The Fifth International Professional Forum «The Book. Culture. Education. Innovations» – «Crimea–2019». A review

The Fifth International professional forum «The Book. Culture. Education. Innovations» is reviewed in brief. After 5 years, it has been still one of the most expected and important professional events in library, information, education, publishing and related spheres. The Forum survives, despite many problems, in particular, the political ones that both participants and organizers encounter. The focus is made on the 26-th International Conference «Libraries and information resources in the modern world of science, culture, education and business» and the SecondScientific and Educational Symposium «Designing and developing modern digital environment for education and science» which main topics were the new generation of education standards, digital resources and e-libraries in culture; professional education and management. The open press conference, Central Discussion Site, The Day of the Russian State Library, The Day of Crimean Libraries, the Second Scientific Conference «Scientometrics, bibliometrics, open data and publications in science», project session and the directorate meeting of the National Library Association “Libraries of the Future”, and the special event “100 years of St. Petersburg Institute of Culture, held within the framework of the Forum, are also discussed.