Postcards in the collections of libraries of Belarus and Russia: analysis of descriptions in electronic catalogues
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18033830
Abstract
This article presents an analysis of postcard descriptions in the electronic catalogues of the following libraries: the National Library of Belarus, the Presidential Library of the Republic of Belarus, the National Library of Russia, the Russian State Art Library, the Russian State Library. The analysis of the electronic catalogues showed that postcard descriptions most frequently include the following information: title, author, year of publication, place of publication, publisher, dimensions, technique, language, and others. Notes help identify postcards and may contain the following information: image location, image colour, acquired features, information about the origin in the library collection, a verbal description of the image, and others. Abstracts and keywords are less frequently used elements in postcard descriptions.
About the Author
A. V. Petrovskaya
I.S. Lupinovich Belarusian Agricultural Library of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Anastasia V. Petrovskaya, Department of Research and Scientific and Methodological Activities, Junior Researcher
Minsk
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Petrovskaya A.V. Postcards in the collections of libraries of Belarus and Russia: analysis of descriptions in electronic catalogues. Library & Information Discourse. 2025;5(1-2):20-26. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18033830
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