L. V. Berdnik (Karpinsky Institute)

RUSSIAN GEOLOGICAL LIBRARY: EXLIBRIS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE BOOKS AND SOURCES FOR THE STOCK REPLENISHMENT

The Russian Geological Library was founded in 1882 and is the first geological library in Russia. Over almost a century and a half of activity, the institution’s collection has been constantly replenished, including the publications transfer from other libraries. The storage units that came as a result of the German library collections transfer in the post-war years stand apart separate in this series. The article examines a brief history of Russian and foreign libraries that have replenished the foreign language books collection of the Russian Geological Library and provides their ex libris.
Keywords: book collections, publications on geology, foreign language stocks, history of libraries.