Our contemporary Arkady Vasilyevich Sokolov (1934–2023) specialized in many disciplines within the documentology sphere, namely library science, bibliography, informatics, noocommunicology, etc., and documentology, in particular. The author focuses on this aspect of Sokolov’s work. His interest in documentology raised naturally from informatics, with his starting point in 1962. Professionally engaged in information search, Sokolov explored the nature of information, which finally culminated in the monograph “The philosophy of information” in 2010. In those days library scientists were willing to become the part of information science persuading – themselves, first of all – that that the library science was an information discipline. Sokolov’s many and rather substantial arguments were contradictory. He criticized reasonably the interpretation of library functions in the 1994 Federal Law “On librarianship” by emphasizing that it was a mistake to set the information function against the others. However, instead of calling for adequate statement functions he tried to rationalize this inaccuracy. Similarly, the inappropriate approach he applied to the comparison of “information” and “document”, “document” and “book’ concepts. Meanwhile, Arkady Sokolov has expanded significantly the field of documentology by introducing the concept of documentosphere into the philosophy of documents. He started developing the concept of Bibliologos that encompasses the whole field of documentology. The author concludes that Arkady V. Sokolov’s contribution to documentology is great and undeniable.

The author characterizes the contribution of Arkady V. Sokolov into the development of modern library science, bibliography, bibliology, and information science. He focuses on Sokolov’s understanding of the library as the core of library humanism and significance of this social institution within Russian civilization. His professional and friendly communication with colleagues is represented by his publications. A. V. Sokolov’s personality makes science golden legacy. 

The article is a tribute to Arkady Vasilyevich Sokolov, Russian scientist, professor, Doctor of Science in pedagogy, researcher in the field of librarianship, informatics and social communications theory. Beside the professional relations, there was friendship of many years between Sokolov and the author. The author follows the main stages of Sokolov’s biography and his academic career, discusses his professional interests, namely informatics, bibliography, library science, metatheory of social communications, theory of sociocultural activities, teaching of bibliosphere and bibliologos, and library intelligentsia. He also reviews several publications by Arkady Sokolov.

The author remembers A. V. Sokolov’s participation in RNPLS&T’s conferences, i.e. “Crimea” conference (world forum), “LIBCOM” international conference, and “BiblioPiter” conference. A. V. Sokolov contributed a lot to the Scientific and Technical Libraries journal as a member of editorial board, permanent author and reviewer. He made his fair share of contribution to the RNPLS&T joint monograph “E-librarianship”, unfortunately, only the introduction was written, which the author cites.

The article is a tribute to outstanding Russian scholar, Arkady V. Sokolov. The author discusses his contribution to library science, bibliography, informatics and social communications, and his pedagogical activity. The author cites Sokolov’s disciples highly appraising his pedagogical efforts. He possessed the gift of polemist and orator, had an artistic streak. He respected his opponents which was reflected in the style of discussions. The author appeals to his colleagues’ reviews – O. P. Korshunov, Y. N. Stolyarov, A. N. Vaneev – with whom Arkady Sokolov debated in professional periodicals. The author analyzes the discussion he had with Sokolov on the issues of crisis in library education. He concludes that Arkady Vasilyevich Sokolov was a true scholar, educator, pedagogue, intelligent person, and his disciples must preserve and transfer his legacy to the young library professionals. 

The author pays tribute to Arkady Sokolov, a scholar, pedagogue, master, tells of his teaching at Leningrad State Institute of Culture and the chair of informatics he founded, and discusses social informatics and bibliologos concepts Sokolov developed.

The author analyzes the scientific legacy of Arkady Sokolov, an outstanding Russian information scientist, bibliographer, and philosopher. She follows the evolution of scholar’s theoretical concepts in the context of history and philosophy of library and information sciences. The article is based on the analysis of Sokolov’s key works, i. e. the textbook «The introduction into social communication theory”, professional conceptual publication “The philosophy of information”, his theses, and program articles. The author discusses A. V. Sokolov’s contribution into building of the methodological tradition in the library and information sciences. She focuses, in particular, on her own realization of the information approach and its transfer into the research field of library and information sciences. The author explores A. Sokolov’s philosophical concepts and their significance for solving the current problems in the field: development of human resources, defining the status and positioning of library, bibliography and bibliology sciences within the modern system of sciences. The author also expands on her personal memories of Arkady Sokolov.

The author shares personal impressions of A. V. Sokolov she got during her professional training (specialist’s and postgraduate programs), in dissertation committee for doctor’s thesis. She appraises Sokolov’s science work and pedagogical talent and his personality influence on the author’s professional career as a researcher and lecturer.

Purpose: To express boundless appreciation to an outstanding personality, scholar, and leader. Methods: Reminiscences, comparative analysis, grief. Conclusions: A. V. Sokolov’s life and work is the patrimony of Russian science and culture, great role model for the library and bibliographic community.

Arkady Vasilyevich Sokolov – Doctor of Science in pedagogy, Professor, outstanding world-known scholar in the sphere of informatics, library science, bibliography, bibliology, and related disciplines. The author recollects the history of his acquaintance with A. V. Sokolov, shares his impressions of the lectures, and tells about Sokolov’s participation in Crimea conferences and forums (Sudak, Republic of Crimea) in the period 2000–2017. A. V. Sokolov participated enthusiastically in 4 scientific and practical conferences “BiblioPiter. The letter and digit: The libraries on the way to digitalization” (St.-Petersburg, 2020–2023). The author reviews A. V. Sokolov’s contribution to science popularization project “NELF Lectorium”. Within the project, A.V. Sokolov delivered the lecture “Russian libraries on the threshold of post contemporaneity”. The author remembers A. V. Sokolov as a bright pedagogue, outstanding orator, and responsive senior colleague. A. V. Sokolov’s findings have to be comprehended and appraised. His memory will always dwell with us.

Scientific knowledge propagation is among the key functions of the Common Scientific Knowledge Digital Space (CSKDS), and the virtual exhibitions (VE) as an efficient instrument enable to accumulate heterogeneous scientific information on phenomena, events or scholars. The authors discuss the general issues and principles of VE organization, content selection, VE structure and main sections. Three VE types are specified, namely autonomous, remote and combined VE. Selection and content structuration methods are proposed for each of the types. The authors introduce extensibility and flexibility as VE characteristics. They also describe in detail the VE experience of the RAS Interdepartmental Supercomputer Center as a model CSKDS element. They describe the VE “Mrs. Penicillin” dedicated to Zinaida Vissarionovna Ermolyeva, a microbiologist who created the preparation of penicillin in the USSR in the late 1930s. The exhibition offers information about Ermolyeva, her scientific and pedagogical work.

The study is accomplished at Russian Academy of Sciences Interdepartmental Supercomputer Center, branch of RAS Research Institute of System Analysis within the framework of the Government Order No. FNEF-2024-0014.

Altmetric methods enable to facilitate assessing research results on the basis of their citations and use by other users. The author addresses Current Research Information Systems (CRIS) as the core resources to reflect research output of individual research institutions. The purpose of her study is to analyze the experience of applying altmetrics in foreign CRIS. Besides, she reviews the studies in altmetrics and characterizes in brief altmetric indicators and their providers. Based on the analysis, the author suggests that Altmetric.com and Plum Analytics are the main source of altmetric data. Three groups of indicators are specified, namely: social metrics (twits, likes, reposts, comments), influence metrics (saving bookmarks and favorites, citing from different information resources, meeting a sustainable development goal), and use metrics (clicks, views, loads, library lending). The influence metrics is an alternative metric characteristic for foreign CRIS, as it is a sustainable development indicator based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The authors discuss the results of building interreflections (matches) of research specialty codes and GRNTI subject headings based on the comparative intellectual analysis. The current master version of the State Rubricator of Scitech Information (SRSTI, GRNTI) and the verified version of the Higher Attestation Commission (HAC, VAK) are compared. The interreflection of specialty codes of these two classifications are defined as the relations of logical match, inclusion and overlapping of extensions within the subject scope of studies as indicated in the profiles of specialties and corresponding GRNTI subject headings. To illustrate the algorithm of the HAC and GRNTI classifications comparative analysis and building the conversion table of code matches, the authors provide the example of sematic matches between the specialty codes within Section 1.1.6 Hydrobiology and GRNTI subject headings. The study to form the aggregate of interreflections of codes is accomplished in full for every group of research specialties within Section 1 Natural Sciences of the HAS Classification. In total, 97 researcher specialty codes are indexed with 1,958 matches assigned; the comparison with GRNTI thematic structure is accomplished for 1,755 study areas as indicated in 128 profiles of 6 specialty groups. The general and specific patterns of semantic match distribution between HAS codes and GRNTI subject headings are identified for Section 1 Natural Sciences.