On December 5, 2025, the Eleventh Library Science Studies dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Library Science Institute of this Library were held in a mixed online and offline format at the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine. The event was organized by the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, the Yaroslav Mudryi National Library of Ukraine, the National Academy of Cultural and Arts Management, and the Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University. Library professionals and lecturers from specialized higher education institutions joined the gathering, including representatives of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, the Yaroslav Mudryi National Library of Ukraine, the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, the National Academy of Cultural and Arts Management, the National Aerospace University "Kharkiv Aviation Institute," the Hryhoriy Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav, the Scientific and Technical Library of the Radio Astronomy Institute of the NAS of Ukraine, and others.
The purpose of this scientific and communicative event was to unite the efforts of scholars and practitioners to address problematic issues of the history, achievements, and development prospects of the Library Science Institute of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine and current directions of the functioning of the library and information sphere of Ukraine in the context of digital communication and the implementation of artificial intelligence in library practice.
The welcoming speech was delivered by the General Director of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine, Liubov Dubrovinа, who emphasized the importance of celebrating the centenary of the Library Science Institute of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine and wished colleagues successful and fruitful work.
During the event, the following speakers presented:
- Head of the Department of Scientific and Organizational Support of Events of the Ukrainian Institute of Scientific and Technical Expertise and Information, Candidate of Historical Sciences Viktoriia Matusievych (on the topic "Activities of the Research Commission on Library Science and Bibliography of the All-People's Library of Ukraine (1925–1933)");
- Head of the Department of Linguistic Support of Information Retrieval Systems at the Yaroslav Mudryi National Library of Ukraine, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor Oleksandr Kyrylenko ("M. S. Slobodyanyk as Scientific Director of the Library Science Institute");
- Professor of the Department of Information Communications at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University, Doctor of Social Communications, Senior Researcher Olena Hryhorevska ("Information Resources, Technologies and Innovations, Management of the Scientific Library’s Activities as Research Objects of the Library Science Institute of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine in the 2000s");
- Director of the Library Science Institute of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, Candidate of Historical Sciences Olha Vasylenko ("Scientific Projects of the Library Science Institute of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine in the Context of Current Library Issues (2011–2026)");
- Professor at Kyiv University of Culture, Chief Librarian of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Library of Ukraine, Doctor of Social Communications, Associate Professor Oksana Zbanatska ("M. S. Slobodyanyk’s Views on the Implementation of Documentary Memory Functions in a Scientific Library");
- Head of the Department of Information Communications at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University, Candidate of Historical Sciences Olena Politova ("Research Interests of Students Majoring in 'Information, Library and Archival Studies' at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University").
All reports were accompanied by presentations with original illustrative material.
The results of the Eleventh Library Science Studies dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Library Science Institute of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine were summarized by Candidate of Historical Sciences Olha Vasylenko.
According to information from the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
