The Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch. People and achievements: The experience of historical bibliography of the sci-tech library

The authors discuss the historical bibliographic vector in the work of the Sci-tech Library of Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch). They characterize the milestones of the Institute since its establishment in 1950s and emphasize the role of Gersh Budker and his unique scholarly school. The authors focus on the principles of managing the Institute, its Academic Board’s democratic traditions, integration of experimental production and applied projects, and staff training. The RAS SB INP Library contributes to the preservation of scholarly legacy, builds its biobibliographical resources related to G. I. Budker, A. N. Skrinsky, E. P. Kruglyakov, B. V. Chirikov and L. M. Barkov. These resources comprise bibliographies, photo galleries, archival materials and publications, which contributes to the studies of science history and promotion of the Institute. The authors also discuss the current projects of the Library, e.g. the biographic gallery of prominent Institute researchers, information resource of the Great Patriotic War (WWII) veterans. It is important to keep the memory of scientists’ and specialists’ contributions to the fundamental and applied science. The authors demonstrate that the RAS SB INP traditions are balanced with the innovations, for example participation in international projects (e.g. the Large Hadron Collider) and new study fields like boron neutron capture therapy and building synchrotron radiation source SKIF. The paper is intended for historians of science, bibliographers, researchers, and everyone interested in nuclear physics and scientific legacy preservation.