Bìblìotečnij vìsnik (Jan 2024)
Scientific and information provision of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine during the period of independence: directions, achievements, perspectives
Abstract
The purpose of the article to characterize the state, main directions and features of the scientific and information support of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, to present a wide range of information resources prepared by the institutions of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine during the period of independence and the Russian Ukrainian war, to emphasize the importance of popularizing the achievements of Ukrainian science in the information space.The research methodology is based on the use of the principles of scientific objectivity and systematicity, the application of methods of analysis, synthesis and generalization. The scientific novelty the study consists in the analysis of the state of scientific and information support of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine over a 30-year period and the challenges caused by the Russian-Ukrainian war. The main areas of scientific and information support are highlighted in the complex, in particular, its library, bibliographic, publishing, museum and information activities, new forms of scientific communication in the electronic space are presented. Some attention is focused on the preservation of intangible cultural heritage monuments that have the status of national property, in connection with the increasing pace of digitalization and military operations on the territory of Ukraine. Conclusions. During the period of independence, a powerful scientific and information base was developed in the institutions of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, which contributed to the introduction of a large number of new documents and publications into scientific circulation. Analytical, prognostic, conceptual work of socio-humanitarian institutions of the Academy formed an information base of knowledge for scientific and information support of progressive transformations in Ukrainian society. During this period, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine created electronic libraries and databases that reflect a wide variety of many types and types of documents. Special protection, storage and introduction into scientific and cultural circulation were given to the most valuable documents that constitute national heritage. Today, the largest national bibliography was created as a register of publications belonging to the field of Ukrainian studies. Branch bibliography and biobibliography received further development. Multilingual encyclopedias and reference books created according to a new source base, devoid of Russian imperial stereotypes and templates, saw the world. Electronic exhibition activity has significantly expanded and acquired new forms of presentation on the Internet. Modern knowledge discovery and discovery systems have been developed, equipped with complex semantic tools, new models and means of providing information services in service-oriented library systems have been created. The results of scientific studies of document resources and the state of information support at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine determined the main trends and prospects for its further functioning, the possibility of transforming individual information units into effective information technology centers that will meet the global requirements for information support of scientific research, the task of approving an innovative model of the functioning of science .
