Library profession in the XXI century: comparative analysis Russian foreign and trends

The article is presented as a librarian information specialist. We study the direction of development of the library profession in the information society in Russia and abroad. The models of the future of the library profession. Reveals the problems of understand ing the nature and development of the library profession in modern society. A comparative analysis of the views of the representatives of the library profession of library science and practice of Russia, Federal Republic of Germany and the United States.