Reference library for the bibliography as the basic information resource (experience the library)
Discusses the historical path of creating bibliographies and book catalogs. The development of bibliography as part of the literary process in the structure of academic science (the concept of V. P. Leonov) affect bibliographic and publishing activities of the library. The consistency of the publishing tradition of over three centuries of the existence of the RAS Library. Among new trends are the idea of creating a one of a kind collection "the legacy of the bibliographer", unifying the creative aspirations of the RAS Library, and publishers of St. Petersburg.