Opportunities for implementing STEAM principles in library and information education

The priorities of modern education and the contradictions that have arisen in recent years in educational activities, primarily associated with a change in the nature of the production activities of specialists, are characterized. The main competencies necessary for a modern specialist with higher education are considered. As one of the possibilities for the modernization of modern education, the introduction of STEAM technologies is proposed. The main approaches to the content of STEAM education, its advantages and main components are analyzed. The possibilities of implementing STEAM technologies in library and information education are analyzed. Two directions for implementing the concept of STEAM education in the library and information sphere are substantiated: the development of theoretical knowledge using STEAM not within individual disciplines, but in interdisciplinary topics that integrate approaches, and the implementation of the practical part of training in projects developed within the framework of interdisciplinary scientific and educational «creative spaces».