Open AccessEvgeniy Dobrzhinsky (1864-1938). The Outstanding Talent of Librarian
Author(s) -
E. V. Dementievа,
Anastasiya Yu. Ivanova
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
bibliotekovedenie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-7372
pISSN - 0869-608X
DOI - 10.25281/0869-608x-2014-0-1-68-75
Subject(s) - st petersburg , state (computer science) , library science , point (geometry) , institution , political science , management , sociology , russian federation , law , computer science , geometry , mathematics , algorithm , regional science , economics
E.N. Dobrzhinsky (1864-938) stood at the origins of library education in Russia; he developed the system of implementation of the Universal Decimal Classification in the library practice, and he was an active member of the First All-Russian Congress of Libraries. Numerous works of E.N. Dobrzhinsky on establishing the librarianship for a long time were the main guidance for the majority of library institutions in our country. There are considered the circumstances contributed to discover the talents of one of the brightest representatives of the library community at the crucial point in the Russian history. On January 21 we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of E.N. Dobrzhinsky. The article shows the close relationship of the life of the first director of the Fundamental Library of the St. Petersburg State Polytechnic Institute with the history of this institution (nowadays - St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University).