Integration of activities of library, university and professional public organizations for library specialists training

It is proposed to integrate the activities of libraries, universities and public organizations, including the training of library specialists, as a mechanism for library advocacy on the example of the Tambov region. Qualification characteristics, requirements for library specialists training through the “binding” of hard skills and soft skills, ways of educational process redesign and academic disciplines are determined. Examples of integration of university, library and public organization are given. The ways of library personnel training system improvement, including obtaining an additional qualification “Information / Digital Curator” and developing social partnership, are proposed. The proposed mechanism contributes to library advocacy to protect the interests of libraries and increase library profession prestige.