


Vol 43, No 1 (2016)
- Year: 2016
- Articles: 10
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0147-6882/issue/view/10721
Article
A new conceptual basis for the development of the information activities of the All-Russian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Abstract
The directions of the development and implementation of the new scientific and information policy of the All-Russian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information of the Russian Academy of Sciences are considered. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the potential of the Institute as a multifunctional information center that widely uses modern information and communications technologies and electronic information resources. Promising approaches are considered to deeper processing of information, multivariate analysis of collected data, and the possibility of establishing the actual types of information products and services that are focused on decision support in scientific, technical, and industrial applications, and, indirectly, in the economy as a whole.



Informatics in the context of the differentiation and integration of science
Abstract
Differentiation and integration of the life of society play a prominent role among dialectical opposites that determine social progress. This is certainly true for science as well. A special aspect of this problem is interlinked with the development of informatics. It has many links with extension of scientific-technical revolution. It will not be an overstatement to say that today’s informatics has been determined by differentiation and integration in modern science. The future of informatics is also linked with these trends.



Protection of the information resources of a library based on analysis of business processes
Abstract
This paper justifies the relevance of the reliable protection of information and the development of measures to reduce information risks in libraries with comprehensive information resources. A brief description of the objects of protection and the main threats, including those that are related to the processing of personal data, is provided. It is alleged that analysis of models of the business processes of a library makes it possible to track the impacts of changes on many aspects of information security. The position of the information system for security analysis of the business process in the overall system of information security is determined. Steps for the formalization and updating of the rights of access to information resources of a library are illustrated. It is emphasized that the basic document for information-security risk management is a threat model that reflects the data on sources of threats and vulnerabilities of the system, impacted objects, and a number of other parameters. A block diagram that illustrates the process of analyzing the threats and vulnerabilities and a knowledge meta-model for the management of information-security risks are provided. It is concluded that based on the relationship of business processes that are reflected in a formal notation it is possible to automatically obtain the data on the degree of influence of security aspects of information objects of a particular sub-process on the results of business processes of a higher level, and as a result, on the achievability of the purposes of an organization.



Cooperative cataloging: History and the current state
Abstract
This paper considers the history of the emergence and development of cooperative cataloging in Russia and abroad and presents the first projects and programs in the field of cooperative cataloging: CONSER, NACO, BIBCO, and PCC. It elucidates the activity of the OCLC Center and Consortium of European Scientific Libraries, which are the first-rate international cooperative associations, as well as the ARBIKON Association and LIBNET centers which are Russian centers of cooperative cataloging.



A synergetic paradigm for the scientific study of documents
Abstract
Document theory is the least explored area of study about documents. It lags significantly behind applied document research, which summarizes various document processing practices that have accumulated for thousands of years. This problem has recently been complicated by the rise of so-called general document theories. The boundaries of the document concept have become blurred due to the development of parallel areas of study and their forced differentiation into “classic” and “library” document science. In addition, knowledge about objects that are referred to as documents that can neither be properly integrated nor applied in practice is being developed. This situation is mainly due to the lack of attention that is paid by document scientists to the theoretical and methodological issues of document science. This paper reviews the origins, nature, and the social roles of documents from the perspective of a synergetic paradigm and has the goal of constructing a synergetic document theory.



The results of priority research in the field of information security
Abstract
The main factors that currently contribute to the increase of the vulnerability of computer information are considered. The dynamics of a number of promising scientific research areas in the field of information security (cryptography, computer steganography, and biometric information-protection systems) are analyzed based on Russian and foreign publications from VINITI databases over the past decade. The obtained data to a certain extent reflect the direction of the development of these research areas, which is defined by corresponding publication streams.



Publications on the use of cloud technologies at libraries
Abstract
This paper gives a review of foreign and Russian publications on the application of cloud technologies in the work of libraries. The advantages and disadvantages of introducing cloud computing in library practice are analyzed. The opinions of library staff on cloud technologies and the potential for their use is presented. The experience of the most popular cloud librarian systems is considered.



The ontological status of trust in information security
Abstract
This article provides the rationale for the ontological status of trust in information security on the basis of the ontological, anthropological, methodological, axiological, and worldview aspects of the information-security concept and an interdisciplinary approach to trust.



Editing organization profiles in SCOPUS and the RSCI: Facilities comparison
Abstract
This article describes the experience in editing organization profiles in Scopus and in the Science Index for organizations system, which is an add-on to the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI). The basic functionalities of the two systems are analyzed and comparison of the Science Index for organizations with the possibilities of editing an organization profile in Scopus is carried out. An attempt is made to give an objective assessment of the current state of the two systems from the user’s point of view. The conclusion is made that despite the more extensive functionalities of the Science Index for organizations, the feedback system in Scopus is well thought out and provides better control of changes that are requested by organizations. In the system of editing the profile of an organization in the RSCI the functional tools are characterized by a low level of moderation, which has a formal character; therefore, it can be used not only to edit a profile, but to create unreasonable increases in the values of bibliometric indicators.



The science studies abstracts journal of the RAS institute of scientific information for social sciences as a source of scientific information
Abstract
This paper reviews the key thematic foci of the Science Studies abstracts journal published by the INION RAS, the structure of abstract information, and the timeliness of publications. Suggestions on how to further improve abstracting in the short-term are made.


