibility in the period of restrictions”; “Information and bibliographic activity: theory and practice”; “Collectors, researchers, curators. Libraries and museums in the context of history”; “Art Publications in the collections of libraries. Creation, existence, study”; “Specialized collections (printed music and maps) in the library holdings”; “Manuscript sources in the collections of libraries”; “Rare books and book monuments”; “Theory and practice of library science”; “Library classification systems”. As part of the pre-session meeting of the 32nd Section on Library Management and Marketing of the Russian Library Association, there was a round table “Social networking activity of libraries: how to record and report (methodological approaches and solutions)”. There were also the following events: a round table a “The Register of book monuments: government database of recording and registration and scientific research resource”, an expert session “Actual problems of formation of digital competencies of learners in the library and information sphere” and a scientific and practical seminar “Actual heritage” devoted to the 150th birth anniversary of L.B. Khavkina.
The publishing house of the Russian State Library “Pashkov Dom” has released the conference proceedings.

1. The Rumyantsev Readings Were Held in the Russian State Library, Rossiiskaya gosudarstvennaya biblioteka: ofits. sait [Russian State Library: official website]. Available at: https://www.rsl.ru/ru/all-news/v-rgb-proshly-rumyancevskie-chtenya-new (accessed 02.07.2021) (in Russ.).

2. Rumyantsev Readings — 2021, Rossiiskaya gosudarstvennaya biblioteka: ofits. sait [Russian State Library: official website]. Available at: https://www.rsl.ru/ru/events/afisha/conf/rumyanczevskie-chteniya-2021 (accessed 02.07.2021) (in Russ.).

3. Ivanova E.A. “Rumyantsev Readings — 2020”. Research in the Area of Library Science and Book Studies on the Pages of the Conference Proceedings, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2020, vol. 69, no. 4, pp. 435—446. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2020-69-4-435-446 (in Russ.).

4. Rumyantsev Readings — 2021. “Plenary Session”, YouTube-kanal Rossiiskoi gosudarstvennoi biblioteki [YouTube Channel of the Russian State Library]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC4z0ZB6JjU (accessed 02.07.2021) (in Russ.).

5. Levin G.L. Results of the Research on the Development of Bibliographic Activity of the Russian State Library, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 501—507 (in Russ.).

6. Susha A.A. Creation of the State Register of Book Artefacts of the Republic of Belarus, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 419—424 (in Russ.).

7. Bakashova Zh.K. New Format of Activities of the National Library of Kyrgyzstan during the Period of Restrictions, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 60—66 (in Russ.).

8. Tikunova I.P. Remote Services for Users on National Libraries’ Websites: Study Results, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 436—440 (in Russ.).

9. Panasina O.P., Sviakla V.V. The Project “P.F. Hliebka Commemorative Room Online” as an Example of the Sociocultural Activities of the Yakub Kolas Central Scientific Library of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 146—151 (in Russ.).

10. Kulikova O.Yu. Library Networking in the Context of Restrictions: Methodological Aspects, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 496—500 (in Russ.).

11. Stepanov V.K. Libraries in 2020: Lessons from the Pandemic, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 380—385 (in Russ.).

12. Likhovid T.F. The Role of Libraries in the Implementation of the UNESCO Culture 2030 Program, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 523—527 (in Russ.).

13. Akilina M.I. The Modern Library Paradigm in the “Librarianship Development Strategy”, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 9—13 (in Russ.).

14. Igumnova N.P. Library Political Science: Interregional and Cross-Border Cooperation between of CIS Libraries, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 394—399 (in Russ.).

15. Menshchikova S.P. Cross-Border Relations of Russian Libraries with the CIS Countries: Research Prospects, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 33—36 (in Russ.).

16. Sokolov S.V. On the Way to a Library Wikipedia, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 349—357 (in Russ.).

17. Ovsyannikova T.V. Professionalization of Library Specialists and Students in the System of Modern Continuing Education, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 137—141 (in Russ.).

18. Lopatina N.V. The History of Librarianship in the Structure of Training for Library and Information Specialists, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 533—538 (in Russ.).

19. Bakhtina E.V., Andreeva Yu.F. Teaching the Academic Discipline “Architecture and Design of Libraries” at the Library and Information Faculty of the Saint Petersburg State Institute of Culture, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 77—80 (in Russ.).

20. Golodnova N.N. Completion of the Modernization of the Abridged Schedules of the Library-Bibliographical Classification (LBC), Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 180—185 (in Russ.).

21. Bekzhanova N.V. On the History of the Work Resumption on the Library-Bibliographical Classification (LBC): The Academic Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences Library on October 19, 1951, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 81—85 (in Russ.).

22. Sysoev A.N., Astakhova T.S., Smirnova O.V. Some Features of the UDC Hierarchical Structure: New Data, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 425—429 (in Russ.).

23. Neshcheret M.Yu. Reference and Bibliographic Services of National Libraries of Europe: Digital Services, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 105—110 (in Russ.).

24. Kamysheva M.I. Reflection of the Publications of the Russian State Library’s Employees in the National Bibliographic Database of Science Citation (RSCI), Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 438—441 (in Russ.).

25. Maslovskaya N.S. Interdepartmental Coordination and Normative and Methodological Support of the Bibliographic Activities of the Russian State Library: The Historical Aspect, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 25—32 (in Russ.).

26. Krutova M.S. An Unknown Illuminated List of the Life of St. Cassian of Uglich, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 481—486 (in Russ.).

27. Belyankin Yu.S. Old Believer Writers’ Works of the 18th—19th Centuries Stored in the Russian State Library (New Investigations), Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 91—95 (in Russ.).

28. Zhiteneva A.M. Methodological Issues of Parchment Manuscripts Attribution (Based on Pskov Manuscripts of the First Quarter of the 15th Century), Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom, 2021, part 1, pp. 301—305 (in Russ.).

29. Molchanov V.F. The Coverage of N.P. Rumyantsev’s Activity in the Russian Historiography of the 19th-21st Centuries, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 52—67 (in Russ.).

30. Stefanovich A.V. The Library of the Radziwills of the Nesvizh Ordination (Second Half of the 19th Century — 1940s): A Complex of Private Book Collections, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 386—395 (in Russ.).

31. Titovets E.I. Vasily Burtsov’s Publications at the Central Scientific Library of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 456—462 (in Russ.).

32. Kazhuro I. Printers’ Ornaments as an Identification Tool for Anonymous Publications: The Case of Vilnius Publications of the Second Half of the 18th Century, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 406—413 (in Russ.).

33. Ramazanova D.N. Cyrillic Publications from V.A. Desnitsky’s Collection: On the History of Rare Books Acquisition in the Russian State Library in the Middle of the 20th Century, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 230—236 (in Russ.).

34. Zolotova M.B. Decorative Paste Papers in the Russian Bookbinding of the 18th Century (Based on the Collection of the Rare Books Department (Book Museum) of the Russian State Library), Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 365—370 (in Russ.).

35. Ryabova V.I. Bookplates of the 17th — Early 20th Centuries’ European and Russian Publishing Houses and Printing Houses Issuing Scientific Literature in the Library for Natural Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 287 — 293 (in Russ.).

36. Vishnyakova Yu.I. Three Items with Owner’s Records from S.D. Poltoratsky’s Library, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 145—150 (in Russ.).

37. Semenyuk A.A. Russian Music Publications in the Rare Collection of the Department of Printed Music and Sound Recordings of the Russian State Library, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 324—330 (in Russ.).

38. Zinchuk L.N. General Maps of the Russian Empire in the Register of Book Monuments, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 359—364 (in Russ.).

39. Rodionova L.V. Historical and Bibliological Aspects of Studying the Collection “The Most Holy Theotokos in Russian Popular Prints of the 19th — Early 20th Centuries” Stored in the Russian State Library, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 272—277 (in Russ.).

40. Nikiforova N.M. Japanese Hikifuda Handbills in the Russian State Art Library, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 111—115 (in Russ.).

41. Rafeeva M.S. Library Forms of the Region Historical and Cultural Heritage Memorialization, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 237—241 (in Russ.).

42. Sukhorukova R.N. Libraries’ Research of Documentary Historical Heritage as a Way to Return Little-Known Pages of History from Oblivion, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 408—414 (in Russ.).

43. Ivanova E.A. N.V. Isakov. To the 200th Birth Anniversary of the First Director of the Moscow Public Museum, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 1, pp. 381—393 (in Russ.).

44. Titova Yu.V. Kozma Terentyevich Soldatenkov’s Role in the Formation of the Rumyantsev Museum, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 451—455 (in Russ.).

45. Samarin A.Yu. N.G. Martynova-Ponyatovskaya — an Employee of the Rare Books Department of the Rumyantsev Museum Library, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 300—306 (in Russ.).

46. Solomina O.L. The History of the Acquisition of K.A. Skachkov’s Collection by the Moscow Public and Rumyantsev Museum, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 373—379 (in Russ.).

47. Malakhova I.V. The Molotov Branch of the V.I. Lenin State Library of the USSR during the Great Patriotic War, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 12—18 (in Russ.).

48. Stolyarov Yu.N. Lyubov Borisovna Khavkina: 150 Years since her Birth, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 396—402 (in Russ.).

49. Khaitseva L.B. The Succession of L.B. Khavkina’s Ideas in Forming the Specialized Book Collection of the Library Science Study Centre of the Russian State Library, Rumyantsevskie chteniya — 2021 [Rumyantsev Readings — 2021]. Moscow, Pashkov Dom Publ., 2021, part 2, pp. 497—502 (in Russ.).

50. Ivanova E.A. Past, Present and Future of Libraries in the Mirror of Rumyantsev Readings — 2019, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2019, vol. 68, no. 4, pp. 435—447. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2019-68-4-435-447 (in Russ.).

51. Ivanova E.A. “Rumyantsev Readings — 2015: Book and Historical Memory”, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2015, no. 3, pp. 8—14. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2015-0-3-8-14 (in Russ.).

52. Ivanova E.A. Topical Trends of Library Activities: “Rumyantsev Readings — 2016”, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2016, vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 251—257. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2016-65-3-251-257 (in Russ.).

53. Ivanova E.A. From Rise of Book Printing to Library Innovations of the 21st century: “Rumyantsev Readings — 2017”, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2017, vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 256—262. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2017-66-3-256-262 (in Russ.).

54. Ivanova E.A. Libraries and Museums as Cultural and Scientific Centers: “Rumyantsev Readings — 2018”, Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], 2018, vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 349—359. DOI: 10.25281/0869-608X-2018-67-3-349-359 (in Russ.).