The purpose of the article is to present a brief biobibliographical and historiographical outline of research activities of the book scientist, historian, teacher and bibliophile D. A. Elyashevich in the context of the evolution of domestic theory of book science. The main stages of the researcher's scientific and professional development are characterized, key areas of his elaborations are highlighted: Jewish press and works on Judaic studies, problems of censorship and censorship institutions in the Russian Empire, theory and methodology of book science. The medialogical approach to book theory and educational practice is substantiated as one of the fundamental achievements of D. A. Elyashevich.

The article tells about the conference, organized by the Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences RAN, dedicated to the 105 anniversary of its library.

The article contains a brief history of the formation and fruitful activity of one of the largest libraries of Siberian scientific institutions – the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (from 1959). The great contribution of the library staff to the extensive and successful research and educational activities of about a thousand library users: researchers of the Institute, graduate students and students of higher educational institutions of Novosibirsk is presented.

The article examines the mining officials’ business correspondence in the Kolyvan-Voskresensk (Altai) mining district as a source of studying the book culture of the mid-XIX century. The details of acquisition and use of collections of the Barnaul Public Library in 1830-1850 are revealed basing on documents stored in the State Archive of the Altai Region. 
The purpose of the article is to elicit and analyze the information potential of the official documentation of functionaries of the Altai Mining District for studying the history of the book culture of Siberia. Special attention is paid to the accompanying documentation for the books received by the Kolyvan-Voskresensk plants. These documents allow us to identify the main thematic lines in the purchased literature, to characterize the sources of replenishment and options for using the collections of the Barnaul Public Library.
The work of the library was primarily subordinated to the needs and goals of the mining industry of the Altai. In 1830–1850 it continued to participate in teaching and training of mining specialists, which influenced the specifics of collections building. Books could be purchased not only on the initiative of the Staff of the Corps of Mining Engineers, but also at the requests of employees of the Altai Mining District. In addition to specialized literature, the mining plants received works published by specialists who worked here for many years.
The results of archival documents analysis clearly demonstrate that the incoming books were shared due to mining chief judgment between the Barnaul Public Library, the educational department, mining offices and other institutions in the structure of the Altai Mining District. Some archival documents reflect the titles, number and, in some cases, the cost of received books.
The research shows that the office documents of the Altai Mining District can be used for the reconstruction of the composition of the book collection of the Kolyvan-Voskresensk plants and attribution of separate books from this collection.

The library aims at preserving evidence of the past, creating, classifying and systemizing digital copies of cultural and historical objects as well. The purpose of the article is to present the model of the digital archive of scanned documents organized by Gomel regional universal library. 
The archive of electronic images of documents is proposed to be organized in accordance with the concept of the State archival institution, and digital copies are to be museumized; the description of such documents should contain symbols indicating its digital nature. The proposed model of the digital archive can become the tool for accounting and storing documents, the search system, oriented toward satisfaction of specialists’ information requests and the possible platform model for to create the regional repository of the historical and cultural heritage.

The Tuvan People's Republic, as a sovereign state with a socialist orientation, did not exist for long: from 1921 to 1944. During the period of 23 years, just over 500 books, brochures, newspapers and magazines in Mongolian, Tuvan and Russian languages came out of print. They were published by various departments, the Press Committee, and the Tuvan United State Publishing House as well. To date over 150 works have survived, most of which – in the only copy. The main owners of these book monuments became the National Library named after A. S. Pushkin, the National Museum named after Aldan-Maadyr, the National Archive and the Tuvan Institute of Humanities, Applied and Socio-Economic Research. For example, in the specialized sector of the National Library there are more than 60 printed works published in the Tuvan People's Republic. 
The object of the research is the “Collection of laws and basic regulations of the Government of the Tuvan People's Republic” that is stored in the archive of the Tuvan Institute of Humanities, Applied and Socio-Economic Research. The purpose of the article is to consider the specifics of the period of preparation and release of the collection, its structure and content. The results of the study will expand the understanding of the book culture of the Tuvan People’s Republic and, in general, the cultural heritage of the republic in modern conditions.

The article is devoted to the anniversary of the professional journal "Bulletin of the National Library of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The journal, created in 2003, has become a professional platform for the library community of Yakutia. The article analyzes the stages of creating a publication, analyzes the content of the journal and regional specifics. The main goal of Bulletin of the NL RS(Y) is determined – publication of modern best practices of library and information activities, issues of development of library science, bibliography, book science, as well as related sciences in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), in Russia and abroad, promoting the development of the scientific and information base of libraries in the region, strengthening the image and representation in the scientific, academic and professional community in Russia and abroad.

The significant role of science in the development of all spheres of society is undeniable, it ensures progress and improvement of the quality of life, promotes the introduction of innovative technologies in all areas of human activity. Today, the issue of popularization of scientific achievements is on the agenda, as well as the development of information channels that will allow the society better understand the importance of scientific discoveries and their impact on culture, identity, values and human behavior. The purpose of the article is to evaluate the level of readers’ information awareness of the latest scientific achievements and the library role in it.
The article examines the place of the library in the system of relations between scientists and the general public. It records that journals that regularly publish fresh and relevant materials are an effective means of popularizing science. The awareness of readers of public libraries about scientific achievements is analyzed and the demand for popular science journals available in the collections of the State Scientific Technological Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPSTL SB RAS) is studied.
The authors conclude that: 1) popular science journals for library users are not the main source of knowledge about the development of science and technology, but there is a steady demand for them, and there is also a tendency to expand the names of the requested journals, accompanied by a simultaneous increase in their issuance; 2) requests for popular science journals,  with a few exceptions, do not depend on gender indicators; 3) people over the age of 60 constitute the bulk of readers of popular science periodicals; 4) more often, popular science journals from the SPSTL SB RAS collections are requested by specialists with higher education. It is noted that the level of education of library users becomes one of the main factors determining the demand for popular science journals. 
The list of journals from the SPSTL SB RAS collections, which are in the greatest demand, has been determined. Thus, the library, not being a direct scientific communicator, but having popular science journals in its collections, performs an important intermediary function in popularization of science.

The purpose of the article is to actualize the idea readers’ satisfaction with organization of work and quality of library and information services provided by the largest beyond the Urals information institution – State Public Scientific-Technological Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPSTL SB RAS). 
Data collection was conducted in 2023 by face-to-face questionnaire. The survey questions allowed the respondents to rate the library work in points and to express their opinions in a more detailed way. The responses gained were analyzed on quantitative and qualitative levels. The numerical results of the survey gave an overall picture of the readers' preferences and the level of their satisfaction with the library services. Qualitative analyses of the respondents' extended responses contributed to a deeper understanding of the essence of views expressed in them. Basing on the obtained data it was found that the readers of SPSTL SB RAS in general highly appreciated its collections and professional qualities of its staff, considered the conditions of staying in it comfortable. Nevertheless, the complaints expressed by the respondents about the electronic catalogues, the library website, the system of informing about the available services and facilities require prompt response of the relevant library departments. The results of the research allowed us to get the "portrait" of the contemporary SPSTL SB RAS reader, to identify strong and weak aspects in working with him and to formulate proposals that contribute to solving a number of identified problems and determine further steps to improve the library service system.

The purpose of the article is to identify the mechanisms of formation of socio-cultural values and mental characteristics of students through the images of literary heroes. Content analysis of literary sources according to the selected parameters: positive and negative qualities of the hero, attitude to study, labor, family, Motherland, ideas about good and evil, values and priorities, norms of behavior in society and collective was chosen as the research method. The selected criteria allowed us to structure the content of texts according to the subject areas that make up the worldview: the idea of oneself and one's role in the world; ethical and ideological ideas; norms and patterns of behavior; values. The selection of sources was made along two lines: firstly, literary works that were most often declared at the “Loud Readings” in the labor reserve schools of the Sverdlovsk region, and secondly, the most popular works according to the statistical data of libraries of labor reserve schools and colleges, as well as towns and villages.
The analysis of reports of colleges and schools, the results of the survey of visitors to libraries in Moscow and rural areas made it possible to identify the most popular works of fiction of that time and to present the factors that had a direct impact on the formation of students' worldview, their value system and mentality, to compile cult images of literary heroes. 

The purpose of the article is to present in the historical aspect the results of research of issues related to the construction of library buildings, to characterize their current state (building areas, material and technical characteristics, buildings – objects of cultural heritage, etc.) for to develop recommendations on improving the library space and its organic use.

The author analyzed conceptual works on the construction of libraries that define historical stages in the design and construction of library buildings in the USSR and modern Russia. The tradition of considering issues of organizing library buildings in the structure of library science developed at the beginning of the 20th century. The analysis of the study of library science publications revealed absence of complex consideration of the problem of organizing library buildings.

Historically, many central libraries occupy buildings dated the 18th–19th centuries, and one of the actual tasks of librarianship is to preserve buildings that present cultural value, to create conditions for the organic use of their space, taking into account new information technologies, the development of the library as a modern multifunctional cultural and information social institution. The library architectural heritage of central libraries of the country constituent entities needs reconstruction and restoration in order to preserve the information potential that their collections contain.

The Sector for the Organization of Librarianship of the Scientific and Methodological Department of the Russian National Library carried out the analysis of the database of business cards of central universal libraries of Russia to identify the quantitative characteristics of the buildings of central libraries of the constituent entities of RF, to get information on their current state and to develop further recommendations for improving the library space.

The article examines the problem of spreading fake news in the sphere of scientific information. Social networks, blogs, podcasts and many other Internet channels overload the information field and contribute to the spread of false information. This situation negatively affects the process of interaction between science and society. In this regard, the library can serve as a source of reliable scientific information. The purpose of the article is to present the results of the analyses of capabilities of libraries as a source of reliable scientific information in the struggle with fake news.
The context of the modern information space makes its own demands to the broadcast of any message. Erroneous or false information, that the broadcast message contains, could be duplicated in various sources. Attention to the source of information and its sender should be very high. In this regard, it is necessary to take a more responsible approach to choosing the source of information.
The object of the article is to examine based on foreign publications the problem of fake news and the place of the library as the source of reliable information. The LENS.ORG platform was the main source used. Foreign authors confirm the importance of the work of libraries as a significant social institution oriented towards the development of the society of knowledge.
The analysis of the document flow on the theme has made it possible to define the place of the library in solving the problem of spreading false scientific information. The conclusion has been made, that libraries’ activities, besides preserving and spreading information, should be supplemented with the struggle with false information.
Information literacy activities and work to identify unreliable information in the field of science are becoming particularly relevant.

With the development of digitalization, new services are emerging that allow attracting users to libraries, personalizing services and automating processes of their comfortable provision, etc. In the context of transformation, libraries have to adapt to new realities, but at the same time, new opportunities appear every day to improve their work in the digital space. Many libraries today lack any clear strategy for working in the virtual space and do not investigate feedback from consumers.
In the era of digitalization, it is necessary to implement software and service tools that allow positioning library as a modern comfortable space to meet the society’ information needs. Placing on the library website an interactive Taplink system, designed taking into account real capabilities of libraries, specialists, and user needs and aimed at comfortable access to library resources and consumer activation, may be one of such breakthrough tools. 
The object of the article is to present the results of the study of the new digital phenomenon – Taplink, as well as of the elaboration and implementation of the pilot project in the Republican Youth Library of Tatarstan in order to assess the effectiveness of the introduction of this digital platform into the library's activities, analyze the library interaction with consumers on this platform, study the statistics of visits and functioning of the interactive system.
The proposed project is unique, because it has no analogues in most libraries of the Russian Federation, and the Taplink theme itself is presented only in publications of the business community and is not covered in scientific publications of the library industry. The results of the study can provide significant assistance in the development of a comfortable digital library space.

Book review: Smith E (2023) Notes of a bibliophile: Why books have power over us. Moscow: KoLibri. 480 p.

In Memory of Yu. N. Stolyarov

Yuri Aleksandrovich Grikhanov – Scientist, Researcher and Scientific Supervisor