Formation of Information Culture of Students as an Integral Component of Educational Activity

In the modern developing knowledge society, the role and importance of information is expanding more and more, information is becoming a key factor in the development of human civilization. Under these conditions, an important place in the structure of the personality belongs to its information culture, which involves the possession of information sources, the ability to search for it and its active use in life processes. An important role in the mastery of information culture by young people belongs to universities and university libraries. The article shows the relevance of the problem, the importance of these factors in the formation of the information culture of young generations during the period of higher education, when the formation of the entire culture of the personality as a whole is in progress. The content of the concept of information culture is revealed, the current state of the formation of information culture in universities of Kyrgyzstan is briefly characterized, the role of university libraries in the education of students’ information culture is determined.