Actual questions of retraining of specialistsin the field of publishing and distribution of books

Abstract

The article contains proposals on questions of professional development and retraining of personnel
in the field of publishing and book distribution. The authors believe that the industry is socially significant
and provides the inner spiritual core of society. This task is especially relevant in the context of the
President’s article “Looking into the Future: Modernizing Public Consciousness.” The purpose of the
study is to study the needs of the readership in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, the competence of specialists
and management of the industry. The idea of the research is to create a project of retraining courses,
including distance learning (MOOK KazNU named after al-Farabi), for book specialists. Applied significance
of the study is beyond doubt. The scientific significance of the research topic lies in the discourse
of the role of the book in the conditions of the Internet space. The methodology of the research is based
on the laws of dialectics and the basic principles of humanitarian research, the principle of historicism,
analysis and synthesis, etc. The value of the research is measured by the practical educational and methodological
contribution to the development of the publishing industry and the spiritual and moral education
of youth. Practical application of the results - courses based on the Institute for Advanced Studies of
the University and through mass open online courses (MOOK).