SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF THE SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY FUND. PRESENT DAY AND PROSPECTS

The article deals with the safety issue for funds in libraries and information centers. It considers the main approaches to long-term storage of information, its transfer from paper media to digital form and also describes the criteria for the selection of literature for the creation of digital copies. Information is provided on electronic libraries as one of the means of long-term storage of information and ensuring its accessibility. The authors note that it is necessary to carry out timely data migration, which will ensure long-term storage of electronic documents by transferring them from outdated technologies to new ones. The article presents the generalized experience of the Natural Sciences Library of RAS in the development of the system for preservation of funds and transformation of the existing information system. A particular emphasis is made on the issues of modernization of the hardware and software complex, transition to the Integrated Library Management System Koha as well as modernization of the library site. The article shows the prospects of the library website development by including the module of personal user’s cabinet with extended functionality, analytical capabilities of which are supported by artificial intelligence tools. Following the findings of the study the main directions of increasing the efficiency of the RAS Natural Sciences Library on the basis of digitalization of library collections and automation of professional activities of staff members were determined.