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RUSSIAN SCHOLARS ABROAD
Goals & Tasks
To develop a reference information system including index of biography, bibliographic list of works by Russian scholars who immigrated from Russia and the USSR to the US and other western countries
Brief description
The project envisages several stages and includes: biographic information search; bibliographic search and acquisition of the list of publications by authors before and after immigration from Russia (USSR); development of reference abstract catalog; creation of electronic library of works; publishing of information reference encyclopedia Russian Scholars Abroad in printed form and on CD-ROM.
Manager
Felix Voroisky
JURIDICAL PROJECT
Goals & Tasks
To provide Russian representative and executive bodies of federal and regional status with news in the US legislation
Brief description
Project envisages provision of a selection of the most significant laws, acts, amendments, and regulations issued by the US President Administration on a monthly basis, translation into Russian and development of reference information system.
Manager
TBA
COPYRIGHT
Goals & Tasks
To develop a system securing Russian scholars' copyright when reprinting, copying or using their works in any other way by foreign libraries and other institutions.
Brief description
Project envisages setting up a "copyright office" on the basis of ILIAC, development of legal, financial, and technological aspects of the system operation, as well as a copyright control service.
Manager
Boris Marshak
EDUCATION IN THE USA
Goals & Tasks
To form student groups and to assist Russian citizens in obtaining charged education in the USA
Brief description
Project envisages forming groups of Russian secondary schools graduates willing to obtain fee-based education at six universities within or outside District of Columbia, including University of Maryland, Georgetown University, George Mason University, John Hopkins University, Catholic University of America, and American University
Manager
TBA
CRIMEAN PROJECT
Goals & Tasks
To involve research, educational, and cultural organizations of the Crimea into international cooperation; to support the activities of Crimean libraries and museums, to contribute to library collections development and preservation
Brief description
"Crimea Project" embraces a number of projects both existing and those under development, including "Crimea" Annual International Conference. Libraries and Associations in the Transient World: New Technologies and New Forms of Cooperation", "Crimean Club", "Virtual M.Voloshin House on the Internet", "Information Support of the National Minorities Movement of the Crimea", "Support of Crimean Libraries (including support of collection development, assisting in mastering new information technologies, provision of global library and information community with access to their resources)"
Manager
Yakov Shraiberg
RUSSIAN LIBRARY IN THE US
Goals & Tasks
To set up a library of publications of regional (local) status in Russian, and, on further stages in Ukrainian and other languages of CIS countries - ILIAC partners. To further cooperation and to introduce national heritage of Russia and other CIS countries to the American people
Brief description
Project envisages: 1. Selecting regional publication and collection development within the following topics: regional legislation, local area studies, maps, atlases, guides, sightseeing, local statistics, phone books and other reference books, historical and cultural heritage, local press, and other information on the regions. 2. Creation of electronic catalog. 3. Provision of the whole range of library services, including reading rooms, lending, document delivery, Internet-server, remote access, etc.
Manager
Svetlana Zolotinskaya
PROBLEMS OF REPRESENTATION OF CYRILLIC ALPHABET IN ELECTRONIC FORM
Goals & Tasks
To elaborate proposals for unification of Cyrillic information in the electronic form. To develop public domain, fonts and utilities supporting efficient processing of Cyrillic texts of different encoding
Brief description
Project consists of several stages: 1. Research into Cyrillic encoding systems. Development of approaches to solve the unification problem. The stage has been given support of IFLA and UNESCO. 2. Development of the technology and software for efficient processing of Cyrillic texts. 3. Provision of free access to developed products. Elaboration of proposals on unification and standardization of Cyrillic information representation in the electronic form and submitting them to legislative bodies for consideration
Manager
Mikhail Goncharov
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