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The Structure of Reflective Development of a Person in the Age Dynamics as the Basis of Psycho-pedagogical Design
Authors: Vasiliev V.G. , Yudina Y.G.
Published: December 2015

The main purpose of this article is to construct and justify a working hypothesis of the structure of the “reflection” concept in the age dynamics of human development. This is the foundation for understanding the content of developmental education and the creation of new modern educational technologies. The main task is developing a theoretical construct of the research object – the structure of reflective human development in the age dynamics. The main criteria are the logic and results of studies by leading psychologists, educators, philosophers. The first step for us is experimentally proven framework of the reflective development in middle childhood of V.I. Slobodchikov and G.A. Zuckerman, named as “defining reflection”. We build such structures for other ages: teen, youth, student age, as forerunners of adulthood. We use the established structure of the reflective development in student's age is used in experiments during developmental education teachers’ training in elementary school, which may be useful also for other psychological and pedagogical development practices.
Child-adult Creating Community as an Institution of Education
Authors: Khaikin V.L. , Grigoriev D.V.
Published: December 2015

The article analyzes the possibilities of education to overcome infantilism and consumer orientation of the younger generation. Even humanistic “pedagogy of relations” is being eroded in the consumer society. Nowadays, to talk about school and to build the school in which children feel only cozy, comfortable and convenient means to prepare new victims of consumerism. The authors state the need of moving from the usual methods and forms of education (formally ritualized, verbal, leisure and entertainment ones) to the creative, activity methods and forms, which cultivate the relationships of responsible care. The new institute of education, which is child-adult creating community, is justified both theoretically and practically. The authors provide the examples of mutually beneficial and developing cooperation of adults and children based on the principles of technology, self-management, social entrepreneurship and social service.
Representation of Motherhood and Age Characteristics of Infants in Girls in their Late Teens
Authors: Krysko A.A. , Lantsburg M.E.
Published: December 2015

We describe and analyze data on changes in the representations of motherhood and age characteristics of infants under the influence of pregnancy and motherhood experiences with girls in their late teens (we studied three groups: having no children, pregnant women and young mothers). We used questionnaire “Representations of characteristics of children in each period of their development” (designed by M.E. Lantsburg, A.A. Krys’ko), pictorial projective test, “Me and my child”, projective technique “Mothers TAT”, with 5 reproductions of paintings “Motherhood” by S. Krasauskas representing parenting, motherhood and childbirth, selected as stimulus material. The results of analysis were used to identify the main trends for each of the three groups of subjects.
Interconnection of Theoretical Thinking Development and General Intellectual Abilities in Gifted Primary School Students
Authors: Ermakov S.S.
Published: December 2015

The article presents the results of a study of the development of the theoretical foundations of the way of thinking in gifted primary school students and its relationship with intellectual ability. We provide the analysis of connection of theoretical thinking development and general intellectual abilities during studying in primary school in gifted students. We assume that the result of solving problems in theoretical thought is linked with the level of intelligence in gifted children. Based on the results of this study, we obtained an idea of the extent to which theoretical thinking diagnostic techniques can be used to identify gifted students in elementary school. Analysis of the study results also showed that the results obtained by the methods of diagnosis of the theoretical level of thinking can be the basis for the implementation of the indicative forecast of the intellectual abilities of gifted students in the next few years.
Resources and Deficits of Psychological Readiness for Research Activities in the Prediction of its Success in Early Stage Researchers
Authors: Bokhan T.G. , Alekseeva L.F. , Shabalovskaya M.V. , Moreva S.A.
Published: December 2015

We discuss the results of studies of the psychological readiness for scientific activities at the practical level for novice researchers (undergraduate students, master students and PhD students). We identified five options for the practical level of psychological readiness for novice researchers, each of which is represented by resource qualities for the establishment of research activities and by those deficiencies that hinder the success. As resources requiring its actualization in terms of high school education, we consider: self-control, providing emotional stability; self-control and perseverance in self-organizing scientific activities; openness and sensitivity to the new; willingness to cooperate; leadership social activity. In case of good self-control and perseverance in research, the deficit is creativity: curiosity, imagination, risk tolerance and orientation to solve complex problems.
Interaction with the Mother in Children Born as a Result of in Vitro Fertilization (IVF): Attachment and Parenting Style Features
Authors: Dueva A.A.
Published: December 2015

The article is devoted to the social and emotional development of children. We tested and partially confirmed the hypothesis that children born as a result of reproductive technology, less often show reliable attachment type than the naturally born children. Such a pattern may emerge because of the behavior of IVF mothers. The present study involved 11 children aged from 5 years to 6 years 11 months, born as a result of IVF, and 10 control children conceived naturally, as well as their mothers. To collect anamnesis, we used: survey of parents with Child-parent emotional interaction questionnaire, and techniques Analysis of family education, projective drawing techniques Nest drawing and Drawing dialogue aimed at identifying the quality of the child's attachment to his mother and interaction in the dyad, as well as Kaplan method for determining the type of attachment.
Computer Package of Metasubject Results Valuation Techniques in Elementary School
Authors: Ulanovskaya I.M.
Published: December 2015

The new Federal state educational standards define requirements for metasubject results of primary schooling. For their assessment, diagnostic package and test methods were developed in Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education and Moscow State University of Psychology and Education. A computer version of this package is provided. It includes techniques "Permutations" (author A.Z. Zak), "Calendar" (authors G.A. Zuckerman and O.L. Obukhova), "Quests of Mathematics" (authors S.F. Gorbov, O.V. Savelyeva, N.L. Tabachnikova), "Preparation of the text" (author Z.N. Novlyanskaya). The computer package helps to evaluate main metasubject results related to the development of thinking and mastery of the tools of learning activity. Two additional methods ("Children’s tasks" by G.A. Zuckerman and "Tips" by E.V. Chudinova) are focused on the diagnosis of formation of the ability to learn. Using computer tools allow schools to quickly diagnose the results of primary school education, to identify its strengths and weaknesses, prepare correction programs.
Socio-Psychological Situation as a Characteristic of the Educational Institution Uniqueness
Authors: Pogodina A.V. , Kotlyar M.L.
Published: December 2015

This paper analyzes the representations of the major educational process participants (students, teachers and representatives of the school administration) concerning the various elements of the socio-psychological situation in the educational institution. We assumed that the substantive characteristics of socio-psychological situation are reflected in the representations of the major participants of the educational process, which can help to define the degree of homogeneity of representations in students and teachers, as well as the uniqueness of socio-psychological situation in an educational institution. We describe the progress and the results of research conducted in Moscow on the basis of state educational institutions of various profiles (gymnasium with intensive study of English secondary school with ethno-cultural component), which was attended by 308 people, 235 of whom were students, and 73 were teachers and representatives of the school administration. We reveal the features of representation of different participants of the educational process about such elements of socio-psychological situation as leadership style, the type of organizational culture and the parameters of social and psychological climate in the educational institution. We describe significant differences in the expression of the elements of social and psychological situation in educational institutions of various types.
The Diagnostic Method Features of Communication Subject Development (ORSO)
Authors: Lioznova E.V.
Published: December 2015

The purpose of the article is familiarization with the development of questionnaire "Features of communication subject development" (ORSO). This new psychodiagnostic tool assesses communicative personality traits, its characteristics as the subject of communication. We present the theoretical foundation of the approach to the personality as a subject of communication, propose a structure of such subject, including two levels of properties: generic and specific. The latter include the responsibility in communication, unconditional acceptance of self, attitude to the partner as an absolute value. The questionnaire comprises five scales and measures the level of these features, as well as integrated communication success rate. The accuracy of responses is controlled by the scale of the adequacy of self-esteem. We describe communication styles, revealed by the ratio of the generic properties. The test is intended for men and women older than 12 years and allows to predict the success of communication with different partners in different situations and features of communicative behavior, attitudes, experiences of the respondent. We presented satisfactory performance criteria of test quality: reliability, validity and representativeness of the ORSO technique, provide examples of its application in scientific and applied purposes and prospects for future work.
A "Map" of Common Points of View in the Discourse about Drug Addicts: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Kovalev M.A. , Konkin V.Y. , Dvoryanchikov N.V. , Bovina I.B. , Debolsky M.G. , Il’in A.V.
Published: December 2015

Drug use continues to be one of the key public health problems, so it is particularly relevant to develop effective prevention programs targeted at different groups of young people. In this case, any preventive measure must necessarily rely on the results of empirical research. The article presents the results of the preparatory phase of the study of social representations about drug addicts, made in the framework of the theory of social representations (in the framework of the Geneva School ideas developed by V. Doisy and colleagues). The aim of the study was to identify the "map" of the common points of view in the discourse about drug addicts. The sample consisted of 308 people (195 men and 112 women, and one respondent did not state his gender), aged 16 to 47 years (median age is 25 years). The results provide empirical support for the hypothesis of the authors of the "map" of common points of view in the discourse about drug addicts.
Mediation in the Education System: a Review of the Experience of Different Countries
Authors: Konovalov A.Y.
Published: December 2015

Various countries establish school mediation programs, providing different answers to the following questions: whether the school mediation should become a profession or an additional skill required for teachers and administration? Whether some specific model or mediation should be implemented in schools, it is important that the school chose its own model? Should the mediators in the school be more focused on solving the conflicts or on the educational effects of mediation? Whether the school mediation should be introduced en masse, or only in schools showing strong interest? What is the difference of classical mediation and restorative practices? Spreading the model of "school service of reconciliation" in Russia, it is necessary to take into account international experience, both positive and negative aspects of different programs of mediation and restorative practices in school. The article deals with different forms of mediation in the educational system of different countries, highlights controversial points and the direction of development of mediation in the education system. We summarize the restoration practices in the education system in Russia, show the number of schools and regional reconciliation services, operating in the framework of restorative mediation, on their programs, the number of mediators and participants, and so on.
Different Approaches to the Social and Psychological Support for Adolescents in Conflict with the Law: Russian and Foreign Experience
Authors: Velikotskaya A. , Ivanova A.V.
Published: December 2015

The article is devoted to the socio-psychological support and re-socialization of adolescents who are in conflict with the law. Effective conditions for social and psychological support and re-socialization of adolescents in the situation of the offense, according to the authors, is directly related to the response mechanisms of the state and society on juvenile delinquency. Therefore, this article focuses on the analysis of different ways to respond to juvenile delinquency in the Russian and foreign governmental systems. A separate section is devoted to the practice of restorative justice, which is implemented on the border of the legal, social, educational and psychological areas and is an important component of social and psychological support to the teenager in the situation of the offense and a valuable resource to support system and creating conditions for the re-socialization of juvenile offenders.
Social Adaptation of Children Brought up in Orphanage
Authors: Larin A.N. , Konopleva I.N.
Published: December 2015

We discuss the influence of social adaptation on life success in orphans and children left without parental care when entering into an independent life. We provide the definition of the social adaptation in terms of psychology and law, review recent research findings of Russian scientists on social adaptation of children, as well as data on vital dispensation of graduates of orphanages. It is emphasized that the beginning of an independent life causes high stress, that children often cannot find their place in life and develop the mechanisms of behavior that contribute to the successful inclusion in public relations, quality education and the formation of family values. Thus, the most important condition for the successful entry of the child into an independent life is social integration into society, learning the rules and norms of behavior of society, the motivation for productive activities, education and the creation of a strong family and parenting. We provide the results of a study aimed at identifying coping strategies of behavior in stressful situations, adaptation features, as well as the level of anxiety in children-orphans and children left without parental care.
Mechanisms for Creating a Psychologically Safe Learning Environment in an Educational Institution of General Education
Authors: Leonova O.I. , Polikarkina E.I.
Published: December 2015

At the moment the question of how to create and maintain the psychological safety of the educational environment of the school is not sufficiently studied. Meanwhile, there has been proved its positive effect on the psychological health of students, their emotional and personal well-being, the formation of a meta-subjective and personal educational outcomes. This paper describes a study the purpose of which was to examine and verify empiricaly the features of management activities in the educational organization to create a psychologically safe learning environment. We studied personality traits of the Head of an educational organization by the procedure "Troubleshooting leadership abilities" (E. Zharikova, E. Krushelnytsky), techniques "Diagnosis of the level of burnout" (V.V. Boyko), methods of self-management style assessment (A.V. Agrashenkova, modified by E.P. Ilyin), and methods for rapid assessment of health, activity, mood (SAN). We proposed mechanisms to solve the problem of creating a comfortable and safe learning environment in the educational organization of general education.
The Role of Modern Information and Communication Environment in Shaping the Identity and Image of the World of Modern Teenagers
Authors: Bogdanovskaya I.M. , Ikonnikova G.U. , Korolyova N.N.
Published: December 2015

We describe the various methodological approaches to the measurement of today's global information and communication environment. It is shown that the image of the world of adolescents is influenced by diverse and divergent information flows, which are the source of communicative and cognitive needs, finding the ways of social and psychological adaptation, compensation, personal difficulties. This process creates special risks for adolescent socialization, adaptation, personal development. Based on the analysis of current research, we reveal the positive and negative aspects of the impact of modern information and communication technologies on the formation of adolescent identity. Online distribution of large volumes of information creates uncontrolled "cultural chaos" and blurs cultural identity, but also promotes the development of skills to design a virtual identity that can be seen as an integral part of the formation of the person in the new information society. We substantiate the direction of psycho-pedagogical support of socialization in the information society.
Features of Ethnic Awareness of Preschool Childrenin a Multicultural Educational Environment of Nalchik and Moscow
Authors: Nazranova L.Z.
Published: December 2015

We substantiate the necessity of taking into account cultural and educational interests of representatives of different ethnicities and cultures and acquaintance of pre-school children with the peculiarities of different peoples, interacting with people with different traditions. We describe a study of ethnic awareness of preschool children of pre-school educational institutions with a multicultural educational environment, participated by 160 preschool children in Nalchik and 49 children in Moscow. All children constantly attend preschool. The gender composition of the sample was approximately equal. Ages of children at the time of the study ranged from 5 to 8 years. For the study of ethnic awareness of preschool children in Moscow and Nalchik, we prepared author questionnaire of nine questions that reveal representations of preschool children about the different ethnic cultures, as well as detect the presence or absence of knowledge of the features of their native culture. The survey found the overall average level of ethnic awareness of preschoolers, which is characterized by correct but largely fragmented, superficial understanding of the traditions and peculiarities of different peoples, the instability of interest in the traditions and folklore of the peoples, lack of motivation in preference.
Electrodeposition and Electrooxidation of Bimetallic Systems Co–Ni and Cu–Ni
Authors: Ivanova N.V. , Kubylinskaya A.A. , Zakharov Yu.A.
Published: December 2015

By means voltammetry method the characteristics of the electrodeposition and anodic oxidation processes of Cu, Ni, Co and Cu–Ni, Co–Ni were investigated in ammoniacal buffer supporting electrolyte using graphite electrode. The quantity, maximum currents and potentials of anodic peaks on the voltammetric curves in the case of binary system are deﬁned by the ratio of metal ions concentration and electrodeposition procedure. The changes in the peaks parameters were attributed to the formation of bimetallic solid solutions with various contents of the components. It was shown that the result of coelectrodeposition of two metals on an inert substrate is determined not only the nature of the components of binary systems Co–Ni and Cu–Ni, but also features of the phase composition of bimetal in nano-state.
Highly Porous Carbon Materials Filled with Nickel Hydroxide Nanoparticles; Synthesis, Study, Application in Electrochemistry
Authors: Zakharov Yu.A. , Voropay A.N. , Fedorova N.M. , Pugachev V.M. , Puzynin A.V. , Barnakov Ch.N. , Ismagilov Z.R. , Manina T.S.
Published: December 2015

Nickel hydroxide was deposited on the surface of the porous carbon to obtain a cathode material for supercapacitors. This work is the first part of the study of Ni(OH)2/С composite, which considers the conditions of its synthesis using two types of porous carbon matrices with a highly developed specific surface area (1000–3000 m2/g) and two types of precursors (NiCl2*6H2O and Ni(N3)2). The morphology of the systems, in particular the shape and size characteristics of the hydroxide filler particles, was examined using the scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and nitrogen adsorption-desorption at 77 K. The measurements of capacity of the Ni(OH)2/С-electrodes were made in 6 M KOH using an asymmetric two-electrode cell (a porous carbon material with known electrode characteristics was employed as the counter electrode). The capacity was shown to decrease by 22–56% with increasing the scanning rate from 10 to 80 mV/s. A maximum capacity of the composite was obtained at a scanning rate of 10 mV/s was 346 F/g.
Report on the 11th Conference of the Groupe des Cartothécaires de LIBER 15-18 September 1998, Kraków, Poland
Authors: Fleet Christopher
Published: December 2015

Based on the former LIBER Special Newsletters, this report attempts to provide a general summary of the conference, extracting salient details from each of the papers, and describing events in the order that they were presented at the conference. This is necessarily a subjective distillation of facts, in order to highlight general trends and provide briefer overviews, and readers are therefore referred to the complete versions of these papers, which will be published in The LIBER Quarterly, and also on the GdC Website ().
New Technologies in Russian Cartographic Libraries
Authors: Kildushevskaya Ludmilla , Kotelnikova Natalya E.
Published: December 2015

Only two years separate us from the third millennium. The most important feature of our time is the pervasive spread of information in society, with new technologies being promptly introduced in all fields of activity. This phenomenon could not pass by national libraries. It should be noted, however, that libraries are probably the most conservative institutions, and the older and richer a library is, the more difficult are the problems of its modernization. This observation has certain peculiarities with regard to cartographic libraries.
Delivering Digital Data into the Library: The Digimap Project and its Impact on the Map Room– the Bodleian Library Experience
Authors: Millea Nick
Published: December 2015

This paper will consider the Digimap Project – its introduction into the Bodleian Library, how it has evolved, and how digital data’s arrival in the Library might influence future developments.
A Map Collection on the Internet
Authors: Crom Wolfgang
Published: December 2015

The map department of the Württemberg State Library in Stuttgart started a new development for the representation of its collection. When the Internet became increasingly important as an additional means for libraries and librarians to collect and distribute information, we wanted to include our map collection. However, we not only wished to bring attention to its existence but also to create the possibility of presenting the main information about the maps.
A Short Introduction Concerning the Implementation of the Horizon System at the Nicholas Copernicus University Library in Toruñ
Authors: Poplawska Lucyna
Published: December 2015

I would like to present an outline of the Horizon system, its history, environment, and state of implementation at the Nicholas Copernicus University Library in Toruñ at the moment, and the situation in the Map Department. Horizon is a third generation system (i.e. one of the latest of several library management systems) marketed by Ameritech Library Services, a subsidiary of the Ameritech Corporation, one of the world’s largest communication companies. The new system Horizon was built on the Marquis, Dynix library system, and is being developed by Ameritech Library Service in collaboration with the University of Chicago and Indiana University. It was first introduced in the USA in 1991. By August 1998, Horizon had been installed in about 570 libraries, located in the USA, Canada, Mexico, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, China, Saudi Arabia and many European countries. The first library in Europe to use this system was Technische Fachhochschule in Berlin.
Ten Years of Change in Russia and its Effect on Libraries
Authors: Kislovskaye Galina
Published: December 2015

It is sure the custom while speaking about Russia to resort to wordings that have the evidence of common words. Still analysis is needed to check out to what extend they are correct. One of these wordings is backwardness of librarianship in Russia and its bad management. In general it seems that apparently nothing could be said against that, everything is correct. If it were not the circumstances under which a today’s Russian librarian works and lives, circumstances that are entirely abnormal from the point of view of a western librarian, circumstances that lay obstacles to ANY activity as such. This may seem a paradox but sometimes I think that Russian libraries had to endure a long and quite a severe shock to start reassessing their basic services, organizational charts, staff composition, attitude to state allocations and fund raising - actually everything which is embodied in the word „management.” Ten years ago when changes were introduced into Russian reality none of us anticipated that since then we were doomed to manage under force majeur circumstances. Latest developments in Russia do not leave much optimism for quick recovery from an economic crisis and this sad truth volens nolens had to be accepted by those who have connected their lives with Russia.
The Only Certainty is Change: A Library Management Response to a Changing Environment
Authors: Foot Mirjam M.
Published: December 2015

The theme of this year’s LIBER conference emphasises the changing missions libraries envisage for the decade ahead and the different skills that are needed to fulfil these missions. However, change - a word we are hearing often during this week - does not materialise in a void, it does not just happen. There are reasons for the changing world in which libraries need to function and I would like to start by looking at a few of them.
Towards a Preservation Policy for European Research Libraries
Authors: Foot Mirjam M.
Published: December 2015

At the LIBER Annual Conference in Berne in 1997 Professor John Feather presented the results of a survey of preservation policies in European Research Libraries. Following this, those libraries that indicated in the survey that they had a written preservation policy were approached with the request to send a copy of their policy. Of the twenty-two libraries with a written policy, five national libraries and seven university libraries sent their documents, while a number of libraries replied that their policy was purely for internal use and not for general circulation. The policies that were received were translated into English (where necessary) and were analysed3 in order to determine whether a common trend could be found and whether a model could be developed on which to base a preservation policy for European research libraries.
Changing Attitudes and New Demands in Preservation Training
Authors: Kastaly Beatrix
Published: December 2015

At first, library preservation meant binding and repairing books and somewhat later the restoration or conservation of single items joined bookbinding. Besides, the importance of protection against insects and mould was always emphasised. Changes tend towards a shifting of emphasis on evolving optimal circumstances for the storage and use of library documents and on eliminating the deteriorating factors from the various forms of use.
A Qualitative, Comparative Study of the Use of Electronic Information and Other Services at Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Münster
Authors: Crawford John C.
Published: December 2015

The Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, (ULB) Münster, has a substantial background of research and publication in performance measurement and evaluation of library and information services (Poll and te Boekhorst) and has conducted and published internal studies of various aspects of its services.(Obst 1995; Buch 1996). My contact with the Library goes back to late 1996 when I spent two weeks at ULB on a British Council exchange scheme with North Rhine Westphalia which gave me some understanding of how the Library operates and some knowledge of the technical vocabulary of German academic librarianship. In 1998 I directed a qualitative study of the use being made of Glasgow Caledonian University Library’s recently opened Electronic Information Floor (Crawford 1999). A literature review undertaken prior to the study showed that surprisingly little research had been done in this area and that one of the earliest studies was that undertaken by Dr Oliver Obst at Münster (1995). Coincidentally ULB is a partner in the EQUINOX Project, led by CERLIM, which aims to develop a set of standardised performance measures for the electronic library and was interested in collecting some qualitative data as a background to the Project. After email discussions with ULB it was decided that I should visit the Library again to undertake a qualitative study of the use of electronic information services there which would act both as a comparative study with Glasgow Caledonian University and a background study to the much larger, CERLIM led, EQUINOX Project.
Legal Deposit on the Internet: A Case Study
Authors: Henriksen Birgit N.
Published: December 2015

The subject of my paper will be legal deposit on the Internet in Denmark. I will be telling you about the system supporting the legislation, rather than the legislation itself. The system has been developed over the last one and a half years at The Royal Library and is still under development.
Organising National Consortia for Licensing Bibliograhic, Citation and Fulltext Databases
Authors: Tollefsen Sigrid , Gulliksen Mimmi
Published: December 2015

RBT has been invited to present the status for consortia agreements for access to bibliographic databases, citation indexes and full-text resources in Norway.
From Quantity to Quality: Changes in Information Provision in a Medium-sized Dutch University Library
Authors: Laeven A.H.
Published: December 2015

This paper uses the library of the University of Nijmegen as a starting point; however, much of the information provided also applies to other Dutch libraries.
Digital Dissertations at Aalborg University Library
Authors: Arkin Elizabeth
Published: December 2015

At present, digitization of Ph.D. theses occurs on a very limited basis in Denmark. Until recently the emphasis has been exclusively on creating and maintaining bibliographic databases containing references to published research literature, descriptions of research projects, and research profiles of institutes, laboratories or departments. The principal vehicle for this information in Denmark is the Danish National Research Database, , established by the Ministry of Research and Information Technology. The database, which is part of Denmark’s Electronic Research Library, presently contains about 150,000 research references. Recently Danish universities, mainly university libraries, have been taking steps toward adopting the role of electronic full text publisher.
Electronic Dissertations in the Netherlands
Authors: Klugkist Alex C.
Published: December 2015

Several Dutch university libraries started full text electronic storing and publishing of scholarly information during the first half of the nineties; they aimed to build up collections of full text digital information and to develop digital user services. Doing so, they wanted to acquire expertise in the areas of producing, converting, indexing and providing electronic documents. The University of Groningen decided to concentrate in the first instance on dissertations (and other university publications), because these documents are quality controlled and free of copyright. At this university each year about 200 dissertations are submitted in all kind of disciplines. From January 1994 Ph D. students were allowed to present an electronic version of their dissertation to the University Library Groningen for interlibrary exchange instead of 50 printed copies.
LIBER Endorses Action by Dutch Librarians
Authors: LIBER Quarterly
Published: December 2015

LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européenees de Recherche, the Association of European Research Libraries) endorses the opinion of UKB that the price increase of scholarly journals, notably those of some of the commercial publishers, has for years exceeded that which might be expected on the basis of price increases in general, currency rates and the expansion of the market. LIBER agrees with the opinion of the UKB that - where there used to be a certain balance between the various parties in the information chain - this balance has been irresponsibly disturbed by the price policies of a number of publishers. This is detrimental to the services of libraries to their users, and hence to the development of science.
Information on Financing the Construction of Warsaw University Library
Authors: Rzesos Robert
Published: December 2015

The University of Warsaw has made efforts to construct a new library building since 1920. It was then that the Director of Warsaw University Library submitted a request to the Senate for constructing a new structure needed for constantly increasing collections. The contemporary library building, which had existed hitherto, functioned in one of the biggest European universities. It was too small to house the whole collection as early as 1920 and yet the quantity of the collection has been rising all the time for the nearly 80 years. To be able to house the collection, auxiliary buildings, halls and basements were being destined. Some often priceless rarities and prints were kept in very bad conditions and could not be made available through lack of display possibilities. Access to the plenty of items was very difficult.
Dublin City University New Library – A Library for the Information Age
Authors: Sheehan Paul
Published: December 2015

This paper looks at the development of Dublin City University (DCU), and at factors which have influenced the design of the new DCU Library, which is under construction and will be completed in July 2000. The library will be operational from September 2000.
The Library as a Service Point. The Case of the Bozen University Library: Planning, Building, Financing
Authors: Berger Franz , Kempf Klaus
Published: December 2015

The temporary sites and the new buildings for the University in Bozen and in Brixen are provided and financed by the Autonomous Province of Bozen-Bolzano.
Library Liberec
Authors: Kousal Radim
Published: December 2015

It is said that the difficulty with the project of the modern library consists of the coexistence of a bibliotheca and a mediatheca − the two worlds of a library, a library of the past and a library of the future. How do we solve this problem? One way is the universal design, which is able to absorbe both of those worlds of the library and at the same time to have the capacity to absorbe the fluctuation of the library’s program for the future.
The New Library of the University of Aveiro
Authors: Lemos Laura Oliva Correia
Published: December 2015

The new library of the University of Aveiro was inaugurated in 1995. The architect selected to put the new library project into practice was Álvaro Siza, an internationally recognised Portuguese architect. The project was assigned in 1987.
Opening Speech – 29th Annual General Conference of LIBER
Authors: Mittler Elmar
Published: December 2015

It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you all to the 29th Annual General Meeting of LIBER in the Royal Library of Copenhagen. As a group of about 160 delegates from Dublin and Lisbon to Moscow and Istanbul, from Bergen to Malta we represent Europe in its unity as well as in its diversity.
Moving the British National Collections
Authors: Foot Mirjam M.
Published: December 2015

There is no point in rehearsing the lengthy saga of building the new British Library in North London. The media made much of it − much of it inaccurate − and the Library, its staff and its users are now only too pleased to put all that behind and are eager to work in and with the new building, enjoying its amenities and much improved services. However, between the actual building of the new library and its enjoyment lies an important interlude, which has been discussed far less − at least in public and by the press − and that is the gigantic effort of moving 250 kilometres of library and archive material from ten different locations into the new and vastly improved storage areas at St Pancras. As an introduction to this panel discussion I will highlight four issues, the details of which will − I hope − be developed further when the introductions are over and the discussion starts. They are: 1. Planning and budgets, 2. Diversity of collections and locations, 3. Preservation and security, and 4. Lessons learnt.
Danish Research Libraries – Danish Models
Authors: Thorhauge Jens
Published: December 2015

In Europe we tend to think of cultural diversity as the very essence of our European fabric. This conference has also underlined the necessity for sticking to internationally recognised standards if we want a seamless cooperation in the future. So I believe that presenting the Danish situation to you serves a dual purpose: that of confirming that basically we do the things you do, but we also do some things in a different way which hopefully might be inspiring. I shall be looking at both aspects, with the main emphasis on the Danish models.
Report on the 12th Conference of the Groupe des Cartothécaires de LIBER, 27 June – 1 July 2000, København, Denmark
Authors: Fleet Christopher
Published: December 2015

This was another stimulating and enjoyable conference of the Groupe des Cartothécaires held in the impressive gravity-defying new extension to the Kongelige Bibliotek. The papers and issues discussed ranged from the everyday and practical to the abstract and theoretical, from historical cartography to future digital glints in the eye, and this report is inevitably a personal and simplified account of the meeting. The intention is to summarize the main issues of the various papers, highlight general trends and provide a briefer introduction to papers, to which readers are referred for more information.
Electronic Maps and Atlases in the Russian State Library and the Russian National Library
Authors: Kotelnikova Natalia , Kildushevskaja Ludmila
Published: December 2015

Within a brief span of time, maps on CD-ROM and on the Internet have become the most effective means of paperless information transfer. Map departments of the national libraries have found themselves up against the reality of needing to give readers access to electronic maps, which is possible only if they have a representative selection of electronic materials available in stock. It is a matter for regret that the Russian market is new being deluged with both licensed and unlicensed maps and atlases on CD-ROM. There are pirate copies of Russian and foreign publications alike. There are thus grave and almost insuperable difficulties to face when stocking electronic map libraries.
Can a Map Be a Geographic Information Retrieval Tool?
Authors: Smits Jan
Published: December 2015

This paper is intended to open up discussion on potential co-operation, which would enable participants restricted by unequal resources and technologies to participate in a pan-European project. The idea has not yet been fully developed but the purpose of the project is to allow digital maps to function not only as geographic resources and educational tools, but to act simultaneously as an interface to metadata-databases. These would contain de-scriptions of maps and spatial databases, as well as locational or geo-referenced resources in books, periodicals, and the Internet.
A Current International Bibliography of the Literature of the History of Cartography on the WWW: of Whom, by Whom, and for Whom?
Authors: Herbert Francis
Published: December 2015

I shall briefly mention, as a discussion basis, various facets of the proposal that have occurred to me under the headings: Currency, Countries, Contributions, Content, Compilation, Control & Co-operation, and Computer compatibility.
Consortia for Electronic Library Provision in Belgium
Authors: Van Borm Julien , Dujardin Marianne
Published: December 2015

E-libraries just like the former paper-based libraries will become increasingly essential and indispensable tools in research and education. Library consortia seem to be the way to get e-libraries started all over the world. However, it is unclear yet whether this is going to be a longlasting workable model. The Belgian research libraries follow the international pattern and are rapidly becoming hybrid libraries especially in business, science, applied sciences and biomedicine (the STM disciplines). Still they have large paper bound collections on board and no library is willing to replace these in the near future by a purely electronic collection of journals. The fear of losing the content and thus the „raison d’être“ of the library and the concern for users not yet familiar with e-information sources are the cornerstone for a prudent, yet conservative policy. Increasingly e-information and e-journals are being taken on board. Paper and electronic go side by side in new hybrid libraries partly also due to the market policy set by the publishers in combining paper and electronic in an attempt to keep or improve the annual turnover reached during the past paper period. The transition from paper to electronic occurred in Belgium somewhat later than in other Western European countries. This confirms the position of Belgium often taking up an average position in Western Europe.
Libraries in Finland Establish Consortia
Authors: Häkli Esko
Published: December 2015

I will discuss the development of organized consortia, which are based on a charter or a written contract. I will also deal with some issues related to the organization of the consortia. I would already here like to stress, that if a consortium wants to achieve results it, in addition to a charter or a contract, also needs an executive body that carries out the work and makes sure that the plans and decisions are not only prepared but also put into practice. One of the main weaknesses of many cooperative arrangements between libraries has been the absence of a common executive not only taking care of the practicalities but also safeguarding the continuity. A committee can never fulfill the tasks of an executive body because running a consortium successfully requires much more effort than what is normally anticipated. In Finland the National Library has been given the task to enhance the cooperation between the research libraries of the country and to support their consortia . According to the National Library Strategy (adopted in November 1999) the Library is functioning as a common resource of the country’s research libraries. In this capacity it has been instrumental in creating the comprehensive consortia described below and is also responsible for running their daily business. It is possible that an arrangement of this kind is more typical for a small country than for a bigger one.
Les Consortia en France
Authors: Berard Raymond
Published: December 2015

Alors que les consortia se sont développés un peu partout dans le monde dès le début des années 90, la France est restée à l’écart de cette dynamique jusqu’en 1997: après un timide démarrage autour de la cellule Mathdoc du Réseau national des bibliothèques de mathématiques et la création de groupements d’achat de produits comme Datastream ou ABI-Inform, il faudra attendre 1999 pour assister au véritable essor des consortia. La raison majeure tient à la faible tradition coopérative des bibliothèques académiques françaises, la gestion de nombreux dossiers qui fondent en partie les consortia américains - catalogue commun, prêt entre bibliothèques, acquisitions partagées - relevant du niveau national.
Consortium Building and Licensing by University Libraries in the Netherlands
Authors: Klugkist Alex C.
Published: December 2015

There are 13 university libraries in the Netherlands. Together with the Royal Library in The Hague and the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences in Amsterdam they form an association, the Association UKB. The UKB is a voluntary association with no formal legal basis. It is a platform for discussing and developing joint policy in the area of scientific information provision and services in the Netherlands. Her main interests include designing a national information infrastructure, organising loans between libraries, developing digital information services, granting consortium-related licenses, agreeing on pricing policies with respect to publishers, co-ordinating collection development and shared cataloguing and indexing. The UKB co-operates closely with PICA, a Dutch corporation for library automation and information, which was founded by a number of Dutch libraries and is now merged with OCLC. Especially in the field of licensing, the UKB has taken a number of important actions over the last few years: For example, it was on the UKB’s initiative that various licensing deals with information providers were concluded. This paper deals with the results achieved so far and reviews some of the experienced successes and problems.
French University Libraries 1988-1998: A Statistical Analysis
Authors: Gabel Gernot U.
Published: December 2015

Based on an analysis of statistical data from the past decade which have been published annually by the French Ministry of Education (Annuaire des bibliothèques universitaires), the article gives an overview of developments with regard to buildings, personnel, services, acquisitions and collections of French university libraries during the last decade.