The article presents the bibliographic database “Türks of Siberia (book editions)”, on which base an eponymous index was formed. The resources were generated within the framework of the Otrar electronic library project curated by the YERTAD Association of History and Culture of the Republic of Turkey. While creating the database and index, the task was to show publications devoted to particular Turkic peoples and their subjects. Thus, the DB documents were indexed by two rubricators: topical and subject, where the subject headings were the Turkic people names including all variants of peoples’ names reflected in publications (above 50 nations). Combining bibliographic resources on Siberian Türks in the form of a database and a printed bibliographic index allows the consumer to view in full the information on the topic accessible to different categories of users. The article analyzes a documentary flow on linguistics of DB “Türks of Siberia (book editions)” with the objectives to characterize publications (dictionaries, monographs, textbooks) on studying the linguistic culture of Siberian Turkic peoples (Yakuts, Tuvans, Altaians, Khakasses, Shors, Siberian Tatars, Dolgans, Kumanlins, Telets, Chelkans, Tofalars of the Chulyms). The analysis showed rather huge volume of book editions on linguistics (over 36% of the total number of publications). Scientific institutes of the relevant profile and universities investigate language and prepare publications on linguistics. The authors state that studying languages of almost all Siberian Turkic peoples is provided with appropriate book editions.

The paper objective is to present the information resources devoted to studying Siberian peoples generated by the State Public Scientific Technological Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Novosibirsk), the largest research library in Siberia. It gives brief characteristics of bibliographic DBs Scientific Sibirika, Türks of Siberia, Poles in Siberia, Human Ecology of Siberia and the Far East etc., which were compiled to support research of scientists and specialists dealing with the population in Asian Russia. Some of them were generated in frames of the library international cooperation with YERTAD, the Association of History and Culture (Turkey), and projects of the Center for Polish Science and Culture formed at the library in collaboration with the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland. These DBs are a reliable and convenient information source to investigate the Siberian and Far Eastern peoples. It is possible to create information and bibliographic products (databases, literature indexes, reviews) on their base on individual ethnic/linguistic groups of the population of different Siberian regions.

The article presents the activity of the Department of Scientific Bibliography (DSB) of the State Public Scientific-Technological Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPSTL SB RAS) for 60 years in information support of scientific research in Siberia and the Far East and creation of the system of regional bibliographic informing of the research institutions of SB RAS in relevant scientific areas. The authors describe the activity of the Department for study of bibliographic provision of science in the region and preparation of analytical reviews of natural science and Humanities. In the time perspective, the paper presents the activities of DSB on automation of bibliographic processes, the formation of databases (bibliographic, full-text), current and retrospective indices, creation of the scientific base of Siberian bibliography and informing of subscribers in the mode of selective dissemination of information (SDI) and differentiated services for executives (DSE).The authors highlight the Department activity for the preparation of Union catalogues of books and periodicals of Siberia and the Far East, in particular, the Union catalogue of Siberian and Far Eastern books, which is included in the list of core projects of the “Program of National Bibliography Development in the Russian Federation for the period up to 2020”. The article presents the main indicators of the research activities of the Department (publications in journals and collections of studies, presentations at international, national and regional conferences), successful cooperation with science supporting foundations, participation in integration projects; methodical assistance in holding seminars and consultations on bibliographic description, methods of bibliometry, altmetry. The authors outline the prospects of further activities of DSB within the library and information activities of SPSTL SB RAS: development of new electronic tools to solve the problems of scientometrics, the study and application of the developments and achievements in the field of information and communication technologies, etc.