Изграждането на информационна култура – фактор за повишаване престижа на обществената библиотека
Creating Information Culture – A Way of Raising the Prestige of Public Library

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the main directions that determine the necessity of continuous development of one's information culture. It goes through the dynamic progress of information technologies, that is significantly changing our information environment; the rapid increase of the information itself; the necessity of continuing professional develpoment and lifelong education. The text is especially focusing on development of Bulgarian specialists' information culture through profetional education and qualification. In this context as an example are given and examined the courses of study of the Library Studies, Scientific Information and Cultural Policy of the Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, together with both the initiatives of the Bulgarian Library and Information Association and the projects of the regional libraries. There are also indicated some practical ways of increasing users' information litteracy, that require general modernization of the work of the libraries; creating and offering more and qualitative information resources online; improving on communication with virtual users through library's internet page and its presence in social media.

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