SSTL of Ukraine services

SSTL of Ukraine offers users the country’s largest collection of sources of scientific and technical information, which includes fonds of patent, regulatory and technical and industrial documents; dome and foreign scientific and technical books and periodicals; candidate and doctoral dissertations; reports on research and development; funds of deposited scientific works and abstract of dissertations, etc. The electronic abstract and full-text databases subscribed by the library allow to get acquainted with dissertations of foreign countries, resources of scientometric databases “Web of Science” and others. Access to them is provided in the reading room of the library. To search for the necessary documents it is possible by means of the reference and search device consisting of system of electronic, scanned and card analogs.

When searching for necessary information, library users have the opportunity to use help of a professional bibliographer-consultant who will find the necessary publication or advise the most productive and fast search methods, and if necessary documents are not available, will attract additional information of SSTL of Ukraine, World Wide Web, foreign and Ukrainian libraries.
SSTL of Ukraine provides the opportunity to obtain a certificate or consultation on the availability of the publications in the library by phone or e-mail, as well as to pre-order by filling out the feedback form “online request” on the website dntb.gov.ua.

SSTL of Ukraine provides the opportunity to use funds and services to citizens without restrictions on the level of education and speciality, regardless of gender, nationality, citizenship and political benefits. Users according to the “Rules of use of SSTL of Ukraine” have the right to work with documents from the library in the reading rooms, using the Internet from their own devices without sound signals or appropriate library equipment. If the SSTL of Ukraine does not have the necessary
documents, user can apply for interlibrary loan (ILL) and order them by filling out an order form. The basis for opening an ILLL in SSTL of Ukraine for other libraries and third-party organizations is a completed and duly certified subscriber’s registration card.

In order to popularize the library fund in the library premises for users are exhibitions of new acquisitions, thematic exhibitions which exhibit monographs, scientific collections, textbook, periodicals, abstracts of dissertations, patents and regulatory and technical documents from the library collection. Exhibitions dedicated to outstanding personalities in the field of economics, science, technology, culture, and other spheres of public life are also organized for anniversaries. To inform remote users, the library uses the practice of organizing virtual exhibitions, which provides the ability to view them remotely without visiting the library, unlimited exposure, replenishment of new documents in the required number of titles and more.

SSTL of Ukraine as a scientific-informational and cultural-educational center of network of scientific and technical libraries of Ukraine systematically organizes and conducts scientific-methodical, library-informational and other public events. The library has a permanent system of professional development of librarians, which helps to improve their professional and general cultural level, the development of creative activity and initiative; studying the experience of implementing innovations in the library industry in Ukraine and the world. The library conducts presentations of publishers and their best publications, meetings with authors, as well as accepts proposals from persons interested in joint events though the form of feedback “online request” on the website dntb.gov.ua.

Phone for inquiries: (044) 521-93-58.

At the request of users, employees of the SSTL of Ukraine will search for documents on this topic; compile a bibliographic index or bibliographic list of information sources; if necessary, prepare a thematic selection of documents or their fragments in the form of a copy in paper or electronic formats; provide the necessary factual information; provide thematic targeted information on new arrivals; provide advice on Ukrainian natural and technical terminology; will conduct terminological examination of Ukrainian scientific and technical literature (textbooks, monographs, patents, etc.) on natural and technical terminology, etc.

Patent and regulatory and technical documents are issued to users outside the library through an interlibrary loan (IBA) subject to the payment of a service subscription paid in accordance with the list of paid services with the provision of documents for temporary use. At the request of the user it is possible to make a copy in paper or electronic form.

At the request of the customer, the specialists of the SSTL of Ukraine will carry out thematic, nominal (brand) and numbering search of patent documents in the library and specialized databases of the Internet with providing users with copies of found documents or thematic abstract and full-text collections. Search capabilities of specialized databases provide a search for all major bibliographic elements. Library users can get advice on intellectual property issues and read the electronic catalog of patent law literature.

The fund of industrial documents of SSTL of Ukraine is a unique collection of various types of industrial catalogs (address-nomenclature, branch, catalogs-directories), passports on products, technical descriptions and operating instructions, schemes, drawings, etc. This fund contains the information needed to create modern technical and design solutions; carrying out engineering and design developments; creation of modern technologies and improvement of production processes; finding partners for sales and purchases; determining the requirements of the world market. Library users can get acquainted with the electronic catalog of industrial documents and get the necessary factual information.

An important direction and an integral part of the information service system of the SSTL of Ukraine is information and bibliographic service. At the request of users, the library will prepare thematic bibliographic indexes and lists of current scientific and scientific-technical issues; executes and edits bibliographic lists for diploma, course, control works and dissertations; if necessary, provide individual consultations. Electronic versions of bibliographic indexes and lists are presented on the library’s website www.dntb.gov.ua in the section “Products and services”.

The UDC index is determined by Ukrainian-language editions of UDC tables, which are prepared and published by the Book Chamber of Ukraine named of Ivan Fedorov, by the topic (content) of the publication. The headings of STI are determined according to the national classifier “Rubricator of scientific and technical information DC 022: 2008”, which is a hierarchical classification system with universal thematic coverage of knowledge related to the current state of science, technology, economy. To obtain the UDC index or the STI heading, it is necessary to provide the following information about the document: full name; Summary; Keywords.

Users of SSTL of Ukraine can order copies of necessary documents from the fund of DNTB of Ukraine and digital information resources of the library according to the “List of paid services of DNTB of Ukraine” taking into account the requirements of the Law of Ukraine “On Copyright and Related Rights”.

User reviews:

Thanks to D.G. Lukyanenko; Thanks to Yu.V. Kargapolov; Thanks to M.Yu. Ilchenko; Thanks to Svitlana Kharchenko; Thanks to D.O. Chernishev; Thanks to V.N. Kalinchik.

At the request of users, specialists of the State Scientific Library of Ukraine organize and conduct seminars and internships on the introduction and use of modern information technologies; other scientific and methodological measures, including professional development of librarians and information workers; consultations are provided on work in the field of intellectual activity, search of documents; seminars are organized to discuss new bills, etc. SSTL of Ukraine systematically prepares a number of publications aimed at disclosing the content of our collections and meeting the information needs of users. More detailed information – on the website in the section “Products and services”.

Taking into account the current needs of users, the level of informatization of society, legislative changes and the dynamics of reader requests, the library develops and improves a system of paid services that provides quality, efficiency of information needs and increases the comfort of library services. The full range of paid services and their tariffs are specified in the «List of paid services of the State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine».