With the advent of information technology, paper books have not lost their significance. They remain a source of fundamental knowledge. Therefore, the role of libraries in the life of modern society is only growing. Current libraries are not just a repository of literary sources. They gradually receive new functions and turn into cultural and educational complexes.
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The largest city libraries in the 21st century receive new names, becoming library and information centers. Such an institution has its former foundation - it is a place where books are stored on a variety of fields of knowledge. But here new technologies are increasingly penetrating here, which radically change the prevailing idea of the librarianship.
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The traditional library consists of several industry departments, where books are collected on specific topics. Such a division of the fund into parts helps readers to better navigate in a variety of sources. The reader can get the most popular editions at home through a subscription. Each department has its own file cabinets in which it is easy to find the right book.
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Currently, electronic catalogs have been added to paper filing cabinets. Having minimal knowledge in the field of computer technology, the user can access the data on the book of interest to him by indicating the author or title of the publication. The information system will immediately indicate in which industry hall you need to look for a book and give out other useful data. In difficult cases, a qualified consultant will help in the search.
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Large libraries provide access to electronic catalogs on their sites. So you can get information about the availability of literature in the library without leaving your home. Most often, to gain access to the information system, registration on the site is not required; just enter the number of your library card into the form. Remote work with library catalogs allows you to save a lot of time for those who search for sources, doing, for example, scientific work.
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An indispensable attribute of the modern library is the reading room. Here you can access rare books and periodicals, which for various reasons cannot be transmitted to readers through a subscription. The classic reading room is an extensive room with comfortable desks equipped with lighting fixtures. In the silence of the hall you can fully concentrate on work.
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Modern libraries are gradually turning into information and analytical complexes, where there are rooms for working on the Internet. Convenient jobs for working at a computer create the conditions for a high-quality and comprehensive search for information. At the copying and duplicating section of the library, you can make copies of documents of interest to the reader or individual pages of paper books. Some libraries are developing technologies to translate extremely rare books into electronic format.
