Textbook on General Bibliographic Science as a Form of Cultural Transfer of Scientific Knowledge

The article examines how deeply and comprehensively the main theoretical issues are covered in Russian textbooks on general bibliographic science published (in the period of 1957—2023). The relationship between the preservation and development of scientific knowledge and the culture of the educational publication is revealed. The continuity of certain methodological solutions and the innovation of the authorʼs approaches are noted. It is emphasized that the content of the textbook is determined by the level of development of bibliographic science of the corresponding historical period. The textbook for universities is presented as a form of cultural transfer of scientific knowledge, which is expressed primarily in the transfer of experience accumulated by science and practice from generation to generation, as well as in the transfer of knowledge as a cultural value, the continuity of the culture of scientific thinking and the use of the achievements of predecessors. Some problems that have not been covered and deserved better attention of the authors of future educational publications on the theory of bibliography are also listed.