There is never much knowledge. People who have visited the V.I. National Library at least once know this firsthand. Vernadsky in Kiev. It is about this repository of valuable knowledge that I want to tell now.
About accommodation
First of all, it is necessary to clarify that the Vernadsky library is located in Kiev (Ukraine), in the Goloseevsky district. This is not the center of the capital, but its placement is more than successful: it stands near one of the entrances to Kiev, moreover, the central bus station is located nearby. So for knowledge people from all over Ukraine come here without problems. And this is not surprising, because Vernadsky’s library is the largest and richest in information, not only in Ukraine, but even in the world.
basic information
Be sure to look a little into history. It is worth saying that the Vernadsky National Library was founded back in 1918. However, only in 1988 she was named after Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky - a scientist, thinker, person who was actively engaged in not only scientific, but also social activities. The following facts regarding this library will be very entertaining:
- This is the main scientific and information center of Ukraine.
- Vernadsky library is one of the 20 largest libraries in the world.
- Since 2008, all periodicals that enter the library are published on its official website.
About the establishment
How can one not mention that the library has more than 40 units that are correctly formed?
- Institutes: Ukrainian books, library studies, biographical studies, manuscripts, etc.
- Centers: computer technology, conservation and restoration, etc.
- Foundation of the President.
- Center for information support of state authorities.
The library itself has nearly a thousand employees. Most of them - about 65% - are librarians, about 20% are researchers, 15% are support staff.
About work
It is worth mentioning that the Vernadsky library conducts book exchange with a huge number of scientific institutions (about 1,500), which are located in more than 80 countries around the world. In addition, this storehouse of knowledge is also the depository of UN materials and documents in Ukraine. It also stores all the candidate and doctoral dissertations that were protected on the territory of the state. As for the property, the library has about 15 million storage units, which are used annually by about half a million visitors. Every day, an average of 1-2 thousand researchers, graduate students, students, and other specialists visit the library. A special category of visitors is made up of such government bodies as the Cabinet of Ministers, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and the Presidential Administration. Also, many people will be impressed by the following information: annually about 160-180 thousand of various printed materials (books, magazines, monographs, etc.) enter the library.
Information Age
It is worth mentioning that there is also an electronic library of Vernadsky, which is visited daily by a huge number of comers. There, first of all, you can find information about those print publications that are in the library itself. Since this information portal is quite young, it is constantly updated with new data.
About treasures
It is worth saying that this is not just an ordinary city library. This is a storehouse of knowledge, which is filled not only with important scientific literature, but also has its so-called treasures. Among the assets of the National Library of Vernadsky, one can find the following values:
- Peresopnytsia Gospel (1556-1561) - a document on which the President takes the oath of office at the inauguration.
- Slipchen Apostle, 12th-century manuscript.
- The treatise of Matvey Krakowski is a special 15th century book printing monument.
- The Kiev Pechersk Paterik (1553-1554) is also a special monument of original literature from the time of Kievan Rus.
- The "History of Animals" of the great Aristotle, which is printed on parchment (there are only two such copies in the world).
- The "Apostle" of Ivan Fedorov, which is the first book printed in Ukraine.
And this is not a complete list of all the treasures of the library. This list can be continued for a very long time.
About difficulties
A few words are also worth mentioning that to understand all the nuances of the work of the National Library named after V.I. Vernadsky is not so simple. The first nuance, which quite often causes resentment: not all people can get a pass to this library. So, entrance there is allowed to researchers, graduate students. Students with a bachelor's degree will be issued a pass without problems. Previously, only the student who is engaged in scientific activity can obtain permission to use the materials of the library (for this you need to provide a certificate about this from the place of study). The next difficulty is the bureaucracy in obtaining books (for each printed matter you want to receive, you need to fill out a special sheet, which takes quite a lot of time). Also, many will find it awfully long to wait for a book to be delivered from storage for 40-80 minutes.