Library and Book in the World of Culture and Digital Reality. Interview with M.D. Afanasyev, Director of the State Public Historical Library of Russia, President of the Russian Library Association
https://doi.org/10.25281/0869-608X-2017-66-6-607-614
Abstract
Transformation of libraries happens not only due to development of the information and communication technologies, but it also depends on library professionals’ awareness of the existing processes. Librarians, administrators, managers — those who make decisions — must have a particular responsibility. The method of interviewing, used in this article, provides an opportunity to reveal the personal subjective experience and management practices of the head of one of the largest federal libraries — the State Public Historical Library of Russia. The conversation with M.D. Afanasyev demonstrates the formed position on the role of libraries as a social institution, and the motivational value of this concept for targeted actions aimed at finding the place of libraries in the modern society.
The article postulates the professional, managerial aspects of the transformation program of the Russian Library Association, as whose President M.D. Afanasyev was elected in 2017. There is discussed the necessity of development of research and educational activities, the need for training of the library staff that will cover the requirements for libraries development in a digital and virtual reality. On the basis of subjective observations and a comparative analysis, there is underlined the importance of a correct professional evaluation of the development trends, in terms of their depth and time period of existence. The article substantiates the importance to develop and implement innovative solutions, with expert groups involved, including those for development of the National Electronic Library; to actively build a dialogue with the authorities, aimed at protecting the interests of libraries as a social institution and supporting element of sustainable development; as well as to maintain the significance of libraries in the information society, by ensuring the permanent transparency of information about them and strengthening the public relations.
Keywords
M.D. Afanasyev,
State Public Historical Library,
Russian Library Association,
Reformation of the Russian Library Association,
Transformation of Libraries,
Social Standards,
Reduction of the Number of Libraries,
National Electronic Library,
Research Activities,
Training of Library Staff,
Digital Reality,
World of Culture,
Social Institution,
Book,
Sustainable Developmen
About the Authors
Mikhail D. Afanasyev
State Public Historical Library of Russia;
Russian Library Association
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Director of the State Public Historical Library
of Russia, President of the Russian Library Association
9 Building 1, Starosadsky Lane, Moscow, 10199
Ekaterina V. Nikonorova
Russian State Library
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
3/5 Vozdvizhenka Str., Moscow, 119019
Ekaterina A. Shibaeva
Russian State Library
Russian Federation
3/5 Vozdvizhenka Str., Moscow, 119019
Russian Federation
3/5 Vozdvizhenka Str., Moscow, 119019
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Afanasyev M.D., Nikonorova E.V., Shibaeva E.A. Library and Book in the World of Culture and Digital Reality. Interview with M.D. Afanasyev, Director of the State Public Historical Library of Russia, President of the Russian Library Association. Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science]. 2017;66(6):607-614. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25281/0869-608X-2017-66-6-607-614
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