The E-library of the public libraries corporation as a component of the national digital resources

Abstract

The e-library of St. Petersburg Corporate Network of Public Libraries is a fulltext information retrieval system: it embraces valuable sources in Russian and world cultural heritage and enables public libraries to offer their users an efficient instrument for working with scientifically valuable publications. Corporate member libraries also transfer their collections to NEL and most popular ELS of commercial companies, which widens the audience, increases library collection use efficiency. The authors highlight organizational and technological solutions for the e-library: from digital collections of V. Mayakovasky City Public Library to building the corporate public information resource (2008-2016). Project work principles and vectors are discussed.