Technology of acquiring statistical information in library information systems and open archives

Abstract

The author reviews the experience of RNPLS&T in developing the Open Archive and in particular, in building the system of statistical information acquiring and analysis. The author emphasizes that the RNPLS&T’s main goal is to increase the standards of user library and information services, which is accomplished through building, maintaining, analyzing its collections, databases and databanks, including its e-catalogs, specialized topical dayabases and periodical databases in sciences. For this purpose, the system of acquiring and analyzing statistical information is being built. This system, at a new level, enables to acquire a different segment of data essential for further optimization of information systems and for user services, on the whole. The new technologies enable to keep track of user flows, efficient order processing, and demand for certain subjects and individual publications. The author concludes that this makes a powerful and universal instrument and technology for analyzing the RNPLS&T’s technologies and information systems and forecasting their development with actual information on user behavior.