The author examines the role of libraries in science support. He conceptualizes multicompetence of library undergraduate students in science information acquisition and processing; specifies librarians’ professional role within modern science information infrastructure; and compares the competences required under the Federal Standards of Higher Professional Education (FGOS VPO) to those needed for efficient science support. The author concludes that future librarians have to get specific knowledge and skills at universities so they could be successful in the labor market. It is emphasized that the existing government standards of higher professional education specify only frame requirements to graduates’ competences.

The author substantiates her independent analysis of the concept of library as a system.: In her model, she examines three contours corresponding with the three human consciousness level and three levels of communication: Nonverbal (sensory), oral (verbal), and written communication. The author concludes that the concept of libraries may be explored theoretically, beyond the subject scope of library science. This would deepen the idea of library science key paradigm and contribute new approaches to librarianship.

The findings of the user survey held in 2015 are discussed. One of the survey goals was to examine the impact of the location on users’ work. The dynamics of several indicators (for the year 2015) is compared to those obtained through the survey carried out while in the old building in the center of Moscow (2013). The balance of user categories in the new building, the subject scope of user queries in 2015, characteristics of using the Library’s aggregate information resources are specified. The days of the most intensive use and users’ recommendations on the Library’s schedule are revealed. The Library’s key methodological solutions for users are listed.

Methods to calculate several scientometric indicators used in The Map of Russian Science information analytical system and appropriate context to interpret these indicators are discussed. The need to limit type of publications by cited objects is emphasized. The “impact factor” indicator for journals and “cumulative (aggregate) impact factor of journals” and “average weighted (average) impact factor of journals” where researcher’s (institution’s) articles are published, are analyzed. The methods to calculate these indicators in The Map of Russian Science are discussed, along with the procedure for Hirsch index and G-index. The article is prepared within the framework of the Government Order for the year 2016 for “Information and Analytical Support and development of The Map of Russian Science Information System”.

The findings of the scientometric analysis of national journals in library science and bibliography are presented. Based on Science Index data, the rating of the journals under the subject headings “Culture” and “Information Studies” of the Russian Science Citation Index by citations number, number of citations excluding self-citation, two-year impact-factor, and two-year impact factor excluding self-citation is drawn up. The authors argue that these results can be extrapolated on the national library science. The article is based on the paper presented at the Second World Professional Forum “The Book. Culture. Education. Innovations” - “Crimea-2016”.

The ways to satisfy clients’ critical demands in the changing paradigm of publication activity of universities on the whole and faculty members, in particular, are discussed. Some experience of gathering scientometric statistics and training faculty members in using scientometric indicators is summarized. Recommendations on monitoring these competences are given; in particular, the authors discuss the experience of short-term courses held at Omsk University of Design and Technology Library as an option aimed at improving university’s publication activity.

Due to certification of GOST P 7.0.90-2016 regulating structure, rules of maintaining and indexing on the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) information of system in general, of the UDC Consortium, the place which occupies UDC in the world is given. It is told also about M. Dewey Decimal classification (DDC) and activities of International society for knowledge organization (ISKO). The structure of the standard is in detail considered, a number of correctly notes on the applied terminology indicated. Recently published guide books which can be used for profound studying of classification systems and technology of indexing are listed. At the end of article the author says about why all librarians should know UDC. Influence of this system on further development of the theory and practice of classification is huge. Article in general is aimed at the development of classification culture.

Library collections make the core of every library. The author investigates into the theoretical aspects of library collection development as promoted by modern Russian library studies. She specifies the series of principled rules which names and contents reflect both the current needs of libraries and their collections as well as researchers’ suggested solutions. Quite simple classification of library collection development principles is suggested: division them into general, or intrinsic to every library, and special principles - those realized by specific library types.

The research studies of library staff held in Siberian and Far-Eastern regions of Russia in 1970s-2000s are reviewed, and the study of 2014 is examined in detail. Its subjects were adaptation of library professional, their professional satisfaction, etc. The authors reveal the changes in the processes of adaptation, paradigms and librarians’ attitude toward their jobs within this period.

As a contribution to the story of life and activities of Vladimir I. Charnolusky, a prominent pedagogue and bibliographer, the author reviews the successful idea by Charnolusky, namely establishing the all-Russian library at the People’s Commissariat of Education to meet the demands of public education. The author provides data on the library’s collection, staff and head - E. F. Proskuryakova, and the difficult and not so long operation of the Library for Public Education.

The article is on the occasion of the 50^th anniversary of Professor Mikhail Glazkov. The author reviews the scientist’s professional activity, areas of expertise, important publications, including monographs on the history of librarianship in the USSR.

The author reviews in brief several presentations made at «Science Online XX» conference. The advanced possibilities of Russian Science Citation Index are revealed. The author focuses on the papers on research and publication ethics as a foundation of science community self-regulation, in particular, on the problems of plagiarism, unfair thesis defense, and using scientometric methods to prevent offences. The products of semantic retrieval systems design are reviewed.