Library Information and Analytical Centers for Provision of Management Decisions (case of Information and Analytical Support Service, VNLU)

The article analyzes the importance of library information-analytical centers (Information and analytical support service, VNLU) in ensuring the adoption of managerial decisions. It is proved that the role of informational and analytical activity grows rapidly, and the information produced in society should be qualitative, operational, reliable and meet the needs of society development. The main directions and prospects of the information-analytical activity of the Information and Analytical Support Service in the process of information and analytical support of state administration bodies are also explored. It is proved that libraries’ information and analytical units have a number of advantages compared to non-governmental think tanks, precisely because they have access to huge amounts of information in library’s funds.