Digital Research Methods: the New Vector in Library Informatization

Abstract

A large number of conferences on automation of library processes are held abroad. These events discuss the most topical and important issues facing libraries in the implementation of modern information technologies. The article provides an overview of four major international conferences, which brought together programmers, linguists and librarians, who shared their experiences and planned for future. The authors present the analysis of changes in the subject of conferences for the recent years, conclude on the significant increase in the number of studies on semantic analysis of data stored in libraries and mark the most interesting reports. In recent years, the number of reports on Linked Open Data (LOD) has been increasing. However, most of these reports focus on the publication of data in LOD, with very little research on the extent of use of already published data. The article provides examples of such studies. The authors highlight the constant interest to the topic of Digital Humanities and to the fact that the research within this area is often focused on the problems of modern society. The article notes the new direction in the activity of electronic libraries — storage of the research data, and gives the examples of implementation of these tasks.