INFORMATION RESEARCH RESOURCES OF THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SPHERE ON THE INTERNET

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to analyze the information resources of the Internet and their division into the categories to ensure further use in the study of phenomena of historical and cultural sphere. The methods of the research are based on the application of general scientific and special methods of cognition, in particular, analysis and synthesis, historical-comparative, retrospective, comparative, terminological analysis and analytical monitoring of global information services. The scientific novelty of the paper lies in the analysis of the Internet information resources for the documentation of historical and historical-cultural processes in Ukraine and in the world. It has made it possible to state that the Internet, as a new information environment, where the main directions of development of domestic resources are being worked out, should become a modern source base for the researchers in the humanitarian field. Conclusions. As a result of the study, it has been proved that the Internet has become a real informational environment for studying the phenomena of cultural history. It has been emphasized that the state of resources from national history and cultural history requires serious analysis and should become a full-value source for scientists. Information resources of the Internet are a convenient environment for representing and generating relevant documents. It has been proved that it is the most convenient to consider the whole complex of information resources not only depending on the form of presentation of historical material on the Internet, but also from the stage of research. With each stage of the research (collection of information on the topic, working with sources and literature, analysis of materials and testing of results), the types of resources involved have been correlated. It has been revealed that among the documentation services, Wikipedia plays a key role today. The influence and significance of Wikipedia on social processes in the field of history and cultural history have been evaluated in the paper. The emphasis has been placed on the fact that archival resources on the Internet are gaining special importance today, and especially their forms such as databases with a search engine, electronic directories of various genres and types - guides, fund and subject directories, etc., and digital images of documents.