The founder of Russian information science, a talented scholar and a pedagogue. To the 90-th anniversary of Rujero S. Gilyarevsky

Abstract

The paper is dedicated to the 90-th anniversary of Rujero Sergeevich Gilyarevsky, one of the most prominent and respected scholars in the national book, library and information studies. The main stages of his professional career are characterized in brief: his working for All-Union State Library for Foreign Literature, Moscow Library Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences All-Russia Institute for Sci-tech Information (VINITI) and Moscow State University. Special attention is given to his theses researches (1958 and 1989), and his scholarly works – among them, the most popular monograph “The basics of the information science” (“Osnovy informatiki”, in Russian), all of them contributed a lot to our professional knowledge. His areas of expertise are: science information and communication, computer technologies (in particular, the problems of hypertext and e-books), and information management. The author discusses the most important vectors of Gilyarevsky’s professional work, i. e. teaching at the Journalism Department of Moscow State University, supervising post-graduates and doctoral students, and editing and publishing journals in the information science (“Sci-tech Information”, series 1 and 2, International Forum on Information). The width and depth of Gilyarevsky’s academic interests are emphasized.