@article{Kovalenko_2020, title={NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL LIBRARY OF UKRAINE - A PEARL OF MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE. TO THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION}, url={https://cp-medical.com/index.php/journal/article/view/124}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> The article dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the National Scientific Medical Library of Ukraine (NSMLU) presents historical and modern aspects of the institution’s activities, achievements and awards, where special attention is paid to personalities who visited the library and worked for its benefit. Under the prism of memories and emotions of the author of the article, members of the team, which for many years was headed and "guardian" Pavlenko Raisa Ivanovna, are mentioned.</p> <p>The National Scientific Medical Library of Ukraine was founded on November 6, 1930 as the Kyiv State Medical Library of the People’s Commissariat of Health of Ukraine. In 1934, it was located in the university library at 58 Volodymyrska Street. Among the first readers were prominent scientists: O. Bogomolets, M. Strazhesko, O. Krymov, V. Chagovets, M. Yanovsky, and many others. During World War II, all property was burned by the occupiers. In the spring of 1944, the library resumed its activities, changing its name several times. In 2006, in accordance with the Decree of the President of Ukraine of 03.04.2006 № 286/2006 received the status of national. On November 6, 1969, the library for the first time received its own premises in the architectural and historical building of the Tereshchenko family heritage, st. L. Tolstoy, 7, where he still works. Raisa Ivanivna Pavlenko, an honored worker of cultures of Ukraine, a full holder of the Order of Princess Olga, has always been the head of the Library for over 40 years, uniting a wonderful team of library staff and like-minded people.</p> <p>Today NSMLU is a leading scientific and information institution of medical science and health care, which provides library, bibliographic, information services to practicing doctors, teachers and students of medical universities, scientists and others. NSMLU has one of the largest in Europe system of funds of medical and biological literature (more than 1.6 million copies in 35 languages, annually serves more than 60 thousand medical professionals and about a thousand medical institutions, provides access to more than 2.5 thousand electronic world NSMLU carries out active international activities with 35 libraries and research institutions in 20 countries of Europe and America.On the initiative of Pavlenko Raisa Ivanovna in 2010 a Ukrainian-Polish project was launched with the opening of NSMLU Polish Medical Library named after Zbigniew Religion. The author of the article shares his memories and emotions about visiting the NSMLU and concludes the text with his own poem dedicated to the anniversary.</p&gt;}, number={3}, journal={Clinical and Preventive Medicine}, author={Kovalenko, O.E.}, year={2020}, month={Nov.} }