1. Russian Library in America and the Library for Russian Regions in Russia
2. Corporate Internet server “Information and Library Resources of Russia and CIS Countries”
3. American scholarly journals to libraries in Russia and CIS countries
4. Internet bulletin “Russian Science and Technology News”
5. Internet bulletin “Russian Legislation”
6. International School on Library Science, Information Technologies and Cultural Studies
7. Annual academic and educational professional tour “Librarianship, Information Systems and Education in USA” and Workshop on digital information resources
8. Special reference and analytical collections on:
- ecology and environmental protection;
- libraries, information centers and universities worldwide;
- general area studies and academic tourism
9. Internet-shop: books, CD-ROMs, standards, journal subscription
10. Distribution of IRBIS Integrated Library System, OCLC products and services
11. Professional academic, educational and cultural tours and events in various countries worldwide
- Russian Library in the USA (Russian Library in UK)
- Moscow Project
- Crimean Project
- Information and Library Resources of Russia and CIS Countries
- American and Foreign Universities for Russian Students
- Children on the Internet
- Internet Bulletin on Russian Legislative Resources
- Russian Scholars Abroad
- Information Support of Investments Promotion in Russia
- Russian Data Bank on Culture and Education
RUSSIAN LIBRARY IN THE USA (UK)
Concept and Goal
Setting up a special library with the holdings in the Russian language, primarily of regional status publications, and support of cultural cooperation between the USA (UK), Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and other CIS countries; introduction of American people to the national cultures of these countries.
Collection Profile
- Regional legislation
- Local area studies
- Maps, atlases, guides
- Sightseeing
- Reference, statistical, phone books
- Historical and cultural heritage of regions
- Regional and local press
- Other regional publications
Services
- Reading room
- Lending
- Document delivery
- Internet-server
- Round tables and discussion clubs
Additional Advantages
- Support of investment projects development
- Support of cultural and scientific contacts
- Orders for local libraries and publishing houses
MOSCOW PROJECT
The Goal
Promotion of direct professional contacts between Moscow Authorities and institutions and their American(UK) partners
- Opening of ILIAC representative office to serve users with American(UK) "hot" information
- Organization of Moscow direct information representation in the USA(UK) on the basis of ILIAC
- Moscow regional studies as an outstanding part of Russian Library in USA(UK)
- Legislation and legal acts: English language electronic bulletin
- Information support of American(UK) investment projects in Moscow
- Moscow mass media monitoring on requested subjects
- Promotion of Moscow high schools participation in the "Children on Internet" project
CRIMEAN PROJECT
The Goal
Development of cooperation of Moscow and Russia with the Autonomous Republic of Crimea
The Project segments
- Annual International Conference "Libraries and Associations in the Transient World: New Technologies and New Forms of Cooperation"
- Creation and development of the computer network for Sevastopol libraries and museums
- Acquisition and delivery of Russian publications to Crimean libraries
- M. Voloshin's house-museum: automated technologies installation, creation of a virtual museum on Internet, collections digitizing and preservation
- IRBIS in Crimea: installation and development of IRBIS automated system and staff instruction in Crimean libraries
- "Crimean Shelf" - Acquisition of Crimean publications for Russian Library in America(UK) collections
- "Crimean Club" - informal community of friends of Crimean scientific, cultural and educational profile
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