Library as a Participant in the Utilization of Research Results

Abstract

One of the problems existing in science is the use of scientific research results in practice. The aims of the article are to show, through a review of foreign literature and the results of a survey of domestic experts in the field of library science and librarianship, the reasons for the disconnection between science and practice, as well as to identify the steps necessary for practice to benefit from research. The problem is posed from the perspective of post-non-classical science as applied to library science and librarianship. The reasons for the lack of transfer of scientific results into practice, identified by foreign authors, are given. The rating of the reasons noted by domestic experts, who put the technical backwardness of libraries and the lack of motivation of specialists to implement the results of scientific work in practice in the first place, is presented. Various options for solving the problem of non-use of scientific results in practice are analyzed and evaluated. Ways to eliminate the problem: using different ways to attract and expand the participation of practitioners in theoretical research, increasing their research activity; dissemination of research results, including overcoming the deficit of publications and increasing their number written by practitioners; continuing professional education. It is concluded that if we proceed from post-nonclassical science, it becomes clear why the results of scientific research conducted on the basis of one library cannot be applied to another: the peculiarities of one library are not absolute, they depend on existing situational relationships. The non-use of modern scientific results in librarianship is also related to the dependence of science on the socio-cultural environment and the inclusion of value attitudes. Among the ways to bridge this gap are the following: creating special publications for practitioners, webinars, face-to-face meetings and conversations between researchers and practitioners. One method of improving the link between research and practice is to include research reports (research reviews) in newsletters, various periodicals often read by practitioners.