Use of Cloud Resources for Documentation of the Activities of the Department of Social Communications and Information Activities

The purpose of the article is to identify the possibilities and features of using cloud resources to improve the documentation support of the Department of Social Communications and Information Activities of Lviv Polytechnic National University, as well as to describe the process of creating and using electronic documents by the department using online editors. The methodology is based on the methods of analysis, synthesis, abstraction and generalization, as well as methods of systemic and causal analysis. The result of the research is the introduction of an effective document management system at the Department of SCIA, which will help to increase the productivity and quality of the educational process, as well as provide greater accessibility of documents for all participants in the educational process for the benefit of Ukraine. The scientific novelty of the research results lies in the scientific substantiation and construction of methods and means for the using cloud resources in the educational process, which contribute to the expansion of the educational space and increase the efficiency of the educational process using innovative tools and methods. The practical significance of the research results lies in the development and implementation of an effective documentation system at the Department of SСІA of the Lviv Polytechnic National University. This will help improve the department’s document flow and ensure effective collaboration between employees. The conclusions. Cloud technologies, which allow storing, processing and exchanging data in real time, are becoming increasingly popular in the modern world, which significantly simplifies document management processes. In the course of studying the possibilities of using cloud resources for documentation support of the Department of the SCIA of Lviv Polytechnic National University, Google Drive services were chosen as the main tool and Google Docs was used as an online text document editor. Described the possibilities of creating electronic documents by the department using an online spreadsheet editor (Google Tables), questionnaires and other online forms, using Google Forms, as well as Google Calendar as an online service for planning and coordinating events. The possibilities of creating and collaborating with department documentation in electronic form were studied.