Development of Bibliographic Activity of the National Library in Complex Reflection

Abstract

The article presents the review of the monograph “Essays on the development of bibliographic activity of the Russian State Library” released by the publishing house “Pashkov Dom” in 2022. The monograph is the first experience of a complex analysis of the history of one of the most important activities of the national library. The new generalizing work was prepared by a team of 18 authors, represented by specialists from the Scientific Research Department of Bibliography, as well as other departments of the Russian State Library (RSL). Disclosed is the structure and content of the monograph consisting of 13 sections-essays. They highlight the stages in the development of the bibliographic activity of the RSL from 1862 to the present day. The issues of organization of bibliographic work, development of reference and bibliographic fund, bibliographic and reference service, preparation of bibliographic publications, research and scientific-methodological activities in the field of bibliography are considered. It is concluded that the publication of the book is an important milestone not only in the study of the history of the RSL, but also in the development of Russian historical and bibliographic knowledge in general.