On the All-Russian Forum of Public Libraries, annually held by the Russian Library Association jointly with the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg: the main ideas, concepts, announced at Forum, Conclusions, the Final document.

On the need of implementation by the Russian libraries of the important and responsible mission of humanization of the modern society and its adaptation to the conditions of information civilization, as well as on the need to use the Year of Culture as start of realization of this mission.

The article is devoted to the Session of Cooperation Council of Three National Libraries of Russia. There were summarized the results of joint work in 2013, and was emphasized intensification of the general activities of libraries in formation of legal and regulatory basis of library work

On the XV Annual International Conference «EVA-2013 Moscow: Information Society, Culture, Education», aimed at consideration of the role and place of cultural institutions, first of all, museums, libraries, archives, in the changing world, and at the development of new challenges facing the universities, growing specialists for the sphere of culture.

On the Twelfth International Scientific and Practical Conference «Digital Age of Culture», held on November 22, 2013 at the Russian State Library (RSL) in the framework of the Joint International Scientific and Practical Conference «Digital Age of Culture» and «EVA-2013 Moscow» (19-22 November, 2013).

The article presents the possible forms of registers of total and individual recording of network remote documents, developed in accordance with the requirements of the Procedure of registering the documents, comprised in the library Stock. Forms of registers are accompanied by the comments on design taking into account different models of acquisition and conditions of access to the resources.

The article considers the role and possibilities of libraries in formation and integration of the resources of biographical information on the personalities of history and culture of the past. There is analyzed the experience of a number of the world’s largest libraries in accumulating and systematization of printed and electronic biographical information resources, implementation of the scientific-methodical and consultancy work with readers, preparation of guides to collections of libraries, biobibliographic references, dictionaries and reference books.

The article considers the question of the composition of customers of manuscript books of the XVI century, housed at the Scientific Research Department of Manuscripts of the Russian State Library. There is characterized the geography of its writing. There are highlighted the main customer groups and discussed their role in the history of book culture. The study is based on the material of the entries on the books and other sources.

The article outlines the basic concepts of typology of reading. There is disclosed the concept content of the first stage of reader activity - pre-reading. There are described characteristic features of the selection of fiction considered for reading, carried out at this stage.

E.N. Dobrzhinsky (1864-938) stood at the origins of library education in Russia; he developed the system of implementation of the Universal Decimal Classification in the library practice, and he was an active member of the First All-Russian Congress of Libraries. Numerous works of E.N. Dobrzhinsky on establishing the librarianship for a long time were the main guidance for the majority of library institutions in our country. There are considered the circumstances contributed to discover the talents of one of the brightest representatives of the library community at the crucial point in the Russian history. On January 21 we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of E.N. Dobrzhinsky. The article shows the close relationship of the life of the first director of the Fundamental Library of the St. Petersburg State Polytechnic Institute with the history of this institution (nowadays - St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University).

A brief outline of the professional activities of A.V. Sokolov, dedicated to his 80th anniversary.

For the first time there is reconstructed the history of creation of the Memorial Flat of the Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Professor Andrey Yakovlevich Krems, Hero of Socialist Labor, Laureate of two State Prizes of USSR (Ukhta town, Komi Republic). There is presented the characteristic of his private library, which reflected his professional interests and which he collected for several decades. A.Y. Krems developed and implemented mine oil extraction method, discovered several oil and gas fields of global impact and contributed to the industrial development of the European North-East.

For the first time there is analyzed the experience of formation of public relations of Simbirsk Karamzin Public Library (1848-1917), there are highlighted public forms, aimed at maintaining positive reputation of the library in the region and beyond.

In the period of rethinking and reframing of the role of libraries they need to prove competitiveness and to find alternative ways to preserve and enhance its credibility and authority. The article tells how the British libraries managed to preserve cultural traditions, whilst remaining useful and modern, and how the professional library community defends its interests and adapts to the changing requirements of the time.

There is described the evolution and the development trends of Communication Models of Library Activities (CMLA) in the universities, and there is presented the definition of CMLA. The article describes the linear and nonlinear (interaction and integration) CMLA in the higher schools. There are determined the main directions of communication activities of university libraries in conditions of Informatization. There is considered mass media communication of the university libraries.

Review of the Book of F.M. Lurie «Charm of “Paper” Book»

On the Fair of Intellectual Literature Non/Fictio№15, held 27 November - 1 December 2013 at the Central House of Artists.

On the International Scientific Conference «Reading in the Vastness of Childhood: the Experience of Russia and Worldwide», assembled significant scientific potential and demonstrated stability of researchers’ interest in this topic; the Conference was held in Moscow on 14-15 November, 2013.