This program is designed for the course oriented towards professionals arriving from foreign countries to work in Moscow and other regions of Russia. The course basic objective is to get attendees familiar with the realities of library and information environment of Russia. It is not a professional course because it is assumed that attendees already obtain basic professional knowledge. The proposed course is mostly informing and familiarizing. Lectures are the basic form of classes. Materials on library and information institutions activities obtained in class are illustrated during tours to related institutions. Studies of each division are completed by concluding seminar.
The course is planned for total 104 hours (including 14 hours for 7 tours). The course duration is 13 study days of 8 hours each day. On tour day 6 hours classes and tour are planned.
| # |
Divisions and topics |
Total hours |
Lectures |
Seminars |
Tours |
|
Division 1. Librarianship in Russia |
32 |
16 |
2 |
14 |
| 1 |
Library management. Library legislation. |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| 3 |
Library network. Types of libraries. |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| 3 |
National libraries of Russia (Russian State Library and Russian National Library). |
10 |
2 |
- |
8 |
| 4 |
Library networks and systems. Federal Libraries. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 5 |
Information activity management. Information institutions system. |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| 6 |
Federal information institutions. Activities of VINITI and INION. Russian Book Chamber - center of Russian National Bibliography. |
6 |
2 |
- |
4 |
| 7 |
Library and information staff. System of professional education and training. |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| 8 |
Professional associations. Professional press. |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Concluding seminar. |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
|
Division 2. Peculiarities of cataloging in Russian libraries. |
10 |
8 |
2 |
- |
| 9 |
System of catalogs. Definition. Normative requirements. |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| 10 |
Functional peculiarities of single catalogs in Russian libraries. |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
|
Concluding seminar. |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
|
Division 3. Cataloging standards, rules and instructions. |
22 |
20 |
2 |
- |
| 11 |
Bibliographic record. Standards and rules. |
8 |
8 |
- |
- |
| 12 |
Structure of bibliographic record. Use of abbreviations. |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
| 13 |
Machine-readable formats of bibliographic records. Use of USMARC and UNIMARC. |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
| 14 |
Russian communicative format. |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Concluding seminar. |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
|
Division 4. Indexing. Subject search. |
26 |
24 |
2 |
- |
| 15 |
Classification practice in Russia. |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| 16 |
Library Bibliographic Classification. |
10 |
10 |
- |
- |
| 17 |
State Sci-tech Information Subject Headings |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| 18 |
Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) in Russia. |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
| 19 |
Subject indexing in Russia. Subject headings lists. Thesauri. |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
|
Concluding seminar. |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
|
Division 5. Computer technologies state of the art. Automated library information systems (ALIS) in Russia. |
14 |
12 |
2 |
- |
| 20 |
Domestic ALIS. |
8 |
8 |
- |
- |
| 21 |
Computer technologies in Russian libraries and information institutions practice. |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Concluding seminar |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
|
Total course |
104 |
80 |
10 |
14 |
