A Game of Words, or Unjustified Neologisms in Library Science (Regarding a New Article by R.A. Baryshev)
Journal: Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science]
Year: 2024

A response to R.A. Baryshev’s article “Proactivity, Reactivity and Interactivity in Library Activity” (pp. 173—183) is presented, in which the author continues to defend the terms proposed by him in his previous works. Neologisms in science in general and in library science in particular are necessary, they contribute to the development of the conceptual apparatus and scientific discipline as a whole. The objective need for neologisms arises when a new phenomenon is discovered, which has no name