The journal version of the analytical review presented at the Second International Professional Forum “Crimea-2016”. Threatening ‘information explosion’ and ‘information collapse’, information addiction, information security, and other problems of information society are discussed. The author also explores the issue of the so called ‘information revolutions’, and analyzes the status of book publishing in Russia and the world. Five key trends that, in IFLA experts’ opinion, are to change the information environment are listed. Special attention is given to the information technologies used in libraries.