Bibliography Studies in the System of Social and Communicative Academic Disciplines

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of technological changes taking place in the modern information society, the sphere of education and the system of document communications on training students in bibliography studies (speciality 029 “Information Science, Library Science and Archive Studies”).Research methodology. The author analyzes the contents of nine publications including textbooks, monographs, scientific papers and collections. In the process of research, the following general scientific and special methods have been used: analysis, synthesis, generalization, logical, structural-functional, genetic methods, and others.Results. The development of the information society changes certain traditional insights into the content, structure, tasks, methods and technology of training, makes new demands both on the content of the curricula and on the structure and content of the disciplines themselves.Bibliography studies as one of the major special disciplines of the current curriculum 029 “Information Science, Library Science and Archive Studies” are relevant, taking into account the objective and subjective reasons related to the substantiation of new scientific concepts, implementation of new technologies into practical bibliography, especially regarding the bibliographic description and use of electronic documents. Bibliography studies support the training of future specialists not only in the library sphere, but also in the book, information, archive, museum, editorial-and- publishing fields.Despite the current changes, bibliography studies remain the traditional science of bibliography, which explores the methods, processes, results and conditions of the effectiveness of bibliographic activities. The components of bibliography studies are as follows: theory, history, methodology (technology) and organization of bibliography. Accordingly, all these components should be reflected in the academic disciplines. Unfortunately, these requirements are not always taken into account when developing curricula, in particular the curriculum for the speciality 029 “Information Science, Library Science and Archive Studies”. Thus, Theory of Bibliography is not studied at the beginning of the course, but at the end of it after Methodology and Organization of Practical Bibliography Activities, and for the teaching of History of Bibliography and sector bibliographic disciplines academic hours are not provided for by the curriculum.Insufficient attention is also paid to the bibliographic disciplines in the curricula of specialization 029 “Information and Documentation Work” and speciality 027 “Museum Studies, Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage”.Novelty. The author has analyzed the curricula of the speciality 029 “Information Science, Library Science and Archive Studies” and speciality 027 “Museum Studies, Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage” in the context of adding to them the academic disciplines of the integrated science “Bibliography studies” as well as the need to teach all future specialists in document and information sphere in these disciplines. The practical significance. The author suggests revising the curricula in order to optimize them and bring into accordance with the current state of the development of bibliography studies as a science, document information sphere as an integral part of the system of social communications.Keywords: bibliography studies, theory, history, organization, methods, technology, system of document communications, the course of bibliography studies for students.