Open AccessLibrarianship at the Turn of the Century: Contribution of Y.A. Grikhanov
Author(s) -
Vladimir R. Firsov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bibliotekovedenie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-7372
pISSN - 0869-608X
DOI - 10.25281/0869-608x-2019-68-6-605-613
Subject(s) - library science , christian ministry , encyclopedia , political science , russian federation , state (computer science) , sociology , law , computer science , regional science , algorithm
The article analyses the contribution of Y.A. Grikhanov to the development of librarianship and library science. The main activity trends of Y.A. Grikhanov were driven by the development tasks of the library sphere since the 1970s. The author highlights the key problems of library stocks knowledge and determines contribution of Y.A. Grikhanov to their resolution. He was one of the organizers of the system of Depository storage of library collections in the libraries of Russia; he worked in the Department of Libraries of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The main priorities of the Department activities in 1991—1999 were the creation of the All-Russian information-library computer network, the formation of “National Program for the preservation of library stocks”, the determination of priorities of the state library policy. Y.A. Grikhanov is one of the founders of the Federal Law “On Librarianship” and “The Model Library Code for the CIS Member States”. “The Library Encyclopaedia”, prepared under the guidance of Y.A. Grikhanov, reflects the holistic period of development of library science in Russia. Contribution of Y.A. Grikhanov to library stocks knowledge, library law and philosophical basis of library theory is huge. He is the leading scientist and organizer who has influenced the development of librarianship in Russia and the CIS countries.