bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Our profession - 140 years
Authors: Sukiasyan Eduard
Published: December 2018

How did the profession of the librarian become recognized by the society? The author emphasizes the role of Melvil Dewey (1851-1931) in the organization of the first library journal (The Library Journal, 1876, USA), creation of the first library society (American Library Association, 1876), declaration of the library profession as an independent one, entry of professionally trained women into libraries. He addresses the problems of interdependence between the library profession and the civil society organizations in contemporary Russia. He also scrutinizes on what factors the prestige of a profession depend.
Library space: Main principles and characteristics. (Sociocultural aspects). Part two
Authors: Matlina Slava
Published: December 2018

The given analysis of the library space principles and characteristics enables to define the substance of public library activities. The author insists on discarding outdated professional paradigms and on developing new models of library-user relationship.
Innovations in the aspect of contemporary science methodology
Authors: Guseva Evgenia
Published: December 2018

The author examines innovations as an aspect of science advancement. This phenomenon is interpreted within the context of contemporary philosophic concepts which has an impact on building research strategies in library studies in the contemporary information postindustrial society.
Virtual reference service in the Central Scientific Library of Belarus National Academy of Sciences. (Practical experience)
Authors: Bondarenko Elena , Dickaya Alla
Published: December 2018

The virtual reference services in the Central Scientific Library (Belarus NAS) enable remote users to get competent professional support and reliable information based on the library collection and Internet-resources. The authors examine the main functions of the virtual reference service and give statistical data based on fulfilled inquiries.
The Historical Library during the war - in documents, memoirs, and letters
Authors: Divnogortsev Alexander
Published: December 2018

Review of the book: The Historical Library during the Great Patriotic War, 1941-1945: Collection of documents and materials/ Author of the text K.A. Shaposhnikov; Science Editor M.D. Afanasyev]; State Public Hisotrical Library. - Moscow, 2015. - 338 p., [8] s. ill. - (70 years of the Great Victory).
“Digital education resources and library smart systems” - “Informatization of Education and e-Learning”
Authors: Kazantseva Vera
Published: December 2018

The special section held within the 1-st International research and practical conference “Informatization of Education and e-Learning” is reviewed (September 27-30, 2016, Krasnoyarsk) is reviewed: papers, presentations, the round table “Library Information activities in electronic environment”, the exhibition “Libraries, the 21-st century: New technologies and systems”, and other events of the Section. The author says that similar exhibitions are planned for the future, including within the sessions of the RLS Academic Libraries Section (May, 2017, Krasnoyarsk).
Jack of all trades: Modern librarians from historical perspective
Authors: Rassadina Marina
Published: December 2018

Library professional standards for the digital era are examined. Historical background for multifunctionality of libraries as a sociocultural institution is analyzed. The author argues that the existing library professional education system should be preserved and practicing librarians should be involved into training specialists for modern libraries.
Training professionals for library information organizations in the region: Social challenges and development vectors
Authors: Shunkov Alexander
Published: December 2018

Building the system for training professional staff for Siberian library information organizations at Kemerovo State Institute of Culture is characterized, and education challenges are discussed. Professional training vectors are defined from the perspective of the community demands.
“E-libraries: Information Communication Environment” online course: Some results of the professional development program
Authors: Sokolova Yulia
Published: December 2018

The author examines the issues of distant learning and, in particular, the online learning course “E-libraries: Information Communication Environment”. She substantiates the relevance of this format by the need to train massively librarians and information specialists to manage big arrays of digital information as acquired by libraries. Development technique and technology for the online course of “E-libraries: Information Communication Environment” are described. Learning results based on testing statistics are presented; strong points and drawbacks of the course based on the feedback monitoring are identified; students’ reviews are considered.
Building and provisioning the scientific library’s www-site (experience of the RAS N. V. Tsitsin Main Botanical Gardens Library)
Authors: Tkacheva Ekaterina
Published: December 2018

Goals and ways for building the web-site of a RAS Library for Natural Sciences department are reviewed from the viewpoint of end users and librarians. Proved and efficient approaches are offered, the choice of WordBress content management system is justified, related specific problems of the research libraries working within the RAS Library for natural Sciences system are examined. As a case study of the Main Botanical Gardens Library, the contents, structure and functionality of the www-site model are examined in detail.
SPSTL SB RAS is an integrator of science news information
Authors: Bazyleva Elena
Published: December 2018

Science news is one of the most important ways of science communication contributing a lot to the popularization of science. The problem of science news dissemination and its various ways and methods efficiency analysis can be solved by the design of information analysis system for news aggregation from different sources. The author describes the experience of the State Public Scientific Technical Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science in providing academic community’s awareness of the current events in the world of science. The new phase of the library's work to integrate news scientific data - the project "Siberian Science News" as the integrated information product comprising various types of information (factual, bibliographic, full-text) is introduced. The www-site "Siberian Science News" use monitoring data and the analysis of some web analytics metrics characterizing user behavior are presented.
Library magistrature. Its impact on the fate of library education in Russia
Authors: Sukiasyan Eduard
Published: December 2018

The author speaks about the influence of the Bologna Declaration principles on the fate of library education in Russia. The problems of education at the level of undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate courses, further training of practical librarians, and the additional education (obtaining a second diploma) have been consistently addressed. The current practice in Russia is compared with the training system in the United States. The experience of teaching Russian students in US library schools is analyzed, from the selection criteria to the evaluation of effectiveness. The conclusion is drawn: there is no connection between educational institutions and libraries. This should be handled by the Russian Library Association.
Science initiatives for university libraries’ interaction
Authors: Kapranova Oksana , Lyubushko Ekaterina
Published: December 2018

The year activities of O. Kutafin Moscow State Law University Library are reviewed in brief. These science initiatives correspond to the current problems of university libraries, i. e. building and developing information and library resources to support education and research, legal regulation of digital resources acquisition, improving marketing and project activities of university libraries. Many heads of Russian and foreign public and university libraries, producers and providers of digital resources, and publishers took part in these activities. Video conference system enables to expand these professional initiatives to many libraries in Russian regions and the near abroad states. In particular, in 2017, the Library of the State Management University and Yeltsin Presidential Library held the joint conference "Legal issues and managerial marketing of library activities in the changing university environment".
Rationale for design and development of corporate cataloguing system in the Crimea: Today’s view
Authors: Kondratenko Olesya , Shrayberg Yakov
Published: December 2018

The authors substantiate the viability of corporate cataloguing in the Crimea due to the recent geopolitical and technological circumstances. The structural features and new approaches to corporate cataloguing are discussed. The Crimean library system is analyzed, along with the practical experience of corporate cataloguing implementation during “the Ukrainian period” and when Crimea is reintegrated into the Russian Federation. Recommendations on how to design corporate cataloguing system Crimean and Sevastopol libraries based on the new practices and the concept are suggested.
Annual Conference (General Meeting) of ELNIT Association members. A review
Authors: Myakova Natalya
Published: December 2018

The annual Conference (General Meeting) of the members of the International Association of Users and Developers of Electronic Libraries and New Information Technologies (ELNIT) held within the framework of the Third World Professional Forum “The Book. Culture. Education. Innovations” - “Crimea-2017” (June 3-11, 2017, Sudak, Republic of Crimea, Russian Federation) is reviewed. The speeches delivered by ELNIT Association President and Executive Director are highlighted. The resolutions adopted by the Association Conference are quoted.
The prospects for IRBIS development: The new product - IRBIS64+
Authors: Brodovsky Alexander , Sboichakov Konstantin , Sokolovsky Vladimir
Published: December 2018

IRBIS64+ - the new product of IRBIS Library Automation System designed for building and maintaining digital libraries, is introduced. IRBIS64+ new functionality is revealed. New possibilities for users, including those with expanded access right, are described. The IRBIS64+ modules are named.
Discipline-specific bibliometric analysis: Quality and performance indexes
Authors: Gazizova Darina
Published: December 2018

Bibliometric studies in geological disciplines are reviewed. Data were selected for the bibliometric study. The main indicators analyzed were: number of publications, Hirsch index, journals impact factor, and IQp. The study task is to reveal interdependence of authors’ indicators and publications bibliometric indicators, and, based on selected indicators, to assess researchers’ quality and performance. The author suggests that IQp may be used to respond to bibliometric inquiries made by discipline experts. The paper is prepared within the framework of the Government Task 2017 for the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology.
Internet-services providing pirated access to scientific and research materials is a new challenge for research and academic libraries
Authors: Goncharov Mikhail
Published: December 2018

The author examines the possible impact of pirate services providing access to scientific information on libraries. He names Sci-Hub service as a typical Internet service providing illegal access to research papers and materials. New potential challenges of illegal practices and services for research and academic libraries are formulated. The author emphasizes that new technologies of access to scientific knowledge require that the libraries analyze thoroughly and plan their own services; cooperate closely with publishers to promote new modern methods of access; design and build soft- and hardware packages in statistical control and user logging; control possible illegal activities; train users in appropriate use of science information specify the danger of using “grey” and “black” zones and services.
Digital library of dissertations and authors’ abstracts as a core of RSL Digital Library
Authors: Avdeeva Nina , Sus Irina
Published: December 2018

Dissertation thesis is a qualification paper summarizing the work carried out by its author, and as a result of the public defence procedure the latter either acquires or does not acquire the scientific degree of a Candidate/Doctor of Sciences. Dissertation is considered to be an unpublished document, and it is to satisfy the certain demands. It is to report on the essence of the researched theme and on the scientific results achieved by the researcher, it should also contain all the necessary arguments in their support. The work is to be performed by its authors themselves. The Russian State Library is a unique repository of authentic dissertation theses defended in the country from 1944 on. In order to keep them safe and to provide a widest access to knowledge, Digital Dissertation Library of the Russian State Library was designed on the basis of modern information technologies.
All-Russian Patent and Technical Library and of open access to patent information
Authors: Bakhvalova Olga
Published: December 2018

The author examines specific characteristics of patent information use in patent research and the major vectors of All-Russian Patent and Technical Library work. The author points to changes in collection development technology, user services in remote access mode, designing information products intended to orient users in multiple information resources on the Internet. She emphasizes that the Library’s patent law collection is relevant, very important and the most complete specialized collection on intellectual property issues.
Using digital resources at Chelyabinsk State Institute of Culture Scientific Library
Authors: Mokovaya Tatiana
Published: December 2018

Design and use of digital resources at universities are discussed. The conclusions of testing optimal model of university library’s collection development are made. Experimental stages are described: the issues of building university’s digital information and education environment, collection compliance with disciplines standards, budget minimization through purchasing access to digital learning resources, teaching skills of digital publication use and resource use control for education to use are discussed. Interaction of digital library systems and digital information education environment is highlighted. The necessity for investigating into the functionality of university digital resources and finding appropriate solutions is justified.
Efficient web-technologies in library services
Authors: Redkina Natalya
Published: December 2018

The data generated by several poll-centers and analytical centers on changes in temporal and topological characteristics of society and Internet advancement rate are revealed. The place of web-technologies in providing virtual user services and libraries’ strategic development is emphasized. Web-services in communication and information awareness, and other areas (e-mailing, teleconferences, mobile services for instant messaging, etc.), and the services to support building and hosting resources (www-sites, social media, podcasts, digital depositories) in library technological processes is defined. The examples of software solutions are given. Criteria for web-technology performance are introduced (efficiency, effectiveness, quality and others).
RFID equipment in libraries: Selection and use
Authors: Timoshenko Igor
Published: December 2018

The issues of functional characteristics of contemporary RFID equipment for libraries are highlighted. The equipment is examined from the viewpoint whether its consumer qualities meet the standards and needs of contemporary libraries. The recommendations on selecting RFID equipment and spare parts for library automation are given. The paper is oriented toward library managers and library automation technologies professionals.
Information services for professionals at the Sci-tech Library
Authors: Trenina Marina
Published: December 2018

The experience of South Kazakhstan Branch of Kazakhstan Republican Library for Science and Technology in serving professionals with regulation technical documents and full-text databases in online mode is presented. The applied methods of electronic resources use are listed. The most convenient and often applied services (particularly - electronic document delivery) provided with use of convenient ALIS are presented.
Sci-tech Library of Monchegorsk: Years, people, events, mission
Authors: Mamakina Svetlana
Published: December 2018

The history of formation of the House of Technology, sci-tech library of Severonikel enterprise and Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company is highlighted. The major segments of the sci-tech library of Monchegorsk aimed to form a new information and communication environment at the library are analyzed. They include: implementation of ALIS IRBIS, handling joint events with other institutions in the town, formation of interactive expositions «Live environment», lectures, photo expositions, photo archive and others.
New textbooks for bachelors
Authors: Sukiasyan Eduard
Published: December 2018

New textbooks for bachelors in library and information science published by «Professija» publishing house - «Subject Fields Information Resources» and «Library and Information Services», as well as «Library Science» published by Moscow State Institute for Culture are presented. The structure and contents of textbooks are analyzed. The digital library by «Professija» publishing house is presented.
The current library education: Reforms continuing
Authors: Kluev Vladimir
Published: December 2018

The article covers the spectrum of vital problems of higher library education discussed at the interregional discussion round table within the framework of LIBCOM-2016 International Conference. Among the most important issues are: modernization of Federal State Education Standards and transformation of the sectoral education model, integration of education and professional standards, developing the system of basic universal and general professional competences, professional activities of baccalaureate and master program graduates, etc. Trends in standardization in the professional education are discussed.
Evaluating users’ satisfaction with the services of Fundamental Library of Perm State Pedagogical University for the Humanities
Authors: Ragozina Svetlana
Published: December 2018

The author reviews the findings of the survey accomplished at the Fundamental Library of Perm State Pedagogical University for the Humanities. The questionnaire method was applied as an efficient, documentary, and flexible one in information acquiring and processing. Several aspects of efficiency of using digital education resources are evaluated. The author undertakes to analyze the trends in the Library activities: which new methods are advisable to apply, which problems need to be addressed.
Brain storms to involve young professionals in library management
Authors: Legenchuk Maria
Published: December 2018

The experience of the South Ural State University Scientific Library is discussed. The findings of the brain storm are reflected in two mindmaps: the first one embraces eight vectors of library promotion toward users; and the second one reveals the ideas for the Library’s services promotion. The incorporated brain storm ideas of five years are presented in tables which enables the author to make her conclusions.
The current state and prospects of library and information education in the Republic of Cameroon
Authors: Zemengue Jeremie
Published: December 2018

The article is devoted to the goals and objectives of the national development of the concept of professional library education, reflecting the reform on the basic ideas of library and information education. It proposes priority solutions to support legal fields in libraries of the country. It highlights prospective directions to organize the system of professional training of library staff. From this analysis and international experience the author express the need for international norms and standardization of professional library and information education.
A person that I would like to work with. (А jubilee anniversary of E. R. Sukiasyan)
Authors: Leontyev Aleksey
Published: December 2018

This article presents a personal point of view about cooperation with Eduard Rubenovich Sukiasyan as a professional librarian, a scientist, and a human. Appropriate qualities for a professional in a scientific library considered. Several problems are discussed, which involve honesty in a research study, accent to intercultural relations, correspondence between humanistic and commercial aspects in librarian profession, cultural outlook and sensitivity to innovations, information culture of an individual.
Rare specialists. On the training of experts in the field of modern cataloging
Authors: Sukiasyan Eduard
Published: December 2018

Article on the problems of training of cataloguers of high qualification - experts in the field of modern cataloging. Author believes that they need to be prepared for library applications, specifically selecting candidates and concluding agreements with them. Work requires special responsibility. It is told about the selection and preparation of cataloguers of high qualification in the USA. The volume of knowledge and skills of catalogers of this level in Russia will be great, as it will include both international and national requirements.
Continuing LIS education: 13th scientific and methodological conference in memory of Valentina Minkina
Authors: Brezhneva Valentina , Paramonova Irina
Published: December 2018

The paper presents the overview of work of the annual scientific-methodical conference «Continuing LIS education» which held at the Faculty of Library and Information Science to Saint-Petersburg State University of Culture (March 16-17, 2017). In the conference participated representatives of the leading universities of Moscow, Kemerovo, Samara and Chelyabinsk and other educational organizations, as well as heads and specialists of libraries of all types and kinds from different regions of Russia and experts in the field of library and information education abroad. In the conference reports, participants discussed the topical issues of higher library education and additional professional education. For example, the problems associated with the normative provision of various levels of vocational education, the development of professional and educational standards and the formation of new professional competencies were outlined. Special attention was paid to the problems of professional training of librarians who do not have a vocational education, as well as the development of network interaction of all participants of educational process.
Evaluation of scientific work in the library and information field
Authors: Zakharchuk Tatyana
Published: December 2018

The author highlights the criteria for assessing library scientist's impact by the number of the publications using citation indices and Hirsch factor. The functions, advantages and drawbacks of citation indices are discussed, as well as the factors to affect Hirsch index. The author examines the credibility of the Russian Science Citation Index data and the quality of journal publications in the HAC list. Standards of originality in the Antiplagiat system and the quality of scientific publications in the library science, bibliography and bibliology are discussed. Some approaches toward scientific work evaluation in the modern library and information science are proposed. The author argues that the quantitative indicators should be combined with the expert assessment.
Could we measure science outcome in papers and printed symbols? (Commenting on Tatyana Zakharchuk’s article)
Authors: Sukiasyan Eduard
Published: December 2018

The author analyzes why science outcomes in the library and information sector is assessed through quantitative factors (number of publications and their total volume) rather than by the actual contribution to the science; why in some cases it is enough for some publications to be published and, which is most importantly, be included into the Russian Science Citation Index though they are far from being scientific. The author argues that we lack assessment tools to evaluate achievements in science, and it’s almost impossible to publish a paper in foreign periodicals; the criteria to classify a work as a scientific or research paper are lacking, too.
The role of Bolshevist libraries in the build-up to the Revolution. (One hundred years of the Soviet librarianship) Article three. The party’s illegal libraries
Authors: Stolyarov Yuri
Published: December 2018

In previous articles ( see Scientific and Technical Libraries. - 2017. - Issues 6,7) the author examined V.I. Lenin’s views on Bolsheviks’ party libraries in preparing the revolution: historiography is discussed; the problem historiography is presented; legal forms of library work used by Bolsheviks for propaganda is discussed. In this concluding article, the author focuses on illegal libraries of Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (of Bolsheviks) organized at every party cell. He analyzes every library element, i.e. collections, users, librarians, and equipment, sources for collection development, specifics of underground cataloguing, etc.
Some approaches to classification of citation (on the archaeological materials)
Authors: Kholushkin Yuri
Published: December 2018

An attempt is made to construct a system classification of differentiated quotations based on the theory of fractals. The essence of the method is the construction of fragments, each based on a universal classification model. It involves the use of dialectic laws to identify systemic links between concepts. In this case, the content of the model itself is revealed through six consecutive conceptual formations, starting with the basic concept and resulting in a five-element group. Such fragments have five system properties: unambiguousness, coordinate cartography, sub-fullness, systemic historicity and predictability. The most important advantage of this approach is that the quality of citation is in direct connection with the scientific level of the reference publication, which makes it possible to measure the quality and tightness of the links between scientific schools and the characteristics of the so-called “invisible” colleges.
Development strategy of the Central Scientific Agricultural Library (FSBSI CSAL)
Authors: Bunin Mikhail
Published: December 2018

The activity vectors of the Scientific Agricultural Library as a head library within the network of the country’s research agricultural libraries are reviewed. Information resources, mission, strategic objective, priority tasks and the main directions of development of the Central Scientific Agricultural Library are described. The features of the proprietary database “AGROS” comprising annotated and abstracted records of documents in national and foreign sources on the widest subject scope are analyzed. The functionalities the Centralized Electronic Library System and the Union Catalog of the libraries of Russian agro-industrial state research institutions are characterized as a corporate bibliographic resource. The main vectors of scientific research carried out at the Scientific Agricultural Library in accordance with the national academies’ of sciences program of fundamental studies for 2013-2020, par. 1 “Modern economic theory and the principles for the country’s agro-industrial complex in the circumstances of globalization and integration of world economy”, are explored. The issues of collection acquisition, control and preservation, standards and guidelines, HR, and user information awareness are highlighted.
Bibliometrics and hunting the predators
Authors: Borgoyakova Kristina , Zemskov Andrey
Published: December 2018

Brief review of the International scientific-practical conference "Information support of science and education: Scientometrics and bibliometrics" held in Moscow on September, 2017, is presented. Some issues of bibliometric analysis are discussed. The authors focus mainly on the papers on bibliometric analysis instruments and technologies and researcher productivity. Explosive growth of publications, expansion of electronic media and open access publications (golden version) have given rise to the infringement of publication ethics, and emerging of predatory publishers and journals. Among other conference topics were the following: global and domestic trends of research, quality of Russian science publications, correlation between subscription costs and scientometric factors, RSCI analysis, etc. Special attention is given to paper by V. G. Bogorovs “Web of Science - the world of international science journals: Regional and global science citation indexes”, who discussed the criteria of selection for the Web of Science Core Collection.
Evaluating libraries’ activities in social media through web-analytic means
Authors: Redkina Natalya
Published: December 2018

Based on the studies of analytical agencies reports, the author summarize the data on social networks popularity (Facebook, Instagram, VKontakte, Twitter, etc.) in Russia and internationally, as well as the users’ activity level. She argues that the libraries’ media accounts need to be managed based on analytical data and results of expert evaluation, surveys, marketing research, web analytic. These tools enable to analyze library smm-manager efficiency, to study library user behavior and preferences, to reveal and eliminate technical errors, to define strategic vectors of libraries’ www-activities. The modern www-instruments for social networks evaluation are revealed and tested based on several libraries’ www-accounts. The authors also suggests to use combinations of www-instruments to get detailed statistics, to perform content studies, comparative analysis of libraries’ www-accounts and user profiles, to reveal problems, to improve libraries’ presence on the World Wide Web, etc. The results of evaluation tools application prove their importance and practicability in assessing libraries’ performance in the social media.
Studying document management at the academic libraries in the Ural region
Authors: Dublennykh Alexandra
Published: December 2018

The findings of the sociological study of higher education institutions libraries of the Ural region zonal methodological association carried out in 2016 are presented. The study objective is to analyze the documenting process as a key factor of decision substantiation in the technological management aimed to facilitate performance of academic libraries, to select forms and conceptualize methodological support of documenting library processes at the universities. The documenting experience is examined in several aspects: document management, documenting process; types of documents; levels of mastering document management methods; self-evaluation of documents. The author concludes on the proposed hypotheses that the level of mastering the modern document management tools differs at various academic libraries of the Ural region. This is due to their varying attitude towards the necessity to improve it. The author identifies three groups of libraries mastering different levels of mastering methods and instruments of document management. As a solution, the author suggests that external methodical support and consultations and specialized training course should be offered to the libraries to develop essential competences which is not possible through fragmented events.
Bibliographic Database “Sources in traditional medicine in Tibet languages”
Authors: Rinchinov Oleg
Published: December 2018

The collection of the Institute of Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch is based on Tibet and Mongolian books accumulated by generations of Buryat scholars, local historians, museum workers. In accordance with the RF Government Regulations of December 23, 2016 № 2800-r, RAS SB Institute of Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies is an academic organization to deposit of the RF Archival Fund documents that constitute the national property. To preserve and to study this rich heritage, the Institute’s Center for Oriental Manuscripts and Xylography was established. The author describes in detail the specialized database comprising bibliographic records of medical literature in the Center’s Tibetan collection. Based on the revealed information objects, authority records (metadata) of the following types were created: «person», «work», and «location». The rare publications were processed in accordance with the description scheme introduced by the international consortium Asian Classics Input Project (ACIP). The database gives insight into the content and genre diversity of the Tibetan medical literature corpus оn the whole, and may be used for developing offline and online apps for research and education; it can also make the core of e-libraries and knowledge bases.
Information special aspects of the theses in lexicography
Authors: Goncharova V. V.
Published: December 2018

The author characterizes the information potential of the theses in lexicography to be efficiently used in reference and bibliographic user services. From this viewpoint, 150 dissertation research papers were analyzed to reveal and illustrate the different types of lexicographic information resources (LIR) described in the above works, or listed in the supplementary bibliographies. The LIR distinguishing feature is their multifuntionality: they act as the source for latent bibliographic information, as a historiographic source, as a lexicographic source, etc. Using this intensive information potentiality enables to comply with various user requests of lexicographic character, even the most complex of them.

The article is supplemented with the vast table comprising the main LIR obtained as the findings of dissertation research. The author suggests that many theses bibliographies enable building subject bibliographies to be used in reference services.

The author concludes that the information features of the dissertations in lexicography enables to comply with various complex requests and to improve reference user services.
Distance library education in the era of globalization and information technologies: The experience and prospects
Authors: Babieva N. A. , Klyuchenko T. I. , Dresher Yu. N.
Published: December 2018

The current period is characterized by intensive informatization and globalization processes and stimulates building the single education space. At the same time, the ongoing transformations in the library area makes adjustments in the content of training librarians. The expanding information and technological environment requires libraries to adapt as fast as possible. The authors emphasize that building a complex library infrastructure is impossible without highly competent specialists. The authors suggest that distance learning is a promising trend in training library and information specialists in the single education space. They review the experience of distance learning in Kazan State Institute of Culture where it is introduced in several disciplines. The results of satisfaction survey are presented. The difference in the opinions of the full-time and off-campus students is demonstrated. Based on the survey, the authors conclude that most of the students are not ready to switch to distance learning. Main provisions for the highly efficient distance education, its main advantages and disadvantages are revealed. Introduction of distance learning is seen as essential for increasing efficiency of the Russian higher library schools.
The diversity of lexicographic references
Authors: Goncharova Victoria
Published: December 2018

Based on the author’s detailed analysis of the archive of completed references, the specific classification of lexicographic references is introduced. The virtual lexicographical references are the result of joint efforts of bibliographers and lexicographers. This type of reference holds a specific place in bibliographic reference user service. Polyfunctionality and specific diversity make information specific features of this type of references. The focus is made on the subtypes of the lexicographic references; the examples are provided. Potential lexicographical and bibliographic services are suggested for the libraries’ virtual environment to support user self-education and self-service and intensive use of lexicographic information. The article is complemented by the table to present the classification of lexicographic virtual references.
Applying serials selection and assessment methods to support technical research (exemplified by power engineering subdisciplines)
Authors: Lazarev Vladimir , Yurik Inna , Dydik Natalya
Published: December 2018

When selecting world scientific serials for certain disciplines in the natural and technical sciences, the indicators of selected publications citation in specialized journals and the specialized journals citation in the selected publications are used. The study was conducted within the topics “Energy security and energy conservation, energy efficient technologies and engineering». Total citation in individual specialized journals was calculated along with the “discipline impact factor” - an indicator similar to the impact factor having in its numerator the value of citation of journals in the selected specialized journals rather than the whole range of journals being indexed by JournalCitationReports®. The serials were also selected by their total citation of the selected specialized journals. The indicator similar to the “discipline impact factor” is calculated as the fraction of the number of the serials’ links to the specialized journals publications in “the citation window” made by the serials being assessed on the specialized journals publication within the “publication window” and the citing publications in “the citation window”. In all the cases, the citation window equals one year, and the publication window equals “5 + 1” years, i.e. five years prior to the year when the links are being recorded.
Tallgrass Prairie Responses to Management Practices and Disturbances: A Review
Authors: Wagle Pradeep , Gowda Prasanna H.
Published: December 2018

Adoption of better management practices is crucial to lessen the impact of anthropogenic disturbances on tallgrass prairie systems that contribute heavily for livestock production in several states of the United States. This article reviews the impacts of different common management practices and disturbances (e.g., fertilization, grazing, burning) and tallgrass prairie restoration on plant growth and development, plant species composition, water and nutrient cycles, and microbial activities in tallgrass prairie. Although nitrogen (N) fertilization increases aboveground productivity of prairie systems, several factors greatly influence the range of stimulation across sites. For example, response to N fertilization was more evident on frequently or annually burnt sites (N limiting) than infrequently burnt and unburnt sites (light limiting). Frequent burning increased density of C4 grasses and decreased plant species richness and diversity, while plant diversity was maximized under infrequent burning and grazing. Grazing increased diversity and richness of native plant species by reducing aboveground biomass of dominant grasses and increasing light availability for other species. Restored prairies showed lower levels of species richness and soil quality compared to native remnants. Infrequent burning, regular grazing, and additional inputs can promote species richness and soil quality in restored prairies. However, this literature review indicated that all prairie systems might not show similar responses to treatments as the response might be influenced by another treatment, timing of treatments, and duration of treatments (i.e., short-term vs. long-term). Thus, it is necessary to examine the long-term responses of tallgrass prairie systems to main and interacting effects of combination of management practices under diverse plant community and climatic conditions for a holistic assessment.
Optimization and Validation of a Chromatographic Method for the Quantification of Isoniazid in Urine of Tuberculosis Patients According to the European Medicines Agency Guideline
Authors: Mishra Pooja , Albiol-Chiva Jaume , Bose Devasish , Durgbanshi Abhilasha , Peris-Vicente Juan , Carda-Broch Samuel , Esteve-Romero Josep
Published: December 2018

Isoniazid is a drug that is widely used against tuberculosis. However, it shows high interpatient variability in metabolism kinetics and clinical effect, which complicates the prescription of the medication and jeopardizes the success of the therapy. Therefore, in a specific patient, the pharmacokinetics of the drug must be elucidated to decide the proper dosage and intake frequency to make the drug suitable for therapeutic drug monitoring. This can be performed by the quantification of the drug in urine as this process is non-invasive and allows the effects of long-time exposure to be inferred. The paper describes the development of a micellar liquid chromatographic method to quantify isoniazid in urine samples. Extraction steps were avoided, making the procedure easy to handle and reducing the waste of toxic organic solvents. Isoniazid was eluted in less than 5 min without interference from other compounds of the urine using a mobile phase containing 0.15 SDS–12.5% 1-propanol (v/v)–Na2HPO4 0.01 M buffered at pH 7, running at 1 mL/min under isocratic mode through a C18 column with the detection wavelength at 265 nm. The method was validated by following the requirements of the Guidelines on Bioanalytical Method Validation issued by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in terms of selectivity, calibration curve (r2 = 0.9998 in the calibration range (0.03–10.0 μg/mL), limit of detection and quantification (10 and 30 ng/mL respectively), precision (<16.0%), accuracy (−0.9 to +8.5%), carry-over, matrix effect, and robustness. The developed method was applied to quantify isoniazid in urine samples of patients of an Indian hospital with good results. The method was found to be useful for routine analysis to check the amount of isoniazid in these patients and could be used in its therapeutic monitoring.
Novel Docosahexaenoic Acid Ester of Phloridzin Inhibits Proliferation and Triggers Apoptosis in an In Vitro Model of Skin Cancer
Authors: Mantso Theodora , Trafalis Dimitrios , Botaitis Sotiris , Franco Rodrigo , Pappa Aglaia , Rupasinghe H. , Panayiotidis Mihalis
Published: December 2018

Skin cancer is among the most common cancer types accompanied by rapidly increasing incidence rates, thus making the development of more efficient therapeutic approaches a necessity. Recent studies have revealed the potential role of decosahexaenoic acid ester of phloridzin (PZDHA) in suppressing proliferation of liver, breast, and blood cancer cell lines. In the present study, we investigated the cytotoxic potential of PZDHA in an in vitro model of skin cancer consisting of melanoma (A375), epidermoid carcinoma (A431), and non-tumorigenic (HaCaT) cell lines. Decosahexaenoic acid ester of phloridzin led to increased cytotoxicity in all cell lines as revealed by cell viability assays. However, growth inhibition and induction of both apoptosis and necrosis was more evident in melanoma (A375) and epidermoid carcinoma (A431) cells, whereas non-tumorigenic keratinocytes (HaCaT) appeared to be more resistant as detected by flow cytometry. More specifically, PZDHA-induced cell cycle growth arrest at the G2/M phase in A375 and A431 cells in contrast to HaCaT cells, which were growth arrested at the G0/G1 phase. Elevated intracellular generation of reactive oxygen species ROS was detected in all cell lines. Overall, our findings support the potential of PZDHA as a novel therapeutic means against human skin cancer.
Far Infrared Irradiation Enhances Nutraceutical Compounds and Antioxidant Properties in Angelica gigas Nakai Powder
Authors: Azad Md Obyedul Kalam , Piao Jing Pei , Park Cheol Ho , Cho Dong Ha
Published: December 2018

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of far infrared irradiation (FIR) on nutraceutical compounds, viz. total phenolic content, total flavonoids, and antioxidant capacity, of Angelica gigas Nakai (AGN). The FIR treatment was applied for 30 min with varied temperatures of 120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 220, and 240 °C. Results showed that FIR increased total phenolic and flavonoid content in AGN at 220 °C. The HPLC results revealed higher quantities of decursin (62.48 mg/g) and decursinol angelate (41.51 mg/g) at 220 °C compared to control (38.70 mg/g, 27.54 mg/g, respectively). The antioxidant capacity of AGN was also increased at 220 °C, as measured by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), and the phosphomolybdenum (PPMD) method. A further increase of the FIR temperature caused a reduction of compound content. In addition, the results also showed a strong correlation between phenolic content and antioxidant properties of AGN powder. These findings will help to further improve the nutraceutical profile of AGN powder by optimizing the FIR conditions.
An Observer-Based Active Fault Tolerant Controller for Vehicle Suspension System
Authors: Liu Xue , Pang Hui , Shang Yuting
Published: December 2018

This paper proposes an observer-based active fault-tolerant controller for a half-vehicle active suspension system subjected to the actuator fault as the nonzero offset fault. By constructing the augmented fault suspension system model, an H∞ weighted output feedback controller was developed to improve the vehicle dynamics performances under a fault-free condition. Moreover, a robust observer was designed to make an accurate estimation of the fault information with the auxiliary diagnosis system and further to develop an H∞ fault compensation controller, such that the closed-loop control system can eliminate the negative effects of the actuator faults on vehicle suspension performances. Finally, a numerical simulation investigation was provided to verify the effectiveness of the proposed controller under the random and bump road disturbances.
Machine Learning Approaches for Outdoor Air Quality Modelling: A Systematic Review
Authors: Rybarczyk Yves , Zalakeviciute Rasa
Published: December 2018

Current studies show that traditional deterministic models tend to struggle to capture the non-linear relationship between the concentration of air pollutants and their sources of emission and dispersion. To tackle such a limitation, the most promising approach is to use statistical models based on machine learning techniques. Nevertheless, it is puzzling why a certain algorithm is chosen over another for a given task. This systematic review intends to clarify this question by providing the reader with a comprehensive description of the principles underlying these algorithms and how they are applied to enhance prediction accuracy. A rigorous search that conforms to the PRISMA guideline is performed and results in the selection of the 46 most relevant journal papers in the area. Through a factorial analysis method these studies are synthetized and linked to each other. The main findings of this literature review show that: (i) machine learning is mainly applied in Eurasian and North American continents and (ii) estimation problems tend to implement Ensemble Learning and Regressions, whereas forecasting make use of Neural Networks and Support Vector Machines. The next challenges of this approach are to improve the prediction of pollution peaks and contaminants recently put in the spotlights (e.g., nanoparticles).