Irina Pavlovna Osipova — Expert and Person (to the Colleague’s Anniversary)

There is briefly outlined the life path of the famous library scientist I.P. Osipova, worked for over fifty years in the V.I. Lenin State Library of the USSR, then — the Russian State Library. There is presented characteristics of her organizational input and scientific contribution to the library science, in editing books and articles, and training of scientific personnel.

There is emphasized the diversity of scientific interests of I.P. Osipova related to the sociology of books and reading, organization of research work, the typology of national libraries, information provision of librarianship, regional library policy, methodical work, and library service to the industry and agriculture experts, etc.

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