Libraries and society: The II International Bibliography Congress to be held in Moscow in October 2015

The II International Bibliography Congress under the motto “Bibliography: The Look into the Future” will be held on October 6-9, 2015 in the Russian state Library (Moscow).  

Two plenary sessions and six breakout sessions in the following areas will be held:

1. Common problems of bibliogrpahy science and practice:

- The role of research in the development of bibliography;

-  Job of bibliographer in the XXI century. Training and continuing the education of specialists;

-  Bibliography and Web environment

2. Bibliographic record as a basis of bibliographic resources.

- Modern technology and principles of bibliographic description of the resource and the formation of the access points;

- Formats and authority control of bibliographic data;

-  Semantic means of bibliographic access.

3. Universal bibliographic resources.

- National Bibliography: international cooperation, the experience of Russia and other countries;

- Bibliographical account of local (regional) documents;

- Organization and management of library catalogs and corporate universal bibliographic resources (union catalogs, databases).

4. Information and bibliographical support for science, technology, education and culture.

- Bibliographic resources in science, technology, education and culture: the formation and state;

- Information and bibliographic support of scientists and specialists;

- Information and bibliographical support of education;

5.  Bibliographic software of free development of personality

- Self-education, reading, and bibliography;

- Bibliography leisure activities;

- Bibliography for children and youth.

6. Information and bibliographical service and professional training.

- Bibliographic search and organization of reference services;

- References in the mass-outreach libraries;

- Bibliographic knowledge and skills in the formation of information culture of users.