Information and communication technologies in the research of reading rooms and libraries of Lemkivshchyna

Abstract

The purpose of the work is to research and study innovations, information and communication technologies, as an important aspect of contemporary historical and socio-communicative studies, as well as the development of library and archival affairs. The research methodology encompasses a set of general scientific methods such as systematization, generalization, forecasting, comparison, and structural-functional analysis, conducted to analyse the current development of technologies in the library field and the needs of information and communication support. The scientific novelty lies in the comprehensive and systematic analysis of information and communication technologies. The importance of information and communication technologies in library and archival affairs, the implementation of progressively new means of processing, preserving, and analysing sources is determined. Their integration into library affairs, prospects, development paths, and applications are explored, particularly in the study of reading rooms and libraries of Lemkivshchyna. Conclusions. The development of information and communication technologies is an important aspect of societal development, particularly science. The result of innovative development in archival and library affairs is information and communication technologies (including software and hardware), as well as the improvement of product and service quality formed by them, forms, methods, and management technologies. Thus, we can argue that the development of information and communication technologies is one of the key aspects of the development of library and archival affairs because transforming them into consolidated sources of information allows for a new approach to studying the history of Lemkivshchyna and re-evaluating the history of information institutions in the region. The study of library and archival affairs of Lemkivshchyna involves the development of an information system based on innovative ICT, which will enable the formation of a consolidated information array.