«The global informatization of society, the transformation of the information and library sphere into one of the branches of the information industry, the comprehensive introduction and intensification of the use of the latest information technologies, the organization of access to the whole variety of information resources and the increased information potential of information and library institutions as a result have led to the emergence of new opportunities in the development spheres». Particular attention is paid to the development of information and library software and the development of special software for the integration and development of information and library activities, especially in such developed countries as the USA, China, South Korea and the Russian Federation.