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Development of nomological tools in the theory and practice of library research
https://doi.org/10.20913/2224-1841-2025-3-5
Abstract
Introduction. The expansion of the range of methods and forms suitable for use in modern library science research makes it possible to achieve convergence and interaction of various conceptual and methodological approaches, as well as such resultative effects that satisfy the need for practical benefits from theoretical constructions. The modern methodology of science is developing more and more complete systems and models of scientific knowledge, which are the result of a special methodological analysis, which naturally leads to a significant transformation of views on the knowledge and cognition included in these systems. Scientific laws are the reflection of objectively existing properties, relationships or connections between phenomena and processes in each system of knowledge; they change – and laws transform or theoretical structures that previously did not exist in this capacity transform into laws. This evolutionary process inevitably leads, in addition to innovative transformations in the strategy of scientific knowledge, to changes in the practical activities of social institutions, in particular, in educational programs and the structure of academic disciplines of the humanities cycle. Purpose setting. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of professional scientific positions illustrating the methodological essence of nomology as a study of forms of library science knowledge. The main task is to identify the possibilities of transforming the existing types of conceptual formations of library science knowledge, which acquire new qualities, develop the capabilities contained in them and enrich their internal structure in the process of methodological reconstruction. Methodology and methods of the study. Methods used in the work: analysis and generalization of the content of domestic and foreign publications on the above-mentioned problem.
About the Authors
G. M. VikhrevaRussian Federation
Galina M. Vikhreva – candidate of pedagogical sciences, leading researcher, department of research and methodical work
15 Voskhod str., Novosibirsk, 630120, Russian Federation
O. P. Fedotova
Russian Federation
Olga P. Fedotova – candidate of pedagogical sciences, senior researcher, department of research and methodical work
15 Voskhod str., Novosibirsk, 630120, Russian Federation
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For citation: Vikhreva G.M., Fedotova O.P. Development of nomological tools in the theory and practice of library research. Professional education in the modern world. 2025;15(3):473 –482. https://doi.org/10.20913/2224-1841-2025-3-5
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