Ethnophors on the Documentary Screen: Information Database of Russian Film Archives

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of accessibility to the scientific community of a large database of documentary films on Buryatia, the Irkutsk Region and Trans-Baikal Region as the historic zones of Buryats’ residence. Creation of the electronic catalog of film sources representing the Buryats allows expanding methodical arsenal of visual aids, including cartographic information presentation by GIS tools, training materials and electronic encyclopedias. Specialized online information resource and software products, which are being developed, can be used for the creation of other technetronic documents’ databases on similar subjects.