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Peer reviewedVolodin, Boris F. – Library Quarterly, 2000
For over seven decades, library history in Russia has been considered a Soviet branch of science known as the "history of librarianship" and it has been isolated from the world science community. This article examines the degree to which Russian library historians have been isolated from this community and their initial results in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Science, Library Development, Library History
Peer reviewedStuart, Mary – Library Quarterly, 1989
Describes the impact of social and political reforms in Russia during the 1860s on the role of the Imperial Public Library. The discussion covers the changes in library organization and operations that reflected a willingness to adapt to changing social conditions, and the resulting perception of the library as a vital tool for progress. (80…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Democratic Values, Foreign Countries, Journalism
Peer reviewedRichards, Pamela Spence – Library Quarterly, 1998
Examines the exchange of publications, professional goals, and techniques between Russian and United States libraries and librarians following World War I. Discusses Russian and U.S. initiatives, U.S. librarian attitudes toward the Soviet experiment and Soviet librarianship, and Soviet librarian attitudes toward the U.S. and its library practices.…
Descriptors: Exchange Programs, Foreign Countries, Librarian Attitudes, Librarians
