THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE LIBRARY AND THE LIBRARIAN IN THE CONTEXT OF TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS

Abstract

The relevance of this article is due to the fact that the information explosion, the digital age presents us with a completely different set of tools, provided services and mechanisms, and the development of activities with a new logic. The article refers to the significance and role of the library sector in the life of 21st century societies. In the era of information explosion, one of the greatest challenges of the library sector is the influence of artificial intelligence, which reduces the importance of the human factor. Thus, the circumstance of the librarian carrying out a function in the library is reduced incomparably, despite the fact that the reader gets any information he needs, saving space and time. This conjuncture gives rise to deep thinking among representatives of the library sector. In this case, each library should study the international experience, prospectively repeating what is useful, which will only improve the latter's work. This should be done taking into account a number of features of what kind of library we are dealing with, national, academic, scientific, children's, etc.
However, with good library management, the right strategy and the necessary resources, it is pos-sible to turn challenges into favorable conditions, taking advantage of new and limitless opportunities.