BiblioGorizont – the digest by the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology: The first two years. The selected review of publications of 2021–2022

Abstract

The quarterly digest BiblioGorizont has been published since 2021. It is a new periodical by the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology on the spectrum of problems of the library information industry. The digest comprises brief analytical reviews of publications in the English-language professional journals. Both printed serial and electronic versions are registered with the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media of the Russian Federation. Each abstract comprises title translation, author(s) name(s), extended content review, keywords, UDC, GRNTI code, DOI (if any) and link to the original source. If necessary, additional information on the authors, terminology, mentioned editions, etc., is added. The access to the electronic edition is free; the search by text, title, author, keywords is available. The goals of the digest are specified: widening information base of the Russian library science, advancing professional education and international cooperation, etc. The reviewer analyzes 8 first issues of the digest from the viewpoint of professional and research subject scope of the English-language publications and the information needs of Russian librarians and researchers. She emphasizes that BiblioGorizont provides wide coverage of publications in the professional periodicals, both geographical and thematic; and highlights the problems both theoretical and applied practical. The reviewer discusses extensively the subject scope of the articles, from conceptual, philosophical and sociological problems to the technological aspects of library services; from the problems of library digital transformation, open science and open access to copyright, professional education and ethics; from bibliometrics and scientometrics to AI, sustainable development, etc.