The article presents an overview of the main trends and methods of searching the shortest path information transmission in the telecommunications networks. The basic algorithms and their modifications are described. Special attention is given to the modified Dijkstra's algorithm that takes into account QoS requirements. The modified algorithm and its UML diagram are presented.

The article discusses the content of the term "information and communication culture". A definition of the term is given from the viewpoint of cultural studies, pedagogy, sociology, computer science, psychology and medicine. Also it is proposed author’s definition of the term.

The article presents the results of source studies for the history of establishment of elements of information and analytical support in university research by facilities of libraries of higher education institutions, the potential is disclosed for university libraries and periodization is proposed for the development of this process.

The article describes and groups on directions the experience of information technologies in genetics. Currently a huge amount of data received in genetics as part of large-scale projects, and it requires processing. The only way to handle these data is use of information technology.