Information technologies at the Central Library of Nizhny Novgorod Region

Abstract

The issues of information technologies and applications at V. I. Lenin Nizhny Novgorod State Regional Universal Scientific Library are discussed. Those issues include: technical tools, electronic catalog, web site, social networking, digital library, network local and remote electronic documents. Major activities in library informatization are highlighted. The Absotheque Unicode automated library information system (ALIS) is described. The focus is made on design and development the electronic library on the basis of local lore collection. The unique electronic subject collections dedicated to the history of Nizhny Novgorod region are presented. The corporate web-project «Regional Corpus of Book Memorials of Nizhny Novgorod Region» is presented as well. The prospects for the regional library development are indicated.