Prospects and Development of Multimedia Technologies in Library Networks

The article deals with the development of multimedia network technologies and integration of library services in terms of introduction and expansion of interlibrary information space, and presents analysis of multimedia technologies in library networks with services integration, standards and protocols of data transmission in them, resource efficiency in multimedia libraries.An analysis of the methods of designing and analysis of digital integrated service networks (CMS) in the library environment, as well as a unified system approach to the assessment of the processes of transmission of different classes of information and types of telecommunication services (service) are presented as well.The dependencies of library networks with service integration were investigated and the following information was obtained:– comparative qualitative assessments of the capabilities of protocols for the types of telecommunication services considered;– options for joint implementation of several types of services based on a single protocol.Thus, the general scheme of justification and selection of algorithmic information structures of the CIS will consist of the following sequence:– assessment of the structure and quantitative characteristics of the network traffic;– determination based on this desirable characteristics of the projected network;– exploring the capabilities of modern telecommunications protocols and selecting the most appropriate for the designed network.The conclusions about the possibility, prospects of technical implementation and implementation of certain types of services using modern protocols for transmission of multimedia information in the information and library environment are made.The study has found that this sphere of activity has great prospects for further development and is characterized by steady increase and expansion of the number and range of services, changes in cost and quality of service.