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The United Nations stands in the forefront of seeking to promote linguistic diversity in the interests of greater political, economic and cultural access for all.

Delegations of the Buryat and Udmurt Republics familiarized themselves with the archival policy in Perm Krai and considered the issues of collaboration between republican Committees on archival policy.

The monument to Soviet pilots, who had died during the Spanish Civil War, was opened on December, 12 in the small town Santa Cruz de la Zarza (Spain).

The BBC and the British Library are collaborating on a digital technology project to open up the institutions' archives, with the aim of giving the public greater online access to a vast cultural treasure trove.

Tarino.ru – is a new Internet-platform, launched by RA-Media company, which specializes on eBook commerce.

On December, 12 the citizens of Russia celebrated the Day of the Russian Constitution, the principal document of the country, which was adopted 16 years ago.

Mail.Ru announces that its “Maps @ Mail.Ru” now provide the detailed maps of the cities of Veliky Novgorod, Pskov and regions.

Another session of the editorial board, which has been working on the publication of “Soldiers of Victory.

Russia together with the whole world community celebrates the International Day of Human Rights protection. This holiday was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 1950 in commemoration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adoption on December, 10 1948.

This annual award for the best research paper on a topic of importance to publishing and access to information has been organized by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA).

Pskov has been awarded with a honorary title “City of Military Glory”. The respective Decree № 1387 of December, 5 was signed by the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.

During the live broadcast the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin remarked, that the history of USSR under the rule of Joseph Stalin couldn’t be assessed totally objectively.

The New York Center for the Book will now be located at the New York Library Association (NYLA), the only state library association to serve in that function. Previously, it had been hosted by Syracuse University.

Craig Buthod, director of the Louisville Free Public Library system, has been named “Librarian of the Year 2010” by trade publication Library Journal. Buthod will receive his award at the annual American Library Association Conference in Boston.

Bloomsbury Library (London, UK) is talking to "a number of UK publishers" about participation in its digital library initiative, Bloomsbury Library Online.

The year 2010 will be celebrated as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures.

Sholban Kara-ool, the Chairman of the Government of Tuva Republic, has announced the establishment of e-government to be one of the primary goals.

The D. Ya. Gusarov Petrozavodsk Central City library has adopted the e-library ticket system.

Elementary, middle and high school students will be learning with electronic textbooks in addition to currently used paper textbooks starting next year, said the Education Ministry of the South Korea.

The portal of the Russian community in Estonia - the informational partner of the International action “Russian world – Memory of the heart” - has launched a new project “They fought for their country” in commemoration of 65th anniversary of the Great Victory.

В январе во всех детских библиотеках городского округа Саранск стартует месячник, посвященный национально-этнографическим чтениям.

The New York Public Library has launched its new Drupal-based website, at www.nypl.org. The dramatically redesigned site, created by the Library’s in-house digital team, embodies the Library’s forward–thinking vision and commitment to the growing needs of its patrons.

Nowadays the e-book market in Russia seems ambiguous. On the one hand, formally this is an illegal content and many e-libraries are now gradually moving towards the licensed basis with monthly fees or fees for certain books.

According to Nielsen BookScan figures, the total book sales in 2009 in the USA came in at 751,7 million of books (a drop of 3%).

In the course of one week residents of Moscow will have a unique chance to see the icon of Our Lady of Iveron and the icon of Our Lady of Mstyora in Vladimir region.