Library education in the context of digitalization

Improving modern library education is impossible without understanding the essential changes taking place with the library in the context of the digitalization of modern society. The purpose of the article is to study the influence of the processes of digitalization of library and information activities on the professional training of library specialists. During the study, an analysis was made of the legal framework, publications in the professional press, websites of higher education institutions, foreign projects broadcasting scientific information about the digitalization of librarianship. It is shown that digitalization affects the development of all major areas of library activities, the introduction of digital technologies leads to significant changes in the forms and methods of library services. The domestic and foreign experience of acquiring and improving digital competence in the framework of formal and non-formal education is considered. The generalization of the studied material made it possible to identify and characterize the main digitalization trends that affect library practice and the training of library staff.