Use of Digital Projects of Libraries and Archives in the Process of Training Information Sphere Specialists: Review of Sources

The aim of the article is to analyse the content of the research source base concerning the use of digital projects of libraries and archives in the context of training professionals in the information sphere. Research methods. In this study, bibliographic, analytical, problem-thematic and chronological methods are applied, fundamental principles of scientificity and objectivity are used. Scientific novelty. For the first time, the source base related to the use of information content from modern digital projects is studied within the interdisciplinary framework, particularly with regard to the training of higher education seekers in the field of information science. Main conclusons. This article provides a concise overview of the source base of the research dedicated to digital projects of libraries and archives in the context of their implementation in the training process of information sphere professionals. The necessity of a comprehensive research of using informational content from current digital projects in the preparation of higher education applicants in library studies, archival studies and audiovisual arts is argued. It is found that the corpus of sources on the issue of using such projects in the development of science and education includes thesis research, monographs, textbooks, practical manuals, scientific articles, abstract reviews; the authors of these editions and publications prove the socio-cultural significance of digital projects for society, as well as their importance for users and for the professional development of information sphere specialists; a tendency toward strengthening cooperation between information institutions in digitising documents and creating a single platform for presenting electronic resources in a user-friendly format is established. Based on the review of sources, it is grounded that digital projects of archives and libraries have special importance in building an effective and functional system of information education and broad perspectives for use in the educational process: primarily for modernising the content of certain academic programmes and developing students’ digital competencies.