Gryaznova E.V. Information culturology as a scientific discipline: philosophical-methodological analysis

Abstract: The subject of this research is the book by K. K. Kolin and A. D. Ursul “Information and Culture. Introduction into the information Culturology”. The author gives special attention to the analysis of the relevant questions expressed in this book, which are associated with the problems of informatization and transition towards the global information society, as well as formation of the new to such society phenomenon of “information culture”. The article suggests structuring of the typology of information culture and examines the examples of implementation of this typology for further development of the “information culturology” as a scientific direction. The main conclusions consist in the following: 1. The peer reviewed material fully reveals the main aspects of the scientific discipline “Information culturology” in five directions: subjectology, terminology, methodology, nomology, and praxeology. 2. As a recommendation, we should note the following: - The phenomenon “information culture” should be more specifically typologized;  - The notion “virtual reality” should be used based on the information concept; it will help to avoid its identification with the notion “social reality”’;   - Praxeology of the scientific discipline requires a more reliable and contemporary factual and statistical material on the presented issues.  

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