On the 26th Moscow International Book Fair (MIBF), held on 4-9 September, 2013, at the All-Russian Exhibition Centre.

On the Contest “The Best Professional Book of the Year”, held by the Russian Library Association (RLA) at the 26th Moscow International Book Fair within the Framework of RLA Exhibition Stand.

The article deals with the main trends in conceptualization of the subject and in methodology of the current research in the field of intellectual history. Special attention is given to the concept of intellectual culture and to the most effective analytical approaches to its historical changes. The author underlines the necessity to correct the model of historical dynamics of intellectual culture, taking into account the role of book heritage and the processes of intellectual exchanges.

The article analyses the contradictions of the current functioning of socio-cultural institutions in the field of education, considers the place and the role of libraries in this process, describes the experience of the State Universal Scientific Library of Krasnoyarsk Region in organizing book-illustrative exhibitions, people's university, academic meetings.

There is given the expanded definition of the Informatics, basing upon the results of generalization of data of the sociological survey among scientists and experts, having participated in the Workshop “Methodological Problems of the Information Sciences”. The work was carried out in the interests of the adequate reflection of Informatics in the developing Section 1 “Interdisciplinary and General Scientific Knowledge” of the Library Bibliographic Classification (LBC).

The article presents the results of testing the complex methodology of assessment of quality of electronic books exhibitions (EBE). The author describes the project of the expert system, allowing to implement the EBE assessment without the experts’ participation. There is given the comparison of the results of assessments, carried out by experts and by the expert system.

The article is devoted to the prophecies of “The Book of Daniel” and to its interpretation. The recent data associated with the study of the manuscripts, stored in the Russian State Library (RSL), allow to reappraise the role of the ancient texts, which attracted attention not only at the early stages of the existence of civilizations, but in the modern period as well. There is discussed the concept of changing of monarchs and monarchies, by which were governed the outstanding historiographers and historians of the past. In connection with the tragic death in summer of 1918 of the family of the last Russian Emperor Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov again there was escalated the interest to the prophecies contained in the book, presented to the second Tsar of the Romanov Dynasty - Alexei Mikhailovich ("The Most Peaceful").

On the Exhibition of Books from the Collections of the RSL ““The Duty of the Czar is the Great Duty...” (Romanov Dynasty in the Book Culture of Russia)”, opened to the general public, specialists and everyone interested at the Fedorovsky Hall of the Kemerovo Library.

The interest of specialists to the problem of reading, awareness of its importance for the development of personality and society in general is growing, however, there is no clear understanding of the complexity and multifaceted nature of the phenomenon of reading. The article considers the modifications of reading (educational, scientific, entertainment, family, and other), analyzes its characteristics, functions, specifics of existence and the basic requirements for its development.

The paper is devoted to N.V.Stankevitch, the spiritual leader of the young Russian intellectuals of 1830-s and the founder of the famous literary-philosophic society. Its members were outstanding people, whose activities were seared into the history of the Russian culture. The paper, inspired by Stankevitch’s letters to V.G.Belinsky and M.A.Bakunin, for the first time considers the importance of self-education reading in forming the human intellect, morality and aesthetic sense.

Publication is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Yuri Nikolayevich Stolyarov, the library scientist, bright and remarkable person, the Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, the Honored Worker of the Higher School of the Russian Federation, President of the Department of “Library Science” of the International Informatization Academy.

Publication is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Yuri Nikolayevich Stolyarov, the library scientist, Professor, Honored Worker of the Higher School of the Russian Federation, President of the Department of “Library Science” of the International Informatization Academy.

On the main publications in the Journal “Bibliotekovedenie” of Y.N.Stolyarov, the President of the Department of “Library Science” of the International Informatization Academy, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences

The publication is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the famous Russian library expert Boris Nikolaevich Batchaldin.

The article deals with the little-investigated questions of the history of ‘knigonoshestvo’ in Russia. At the example of ofeni activities there is shown the degree of the need for books in the rural area. There is analyzed the Lubok literature, the main book goods of pedlars. There are identified the reasons of downturn of ofeni trade in the late XIX-th - early XX-th century and the value of bookleggers in distribution of literacy and introduction of peasants to the reading.

The article is devoted to the history of the first libraries, appeared at the end of the XIX century at the current territory of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region, and its activities during the first decade of the XX century. The author presents the list of the most specific reasons for the late appearance of libraries in this northern region of Russia. Also, there is provided the detailed description of the activities of library at Obdorsk Spiritual Mission.

On cooperation with the UN Information Centre and on discussion of the UN Report “Millennium Development Goals 2013” in the Center of Documents of International Organizations of the Department of Official and Normative Editions of the Russian State Library

On the 79-th General Conference and Assembly of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), devoted to the theme: “The Future of libraries: unlimited opportunities”, held in Singapore on 17-23 August, 2013.

Current issues of digitization of newspapers' collections are in the focus of this topic. There is discussed sharing of responsibilities on digitization of newspapers, selection of criteria and digitization priorities. Particularly, the determination of the scanning method (in the library or outsourced) and the solutions for the best representation of newspapers: as artifacts or as information set, are of great importance. There is provided the detailed analysis of the activities of federal and regional libraries, newspapers publishers and commercial information centers, dealing with digitization of the national printed newspapers. The emphasis was made to the problems of practical protection of copyright and intellectual property in digitization of the periodicals and in the usage of these materials by institutions, including libraries.

There are identified and described the characteristic features of the access to the scientific publications on ecology at the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology. There is provided information on the bibliographic and full-text thematic resources of the open access, both: generated at the library, as well as remote access resources. There are described the prospects of further work on creation of ecological information content in an electronic environment. There are indicated the main directions of cooperation with the other libraries in the area of environmental information.

Review of the book of V.P. Leonov “Library of the Academy of Sciences: Experience of Biography”

On the opening of the Regional Center of the Presidential Library named after B.N. Yeltsin, held on September 17, 2013 in the city of Pushkino, Moscow Region

On the joint project of the Russian State Library, the House of Graphics named after D.A. Rovinsky and the Publishing House “Sneg” - the Exhibition “Lermontov-2014”, devoted to the 200^th Anniversary of the Birth of the Russian poet.