Properties of the formation of electronic libraries

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This paper discusses the electronic-library concept and the need for the national standard GOST R 7.0.96-2016 Electronic Libraries. Main Types. Structure. Technologies of Formation for the library information community. It analyzes the term electronic library and substantiates the definition of an electronic library as a system, which was adopted in the standard. It describes the characteristic properties of an electronic library as a subtype of an information system; the presence of document information and functional capabilities distinguish it from other information systems.