Korchemna I. The development of the system of acquisition and registration of manuscript collections in Ukrainian libraries, and the creation of modern informative resources (1918-2009).

The thesis elucidates the history of the system of acquisition and registration of manuscript collections in Ukrainian libraries as a separate documentary complex from the period of the establishment of the national public libraries in Ukraine until present, and the creation of modern information resources based on the new technologies, which takes in consideration the traditional forms of archival and library registration. The author reviewed the history and current status of the acquisition and registration of documents in the Institute of the Manuscript of the V.I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, which serves as an example of a typical model displaying the typical features of the formation and registration of scientific libraries of Ukraine, and is based on the experience of creating electronic resources in this field. The data base "Electronic Manuscript Registration Card" with extended search capabilities was created, which fully displays the history of the acquisition and registration of manuscripts at all stages of their "movement" during processing, storage and use.