The library as a resource for university’s scientific and technological potential development

The authors discuss the experience of the scientific library of the basic university of Omsk region, i. e. Omsk State Technical University, in support of research and innovations. The main directions of the library's work are examined: information services, consulting and methodological support for users, information delivery and analytics. Based on the analysis of the situation and understanding of the university’s development trajectory, the need for anticipatory information support is substantiated. To obtain relevant analysis and forecast data, OmSTU library applies digital technologies and statistical bibliometrical tools, methods of bibliometric statistics, comparative analysis of publication activity, and network analysis of scientific publications. The authors share the positive experience of the library's interaction with related university departments, in particular they discuss the innovative service of knowledge-based software based on the network analysis of publications. Through developing and improving its organizational structure, the library integrates gradually into the university’s strategy and secures its status of the relevant and demanded entity in the world of information and knowledge.