Scientific definition of "bibliosphere" is given. Essential, technological, and application functions of bibliosphere are considered. The conclusion about humanistic public purpose of bibliosphere and feasibility of forming a scientific theory of bibliosphere is made

The author discusses the experience of formation and development of electronic educational and scientific resources in the Scientific Library named after N. N. Strakhov of Belgorod State National Research University. The NRU BSU open access repository and Pegasus system e-learning resources are characterized. The demand for electronic resources in the educational and scientific process is substantiated.

The situation in Russian libraries and digital resources market for the recent 5 years is analyzed. The data on digital reading popularity is given. The dynamics of key indicators of Russian libraries is discussed. New solutions are suggested to change radically the approach to library services. The role of the National Electronic Library in providing population and libraries with access to digitized collections is emphasized.

The software discussed is an electronic version of English-Russian Dictionary of Machine-readable Cataloguing with the features not existing in the printed edition. The user interface and functionality of the software are described. The prospects of e-dictionary are discussed.

The most efficient ways for librarians communicating with technologically literate users are examined. Cloud technologies are used to store and collaboratively use data, build web-forms, design projects, set layouts, etc. Advanced libraries have been using these technologies in their everyday practice.

Results of the bibliometric analysis of publications and patents in nanotechnology as government-supported and licensed activity of Moscow organizations are presented.

Digital books are considered as an electronic document type: ‘digital book’ term is defined; structure of digital books is analyzed in accordance with document structure.

Relations between society information infrastructure and library space design are analyzed. The transformation of these relations is defined through the transformation of the idea of libraries as a book space towards the concept of libraries for users and librarians. Interaction between libraries and other organization in holding collaborative activities and forming multifunctional spaces in the general structure of library buildings is examined. The interesting solution of the multifunctional library space crystallized in the building of Belarus National Library (Minsk) is explored.

Review of the book: Boris Nikolaevich Bachaldin. Life. Library. Culture/ Russia State Library; [compiler and project organizer L. M. Inkova]. - Moscow : Pashkov Dom, 2015. - 306 p. - [8] l. of ill. [In Russian]

The work by Ingetraut Dahlberg, PhD, an outstanding German scientist, founder of the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO) is discussed. The content of her new book and other publications is reviewed. Dahlberg’s contribution to international cooperation in library and information studies is emphasized.

The author discusses the Sci-tech Library origins, main stages and modern vectors of activities, among them - the full transfer to digital user services with educational materials.

Review of professional program Nineteenth International Conference «LIBCOM-2015» (November 17 - 19 2015, Suzdal, Vladimir reg.); highlights the most significant events and reports; assessed the work of the conference.