FOR ELABORATION OF THE CONCEPT OF SCIENTIFIC LIBRARIES OF THE SIBERIAN BRANCH OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES HUMAN RESOURCES’ PROGRESS

Abstract

Changes taking place in the society have a significant impact on libraries functioning. The areas of activities of scientific libraries that provide information support to scientists and specialists are expanding and modifying, which requires upgrading professional competencies of employees, causing constant professional development of their human resources and intensifying methodological support of activities. The State Public Scientific Technological Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPSTL SB RAS), being the scientific and methodological center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS) libraries, initiated work on elaboration of a concept for developing human resources of libraries included in the library system (59 libraries of local library subsystems of Novosibirsk, Buryat, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Tomsk, Tyumen and Yakutsk scientific centers). The article presents a draft concept proposed for discussion, which provides characteristics of the current situation. The concept defines goals, objectives, principles, directions, mechanisms, organizational and functional structure, targets for the development of human resources potential of SB RAS libraries, as well as vectors of development of SPSTL SB RAS methodological work with the staff of libraries of research institutions. Attention is paid at the development of vertical and horizontal coordination relationships (organizational, functional, methodological and technological), a set of measures is determined that are to ensure the project implementation and the set of goals achievement, lists of librarians’ competencies are proposed. Based the results of the discussion of the document in the library community, elaboration of the strategy for the human resources of SB RAS libraries development is planned, which implementation will increase the efficiency of information support for the scientists and specialists of scientific institutions.