The article considers the most important directions and forms of use of archival information, the needs of users, and also substantiates the importance of informatization of archival institutions of Ukraine. The composition and content of archival information resources of a new type are characterized, their role and significance in the formation of the National Register of Electronic Information Resources are determined, and the periodization of the process of innovative implementations in archival affairs is also given. The research methodology is based on comparison strategies, typology, principles of historicism and a social approach. The logic of the presentation of the material is based on the problem-historical principle, which allows revealing the main processes of the specified problem in the appropriate sequence. The scientific novelty of the study is due to the fact that at the current stage of development of archival affairs, the issues of using information resources of the National Archival Fund of Ukraine have become extremely relevant. The need for their retrospective consideration is due to the growth of the importance of information (in particular archival) in the information society. It is emphasized that the organization of the use of archival information is an integration factor of all other areas of the work of archives, it unites archival institutions of all types and levels, increases their role in all spheres of public life. In the 21st century, the public need for documentary information is constantly growing, the number of its consumers is steadily increasing, the forms and means of dissemination of archival information are diversifying, its technical capabilities are improving, which corresponds to the international principle of «open society – open archives».
Ігор Довжук (Wed,) studied this question.