Abstract
The Ukrainian library and information science/studies (LIS) accumulated many problems that impede the quality training of library staff. In the process of reforming education and science in Ukraine, several initiatives have been implemented at the legislative level for improving quality of research and its presentation by Ukrainian scientists, including research in the library science. The paper presents the results of the study of the publishing activity of PhD students in the Ukrainian library science (2015-2017). The results indicate that Ukrainian LIS PhD students published their papers in the journals with a limited reader audience, mainly in Ukrainian journals and regional journals of the countries bordering with Ukraine. In the article, the reasons for it are discussed, and some recommendations for overcoming the undesirable practice are provided.
Highlights
Ukraine has gained independence in 1991 and got an opportunity to develop its own national system of library education
As of December 2017, on the official websites of the above-mentioned Ukrainian institutions 19 synopses of the theses of the PhD applicants in the field of library sciences, which were defended since October 2015 to December 2017, have been found
The findings presented in this study have important implications for Ukrainian library science development
Summary
Ukraine has gained independence in 1991 and got an opportunity to develop its own national system of library education. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukrainian librarianship was freed from the destructive influence of the Marxism-Leninism ideology and needed a development of new educational programs and an introduction of computer technologies into the educational process and the work of libraries. Ukraine failed to quickly carry out the necessary reforms for modernizing library education in difficult economic Ukrainian realities of the early 90’s the XXth Century. This process had been delayed for many years
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