AI Introduction and the Scientifi c Communications Development (from the Experience of the International Scientifi c and Practical Conference “LIBWAY-2024: Science, Technology and Information in Libraries”)

On March 18—21, 2024, the International Scientific and Practical Conference “LIBWAY: Science, Technology and Information in Libraries” was held in Berdsk, the Novosibirsk Region, which was dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The main organizers of the conference were the Presidium of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS) and the State Public Scientific and Technical Library (SPSTL) SB RAS. The forum was attended by representatives of 24 countries of the world, 18 subjects of the Russian Federation, federal libraries and universities of Russia, scientific institutions of the Russian Academy of Sciences, museums, archives, publishing houses, editorial offices of journals. During the conferences, 2 plenary sessions, 6 scientific sections, 3 seminars, 3 round tables, the exhibition-presentation “Book Culture in Faleristics”, presentations of monographs, scientific journals of the SPSTL SB RAS and databases dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The conference is a traditional one, held annually by the library since 1966. It summarizes the results of research activities for the next period, discusses pressing problems of library science, book studies, bibliography, information technology, establishes new communication links, outlines tasks, plans and prospects for cooperation.