Download or read book Russian Librarianship During the Time of Perestroika 1987 1991 written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Discretion in Russian Librarianship written by Andréa N. Atkins and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: For most of the twentieth century, public libraries and librarians in Russia were tools for Soviet propaganda. While democratic concerns for literacy and societal development were ideals that revolutionaries tried to uphold during the revolutionary period and early years of the USSR, ultimately the Soviet government executed policies that forced libraries and librarians to serve the goals of the state. The Soviet government appropriated the socio-cultural institution of the public library and made all of its activities subservient to the single principle of partiinost'. Thus, professional librarians in Russia had little ability to exercise their specialized knowledge to promote the public good, which is often viewed as a paramount goal of librarians. In this thesis I analyze both the historical process of the Soviet state's claiming of the public library for propagating Soviet ideals and the reaction to this in the Post-Soviet era. I argue that the ability to exercise discretion is a primary characteristic of the profession of public librarianship, but that the ability to exercise discretion was denied to Russian public librarians. I also explain the Soviet's concept of the public library by introducing readers' guidance generally and evaluating the Soviet-style of readers' guidance particularly. I chronicle the reclamation of the library profession, which began during glasnost' and perestroika. Finally, I attempt to describe the current state of librarianship in Russia by highlighting some its more important developments in the post-Soviet period.
Download or read book Krupskaia and Soviet Russian Librarianship 1917 1939 written by Boris Raymond and published by Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Glasnost in Soviet Librarianship written by Christine Sochocky and published by Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International. This book was released on 1994 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Four Studies in Soviet Librarianship written by Gordon Harris and published by London : International and Comparative Librarianship Group, Library Association. This book was released on 1977 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Contribution of N K Krupskaia to the Development of Soviet Russian Librarianship 1917 1939 written by Boris Raymond and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Focus on International Comparative Librarianship written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Focus on International and Comparative Librarianship written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Librarian for the Year written by University of Auckland. Library and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliographic Guide to Slavic Baltic and Eurasian Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 1168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Humanity written by UNESCO and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12-31 with total page 991 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the seventh and final volume in this comprehensive guide to the history of world cultures throughout historical times.
Download or read book Not Seeing Red written by Stephen Karetzky and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Not Seeing Red, Stephen Karetzky examines American librarianship's attitude towards the Soviet Union from the Russian Revolution through the Cold War. While focusing on the years 1917 through 1960, the work includes an overview of the subsequent period ending with Gorbachev's rise to power. Karetzky's study concentrates on leaders of the library profession in the United States, but also deals with American educationists as well as librarians in Britain and other countries.
Download or read book Libraries Culture written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Geopolitics of Culture written by John Van Oudenaren and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2024-06-15 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the lens of James Billington and the institution he led as Librarian of Congress during a key period of US-Russian relations, The Geopolitics of Culture examines culture as a neglected area of US foreign policy. Billington advised presidents and members of Congress and mobilized the resources of the Library of Congress to promote reform in Russia. He believed that rather than preaching to the Russians, the United States should expose the rising generation of Russian leaders to what was best in America and encourage them to rediscover positive elements in pre-Bolshevik Russian culture. The Geopolitics of Culture is the first book to chronicle Billington's influence on US engagement with Russia as it transitioned from communism to democracy under Gorbachev and Yeltsin and back to authoritarianism under Yeltsin and Putin. Drawing on published and archival sources (including recently released papers) and interviews with current and retired Library of Congress staff members, John Van Oudenaren casts new light on this era. Billington's efforts led to a remarkable degree of cooperation between the Library of Congress and Russian cultural and political institutions. Yet these efforts ultimately failed as Putin turned back toward authoritarianism. The experience of the Library of Congress during this period nonetheless holds important lessons for today. Billington believed that a transition to democracy in Russia was essential if the United States was to head off the geopolitical nightmare of a Eurasia dominated by an alliance of hostile authoritarian powers. The "geopolitics of culture" thus remains a challenge for US foreign policy.
Download or read book History of Humanity The twentieth century written by Sigfried J. de Laet and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 1012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
