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The richness of the term “library” is revealed: from the common meaning (a depositary, collection of books and other publications) to that of the library science object (an institution, social institution). The attempt is made to identify whether corporate book collections make a document array, internal book collection, or a library. The case study of the “Laboratory of urban planning” Company (St. Petersburg) is offered. The main stages of the Company’s library development and vectors of work are discussed. Other corporate libraries’ experience is examined. The common features of the corporate and special, e.g. sci-tech, libraries, that satisfy information needs and demands in professional sphere, are revealed.The author also attempts to apply Yury Stoyarov’s four-component library model to the corporate library phenomenon. She speculates on whether the library core features are applicable to a corporate library – namely, collection purpose, document array orderliness, librarian supply. The differences between the traditional concept of a library and a library as a live selforganizing system are revealed. The need to include corporate libraries into the library science subject scope and therefore to expand social influence of librarians is emphasized.

Традиции и современность в библиотечном образовании Представлен обзор работы ежегодной научно-методической конференции «Непрерывное библиотечно-информационное образование», которая прошла на библиотечноинформационном факультете Санкт-Петербургского государственного института культуры в марте 2018 г. В работе конференции приняли участие преподаватели и студенты института, руководители библиотек, а также специалисты в сфере библиотечно-информационного образования ближнего и дальнего зарубежья. В 2018 г. Санкт-Петербургский государственный институт культуры отмечает столетний юбилей, поэтому центральной темой конференции была выбрана история формирования научно-педагогических школ факультета. В докладах участников было рассмотрено понятие «научно-педагогическая школа» и даны характеристики этого феномена. Представлены научно-педагогические школы основных выпускающих кафедр библиотечно-информационного факультета. Зарубежные коллеги в своих выступлениях осветили современное состояние библиотечно-информационного образования. Были представлены промежуточные результаты исследования ИФЛА, проведённого в 2017 г. Ключевые слова: Санкт-Петербургский государственный институт культуры, научно-педагогические школы, исследование ИФЛА, библиотечно-информационное образование, профессиональные компетенции.

There are many different types of libraries and librarians. In smaller libraries, often there is only one employee, solo librarian, in charge of all aspects of library work, from cataloging to reference-bibliographic service and from budgeting and planning to personnel management. In international practice, the term One-Person Library (OPL) is used to designate such libraries with one employee. Working alone places special demands on library professionals. Therefore, in the late 1970s, the solo librarianship movement arose in support of OPL employees abroad, which practically was almost unknown in Russia. According to some estimates, OPLs are about a third of all libraries in the world. The relevance of this topic is unquestionable, since the number of OPLs worldwide will only grow. It is the overall trend. The purpose of the work is to give general information about OPLs and show their specific features. The article is a review of foreign publications devoted to the problems of librarians and information professionals who work alone or solo. Not intended to be exhaustive, this review can serve as an introduction to the topic and outlines the main problems faced by this segment of the profession. Among the specific problems the author considers multitasking and lack of time, professional isolation and perceived lack of opportunity for professional growth, the threat of reduction and, as a result, the need to constantly demonstrate their value to management. Despite the difficulties, working alone has its advantages. The most obvious of them are independence in decision-making, diversity, an opportunity to prove themselves and develop new skill sets (managerial, leadership, communication). The author expresses the hope that this work will attract interest in the problem of OPL functioning and will serve as an incentive for further discussions of this topic in the professional library community.