INTERACTIVE ONLINE FORUMS AS A TOOL FOR TRAINING FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN LIBRARY, INFORMATION, AND ARCHIVAL STUDIES

In the digital education landscape, interactive online forums significantly shape the professional identity of library, information, and archival science specialists. These forums, as I. Vodianytskyi [5] notes, enable knowledge transmission and co-creation through active participation and collaboration. K. E. Rudestam [1] highlights forums as socio-technical environments fostering learning via interpersonal communication, collaborative problem-solving, critical reflection, and interdisciplinary knowledge integration. For B13 "Library, Information and Archival Studies" students, forums are a methodological foundation, cultivating digital literacy, critical thinking, effective communication, and the ability to navigate informational uncertainty. S. Sharov et al. [2] emphasize forums’ support for constructivist learning, where students actively construct knowledge through dialogue, enhancing analytical skills crucial for verifying sources, filtering information, and analyzing data.