Organization of information support for readers in the scientific and technical libraries (best practices of the Republican Scientific and Technical Library)

Abstract

On the basis of the activities of the largest by volume of his collection Azerbaijan Republican Scientific and Technical Library examines the properties of library and information activity of branch libraries, modern requirement of service of readers in libraries, particularly to engineering and technical personnel. Particular attention is paid to modern methods and operational services such as Selective Dissemination of Information services and services with the use of online technologies. As the growth of the network of libraries for the oil industry workers the scientific and technical library of Azerbaijan has turned into the largest technical library. The structure also includes the National Libraries Patent Foundation, regulatory and technical documents and NDC technical literature. In this work, the issues related with the organization of the information support for readers in the scientific and technical libraries are analyzed. The best practices of the Republican Scientific and Technical Library are considered.

Keywords

• branch library
• engineering and technical personnel
• scientific and technical literature
• library collections
• bibliographic service