v. vernadsky national library of ukraine kiev – washington 2010
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V. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine Kiev – Washington 2010. V. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine is: the largest library in Ukraine one of the main scientific information centers of the Eastern Europe General fund of the Library contains 15 millions volumes. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
V. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
Kiev – Washington2010
V. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine is:
the largest library in Ukraine
one of the main scientific information centers of the Eastern Europe
General fund of the Library contains 15 millions volumes
The Library’s holdings include: the most complete collection of Slavonic written
artifacts inside Ukraine archives and book collections of outstanding
Ukrainian and world scientists collection of the Presidents of Ukraine
(documents, books, gifts) archive copies of Ukrainian printings since 1917 archives of the National Academy of Sciences of
Ukraine
The Most Popular Library in Ukraine
• Each Year the Library draws over 5 million documents to more then 500.000 readers: scientists, engineers, artists, students and post-graduate students• Daily the Library’s site visit over 40 000 users and they receive 50 Gb of information
The library also provides information services for governmental bodies:
• Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine
• the President’s administration
• Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
Our treasures
Peresopnytsa Gospel(Peresopnytske Yevanheliie)
XVI century
Sacred relic of the Ukrainian people, which became the symbol of the Ukrainian spirituality
Three Ukrainian Presidents took the oath of office on the evangelistary
Orshan Gospel (Orshans’ke Evangelie)
XIII century
The first manuscript written in the Eastern Ukraine
Our treasures
Institute of manuscript (over 500 thousands units of handwritten materials )
Kyiv Glagolic Leaflets(Kyivs’ki glagolichni lystky)
IX-X centuries
The oldest Slavic translation of the Latin
Missal or Sacramentarium (the part sang by the priest)
Collection of PinkasimRecord Books of Jewish
Autonomous Communities (XVIII – the first quarter
of XX cc.)
Collection of Jewish Musical Folklore
(1912-1947 )Wax phonocylinders, note and text decodings(manuscripts, typewriting)
The world’s foremost repository of Jewish folk music recorded on Edison wax cylinders, included to the International UNESCO Memory of the World Register in 2005
Albums of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Icon-
Painting School “kuzhbushki”
(XVIII c.)
The first Constitution of Ukraine
(1710)
The national repository of scientific periodicals250,000 open access articles from 1,300 academic journals
The Library provides materials exchange with more than 1.500 research and academic institutions and libraries from 80 countries
The Library regularly meets foreign delegations and takes part in the international events
The Institution of Universal Importance
V. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine is always open to the collaboration and partnership
We will glad to see you at our web-site:http://www.nbuv.gov.ua/
Thank You for Your Attention!