The book takes us to another world. It is a kind of portal between reality and the author's imagination. Warm tea and a favorite piece of literature will make your pastime unforgettable.
A book is like a best friend
Each of us has our own preferences. Naturally, they also appear when choosing a literary work. Someone loves science fiction, someone likes detective stories, and someone has a soul for novels. It's all so individual.
The most important thing in this business is to choose the right book. In this case, special institutions can help you, in which the range of literature is so large that it can satisfy the most capricious reader. One of them is the Yeltsin Presidential Library. Anyone who has visited it at least once will never forget the huge scale of the literary word. An unprecedented number of books will not leave indifferent even those who have never touched them.
The presidential library is located inone of the oldest and most beautiful cities not only in Russia, but in the whole world, St. Petersburg. The architectural solution makes everyone who gets there touched. The majesty and luxury endowed with the Russian Presidential Library is simply amazing.
Literary arsenal
But the most important thing is not the interior and exterior of the building, but books. Here you can find anything - it becomes clear after reviewing the size of the architectural monument. The Presidential Library has its own peculiarity and uniqueness. It was established in 2007 and operates in the form of a legal entity. The most important difference from other libraries is that all literary works are stored not in paper form, but on electronic media.
The Yeltsin Presidential Library is an institution of a new generation. It functions with the help of technologies that correspond to the development of modern society. Such a system of work is the main advantage and allows you to work on the use of literature using electronic communication.
History of Creation
As the name suggests, the Presidential Library was created in honor of the first President of the Russian Federation. Its creation began when Boris Yeltsin died. So, in 2007, the acting head of state received an order to start work on such a project.
The National Presidential Library was created in a fairly short time. Already in 2009 wasthe case in which it is located is open. The name of the institution is intended to pay tribute to the merits of the first Russian president, leaving his name not only on the pages of history, but also on the lips of every citizen.
Negatives
Naturally, the electronic library is an innovation that will be improved over time. To date, there are several shortcomings that prevent full-fledged work.
First of all, here we are talking about book formats that are provided by the library. In order to be able to open them on electronic media, you need to install a special program. In those text editors to which we are so accustomed, not a single book will be reproduced. This fact greatly complicates the possibility of instant access to literature.
Besides, another big disadvantage is the fact that the electronic system used by the Presidential Library does not allow automatic search for the necessary material in the middle of the book. That is, the reader can only extract the information he needs by reading the entire literary work. Yes, for fiction books this does not matter, but if the material is used for scientific purposes, then this approach greatly aggravates the search process.
Library visit
Since the institution has the statute of the President, there is often a misconception that it is not so easy to get there. But this opinion is not true.
In order to see what the Presidential Library looks like, you just need to have a document with you that will testify your identity, that is, a passport. By presenting it at the checkpoint, you can access a huge arsenal of technical capabilities.
No special applications need to be left, in addition, pre-registration is also not provided. All you need is the desire and time to immerse yourself in the literary world.
Alternative to printed publications
Sufficient people are skeptical about the next generation library. This is explained by the fact that readers are accustomed to the feel of a book in their hands, the process of turning pages, even the smell of paper. The Presidential Library can't offer you that. But it also has its upsides.
First of all, think about how many trees such literature will save. Every day, thousands, if not millions, of printed publications come out into the world, which eventually become useless and simply thrown away. But once such books were the "lungs" of our country. Why destroy nature when modern technology can create an alternative to books?
In addition, new generation libraries can store much more information. Using new technologies, even in the building of the smallest bookstore, it is possible to increase the range of literary goods millions of times.
Also, a significant advantage is the quick search for the necessary information. If previously you had to walk onsections and search for books in alphabetical order, now everything is found in just a few seconds - you just need to enter the name in the search bar.
Russia's cultural breakthrough in the field of information technology is the Presidential Library. Petersburg has acquired another incredible asset. Yes, some aspects need improvement. But still, the basic principle of the activity of this institution makes life much easier for readers.
