Module 5 - Achievements

The Most Important Achievements

According to the departmental researches’ topical plan in the year under review there were
devised eight projects. The projects’ completion was not stipulated by the plan.
In the direction of "Formation and application of scientific and information resources.
The libraries’ provision with information" there was continued learning of appropriateness
of formation and application of scientific and information resources with the purpose of
improving of information provision of science, education, culture on the basis of efficient
using of traditional technologies and mastering computer technologies of the library activity.
There was prepared for printing the first issue of the practical manual "The Tables of
territorial standard divisions: Systematical part" (A.G.Brovkin, science supervisor,
O.S.Onyshchenko, chief editor).
There was devised a Ukrainian model of upbuilding of the National abstracting system of
domestic scientific literature. There were published quarterly printing versions of three
subject series of the Ukrainian abstracting journal "Jerelo (Source)" and its electronic version
is represented in Internet. In technological mode there was started formation of the first in
Ukraine electronic library’s information resources (science supervisor L.J.Kostenko).
By a separate project (science supervisor V.M.Gorovyj) there was devised a conceptual
scheme of information provision of the State government bodies on the matters of social and
political, economical situation in regions. There were also developed basic principles of
formation of appropriate rubricators, that are used for creation of proper data bases.
In the direction of "Creation of the National bibliography. The Ukrainian biography
science" there was continued preparation of the materials to the Ukrainian biographical
dictionary and the Ukrainian bibliographical repertory. There were created computer data
bases of biographical, bio- bibliographical and bibliographical information.
In the series of "The National bibliography of Ukraine" there was prepared for printing the
fourth issue of the index "Ukrainian language book in the funds of V.I.Vernadsky National
Library of Ukraine (1910-1916) (chief editor V.Yu.Omelchuk). There was being formed a
data base within chronological limits of 1917-1923. There was formed a data base of "The
sources of Ukraine-knowledge. There was published the 3rd issue of bibliographical manuals
(1989-1999)". There was being continued the work on formation of a data base of the union
catalogue of the Ukrainian language book. There was finished preparation of the catalogue
"Newspapers of Ukraine. 1930-1934" (chief editor O.S.Onyshchenko).
In the same direction, according to the scheduled project (science supervisor V.S.Chyshko),
there was being created a software of the all-national computer data base of biographical and
biobibliographical information and there were being devised methodical instructions on its
application. There was being done scientific processing and structuring of bibliographical
information on cards for further filling of the data base and the register of the Ukrainian
biographical dictionary’s names. There were being carried out retrospective researches of
sources on biography science and revision of a working copy of "the Alphabetical dictionary
of Ukrainian Biographical Dictionary (UBD)". As per the results of the research in the series
"Materials to UBD" there was prepared for printing a collection of documents and materials
"Standing Committee for compiling of the biographical dictionary of the National Academy
of Sciences of Ukraine’s workers of Ukraine" (chief editor V.S.Chyshko) and an annotated
index of sources on the biographical science "The Past and the Present of Ukraine in
biographies".
In the direction of "New technologies of preservation, conservation and restoration of
the library funds" as per the project, the development of which aimed at provision of
physical preservation of the documentary libraries’ funds in the process of their formation,
application and conservation (science supervisor L.V.Mukha). There were introduced an
efficient system of mycological observation for the state of book depositories and documents,
a passport system of book depositaries and the conditions of preservation of old books and
rare editions, a concept of scientific expertise of physical state of valuable printed
publications and methods of stabilization of the paper aging processes.