Libraries in the single information space: The demand for building digital guides of the Internet-resources

Abstract

The challenges of the information society and changes in the library world are discussed. Not to be a spare wheel in the Internet era, the libraries should upgrade the digital content they offer their users. The authors review the results of their study of information on indigenous peoples on the websites of the RF central regional libraries. Special attention is given to the digital guides of the Internet-resources that can potentially become not only the guides to library collections but also to the whole world of the Internet. The multifacet classification of digital resources generated by the libraries is suggested. Typical drawbacks of library digital guides are revealed, i. e. incomplete information on the content, lacking Internet-resource services assessment and recommendations for their specific use. The authors suggest to apply the integrated technology of building digital resources as the basis for digital guides generation and to supplement it with bibliographic (information and analytical) technologies. The authors conclude on the necessity for special methods of Internet-resource abstracting relevant to remote users information demands.