THE PROCESS OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARY SPECIALISTS IN KAZAKHSTAN AFTER THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR (1946-1960)

Abstract

In the postwar period, the library staff played an important role in the restoration of the national economy and the development of virgin and fallow lands in the Republic. They aсtively assisted the party and the Soviet government in political and ideological work, provided services for citizens in the cultural and educational sphere. Undoubtedly, these years had a direct impact on the continuous cultural growth of the population in enhancing employability and rising of socio-political activity. The article comprehensively examines the level of young specialist staffing in libraries in the post-war years (1946-1960), the ways and development of training library personnel and its professional development efficiency and the opening and activities of educational institutions for librarians. In this regard, archival and other materials on this topic are analyzed and reviewed. Also, the ideological policy of the party and state institutions for the training of employees of political and educational fields are examined. Overall, the Soviet bodies played a significant role in the formation and education of library professionals despite of some shortages in this sphere.