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With the process of digitising turning out to be the best way to preserve documents, the University of Pune (India) is making digital copies of the over 300-year-old 4,500 handwritten manuscripts, stocked at Jayakar Library.

The book “The forgotten regiment” dedicated to participants of the Great Patriotic War has come out in Rodinsky region of Altai krai. 

The round table focused on the prospects of the University publishing in Russia took place on December, 2 in the framework of the intellectual book fair “Nonfiction” in Moscow.

The Royal Society (The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge), one of the world’s oldest scientific institutions is commemorating its 350th year anniversary by putting 60 of its most memorable research papers online. The unique historical manuscripts are available on trailblazing.royalsociety.org website.

At the meeting in Gorki (Moscow Region) the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev emphasized the urgency of introduction of common standards for legal aid provision. He noted that the qualified legal aid should be provided both as a paid service and free of charge. 

The museum “Samara space” (“Samara Kosmicheskaya”) welcomes the citizens to the exhibition of archival documents “Repressed science” on December, 1.

Sessions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation will be soon launched on Internet.

Ivanovo oblast is reported to give a start for an Internet-marathon – an Interregional festival of Internet projects called Click-Fest’2010.

Klencke Atlas, which is 350 years old, will be displayed as part of British Library exhibition on maps.

The 42nd International book fair opens in Cairo. The book forum has invited Russia to be a guest of honour. The Russian delegation, presided by the Minister of Communications and Mass Media Igor Shchyogolev, includes over 100 people.

Проект российского национального стандарта по управлению проектами прошел этап публичного обсуждения и передан на утверждение в Федеральное агентство по техническому регулированию и метрологии.

В Новгородской области подготовлена программа, включающая целый комплекс творческих мероприятий, приуроченных к 65-летию Победы.

Students of the Indiana University will have more access to the Internet and to public library materials across the state under a new set of standards adopted by the Indiana State Library and Historical Board.

Страны, входящие в G8,  договорились о совместном финансировании нового поколения  программного обеспечения, предназначенного для работы на суперкомпьютерах, мощности которых примерно в 1000 раз превышают мощности современной компьютерной техники.

This year International California Antiquarian book fair “From Author to Oscar” will take place from 12-14 February in Los Angeles. The largest rare book fair in the world will spotlight relation of books and movies.

A ceremony of presenting a large collection of textbooks and fiction for schools of Tajikistan from Russia took place on February, 11.

A round table “Russian language in the multiethnic state: basis of unity of peoples of Russia” was mounted on February, 9 in Moscow.

The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has signed a resolution on establishment of the governmental commission responsible for IT implementation in the work of government bodies and local self-government institutions.

Microsoft corporation jointly with CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) developed a special version of the Internet Explorer 8 browser, equipped with extra measures of user protection from virus, fraud or any other illegal activities on the Internet.

Xerox company has equipped the Central library in Taganrog with software and hardware complex for mounting an electronic repository of its impressive funds.

Preparation work for holding the first informational summit, which is expected to bring together over 400 leading Mass Media specialists worldwide, is finishing in Abu Dhabi.

The Government of Kirov oblast turned to people of Novgorod with a suggestion to participate in a joint project on creation of the memorial to the victims of the Great Patriotic War.

Within the framework of the Diplomatic Worker’s Day celebration, established by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation in 2002, the historical and cultural heritage department of the Irkutsk State Oblast Universal Scientific Library is launching a presentation of the interdepartmental exhibition of rare and valuable books called “History of Russian diplomacy and Irkutsk province. XVII - XXI cc.”.

The British Library is to make more than 65,000 rare first editions of 19th Century fiction available for the public to download for free.

The banners, which will appear in the streets of Moscow to mark the Victory Day in 2010, will contain both Russian and English texts, announced Alexander Menchuk, first Deputy Chairman of the Advertisement, Information and City Appearance Committee of Moscow at the session of the Organizing Committee, which is responsible for organization and holding the 65th Victory anniversary celebration.