The Working groups of The Conference of European National Librarians (CENL) as the centres of professional cooperation

Abstract

Purpose of Article. The purpose of the research is the study of the basic directions and generalization the results of the activities of the Working Groups of The Conference of Directors of European National Libraries (CENL) for the identifying their significance for the development of international library co-operation. The methodology of research is based on the system of scientific historical and bibliographic methods: theoretical (analysis, synthesis, etc.), empiric (description), comparative, retrospective, chronological. А problem is examined on the basis of historical and system approaches. Scientific novelty of the study consists in the representation of the results of the activities of the CENL Working Groups and defining their contribution into the development of international library co-operation. Conclusions. The CENL Working Groups are the important centers for international library cooperation in Europe. During last years, these groups have implemented a number of projects, developed and adopted documents, which are important for the development of the librarianships. Ukraine should consider increasing the participation in the work of CENL both in order to improve the activities of domestic libraries, and to professionalize librarians.