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Service “Kazakhstan kitaptary”

There  is  topical  literature  about  Kazakhstan  in  all  branches  of  knowledge  in Kazakh  and in  Russian in  the  reading  hall  of  the  Department  “Kazakhstan kitaptary”.  At  readers’ service  is open  access  to  fiction  literature and specialized  literature,  series  of books, published in the  frameworks  of  the State programme  “Cultural  heritage”,  materials  of  Depository  of   the  Assembly   of  the  People  of Kazakhstan,  reference publications.  Regularly  thematic   exhibitions   and  exhibitions  of new  acquisitions  are organized.

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The Department of World Literature

The service of world literature presents editions in more than 120 languages of the world. There for the readers is provided open access to the books in all branches of science, the works of Kazakhstani writers in foreign languages, of the classics of Russian and foreign literature, reference literature in the Russian and other languages of the world, and also the periodical editions such as:  “The Times of Central Asia”, “FT Weekend”,  “Financial Times”, “Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung”,  “The Moscow Times”, “Exporter”,  “China Today”, “Korea Journal”, “Foreign Affairs”, “Label France” and others.
    There in the reading-hall is provided the electronic catalogue of the National library of the RK “RALIS. Search and Order”, there is access to the world English-lingual scientific journals of the “EBSCO” Data-Base. Also there is a possibility for the readers to watch the audio-visual films on different electronic carriers (VHS, CD, DVD).
    In the reading-hall of the service of world literature there are situated The book corners of foreign countries (Russia, Iran, Pakistan, India, Turkey). The purpose of the Book-corners is the information and assistance for the development and popularization of the national culture, history and literature in the mother tongues of the countries presented. The activity of the Book corners includes reader servicing and carrying out of cultural-mass activities. Each Book corner has its own subsidiary book fond in the native language. There is organized the exhibition of folk creative activity of Iran, Pakistan and Turkey.
   There in the hall operates The information development centre. The mission of the Centre is the transfer to the wide public of the modern experience and accumulated knowledge  of the international organizations accredited in Kazakhstan.
    The Centre provides free and open access to the information in the sphere of development and offers for everybody who wishes it to use the modern and constantly renovated resources.
   The Centre is created in partnership with the National library of the Republic of Kazakhstan by the following international organizations: The World Bank, the Department for Central-Asian regional economic cooperation, The Eurasian development bank, The Islamic development bank and the United Nations Organization.

Contact telephone: (7272) 67-28-48,
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The Art Department

There are in the fond of the Art Department books on art, fine art, painting, graphics, sculpture, architecture, music, theatre, cinematography, choreography etc., icluding 50 thousand scores and 19,3 thousand gramophone records. The fond of audio-recordings is 3,5 thousand gramophone records, including the rarest recordings of Kazakh music: of Dina Nurpeisova, Dauletkerei, the works of Zhayau Musa, Akan seri, Madi; the voices of Amre Kashaubayev, Kulyash Baiseyitova, Manarbek Erzhanov, Kanabek Baiseyitov, Zhusupbek Edekbekov, Bibigul Tulegenova, Roza Baglanova and others.

The hall is equipped with special cabins to enable the readers to listen to the music, for the playing of the scores on musical instruments (the dombra, kobyz, grand-piano etc.).

There is carried out the formatting of the digital electronic archives of musical recordings, images, texts, the production of interactive multimedia albums. The library created the multimedia products “The Musical Heritage of Kazakhstan” in three languages, “Astana – the dream city” etc.

Contact tel.: (7272) 67-28-67

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The Department of periodical editions

The fond of the Department of periodical editions is organized on the basis of the Kazakhstani, Russian newspapers and magazines for the past 5 years:

newspapers – Kazakhstani (135 titles);

- Russian (30 titles);

magazines - Kazakhstani (338 titles);

- Russian (310 titles);

The frequently asked newspapers for the current month are in open access.

Contact tel.: (7272) 67-28-51

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The Reference-Bibliographical Department

There in the Reference-Bibliographical Department are carried out the bibliographical demands with the use of the traditional bibliographical apparatus and electronic resources, the consultation of readers on the issues of usage of bibliographical manuals, the recommendation and issuance of the reference-bibliographical sources. The subsidiary fond numbers more than 21 thousand reference and informational editions in all branches of science. There are presented in the fond the editions of the Book Chamber of the RK – the chronicles of newspaper and journal articles, “Kazakhstanica” and also editions of the informational-bibliographical centres of Russia – VINITI, INION of the Russian Academy of Sciences. From 2007 the library gets the electronic version of the reference journal VINITI on natural and technical sciences. The readers are given access to the full-text data-bases of legislative and normative documents “Paragraph” and “Etalon”.

Contact tel.: (7272) 67-28-62

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 Department of statistics and analysis of book and library business

The specialized Hall of informational resources on oil and gas is designed for the servicing of readers, the circle of interests of whom is connected with the oil and gas industry. Here are presented the new books, periodical editions, there is also access to the full-text data-bases,

the Internet.

Contact telephone: (727) 267-28-71,

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The Hall of Library-Study

At the present time the Hall of Library-Study has the book fond of 6 thousand copies of books consisting from professional literature where there are collected the scientific works on library study and bibliography of domestic and foreign countries, the professional periodical editions and there are also collected editions, manuals, indices published by the National library of the RK, the regional, district  and rural libraries.

Contact tel.: (7272) 67-28-62

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The Centre of Rare Books and Manuscripts

There are in the Fond of rare books and manuscripts the monuments of written heritage in the Kazakh, Oriental, Russian and European languages. The Fond numbers more than 30 thousand documents, including more than 1000 manuscripts (in the Kazakh, Russian and Oriental languages), the collection of Kazakh books, the works about Kazakhstan, the first periodical editions of Kazakhstan, the Oriental printed books, the Russian books, the old print books of Europe, microfilms, electronic copies of books.

From the manuscripts kept in the fond of especial value are “The Koran” in Kufic script (XII c.), “Shahname” by Firdousi in the Chagatai language (1721-1723), the written heritage of A.Kh.Yassaui and S.Bakyrgani that were included into the international register of “The Memory of the World” UNESCO Programme.

From the rare print books there are works of the classics of Kazakh literature, the editions of the Kazakh enlighteners published during their life. The collection of books of the Oriental peoples numbers more than 2 thousand books. 

There are kept in the fond the first periodical editions of Kazakhstan – the newspapers:

“The Turkestani Regional Chronicles” 1879-1917; “Kazak” 1913-1918; “Enbekshi Kazak” 1923-1932 etc., the magazines “Aikap” 1911-1917; “Abai” 1918; “Sholpan” 1922 etc.

Contact tel.: (7272) 67-28-55

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The Department of Dissertations

The fond of the Department of Dissertations includes more than 70 thousand candidate and doctoral dissertations in all branches of science on different carriers. Annually there come to the fond of the Department 1500 Kazakhstani candidate and doctoral dissertations and more than 5000 abstracts of theses of the scientists of Kazakhstan and CIS countries. 

The department provides access to the Electronic Library of Dissertations of the Russian State Library. From 1997 the library gets legal deposit of the abstracts of theses of the CIS countries.

Contact tel.: (7272) 72-57-09, 72-16-03

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The Centre of cultural programmes

There are held in the Centre of cultural programmes the book-illustrative thematic, calendar, exit exhibitions, there are held presentations of new books, meetings with prominent personalities, literary and musical evenings, seminars.

Contact tel.: (7272) 67-28-66

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Department of statistics and analysis of librarianship and book business

The specialized Hall of informational resources on oil and gas is designed for the servicing of readers, the circle of interests of whom is connected with the oil and gas industry. Here are presented the new books, periodical editions, there is also access to the full-text data-bases, the Internet.

Contact telephone: (727) 267-28-71,

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