National program for the preservation of library collections of the Russian Federation subprogram "conservation of library collections". Preventive conservation as a promising direction for ensuring the safety of scientific library collections Belyaeva Irina Mikhailovna Reko

Library collections of permanent and long-term storage represent a complex and heterogeneous array of documents published in different time, having different circulations, readership, demand, prerequisites for aging and damage and, accordingly, different degrees of preservation.

The heterogeneity of documents makes it necessary for libraries to use different forms of conservation - preventive, stabilizing treatments, restoration. Within each form, there are various methods and technological techniques used individually and in combination. In world practice, priority is given to the form of conservation, which allows to maximize the preservation possible. more documents with minimal intervention of the conservator into the structure of the document. This form is recognized as preventive (prophylactic) conservation as a set of actions in order to protect publications and manuscripts from external influences by ensuring regulatory conditions for storage and use, i.e. creating and maintaining favorable storage conditions (light, temperature and humidity, sanitary and hygienic) and the use of phase storage. In Russia, preventive conservation as a set of measures began to be dealt with only recently.

The unfavorable state of library collections is becoming widespread, which can only be countered by taking a set of the broadest measures, among which it is necessary to note the priority ones. Based on an analysis of the current situation, the following priority areas for conservation have been identified:

· creation and maintenance of a normative storage regime in existing libraries, in library buildings being reconstructed and under construction;

· introduction of phase preservation (phase storage as a form of temporary preservation);

· development of mass stabilization methods;

· development of mass restoration of documents.

The implementation of these areas with the primary development of preventive (preventative) conservation will make it possible to most quickly and economically ensure the safety of the largest possible number of documents.

In domestic practice, the most widespread labor-intensive, low-productivity and expensive form of conservation is restoration. As a rule, the proportion of restored material, even in libraries with large restoration departments, is too small in relation to the entire body of damaged documents. That is why documents should be restored only by special decision of the custodian and conservator. The development of mass document restoration is aimed at increasing the productivity and efficiency of restoring dilapidated and damaged documents. The relevance of this area lies in the fact that the share of restored material, even in libraries with large restoration departments, is too small in relation to the entire array of damaged documents. Increasing the efficiency of technologies and productivity of mass restoration will lead to a reduction in the volume of documents requiring urgent restoration.

Since document restoration is the most labor-intensive and expensive process of document conservation, its development should be accompanied by the improvement of a comprehensive scientific examination of documents, taking into account the uniqueness, historical and cultural significance, reader demand, and physical condition of documents.

The development of preventive conservation and modernization in the field of stabilization and restoration is feasible only by strengthening existing and creating new document conservation centers serving certain regions. The extreme limitation of the state's financial capabilities is one of the reasons behind the concentration of material and human resources in a few centers equipped with the necessary equipment.

Conservation centers carry out research, methodological, educational, and practical activities. Scientific activity consists of conducting a comprehensive scientific examination and studying the processes of aging and damage to documents, developing and implementing new conservation methods, and effectively mastering equipment. Research activities should develop on the basis of coordination, which will make it possible to make fuller use of scientific personnel and tool base. Methodological activities include consultations, preparation of publications and dissemination methodological manuals. Currently, there is an urgent need for methodological assistance on the further implementation of state standards and other regulatory documents regulating the storage and use of funds.

The selection of objects and the determination of forms of conservation are carried out in strict accordance with the results of a comprehensive scientific examination and are based on four main criteria: uniqueness, historical and cultural significance of the document, its physical condition, demand.

To improve the selection of documents for priority conservation and determine the form of conservation, the following is necessary:

· computer software to create a database that allows you to obtain statistical and analytical information for each document or group of documents;

· personnel and logistics support modern technologies conservation;

· availability of instrumental base for physical, chemical and biological research;

· availability of a system of comparative assessments of labor intensity and cost of recommended technological processes.

Introduction 3

Chapter 1. Preservation of collections as a library problem

1.1. Issues of ensuring the safety of funds in the works of domestic librarians 10

1.2. Experience in scientific, methodological and practical activities to ensure preservation in Russian libraries 34

Chapter 2. Current state preservation of library collections and ways to resolve the issue (using the example of academic libraries)

2.1. Analysis of the results of a survey of ensuring the safety of collections in libraries of the Russian Academy of Sciences system: : : 60

2.2. Forms and methods of preventive conservation 79

Chapter 3. Technology for introducing phase conservation in the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences

3.1. Development and main directions of the 101 program

3.2. Some results of the program 125

Conclusion 141

List of used literature 146

Applications 172

Introduction to the work

Society is always responsible to future generations for the preservation of world cultural heritage. This situation is especially relevant in our time, when, on the one hand, there is a deep understanding of the enduring value of the historical and cultural monuments that have reached us, and on the other hand, the danger of their destruction is increasing due to the constantly worsening major cities environmental situation, economic and political instability, cases of vandalism and careless attitude towards documents, as well as due to often simplified access to them.

Libraries, no matter what values ​​they store, are designed to provide access to them and provide them to the user. Consequently, it is objectively necessary to perform contradictory functions: storing cultural and historical monuments and at the same time ensuring access to them for current and future generations. We must remember that libraries are institutions that bear direct material, professional and moral responsibility to future generations for preserving the achievements accumulated by humanity.

Documents stored in libraries are made mainly on paper and are gradually destroyed during storage and use. Natural aging, irregularities in storage conditions, carelessness of readers, emergencies caused by accidents and natural disasters are the main reasons for the loss of library monuments. Therefore, issues of ensuring their safety have become a separate branch of scientific research by librarians, biologists, chemists and other specialists.

It is no coincidence that issues of collection preservation are increasingly becoming the subject of special library research. Knowledge and experience in preserving and restoring the values ​​of culture and art turn out to be very significant when society comes to understand the need to create effective means and methods for ensuring the preservation of cultural heritage for contemporaries and future generations.

In recent decades, priorities have been given to forms of preventive conservation that make it possible to maximize the safety of the largest possible number of documents with minimal interference in the structure of the documents themselves, and, accordingly, to achieve the most economical form of work. In Russia, preventive conservation as an independent area of ​​activity in the field of ensuring the safety of library collections began to be dealt with relatively recently.

If we turn to the history of studying the problem, then research into the benefits of preventive measures in ensuring safety has been only sporadic. One of the first domestic librarians who included in their scientific interests the study of the implementation of preventive measures in ensuring preservation were L.B. Khavkina and Yu.V. Grigoriev. The problems of the effectiveness of preventive measures in their studies were also touched upon by such scientists as A.M.Chukaev, Yu.N.Stolyarov, V.PLeonov and others.

A great contribution to the study of this scientific topic was made by the works of the conservation departments of large libraries: the Russian State Library, the Russian National Library, the All-Russian State Library foreign literature, Libraries of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as the Laboratory of Conservation and Restoration of Documents of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Theoretical and practical issues of preventive conservation were developed by chemists and biologists: Yu.P. Nyuksha, D.P. Erastov, S.A. Dobrusina, O.I. Perminova, Z.P. Dvoryashina and others.

The very concept of “preventive conservation” was introduced into preservation practice by foreign researchers in the late 80s and early 90s. of our century. The greatest contribution to the development of this direction was made by specialists from the Institute of Conservation named after. P. Getty (USA), Northeast Center for Document Conservation (USA), as well as J. Banks (Canada), P. Waters (USA), R. Harvey (Australia), A. Giovanini (Switzerland).

But, unfortunately, the complex of library problems to ensure the safety of collections and, in particular, preventive conservation was considered by different specialists in isolation, without the active participation of library workers.

Despite the increasing interest in the problem of preventive conservation, many aspects of this process have not yet been sufficiently studied; the unification of the intellectual efforts of specialists working in different areas of librarianship is required. To date, the place and significance of forms of preventive conservation in modern library science have not been determined. In Russia, there is no systematic training of specialists at various levels on issues of preventive conservation. The existing experience of practical activities of libraries in this regard has not yet been essentially studied, generalized or analyzed.

The degree of development and specific features of the problem determined the goal of this dissertation research:

Expand the scope of research activities of libraries by including a range of issues on preventive conservation in library science;

Show the importance of this area in ensuring the safety of historical and cultural funds using the example of a large universal library - the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The object of this dissertation is the preservation of historical and cultural collections of scientific libraries recorded on traditional media.

The subject of the study is the forms and methods of preventive conservation that ensure the safety of library collections and the possibility of their use.

Preventive preservation is a system of measures that provides comprehensive protection of documents, aimed at slowing down the aging process by creating and maintaining standard conditions for storage and use of phase preservation. Phase conservation as a form of preventive conservation means that documents are placed in microclimatic containers made of acid-free cardboard or inert material.

The purpose, object, subject of the research determined the formulation and solution of the following tasks of the dissertation work:

1. Study and summarize the results of the works of domestic and foreign scientists and specialists on the importance of preventive measures in ensuring the safety of library collections.

2. Analyze and evaluate the state of preservation of library collections in Russia using the example of libraries of the Russian Academy of Sciences system.

3. Justify the importance of preventive conservation in general and phase conservation, in particular, on modern stage.

4. Develop a technology for introducing phase conservation as a form of preventive conservation and, on its basis, propose a standard program for libraries and archives in Russia.

5. Summarize the experience and summarize the implementation of phase conservation in the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The methodological basis of the study was the ideas and provisions formulated in the works of leading domestic and foreign librarians and document preservation specialists. The methodological basis on which the study of this problem is based, the theoretical guidelines and conceptual conclusions contained in the works of L.Z. Amlinsky, E.P. Arefieva, N.G. Belenkaya, A.N. Vaneev, V.I. Vasilenko, Yu.V. Grigorieva, Z.P. Dvoryashina, S.A. Dobrusina, G.A. Kislovskaya, K.B. Lavrova, V.P. Leonov, S.L. Lokhvitskaya, N.K. Nikolaeva, V.G.Nosova, Yu.P.Nyuksha, O.I.Perminova, V.F.Sakharov, E.V.Starova, Yu.N.Stolyarova, Yu.M.Tarasova, G.V.Tarachenko, L. V. Trapeznikova, V. I. Tereshin, L. B. Khavkina, O. S. Chubaryan, A. M. Chukaev, V. V. Shilov, D. P. Erastova, A. Abida, S. Buchanan, M. -T. Varlamof, V. Wechter, M. Smith, P. Waters, K. Haris, R. Harvey, D. Etherington, and others.

The study used statistical and sociological methods, including questionnaires and interviews.

The research was based on the collections of the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences: the Baer collection, the collection of printed and handwritten books of Peter I, the collection of foreign manuscripts, the Slavic collection, the incunabula collection, and the Struve collection.

The scientific novelty of the study lies in the comprehensive study of issues of preventive conservation, which have not previously been the subject of independent research. Wherein:

Based on the results of the study, the concept of preventive conservation, as well as its forms and methods, was proposed;

The criteria for selecting documents for conversion into phase storage form are substantiated;

A technology has been developed for introducing phase conservation in libraries various types and archives.

The practical significance of the work lies in the development of a Program for the implementation of phase conservation. The results of the study can be used by specialists when drawing up plans to eliminate the consequences of emergency situations. The dissertation materials can be useful in training library personnel of medium and higher qualifications.

Approbation of work. The main provisions and conclusions of the study were reported and discussed at international conferences:

"Preservation of cultural property and natural disasters: International cooperation with the Library of the USSR Academy of Sciences" (Leningrad, 1990), "Preservation of cultural heritage: an international imperative" (Leningrad, 1993), "BAN:

10 years after the fire" (St. Petersburg, 1998), "Libraries and associations in a changing world: New technologies and new forms of cooperation" (Crimea, 1998 and 2000); at an international seminar on preventive conservation issues, held by the company "Blackmon-Mooring Steamatic catastrophy" (Fort Worth, Texas, USA, 1991), at the third annual seminar on the problems of preventive conservation and storage of cultural property: "Storage of exhibits in small sealed volumes" (St. Petersburg, 1994 .); at the international training seminar “Libraries and archives in extreme situations” (St. Petersburg, 1995); Russian Federation“State policy in the field of preservation of library collections” (St. Petersburg, 2000), at scientific and practical conferences held at the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1989, 1991, 1994), and also reflected in the author’s publications.

Implementation of work results. The results of the dissertation research were introduced into the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences (the Baer Fund, the personal library of Peter I, the Incunabula Fund, the Foreign Manuscript Fund, the Slavic Fund), and were also used to eliminate the consequences of a fire in the library of the Pulkovo Observatory. The technological process of phase conservation was implemented in the Vorontsov Memorial Library of the Alupka Palace and Park Reserve, the St. Petersburg Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Provisions for defense

1. Preventive conservation as an effective form of preserving library collections is aimed at slowing down the processes of their destruction both as a result of natural aging and as a result of accidents, natural and environmental disasters.

2. Phase conservation as a promising form of preventive conservation allows libraries to preserve documents for a long period of time, protect them from harmful effects environment and mechanical damage, reduce the need for restoration and rationally spend funds on ensuring safety.

3. A typical phase conservation program designed to ensure the safety of collections in libraries different types, can be used during emergency response. The experience accumulated by the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences in restoring and ensuring the safety of the collection damaged in the fire of 1988 has confirmed this.

4. In the process of educating and training library workers of average and higher qualifications, it is necessary to include sections on preventive conservation in the curricula of library technical schools and library and information departments of cultural universities as part of the course “Library Collections”.

May 11, 2006 on the basis of the FCKBF with the assistance of the SECCO Pontanova Foundation (Berlin) and the Preservation Academy Leipzig (PAL) Russian Center for Mass Neutralization of Document Paper Acidity. The first high-tech equipment in Russia for mass neutralization of paper acidity was put into operation. This technology is identical to that used by the Preservation Academy in Leipzig, namely the CSC Book Saver.

The "CSC Book Saver" process is currently the latest liquid-phase neutralization process used in the field of low temperatures. This method reduces the processing time of books and preserves the original structure of the material during and after processing, and also, which is extremely important, ensures the stability of various pigments and dyes. Practice has shown that good results can be achieved even with the very sensitive combinations of materials often found in modern archival and library collections. CSC Book Saver technology increases the pH value of paper to neutral, helps create an alkaline reserve and effectively protects paper from environmental influences.

From 2006 to 2012, the Federal Central Clinical Library of the Russian National Library neutralized books from the Russian Journal Fund of the Russian National Library, as well as from the collections of a number of regional libraries:
State Public Historical Library - 2006, 2007;
National Library of the Republic of Karelia - 2012;
National Library of the Komi Republic - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012;
Arkhangelsk Regional Universal Scientific Library - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012;
Murmansk State Regional Universal Scientific Library - 2011;
Tver Regional Universal Scientific Library - 2012;
State Theater Library, St. Petersburg, (collection “German Drama”) - 2008, 2009

In the process of working on the mass neutralization of book paper, the technology was optimized, the results were reported at All-Russian and international scientific conferences and seminars, and reflected in publications:

1. Mass neutralization of paper books and documents on the CSC BOOK SAVER installation., S.A. Dobrusina, N.A. Lobanova, E.A. Popikhina, E.S. Bystrova, E. Becker, A. Geschke // Ensuring the safety of cultural monuments : traditional approaches - non-traditional solutions: materials of the international conference, October 24-26, 2006 / RNL.SPb. P.236-244.
2. Dobrusina S.A., Lobanova N.A., Vovk N.S. Neutralization of paper acidity: pros and cons // Preservation of the cultural heritage of libraries, archives and museums: materials of a scientific conference, February 14 -15, 2008 / Russian Academy of Sciences, Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg.
3. S.A.Dobrusina, N.A.Lobanova, N.S.Vovk. Preservation of Book Stoks in Russia Approaches and Answers to the Problem. //The past for the future. The mass protection of archive and library resources: materials of the scientific conference 13 -14.10.2008, Krakow. pp. 81-95.
4. Dobrusina S.A., Lobanova N.A., Volgushkina N.S. On the issue of improving the process of neutralizing book paper using CSC BOOK SAVER technology. //Preservation and accessibility of cultural and historical monuments. Modern approaches: materials of the U1 international scientific and practical conference, October 20-22, 2009 / RNL, St. Petersburg. pp. 177-185.
5. Dobrusina S.A., Lobanova N.A., Podgornaya N.I. Optimization of technology for mass neutralization of paper acidity CSC BOOK SAVER.//Current problems of preserving archival, library and museum collections dedicated to the memory of D.P. Erastov: materials of the International Scientific and Practical Seminar, May 18-19, 2011 /
6. S.A. Dobrusina, N.A. Lobanova, N.I. Podgornaya. The influence of the features of the SCS BOOK SAVER mass neutralization technology on the properties of document paper. //Research in the conservation of cultural heritage. Issue 3. Materials of the international scientific and methodological conference, November 9-10, 2010, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, GosNIIR, Moscow, p.85-94./

ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIBRARY COLLECTIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

, Consultant of the Libraries Department of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

The importance of libraries for the economic, intellectual and spiritual progress of society is rated more and more highly every year.

The Russian Law “On Librarianship,” adopted in 1994, established that “basically public policy in the field of librarianship lies the principle of creating conditions for universal accessibility of information and cultural property collected and made available for use by libraries.”

The Council of Europe, of which Russia is a member, constantly notes the extraordinary important role libraries at the present stage. The draft recommendations on library legislation in Europe, prepared by the Council of Europe in 1999, emphasize that

· libraries are the main active and irreplaceable link both in the information chain and in the protection of cultural heritage,

· they carry out the necessary external communication for the dissemination of knowledge in society,

· library heritage constitutes a major part of the cultural heritage of European states and, as such, is a key component of their identity.

In order to meet society's growing needs for information, it is necessary to preserve information and its media. In this regard, the problem of preserving library collections has ceased to be a private issue of librarianship and is becoming a problem of national importance, the solution of which largely determines the availability of necessary information, new ideas and knowledge to society.

At the UNESCO General Conference back in 1986, the “Directives for International Action for the Preservation of Library Materials” were adopted, which provide for the creation in each country of a national program for ensuring the preservation of library collections.

In Russia, since 1993, the Ministry of Culture has done a lot of work to study and analyze the state of the country's library collections. As a result, it was concluded that a crisis situation has developed in the field of preserving collections in libraries and that in order to overcome it it is necessary to develop a comprehensive long-term strategic program at the national level, which would become the basis of state policy in the field of preserving the country's library collections. Work has begun on creating the concept National program preservation of library collections of the Russian Federation, which was attended by leading specialists from federal libraries and the Office of Libraries of the Ministry of Culture of Russia.

This important stage of work was completed in 1998 by the Board of the Ministry of Culture, which considered the issue “On the state policy of preserving library collections as part of the cultural heritage and information resource of the country.” A package of documents was prepared for the meeting, among which the main one was the Concept of the National Program for the Preservation of Library Collections. The Board approved the ways proposed for its consideration to formulate state policy in the field of preserving library collections and approved the Concept of the National Program.

In accordance with the decision of the Board on the basis of the Fundamentals of Legislation on Culture, the Federal Law “On Librarianship”, the Federal Law “On Information, Informatization and Information Protection”, as well as the “Directives for International Action for the Preservation of Library Materials” (UNESCO, Vienna 1986) , UNESCO Memory of the World Program (1992), IFLA Preservation and Conservation Program (1986), based on the Concept approved by the Board, leading experts of the country developed a draft National Program for the Preservation of Library Collections of the Russian Federation. In April 2000, the draft National Program was approved by the All-Russian meeting of heads of federal and central scientific libraries of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation on the topic “State policy in the field of preservation of library collections”, held in St. Petersburg, in July - by the Interdepartmental Expert Council on the problems of preserving library collections under the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

On July 26, 2000, the project was discussed and approved by the Board of the Ministry of Culture, where the issue “On the National Program for the Preservation of Library Collections of the Russian Federation” was considered. Then program like component Federal program "Culture" was approved by order of the Minister of Culture No. 000 dated January 1, 2001.

The overall coordination of the Program is carried out by the Ministry of Culture and the Russian Library Association.

The program plans to gradually cover the entire library network of the country. The federal libraries of the Ministry of Culture, as scientific, methodological and coordination centers, organize the implementation of the Program and provide its legal, scientific and methodological basis.

The interdepartmental level of the Program is provided by the Interdepartmental Expert Council on the problems of preserving library collections, created under the Ministry of Culture.

It included representatives delegated by ministries and departments, leading specialists from major libraries, museums, and other institutions with library collections.

To implement the Program, like any other major project, it is necessary to create certain conditions, the most important of which are the availability of an implementation mechanism and project financing.

Even in the process of preparing the concept, the developers solved the problem of forming a mechanism for implementing the Program.

Such a task as preparing a comprehensive program of this level, much less its implementation, would be beyond the power of even the largest library. An important organizational find was the creation, as a mechanism for the development and implementation of the Program, of a system of scientific, methodological and coordination centers that are responsible for each of the 7 subprograms that make up the National Program, namely:

· « Conservation of library collections» - for this subprogram the base is the Federal Center for Conservation of Library Collections of the National Library of Russia;

* « Preservation of information and creation of an Insurance Library Fund" - the scientific, methodological and coordination center of this subprogram is VGBIL;

* “Book monuments of the Russian Federation”- RSL;

* “Security of libraries and library collections”- Center for the Safety of Cultural Heritage of the State Research Institute for Restoration;

· “Preservation of library collections during use”- GPIB of Russia;

· “Accounting for library collections”- RSL;

· "Staffing of the program"- APRICT.

Practice has shown the need to organize such coordinating scientific and methodological centers, which constitute the management horizontal of the National Program. Already in the process of developing the Program, the centers proved their viability, readiness to organize further work on the implementation of the Program, and the justification of the principle of distributed responsibility.

Funding for large programs, especially those of national importance, cannot and should not come from a single source. No budget can handle this task on its own.

Therefore, the financing of the Program is comprehensive, consisting of the Federal budget of various departments that have libraries under their jurisdiction, the budgets of the constituent entities of the Federation, and extra-budgetary sources.

The budget of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, as the leading department responsible for the formation and implementation of state cultural policy, including library policy, will finance general scientific and methodological developments, the creation of a system of regulatory documents, the development of infrastructure for interlibrary, interdepartmental and international interaction, etc. The Ministry of Culture provides targeted financial support for projects of federal importance, carried out both by libraries of the Russian Ministry of Culture system and by institutions of other departmental subordination, as well as large regional projects, such as the creation of regional and interregional centers for the preservation of library collections, training and retraining of personnel, analysis state of funds, etc.

Federal budget funds for the implementation of projects of the National Program for the Preservation of Library Collections are distributed within the framework of the Federal Program “Culture of Russia.” as a result of competitive selection of projects. In 2001, more than 150 applications were submitted for participation in the competition of projects aimed at implementing the National Program. Of these, 56 projects were selected for financing, a significant part of which have already been financed.

Currently, the problem of preserving library collections has taken its rightful place in the structure of state cultural policy in the field of librarianship, in the system of its priorities.

The national program received support from the Government of the Russian Federation. The Minister of Culture addressed the Government with a request “in order to effectively implement state policy in the field of preserving library collections, increasing the efficiency of work to ensure the safety and accessibility of national library collections

· to instruct federal ministries and departments to annually, when planning budgets, provide targeted allocations for the implementation of the National Program for the Preservation of Library Collections of the Russian Federation in the network of libraries under their jurisdiction,

· recommend that the Administrations of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation provide shared targeted funding for work within the framework of the National Program for the Preservation of Library Collections, and also accept the Program as the basis for the development of corresponding regional programs.”

In response to this appeal, she instructed the federal executive authorities and the executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation to “consider the proposals of the Russian Ministry of Culture for the preservation of library collections and take the necessary measures” (VM-P8-32365 dated 01/01/2001).

In a number of regions and departments, certain measures are already being taken.

Since the beginning of 2001, Russian libraries began the third, most serious and difficult stage - the implementation of the National Program for the Preservation of Library Collections of the Russian Federation.

One of the first stages in the implementation of the National Program in all its areas is the creation of a regulatory and methodological framework. The implementation of the Program is possible only on the basis of uniform legal norms and scientific and methodological approaches. To do this, first of all, it is necessary to improve legal and methodological documents related to the field of preserving library collections: developing new ones and modernizing existing ones, bringing them into a single system.

A number of new regulatory documents are currently being prepared that will significantly strengthen and develop regulatory framework National program and the entire sphere of preservation of library collections.

· “Conservation of library collections”: the new GOST 7.50 “SIBID. Conservation of documents. General requirements" and GOST 7.48 "SIBID. Conservation of documents. Basic terms and definitions”, as well as a Collection of scientific and methodological documents “Organization of an interregional center for the conservation of library collections in a library”, prepared by the Federal Center for the Conservation of Library Collections of the National Library of Russia;

· “Preservation of information and creation of an Insurance Library Fund”: GOST “Procedure for creating an Insurance Fund for documentation that is national scientific, cultural and historical heritage", the leading organization is Rosarkhiv. The draft “Regulations on the Russian Insurance Fund of Library Documents”, prepared by the scientific, methodological and coordinating center of this subprogram - VGBIL, is being approved;

· “Book monuments of the Russian Federation”: is undergoing the final stages of approval of the “Regulations on book monuments of the Russian Federation”, developed by RSL specialists as the basis for the implementation of state policy in the field of work with book monuments;

· “Security of libraries and library collections”: The Center for the Safety of Cultural Heritage of the State Research Institute for Restoration continues to develop regulatory and scientific-methodological documents;

· “Accounting for library collections”: is undergoing the final stages of approval of the “Regulations on the sale of books excluded from library collections,” prepared by RSL specialists.

In addition to developing a regulatory framework for the preservation of library collections, a lot of work is currently being carried out to survey the state of preservation of the collections of Russian libraries, conduct training seminars, and scientific and practical work on the development and implementation of new technologies within the framework of the “Conservation of Library Collections” subprogram.

Work has begun on the creation of library insurance funds; a number of projects in this area have been supported by the Federal Budget; work on the creation of a register of insurance microforms is coming to an end, within the framework of the subprogram “Preservation of information and creation of an insurance library fund.”

A lot of work is being done within the framework of the “Book Monuments of the Russian Federation” subprogram. Unfortunately, the coordinators of this subprogram were not able to come to the conference, so I will allow myself to dwell on it in more detail.

The purpose of the subprogram is to implement a unified policy in relation to book monuments stored in libraries, museums, archives, book chambers and other fund-holding institutions, to ensure their safety and use, state protection and legal protection.

A wide variety of institutions in the country, to one degree or another, work with book monuments. This work is mainly carried out in isolation, both vertically - federal, regional and local institutions, and horizontally - libraries, museums, archives, etc.

Currently, the task has been set to form a Unified Fund of Book Monuments as a system of mutually complementary funds of various institutions, where each fund performs the special task of maximally complete representation of book monuments of the corresponding level: world and national, regional or local. The second global task is to organize a centralized state accounting of monuments in the Code of Book Monuments, which will become a distributed bank of bibliographic data about each monument as part of funds dispersed throughout the country.

The main approaches to working with book monuments are formulated in the “Regulations on book monuments of the Russian Federation”, prepared by specialists of the RSL. The federal scientific and coordination center for work with book monuments in Russia is the Research Department of Rare Books of the Russian State Library. The functions of regional scientific, methodological and coordination centers should be performed by the central libraries of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

Conference “Book Collections of the Russian North: Problems of Study, Preservation and Use”, which was prepared and held by the Arkhangelsk Regional Scientific Library named after. , shows that this library is becoming one of such centers.

I am confident that this conference will be very productive and useful for all its participants and for our common work on the implementation of the National Program for the Preservation of Library Collections.