RNPLS&T’s e-library: The history, development dynamics, technologies, and resources

Abstract

The history of RNPLS&T E-library and Electronic Archive of heterogeneous information resource since 2006 is discussed. Development of RNPLS&T’s in-house digital resources is also examined. Special attention is given to the E-library development dynamics in 2011–2018. The most popular thematic collections for 2017 are analyzed. The Electronic Archive technological platform for digitized documents processing, hosting, storing and presenting is discussed in detail. The authors argue that with implementing the Electronic Archive the efficiency of digital books generation increased due to universal operator interface, which enables to prepare and host digital documents on several workstations. The technology of incoming documents processing for RNPLS&T’s E-library is based on the IRBIS64 LAS technologies and RNPLS&T’s E-catalog and enables to extract entries generated within a given time period. The technology specific feature is that in every extracted bibliographic record, digitized resource URL is changed to PURL (Persistent URL), which enables to relocate, if necessary, the digitized documents to another depository without changing its bibliographic description.The relevance of user demanded documents from the RNPLS&T’s E-library is analyzed.The authors acknowledge that RNPLS&T’s E-library resources in engineering make a significant part of the digital resources of the National Electronic Library.