Problems of the Book Chamber of Ukraine — 2021

Abstract

Today, the Book Chamber of Ukraine is the only scientific institution in the field of publishing and information activities, based on state property and subordinated to the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine, and from 2021 - to the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy. The Book Chamber of Ukraine performs the functions of the national agency of the International System of Standard Numbering of Books (ISBN), music editions (ISMN) and periodicals (ISSN). Let me remind you that currently the State Archive of the Book Chamber Press is stored in a room of 10.5 thousand square meters. m, the fund has 15 million units of printed products published in Ukraine since 1917, and is constantly replenished with new publications. This is the only printing archive in Ukraine that has unique funds at its disposal, and therefore their replenishment, storage and scientific processing is an extremely important task, on which the objective reflection of the history of our country depends The electronic catalog "Books for the years of independent Ukraine" is functioning and constantly updated. Books and brochures are searched automatically for many parameters: author, title, publisher, year and place of publication, International Standard Book Number (ISBN), and so on. Books, newspapers, magazines, postcards are coming. There is no place to save them. The second floor is empty, as it is necessary to install fire extinguishing systems, air conditioning, racks… However, there is no money, employees did not receive a salary for May… It seems that the State Scientific Institution "Book Chamber of Ukraine named after Ivan Fedorov" after 102 years of fruitful life must die, taking with him the documentary memory of our country.