The emergence of new forms of library and information services, the expansion of their range, the simultaneous provision of secondary and primary information, the reduction of the time frames for fulfilling a user's requestthese and other trends have affected the functioning of bibliographic electronic resources (BER). The purpose of the article is to identify factors influencing the development of BER in a modern university of culture, increasing the efficiency of their provision. The results of the study "Bibliographic resources of the modern library of the university of culture: state and development prospects" formed its basis. In total, 18 libraries of federal state budgetary educational institutions of higher education were studied. The analysis showed that the main components of improving the process of providing bibliographic electronic resources in the conditions of a modern university can be the following: the existence of a library development strategy; bibliographic electronic resources monitoring; organization and updating the reference and search apparatus; improving remote access to BER; resource integration; efficient use of automated library and information systems; filling the library site; service orientation and personalization of service; forming the information culture of the user and improvement of the professional level of library specialists. Of particular importance is the strengthening of the teaching and navigation functions of libraries.

Design and use of digital resources at universities are discussed. The conclusions of testing optimal model of university library’s collection development are made. Experimental stages are described: the issues of building university’s digital information and education environment, collection compliance with disciplines standards, budget minimization through purchasing access to digital learning resources, teaching skills of digital publication use and resource use control for education to use are discussed. Interaction of digital library systems and digital information education environment is highlighted. The necessity for investigating into the functionality of university digital resources and finding appropriate solutions is justified.