Institute of Book Science and Documentation

The formation and development of the Institute of Book Science and Documentation was determined by the science strategy of Lithuania and the constantly changing needs. Book science academic studies and research in Vilnius University date back to the beginning of the 19^th century.Book science courses at Vilnius University were among of the first ever specialised courses delivered by European universities. University professors were also responsible for some of the first monographs and textbooks in the field of book science such as  the well-known “Couple of Books on Bibliography” (1823–1826) by Joachim Lelewel and “The Subject of Universal Bibliography” (1830) by Aleksander Wiktor Bohatkiewicz.

When Lithuanian regained its capital Vilnius after dramatic historical upheavals, the Bibliology Department was established at the University’s Faculty of Humanities in 1940. At the time, the term bibliology referred to Book Science. The Department was headed by full-time professor Vaclovas Biržiška, a full member of the Science Academy. The Department was closed by the German authorities in 1943. Book science studies and research as well as related subjects such as library science, bibliography and scientific information were reinstated at Vilnius University in 1949. The subsequent five decades led to the emergence of several departments and research laboratories.

The Institute of Book Science and Documentation started its activity on the 1st September 1990 as the Book Science and Bibliography Department of the History Faculty of Vilnius University.  After the establishment of the Faculty of Communication, the department was reorganised into the Book Science Department in 1991. As Book Science belonged to the field of Communication and Information Sciences according to the present classification of Lithuanian sciences, the Department’s sphere of interests was expanded and its name changed into the Institute of Book Science and Documentation in 2003. The Institute is the only one of this kind in Lithuania, but such academic subdivisions are common at universities in Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Their name, however, may vary from a department to a study centre or an institute for book, document, media research and publishing studies.

The mission of the Institute of Book Science and Documentation is to develop research in documentary communication science and train well-educated university graduates in documentary media, publishing, advertising and distribution, document management, documentary heritage communication and information to meet the needs of the country.

Objectives of the Institute:

• to offer three-level degree studies: Archive Bachelor, Publishing Bachelor; Information and Communication of the Cultural Heritage Master, Publishing Master; Doctoral studies in book science, archiving and documentation science;
• to enhance internationalisation of the studies and produce active, responsible and highly qualified specialists and scientists;
• to develop fundamental and applied research in Bibliography, Book Sience, Archiving, Documentation, Media Science and Codicology Science at the international level, announce research results at regular regional scientific conferences and publish the research journal “Book Science”, which has gained international recognition;
• to maintain and enhance partnership with social partners, Lithuanian and foreign academic and scientific institutions, participate in professional training organisations, education and study assessment institutions, to influence legislation on  studies and science. 

The Institute carries out interdisciplinary fundamental and applied research in documentary communication aimed at solving the linked problems of humanities and social science. The Institute brings together scientists engaged in the following fields of communication and information sciences:

• Theory of Archiving, History of Archiving, Applied Archiving, Special Archiving, E-Archiving; 
• Theory of Bibliography; History of Bibliography, Methodology of Bibliography, Methodology and Technology of Bibliography Activity;
• Documentation Theory, Historical Documentation, Applied Documentation, Document Management;
• Book Science Theory, Book Science Methodology, History of Book, Economics of Book, Publishing Research, Bibliopolitics,
• Theory of Book Advertising, Bibliophilia, Theory of Book Signs, Heritage of Book, Culture of Book, Philosophy of Book, Sociology of Book, Incunabula, Research in Medium System of Book; 
• Theories of Media; History of Media, Sociology of Media, Culture of Media;
• History of Writing, Archeography, Codicology.

The Institute follows the traditions of the School of Lithuanian Book Science, which was founded at the beginning of the 19th century. Thanks to  these traditions, the Institute maintains continuous academic activity, produces qualified scientists in the above mentioned fields, carries out research, organises regular scientific events, including annual international conferences, which started in 1991, publishes the research journal “Book Science”, which dates backannually to  1961 and is enlisted in five foreign databases and recognised outside the country (two volumes of 20 quires published annually in printed and digital form). The Institute enjoys worldwide recognition. 

Since 2011 the Institute has been carrying out fundamental and applied research in documentary media. The research will last until 2015. Its aim is to provide analysis on the specifics of traditional and digital media and their role in the communication of network society. 

Doctoral dissertations

• Tolkačevski, Kšištof. "Culture and Communication of epigraphical inscriptions: based on Nineteenth century memorial scripts from Vilnius" [Epigrafinio įrašo kultūra ir komunikacija : XIX a. Vilniaus memorialinių įrašų pagrindu]. Scientific advisor: Prof. Habil. Dr. Domas Kaunas. Defended on 2016 12 09.
• Petreikis Tomas ''Culture of the Regional Book According to the Samogitian Book of 1905-1944'' [Regioninės knygos kultūra Žemaitijos knygos 1905-1944 m. pavyzdžiu]. Scientific advisor: Prof. Habil. Dr. Domas Kaunas. Defended on 2014 10 01.
• Liepaitė Inga ''Expression of Ideas and Existence of the Lithuanian Bibliophilia in the Soviet Period'' [Lietuvos bibliofilijos būties ir idėjų raiška sovietmečiu]. Scientific advisor: Prof. Habil. Dr. Domas Kaunas. Defended on 2013 02 21.
• Gudinavičius Arūnas ''Digital Book Quality from the user‘s Perspective'' [Skaitmeninės knygos kokybė vartotojo požiūriu]. Scientific advisor: Prof. Dr. Aušra Navickienė. Defended on 2012 12 18.
• Cicėnienė Rima ''The Culture of the Manuscript Book in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (until the second half of the 16th Century'' [Lietuvos Didžiosios Kunigaikštystės rankraštinės knygos kultūra (iki XVI a. antrosios pusės)]. Scientific advisor: Prof. Habil. Dr. Domas Kaunas. Defended on 2011 06 30.
• Meiliūnaitė-Vaišvilienė Alina ''Influence of Advertising on Customer in Book Market'' [Reklamos poveikis vartotojui knygų rinkoje]. Scientific advisor: Prof. Dr. Remigijus Misiūnas. Defended on 2010 05 21.
• Bliūdžiuvienė Nijolė ''The Role of Standardization in the Integration Process of Memory Institutions'' [Standartizacijos vaidmuo atminties institucijų integracijos proces]. Scientific advisor: Prof. Dr. Osvaldas Janonis. Defended on 2010 06 19.
• Petravičiūtė Inga ''Electronic Records Management in the Lithuanian National Documentary Fund'' [Elektroninių dokumentų Lietuvos nacionaliniame dokumentų fonde valdymas]. Scientific advisor: Doc. Dr. Julija Zinkevičienė. Defended on 2007 05 04.
• Braziūnienė Alma ''Bibliophily as an Expression of Personality: Kazys Varnelis'' [Bibliofilija kaip asmenybės raiška: Kazys Varnelis]. Scientific advisor: Prof. Habil. Dr. Domas Kaunas. Defended on 2006 11 30.
• Lukšaitė Daiva ''Appraisal in Archives: Appraisal of the Lithuanian National Documentary Fond Public Sector Agencies Records'' [Dokumentų vertės ekspertizė archyvuose: Lietuvos nacionalinio dokumentų fondo viešojo sektoriaus įstaigų dokumentų vertės ekspertizė]. Scientific advisor: Doc. Dr. Aušra Navickienė. Defended on 2005 12 20.
• Šarlauskienė Lina ''Publishing of Lithuanian electronic serials (the aspect of professionalism)" [Lietuvos elektroninių serialinių leidinių leidyba (profesionalizmo aspektu)]. Scientific advisor: Doc. Dr. Elena Macevičiūtė. Defended on 2002 11 22.
• Lietuvninkaitė Nijolė ''Kaunas old book: its functioning and development in 1843-1918" [Kauno knygos kultūra 1843–1918 metais]. Scientific advisor: Prof. Habil. Dr. Domas Kaunas. Defended on 2002 10 17.
• Pacevičius Arvydas "Monastery Libraries in Lithuania 1795-1864" [Vienuolynų bibliotekos Lietuvoje 1795–1864 metais]. Scientific advisor: Prof. Habil. Dr. Domas Kaunas. Defended on 2001 05 31.
• Narbutienė Daiva "Latin-language books in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 16th-17th centuries" [LDK lotyniškoji knyga XVI–XVII amžiais]. Scientific advisor: Prof. Habil. Dr. Domas Kaunas. Defended on 2001 06 20.
• Citavičiūtė Liucija "The impact of the Lithuanian language seminar of the University of Königsberg on the development of Lithuanian writings and book culture in the 18th–19th centuries" [Karaliaučiaus universiteto Lietuvių kalbos seminaro poveikis lietuvių raštijos ir knygos kultūros plėtotei XVIII–XIX amžiuje]. Scientific advisor: Prof. Habil. Dr. Domas Kaunas. Defended on 2001 12 20.
• Černiauskaitė Violeta "Evolution of the Lithuanian book under conditions of national cultural development in 1904–1914" [Lietuviškos knygos raida tautinės kultūros plėtros sąlygomis 1904–1914 metais]. Scientific advisor: Prof. Habil. Dr. Domas Kaunas. Defended on 2000 05 26.
• Misiūnas Remigijus "Publishing of books by Lithuanian emigrants in Western Europe in 1945–1952" [Lietuvių išeivių knygų leidyba Vakarų Europoje 1945–1952 m.]. Scientific advisor: Prof. Habil. Dr. Domas Kaunas. Defended on 1996 11 05.
• Mozūraitė Vita "Publishing of children's books in Lithuania in 1940–1990" [Vaikų knygos leidyba Lietuvoje 1940–1990 m.]. Scientific advisor: Doc. Dr. Vanda Stonienė. Defended on 1993 12 30.
• Navickienė Aušra "Development of the Lithuanian book in 1795–1864" [Lietuviškos knygos raida 1795–1864 metais]. Scientific advisor: Prof. Habil. Dr. Domas Kaunas. Defended on 1993 02 17.

International conferences:

• The Minority Book: Historical Expierences and Modern Expressions in the Global World [Mažumų knyga: istorinės patirtys ir šiandienos raiškos globaliame pasaulyje]. International Conference of Book Science. Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication, Institute of Book Science and Documentation; The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, The Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Vilnius, 24–25 September, 2015.
• Book Culture of the life-time of Kristijonas Donelaitis in the Multicultural Society of Prussia. [Kristijono Donelaičio epochos knygos kultūra daugiatautėje Prūsijos visuomenėje]. International Conference of Book Science. Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication, Institute of Book Science and Documentation; The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, The Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Vilnius, 25–26 September, 2014.
• Traditional and Electronic Publishing in a Small Country: Experiences and Perspectives. [Tradicinė ir skaitmeninė leidyba mažoje šalyje: patirtys ir perspektyvos]. International Conference of Book Science. Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication, Institute of Book Science and Documentation. Vilnius, 26–27 September, 2013.
• Creators of Scholarly Disciplines (Book Science, Codicology, Documentation, Media Science. [Mokslo kūrėjai (knygotyra, kodikologija, dokumentotyra, mediotyra)]. Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication, Institute of Book Science and Documentation; The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, The Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Vilnius, 27–28 September, 2012.
• Lithuanian Red List: Rare and Valuable Publications [Lietuvos raudonoji knyga: reti ir vertingi leidiniai].  Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication, Institute of Book Science and Documentation; The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, The Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Vilnius, 23–24 September, 2012.
• Book and Media Science: Research, Researchers, Communication. Conference for the Commemoration of the Millennium of Lithuania and 430th Anniversary of the Establishment of Vilnius University [Knygos ir kitų medijų mokslas: tyrimai, mokslininkai, komunikacija. Skirta Lietuvos vardo paminėjimo 1000-mečiui ir Vilniaus universiteto įkūrimo 430 metinėms]. International Conference of Book Science. Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication, Institute of Book Science and Documentation; The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, The Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Vilnius, 22–23 October, 2009.
• Martynas Jankus: the Press of National Renaissance and the Workers of Press. For 150th Anniversary of Martynas Jankus. [Martynas Jankus: tautinio atgimimo spauda ir spaudos veikėjai. Skirta Martyno Jankaus 150-mečiui]. International Conference of Book Science. Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication, Institute of Book Science and Documentation. Vilnius, 25 September, Šilutė-Pagėgiai-Bitėnai, 26–27 September, 2008.
• The Role of Manuscript and Printed Heritage in Preservation of National Identity of Expatriates from Lithuania and other Baltic States [Rankraštinis ir spaudos paveldas išsaugojant Lietuvos ir kitų Baltijos šalių išeivijos tautinį tapatumą]. International Conference of Book Science. Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication, Institute of Book Science and Documentation. Vilnius, 27–28 September, 2007.
• Book Science in Lithuania and other Baltic States from 1918 till the end of the Second World War. [Knygos mokslas Lietuvoje ir kitose Baltijos šalyse nuo 1918 metų iki Antrojo pasaulinio karo pabaigos]. International Conference of Book Science. Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication, Institute of Book Science and Documentation. Vilnius, 29–30 September, 2006.
• Cultural Historical Heritage of Lithuania Minor. [Mažosios Lietuvos kultūros istorijos paveldas]. International Conference. Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication, Institute of Book Science and Documentation; The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. Vilnius, Klaipėda, Šilutė, Pagėgiai, 22–24 September, 2005.
• Culture of Lithuanian Book and Public Word: from the Ban of Press to the Pilar of Democracy. [Lietuviškos knygos ir viešo žodžio kultūra: nuo draudimo iki demokratijos ramsčio]. International Conference. Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication, Institute of Book Science and Documentation; The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. Vilnius, Kudirkos Naumiestis, 18–20 November, 2004.
• Book Ownership Marks as the Heritage of Book Culture. [Knygos nuosavybės ženklai kaip knygos kultūros paveldas]. International Conference of Book Science. Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication, Institute of Book Science and Documentation. Vilnius, 18–19 September, 2003.
• Book Museum: State-of-Art and Trends of Development. [Knygos muziejus: būklė ir raidos tendencijos]. International Conference of Book Science. Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication, Institute of Book Science and Documentation. Vilnius, Kaunas 26–27 September, 2002.
• Bibliophily. [Bibliofilija]. International Conference of Book Science. Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication, Institute of Book Science and Documentation. Vilnius, Plungė, 20–22 September, 2001.
• Bibliography: Studies and Research. [Bibliografija: studijos ir mokslas]. International Seminar of Book Science: to the Anniversaries of the Department of Book Science and prof. Vladas Žukas. Vilnius, 28–29 September, 2000.
• Book Science in Lithuania: studies and science [Knygotyra Lietuvoje: studijos ir mokslas]. International Seminar of Book Science. Vilnius, 7–8 October, 1999.
• History of the Old Book and Modern Book Science. [Senosios knygos istorija ir knygos mokslo nūdiena]. International conference of Book Science: to the 450^th Anniversary of the First Lithuanian Book. Vilnius, 24–28 September, 1997.

National conferences

• Lithuanian Wrtiers Libraries and their Fate [Lietuvos rašytojų bibliotekos ir jų likimai]. National conference. Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication, Institute of Book Science and Documentation; A. Baranauskas Granary and A. Vienuolis-Žukauskas Memorial House-Museum. Memorial House-Museum of Antanas Vienuolis-Žukauskas, 13-14^th June 2014.
• Skills of document manager and archivist: theoretical and practical insights. [Dokumentų vadybininko ir archyvaro kompetencijos: teorinės ir praktinės įžvalgos]. National conference. Vilnius University.  Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, 10^th June 2013

Periodical

• Book science: scientific works [Knygotyra: mokslo darbai ] / Vilnius university. 1961-. ISSN 0204-2061.

 Most important scientific publications

• KAUNAS, Domas. Kristijonas Donelaičio atminties paveldas: studija [Memorial Heritage of Kristijonas Donelaitis: book science study] / Vilnius: VšĮ Akademinė leidyba, 2016. 472 p.: iliustr.
• LELEWELIS, Joachimas. Dvejetas bibliografinių knygų. T. III: studija ir anotuota asmenvardžių rodyklė. Studijos autorė Aušra Navickienė; leidinio redaktorių kolegija: Domas Kaunas, Alma Braziūnienė, Aušra Navickienė; anotuota asmenvardžių rodyklę sudarė Vidas Račius ir Viktorija Vaitkevičiūtė [Two Bibliography Books: T. III: Study and Annotated Index of Names / Joachimas Lelewelis; Research Article by prof. dr. Aušra Navickienė; Board of editors: prof. habil. dr. Domas Kaunas, assoc. prof. dr. Alma Braziūnienė, prof. dr. Aušra Navickienė; Annotated Index of Names of Figures compiled by Vidas Račius and Viktorija Vaiktvičiūtė; Vilnius University] / Vilnius: Versus Aureus, 2016. 486, [2] p. ISBN 978-9955-34-651-7.
• LELEWELIS, Joachimas. Dvejetas bibliografinių knygų: T. II: Antrosios bibliografinės knygos / Joachimas Lelewelis; parengė Alma Braziūnienė; iš lenkų kalbos vertė Aldona Baliulienė ; komentarų autorius Vidas Račius; dailininkas Saulius Bajorinas; redaktorių kolegija: prof. habil. dr. Domas Kaunas, doc. dr. Alma Braziūnienė, prof. dr. Aušra Navickienė; Vilniaus universitetas [Two Bibliography Books: T. II: of the Second Bibliography Book / Joachimas Lelewelis; prepared by Alma Braziūnienė; Aldona Baliulienė translated from Polish; Vidas Račius, the author of comments; painter Saulius Bajorinas; Board of editors: prof. habil. dr. Domas Kaunas, assoc. prof. dr. Alma Braziūnienė, prof. dr. Aušra Navickienė; Vilnius University] / Vilnius: Versus aureus, 2015. 448 p. ISBN 9789955343400.
• CICĖNIENĖ, Rima. Rankraštinė knyga ‒ istorijos šaltinis: vieno LDK kodekso istorija [Manuscript Book as a Source of Research: History of a Codex in the GDL]. Knygotyra, 2014, t. 63, p. 99-128. 
• KAUNAS, Domas. Mažosios Lietuvos knygų link: dokumentinio paveldo socialinėje aplinkoje sakytinė ir vaizdinė istorija [Towards the Books of Little Lithuania: Narrative and Visual History of Documentary Heritage in the Social Environment] / Vilnius: Vilnius University publishing house, 2013. 279 p.: illustr. ISBN 978-609-459-230-0.
• VAIČKUS, Jonas. Šešeri metai svetimšalių legione sudarytojas, įžanginio straipsnio ir komentarų autorius Remigijus Misiūnas [The compiler of Six Years in the Foreign Legion, the author of introductory article and comments Remigijus Misiūnas] / Vilnius: Bonus animus, 2013. 208 p.
• ANDRIUŠIS, Pulgis. Kelionių užrašai: šaltinio publikacija / sudarytojas Remigijus Misiūnas [Travel Notes: source publication/compiler Remigijus Misiūnas] / Vilnius: Bonus Animus, 2012. 502 p.
• JANONIS, Osvaldas. Surdegskij v čestj Sošestvija Sv. Ducha na apostolov mužskoj monastyrj: istoriko-krajevedčeskij spravočnik / Sostavitel Osvaldas Janonis. Kaunas: Obščestvo kaunasskich anikščiajcev, 2012. 223 c.
• JANONIS, Osvaldas. Anykščių krašto tyrėjo parankinė knyga. Kn. 1: Anykščių kraštas Rusijos imperijos sudėtyje (1795–1914 m.) ir Pirmojo pasaulinio karo metais (1914–1918 m.) / sudarė Osvaldas Janonis [Auxiliary Book of Researcher of Anykščiai Land Book. 1: Anykščiai Land within Russian Empire (1795–1914) and during the World War I (1914–1918 m.) / compiled by Osvaldas Janonis] /  Vilnius : Petro ofsetas, 2012. 250 p.
• JANONIS, Osvaldas. Anykščių krašto tyrėjo parankinė knyga [Auxiliary Book of Researcher of Anykščiai Land Book. 2: name index / compiled by Osvaldas Janonis] / Vilnius: Petro ofsetas, 2012. 96 p.
• KAUNAS, Domas. Bibliotheca Georgei comitis de Plater = Library of Jurgis Plateris/ Domas Kaunas. Vilnius  Vilnius University, 2012. 296 p.: illustr. ISBN 978-609-459-081-8.
• ŽUKAS, Vladas. Gyvenimas knygai: Vaclovas Biržiška [Life for the Book: Vaclovas Biržiška] / Vilnius: Vilnius University publishing house, 2012. 582 p. ISBN 978-609-459-101-3.
• ,,Auszros“ archyvas:  Martyno Jankaus rinkinys / sudarė ir parengė Domas Kaunas, Audronė Matijošienė.  [“,Auszros” Archive: Collection of Martynas Jankus/ compiled and prepared by Domas Kaunas, Audronė Matijošienė] / Vilnius: Vilnius University, 2011. 528 p.: fax. ISBN 978-9955-634-53-9.
• LELEWELIS, Joachimas. Dvejetas bibliografinių knygų: T. I: Pirmosios bibliografinės knygos / Joachimas Lelewelis; parengė Alma Braziūnienė; iš lenkų kalbos vertė Aldona Baliulienė ; komentarų autorius Vidas Račius; dailininkas Saulius Bajorinas; redaktorių kolegija: prof. habil. dr. Domas Kaunas, doc. dr. Alma Braziūnienė, prof. dr. Aušra Navickienė; Vilniaus universitetas [Two Bibliography Books: T. I: of the First Bibliography Book / Joachimas Lelewelis; prepared by Alma Braziūnienė; Aldona Baliulienė translated from Polish; Vidas Račius, the author of comments; painter Saulius Bajorinas; Board of editors: prof. habil. dr. Domas Kaunas, assoc. prof. dr. Alma Braziūnienė, prof. dr. Aušra Navickienė; Vilnius University] / Vilnius: Versus aureus, 2011. 268 p. ISBN 978-9955-34-339-4.
• MISIŪNAS, Remigijus. Lietuva prieš LTSR. D. 2: monografija [Lithuania before LSSR. P. 2: monograph] / Vilnius: Bonus animus, 2010. 386 p. ISBN 978-9955-754-21-3.
• NAVICKIENĖ, Aušra. Besikeičianti knyga XIX amžiaus pirmosios pusės Lietuvoje: monografija [The Book undergoing Change in the First Half of the 19th century in Lithuania: monograph] / Vilnius: Vilnius University publishing house, 2010. 384 p. ISBN 978-9955-33-526-9.
• KAUNAS, Domas. Knygos kultūra ir kūrėjas: istoriografiniai tyrimai ir vertinimai [The Culture of the Book and its Writer: Historiographic Research and Evaluations] / Vilnius: Vilnius University publishing house, 2009. 400, [3] p. ISBN 978-9955-33-364-7.
• BRAZIŪNIENĖ, Alma. Bibliofilija kaip asmenybės raiška: Kazio Varnelio biblioteka [Bibliography as an Expression of Personality: the Library of Kazys Varnelis] / Vilnius: Lithuanian National Museum, 2008. 272 p.: illustr. ISBN 978-955-415-84-8.
• Didi maža tauta: Lietuvos įvaizdžio kampanija JAV 1919 metais [Great Little Nation: The Campaign of Lithuanian Image in 1919 in the US] / [compiler Remigijus Misiūnas ; translator from English Gilija Ašmontaitė; translator into English Asta Ryklienė]. Vilnius: Bonus animus, 2008. 333, [1] p. ISBN 978-9955-754-09-1.
• JANONIS, Osvaldas. Lietuvos ir išeivijos bibliografijos chronologija (iki 1990 m.) [Bibliography Chronology of Lithuania and its Emigrants (till 1990)] Vilnius : Vilnius University publishing house,, 2007. 297 p.: illustr., portr. ISBN 978-9955-33-110-0.
• MISIŪNAS, Remigijus. Lietuva prieš LTSR: monografija [Lithuania before LSSR: monography] /  Vilnius: Versus aureus, 2007. 351 p. ISBN 978-9955-34-064-5.
• Lietuva pasaulinėje Paryžiaus parodoje 1900 metais / [sudarytojas Remigijus Misiūnas] [Lithuania in World Paris Exhibition in 1900/ [compiler Remigijus Misiūnas] / Vilnius: Versus aureus, 2006. 314 p. ISBN 9955-699-24-8.
• Mažosios Lietuvos kultūros paveldas / sudarytojas ir ats. redaktorius Domas Kaunas.  [Heritage of the Culture of Little Lithuania /compiler and resp. editor Domas Kaunas] / Vilnius: Vilnius University publishing house, 2006. 385 p. ISBN 9986-19-956-5.
• Introducing information management: information research reader / edited by Elena Maceviciute and Tom D. Wilson. London: Facet Publishing, 2005. xvi, 235 p.
• Vilniaus universiteto mokslo darbų ,,Knygotyra“ turinio rodyklė [Index of the contents of Vilnius University scholarly journal ,,Knygotyra“ (,,Book science“)] / 1961–2005, t. 1–45 / Vilnius University. Communication faculty. Book Science and Documentation Institute; compiled by Osvaldas Janonis; [editors board: Domas Kaunas (chief. editor) ... [et al.]; Elena Macevičiūtė translated the forward and introduction into English]. Vilnius: Vilnius University publishing house, 2005 (Vilnius: Petro ofsetas). 137 p. ISBN 9986-19-824-0.
• BOHATKIEWICZ, Aleksander Wiktor. Veikalas apie visuotinę bibliografiją = [Rzecz o bibliografii powszechney] / Aleksandras Wiktoras Bohatkiewiczius; parengė Alma Braziūnienė, Aušra Navickienė, Sondra Rankelienė ; [vertė Aldona Baliulienė; redaktorių kolegija: Domas Kaunas ... [et al.]; Vilniaus universiteto biblioteka, Vilniaus universiteto Knygotyros ir dokumentotyros institutas [Work about Public Bibliography / Aleksandras Wiktoras Bohatkiewiczius; prepared by Alma Braziūnienė, Aušra Navickienė, Sondra Rankelienė ; [translated by Aldona Baliulienė; editorial board: Domas Kaunas ... [et al.] Vilnius University Library, Vilnius University Book Science and Documentation Institute] / Vilnius: Vilnius University publishing house, 2004. 268 p. ISBN 9986-19-658-2.
• Lietuvos knygos veikėjai biografijų žodynas / vyr. redaktorius Domas Kaunas; sudarytojas Osvaldas Janonis; techninė redaktorė Iveta Jakimavičiūtė ... [et al.] (Elektroninis išteklius)  [The Characters of the Lithuanian book [Electronical resources]: Dictionary of Biographies / chief editor Domas Kaunas; compiler Osvaldas Janonis; technical editor Iveta Jakimavičiūtė ... [et al.] / Vilnius: Book Science and Documentation Institute under Communication faculty of Vilnius University, 2004. 1 electronic opt. disk (CD-ROM). ISBN 9986-680-27-1.
• MISIŪNAS, Remigijus. Informacinių kovų kryžkelėse: JAV lietuvių informacinės kovos XIX a. pab. – 1922 m. [At the Crossroad of Information Battles: US Lithuanian Information Battles at the end of the 19th c. to 1922] / Vilnius: Versus aureus, 2004. 374 p. ISBN 9955-601-39-6.
• KAUNAS, Domas. Knygos kultūros karininkas. Vilnius: Seimo leidykla ,,Valstybės žinios” [Military Officer of Book Culture. Vilnius: Seimas‘ publishing house ,,State News“] / 2004. 204 p. ISBN 9986-18-128-3.
• JAKŠTAS, Petras. Knygos / parengė, įvado straipsnį ir paaiškinimus parašė Domas Kaunas [Books/prepared by Domas Kaunas, who wrote the article of the introduction and explanations] / Vilnius : UAB ,,Petro ofsetas”, 2003. 169 p. ISBN 9955-534-31-1.
• MISIŪNAS, Remigijus. Barakų kultūros knygos : lietuvių DP leidyba 1945–1952 [Books of Hut Culture: Lithuanian DP Publishing 1945 through 1952] / Vilnius: Versus aureus, 2003. 407 p. ISBN 9955-601-05-1.
• JANONIS, Osvaldas. Bibliografijos mokslas ir praktika XX amžiaus antrojoje pusėje: raidos bruožai: (mokslinė monografija) [Bibliography Science and Practice in the Second Half of the 20th Century:  Features of Evolution: (scientific monograph)] / Klaipėda, 2002. 233 p. ISBN 9955-456-78-7.

Textbooks and training tools

• Knygotyra: vadovėlis / Violeta Černiauskaitė, Audronė Glosienė, Iveta Jakimavičiūtė, sudarytojas ir ats. redaktorius Domas Kaunas, Remigijus Misiūnas, Vita Mozūraitė, Aušra Navickienė, Vanda Stonienė, Julija Zinkevičienė [Book Science: textbook / Violeta Černiauskaitė, Audronė Glosienė, Iveta Jakimavičiūtė, compiler and resp. editor Domas Kaunas, Remigijus Misiūnas, Vita Mozūraitė, Aušra Navickienė, Vanda Stonienė, Julija Zinkevičienė] / Vilnius: Vilnius University publishing house, 2006. 402 p. – as well as the 2nd issue. Vilnius: Vilnius University publishing house, 2007. 402 p. ISBN 9986-19-928-X.

Textbooks for higher educational institutions

• JANONIS, Osvaldas. Bibliografijos teorija: mokomoji knyga [Bibliography Theory : book for learning] / Vilnius : Vilnius University publishing house, 2009. 204 p. ISBN 978-9955-33-471-2.
• ATKOČIŪNIENĖ Zenona, STONKIENĖ, Marija, JANONIS, Osvaldas. Rašto darbų metodiniai nurodymai: Mokomoji metodinė knyga [Methodical Indications of the Writing Works: Methodical book for learning] / Vilnius : Vilnius University publishing house, 2007, 120 p. ISBN 978-9955-33-140-7.
• MISIŪNAS, Remigijus; NAVICKIENĖ, Aušra. Knygotyra: pratybų medžiaga. 2-asis pataisytas ir papildytas leidimas [Book Science: material for exercises. The 2nd corrected and revised edition] Vilnius: Vilnius University publishing house, 2005. 22 p.
• KAUNAS, Domas. Mažosios Lietuvos kultūros istorijos paveldas: vertės ir interesų sankirtos požiūriu [Heritage of Cultural History of Little Lithuania: from the Perspective of the Intersection of Value and Interests] / Vilnius: Vilnius University publishing house, 2004. 75 p. ISBN 9986-19-681-7.
• ZINKEVIČIENĖ, Julija. Užsienio ir tarptautinių organizacijų informacijos tarnybos Lietuvoje [Information Services of Foreign and International Organisations in Lithuania] / Vilnius: Vilnius University publishing house, 2004. 68 p. ISBN 9986-19-633-7.
• MISIŪNAS, Remigijus. Knygų leidyba pasaulyje [Publishing of Books throughout the World] / Vilnius: Versus aureus, 2003. 67 p. ISBN 9955-9613-3-3.
• NAVICKIENĖ, Aušra. Lietuviška knyga XIX a.: mokomasis leidinys [Lithuanian Book in the 19th century: edition for learning] / Vilnius: Vilnius University publishing house, 2000. 35 p.
• MISIŪNAS, Remigijus; NAVICKIENĖ, Aušra. Knygotyra: pratybų medžiaga [Book Science: material for exercises] / Vilnius: Vilnius University publishing house, 2000. 15 p.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, ELENA; JANONIS, Osvaldas. Bibliografinė heuristika [Bibliographic Heuristics] / Vilnius: Vilnius University publishing house, 1999. 95 p. ISBN 9986-19-331-1.

University textbooks and training tools.  Root training tools

• BRAZIŪNIENĖ, Alma. Inkunabulų paveldas Lietuvoje ir pasaulyje: mokomasis leidinys: elektroninis išteklius [Incunabula Heritage In Lithuania and World: E-publication for learning] / Vilnius: Vilnius University publishing house, 2014. 44 p. ISBN 978-609-459-307-9.
• GUDINAVIČIUS, Arūnas. Skaitmeninė knyga per 100 minučių. Maketavimo EPUB formatu pagrindai: mokomoji knyga [E- Book over 100 minutes. Basics of Layout in EPUB format: publication for learning] . Vilnius: the publishing house of the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences, 2014. 76 p. ISBN 978-9955-20-963-8.
• MACEVIČIŪTĖ, Elena. Nacionalinių bibliotekų skaitmeninių fondų valdymas [National libraries electronic fonds management: E-publication for learning]. Vilnius, 2015. 31 p.
• MISIŪNAS, Remigijus. Leidybos pagrindai [Basics of the the Publishing: E-publication for methodic learning]. Vilnius, 2015. 24 p.
• NAVICKIENĖ, Aušra. Rankraštinių ir spausdintinių medijų istorija: mokomoji metodinė priemonė [Manuscript and printed media history: E-publication for methodic learning]. Vilnius, 2015. 78 p.
• KAUNAS, Domas. Mažosios Lietuvos lietuviškosios knygos istorija : mokomasis leidinys [History of Lithuanian Book in Lithuania Minor: publication for learning] / Vilnius: Vilnius University publishing house, 2011. 64 p. ISBN 978-9955-33-648-8.

• The project E-book publishing in Lithuania in 2014, funded by Lithuanian Council for Culture. The project’s duration: June 1–December 31, 2014.  The project’s manager: dr. Arūnas Gudinavičius, Book Science and Documentation Institute. The members of projects development group: prof. dr. (HP) Elena Macevičiūtė, Book Science and Documentation Institute, dr. Andrius Šuminas, Media research laboratory, spec. Iveta  Jakimavičiūtė, Book Science and Documentation Institute and others.
• National Programmme of Development of Lithuanian Philology for the period 2009–2015. Development project. Publishing of Vilnius University scientific works “Book Science” (No. LIT-7-41); 2013–2015 The project’s manager: Prof. Habil. Dr. Domas Kaunas.
• Scientific project, financed by the Lithuanian Science Council. The support for the scientific event. International Conference on Book Science Traditional and Digital Publishing in a Small Country. Experience and Perspectives (No. MOR-025/2013/LSS-160000-1063). The project’s duration: 2013. The project’s manager: Prof. Dr. Aušra Navickienė.
• Scientific project, financed by Lithuanian Science Council Research on increasing the attractiveness and optimizing virtual access of Lithuanian national museums (acronym LitMus-Web). The project’s duration:  1^st September 2013 through 31st December 2014. The project’s developer group manager: prof. dr. Pieter van Mensch, Media research laboratory. The members of Project development group: dr. Andrius Šuminas, Media research laboratory; dr. Arūnas Gudinavičius, Book Science and Documentation Institute; spec. Akvilė Žiūkaitė, Media research laboratory.
• Scientific project, funded by Lithuanian Science Council. Support for scientific event. International conference of Book Science Science Creators (Book Science, Codicology, Documentation, Medium Research) (No. MOR-009/2012/L11-260000-2004). The project’s duration: 2012. The project’s manager: Prof. Dr. Aušra Navickienė.
• National Programme for the Development of Lithuanian Philology for the period 2009–2015. The development Project Preparation and Publication of Continued Scientific Works Book Science of Vilnius University (No. LIT_2-64). The project’s duration: 2010-2012. The project’s manager: Prof. Habil. Dr. Domas Kaunas.
• National Development Programme for Lithuanian Philology for the period 2009-2015. The development project. International conference of Book Science Lithuanian Red Book: Rare and Valuable Publications. According to (No. MOR-007/2010/L11-240000-2031). The project’s duration: 2010. The project’s manager: Prof. Dr. Aušra Navickienė.
• The project Lithuanian Ego-documentary Heritage (acronym LEGODOK) of national scientific programme “The State and Nation: Heritage and Identity” for the period 2009-2015. The project’s duration: 2010-2013. Theproject’s manager: Prof. Dr. (PH) Arvydas Pacevičius. The project’s developers: Prof. Habil. Dr. Waldemar Chorążyczewski, deputy director of History and Archiving Institute of Torun Mikolaj Kopernik University; Dr. (HP)Šarūnas Liekis – Political Science department of Vytautas Magnus University, Dean of Political Sciences and Diplomacy faculty; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Julija Zinkevičienė – Book Science and Documentation institute under Communication faculty of Vilnius University. The project’s participants: Rima Cicėnienė, Iveta Jakimavičiūtė, Tomas Petreikis.
• The project Creation of Vilnius University Internal Management System of The Quality of Studies and its Fulfilment, funded by ESF (VP1-2.1-ŠMM-04-K-02-016). The project’s duration: 2007-2013. The project’s developer: Prof. Dr. Aušra Navickienė.
• The international cooperation project The Nordic-Baltic-Russian Network on the History of Books, Libraries and Reading (HIBOLIRE), funded by Nordforsk. The project’s duration: 2006-2010. The project’s coordinator for Lithuania: Prof. Dr. Aušra Navickienė. The project’s developers: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alma Braziūnienė.
• The project Maintaining National Identity in Globalisation Conditions: the Renewal of Doctorate Study Programme in Social Humanities and Creation of Post-Graduate Study Model, financed by ESF (BPD2004-ESF-2.5.0-03-05/0058). The project’s duration: 2006-2008. The project’s manager: Marius Povilas Paulauskas. The project’s developers: Prof. Habil. Dr. Domas Kaunas, Prof. Dr. Elena Macevičiūtė, Prof. Dr. Remigijus Misiūnas, Prof. Dr. Aušra Navickienė and others. 
• The project The Development of Evaluation System for Knowledge and Special Skills by Establishing Examination Centre of Vilnius University, funded by ESF (BPD2004-ESF-2.4.0-03-05/0051). The project’s duration: 2006-2008. The project’s manager: Juozas Galginaitis. The project’s developers: Prof. Habil. Dr. Domas Kaunas, Prof. Dr. Aušra Navickienė and others. 

Academic divisions

• Mokslinės informacijos ir bibiotekininkystės institutas (Institute of Library and Information Science, University of Wroclaw)
• Informacijos mokslų institutas (Institute of Information Studies, Tallinn University, Estonia)
• Socialinių ir politinių tyrimų institutas (Institute for Social and Political Research,  Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Latvia, Latvia)
• Informacijos studijų departamentas (Department of Information Studies, University of Tampere, Finland)
• Bažnyčios istorijos katedra (Department of Church History, Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki, Finland)
• Bibliotekininkystės ir informacijos mokslų katedra (Department of Library & Information Science, University of Zadar, Croatia)
• Knygos studijų, bibliotekų ir informacijos mokslų katedra (Department of Library and Information Sciences and Book Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljan, Slovenija)
• Švedijos bibliotekų ir informacijos mokslų mokykla (The Swedish School of Library and Information Science, University of Borås, Swedish)
• Informacijos ir dokumentinės komunikacijos teorijos ir istorijos katedra (Кафедра тэорыі і гісторыі інфармацыйна-дакументных камунікацый, Факультэт інфармацыйна-дакументных камунікацый, Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts, Belarus).
• Centre for International Publishing and Communication Stirling University School of Arts and Humanities
• Lietuvos archyvarų asociacija (Lithuanian Association of archivists)
• Lithuanian Association of Communication Agencies (KOMAA) (Lietuvos komunikacijos agentūrų asociacija (KOMAA))
• The Lithuanian Publishers Association (Lietuvos leidėjų asociacija)
• Lithuanian Association of Small and Medium-sized Publishers (Lietuvos mažų ir vidutinių leidėjų asociacija)
• Association of Lithuanian Printing Industries (Lietuvos spaustuvininikų asociacija)
• Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP)
• The Nordic-Baltic-Russian Network on the History of Books, Libraries and Reading (HIBOLIRE)
• Scientific and professional organisations

The participation of scientists of the subdivision in the international scientific and partnership activity, enrolment in editorial boards of foreign scientific publications and conference organisational committees and internships

• Braziūnienė Alma. Member of the Nordic-Baltic-Russian Network on the History of Books, Libraries and Reading (HIBOLIRE), http://www.helsinki.fi/historia/hibolire/
• Bliūdžiuvienė Nijolė.Member of the Lithuania and European Union Institutions and Bodies Terminology Forum (LTF)
• Kaunas Domas. Member of Leibniz Society (Leibniz-Sozietät e. V.; Germany) Vokietijos Leibnico mokslo draugijos (Leibniz – Sozietät e. V.)
• Macevičiūtė Elena. Editorial Board Member of the Serials Librarian (USA);
• Macevičiūtė Elena. Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Regional Editor, Reviews Editor of Information Research (UK), http://informationr.net/ir
• Macevičiūtė Elena. Editorial Board Member of the Journal Svensk biblioteksforskning
• Macevičiūtė Elena. Secretary of the Permanent Committee of the International Conference Information Behaviour (ISIC), http://informationr.net/isic/papers.html
• Macevičiūtė Elena. Board Member of the Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication
• Navickienė Aušra. Editorial Board Member of the International Bibliography of the History of the Printed Books and Libraries/ Book History Online (the Netherlands), www.kb.nl/bho/index.html
• Navickienė Aušra. Board Member of the Nordic-Baltic-Russian Network on the History of Books, Libraries and Reading (HIBOLIRE), a Multinational and Multidisciplinary Network of Scholars in the Fields of Book History, History of Libraries and History of Reading, http://www.helsinki.fi/historia/hibolire/hibolire_members.html
• Navickienė Aušra. Member of the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP), http://www.sharpweb.org/

Visiting ERASMUS professors and lectors

• Habil. dr. Małgorzata Komza, Wroclaw University (Poland)
• Dr. habil. Bożena Koredczuk, Wroclaw University (Poland)
• Doc. dr. Aile Mőldre, University of Tallinn (Estonia)
• Doc. dr. Gertrud Pannier, Humboldtų universtetas (Vokietija)
• Prof. dr. Tiiu Reimo, University of Tallinn (Estonia)
• Dr. Ewa Jablonska-Stefanowicz, Wroclaw University (Poland)
• Dr. Marijana Tomić, University of Zadar (Croatia)
• Prof. dr. Mirna Willer, University of Zadar (Croatia)
• Prof. dr. Tom Wilson, University of Gothenburg (Sweden)
• Prof. habil. dr. Janusz Dunin, Lodze University (Poland)
• Prof. dr. Simon Eliot, University of London (United Kingdom)
• Dr. Ewa Jablonska-Stefanowicz, Wroclaw University (Poland)
• Prof. dr. Leslie Howsam, University of Windsor (Canada)
• Habil. dr. Małgorzata Komza, Wroclaw University (Poland)
• Habil. dr. Natalija Konstantinovna Lelikova, The National Library of Russia (Russia)
• Prof. habil. dr. Bożena Koredczuk, Wroclaw University (Poland)
• Prof. dr. Miha Kovač, University of Ljubljana, „Mladinska knjiga Group“ leidyklų grupės skaitmeninės leidybos plėtros skyriaus vadovas (Slovenia)
• Dale T. Lukas, JAV nacionalinė medicinos biblioteka (Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos)
• Doc. dr. Ilka Mäkinen, University of Tampere (Finland)
• Prof. habil. dr. Guido Michelini, University of Parma (Italy)
• Prof. habil. dr. Anna Żbikowska-Migoń, Wroclaw University (Poland)
• Prof. habil. dr. Krzysztof Migoń, Wroclaw University (Poland)
• Doc. dr. Aile Mőldre, University of Tallinn (Estonia)
• Doc. dr. Gertrud Pannier, Berlin Humboldt university (Germany)
• Prof. dr. Tiiu Reimo, University of Tallinn (Estonia)
• Prof. habil. dr. Wanda Krystyna Roman, Mikolaj Kopernik University (Poland)
• Prof. dr. Claire Squires, Stirling University (Scotland)
• Prof. dr. Baiba Sporane, University of Latvia (Latvia)
• Prof. habil. dr. Marta Skalska-Zlat, Wroclaw University (Poland)
•  Dr. Nives Tomašević, University of Zadar (Croatia)
• Dr. Marijana Tomić, University of Zadar (Croatia)
• Prof. dr. Adriaan Hendrik van der Weel, Leiden University (Netherlands)
• Prof. dr. Tom Wilson, University of Gothenburg (Sweden)
• Prof. dr. Viesturs Zanders, University of Latvia (Latvia)

• Memorial house-museum of a writer Antanas Žukauskas-Vienuolis and poet and bishop Antanas Baranauskas
• ASTOS DIZAINAS McCann-Erickson"
• ,,Homo liber“ Publishing House
• Kaunas University of Technology Library
• Klaipėdos University Library
• Publishing House ,,Apostrofa“
• Publishing House ,,Baltų lankų leidyba“
• Publishing House ,,Justitia“
• Publishing House ,,Tyto alba"
• Publishing House „TEV“
• Publishing House,, Versus aureus“
• Publishing Centre of The Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore
• Lithuanian Central State Archives
• Lithuanian insurance company "Lietuvos draudimas"
• Lithuanian Ethnocosmology Museum
• Lithuanian Special Archives
• The Wroblewski Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
• The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania
• Lithuanian Writers’ Union Publishers 
• Office of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
• Lithuanian State Historical Archives
• Lithuanian State Modern Archives
• The Office of the Chief Archivist of Lithuania
• Science and Encyclopaedia Publishing Centre
• Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Panevėžys County Public Library
• UAB „Archyvų sistemos“
• UAB ,,Firidas"
• UAB ,,Nieko rimto"
• UAB „Baltų lankų“ leidyba
• UAB „DoxLogic“
• UAB „MIT-SOFT“ 
• Publishing House ,,VAGA“
• Printing and Publishing house UAB,,Petro ofsetas“
• State labour inspectorate of the Republic of Lithuania
• The State Studies Foundation
• Vilnius County Archives
• Vilnius County Court
• Vilnius Governemnt Administration Personnel Department Archive
• Vilnius County Police Headquarters
• Vilnius University Library
• Public Institution “Future Society Institute”
• Public Institution Central Project Management Agency

Personal partners

• Tomas Bartninkas
• Darius Burba
• Virginija Čijunskienė
• Gediminas Dagys
• dr. Erika Furman
• Remigijus Jokubauskas
• Giedrė Kadžiulytė
• Petras Kalibatas
• Rimantas Kareckas
• Irena Kasčiuškevičiūtė
• Vida Kišūnienė
• Ervinas Koršunovas
• doc. dr. Ramojus Kraujelis
• Tomas Kriščiūnas
• Sigitas Ladukas
• Ovidijus Lėveris
• dr. Arturas Mickevičius
• doc. dr. Antanas Mitašiūnas
• Virgilijus Morosas
• Saulius Mudėnas
• doc. dr. Sigitas Narbutas
• Gintaras Šeputis
• Lolita Varanavičienė
• Gytis Vaškelis
• Eglė Zujūtė
• dr. Elmundas Žalys
• Dalius Žižys
• dr. Saulius Žukas