III International scientific and practice conference “The libraries of the higher education institutions: experience and perspectives” was held 4-6 July 2018 on the base of the Scientific library of Odessa national university by I.I. Mechnikov. The supporters for this conference were Ministry of Education and Science in Ukraine, Science library by M. Maximovich of Kyiv national university by Taras Shevchenko, Scientific library of Odessa national university by I.I. Mechnikov, Ukrainian library association, and Electronic library of Ukraine «ELibUKR».