Open AccessInformational Needs of People of the Russian Federation: the Role of Libraries in Satisfying their Demand Today and Tomorrow
Author(s) -
Anton V. Likhomanov
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
bibliotekovedenie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-7372
pISSN - 0869-608X
DOI - 10.25281/0869-608x-2015-0-2-8-12
Subject(s) - russian federation , population , political science , public relations , business , sociology , regional science , demography
The article is devoted to the analysis of the role of libraries in the modern society. The author seeks to outline the future of libraries in Russia, to determine what information challenges they have to meet in the first place, what groups of population are most appealing to the activities of libraries. There is examined the status of libraries of different profile, as well as the actions that help bringing the libraries to the level that ensures the effective performance of their tasks. There are presented statistical data on the Russian and foreign libraries.