Problems in Using the Information and Communication Technologies in Professional Work of a Museum Specialist
The purpose of this study is the analysis of need in professional staff for museums in use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and argumentation of the possibility of their training and retraining at the department of museology of Kemerovo State University of Culture and Arts. The article is devoted to needs of Kemerovo region museums’ professional personnel. The authors examine the solution to this problem, based on the experience in training the museum personnel in Kemerovo State University of Culture and Arts. Relevance of the subject of this article, based on the fact that, in connection with the transition of museums to new organizational and legal forms, the competence requirements for museum workers have changed. Today, the issues of professional competence of a museum specialist and the character of educational training programs are widely discussed with it. Based on a thorough analysis of statistical reports of the state and municipal museums in Kemerovo region in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, the article provides a brief description of the museum network and refines the profile of the specialist needed to improve the work of Kuzbass museums. The authors note that only close cooperation of the specialized departments with the employer can answer the question what specialist is the most demanded now at the museum and how to prepare him for professional work.