The Role of the Russian Academy of Education in the Development of the Library and Information Infrastructure and Library Education

The paper presents the activities and projects in library and information sphere initiated and carried out by the Russian Academy of Education. It emphasizes the role of the Academy President Olga Vasilieva, academicians Marina Borovskaya, Vladimir Filippov, Svetlana Ivanova, Mikhail Levitsky. The paper stresses the importance of the Russian Academy of Education Research Center based at the Moscow State Institute of Culture and “K. D. Ushinsky Library” Information Center. It also describes the role of the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology and educational initiatives of the Academy. The growing role of the Russian Academy of Education in the development of the Russian library education as an important component of education in the humanities is emphasized.