Librarian’s Reading Competence as a Factor of Library and Information Activity Efficiency

Abstract

The authors note that the efficiency of librarianship in the conditions of intensive changes in the information environment raises the question of the development of the reader’s culture in the course of the formation of the readiness of future librarians . In order for a librarian to be a reader , he must not only “ love books and reading ”, but also receive appropriate training and reader development in the professional training system , master various reading strategies and the ability to expediently carry out his own reading activity . The article considers reading and reading competence , their place in educational standards and their role in the professional activity of a library specialist .