Structure

General departments

Funds formation department

Ideology of the department is development of scientifically proved formation policy and safety of library fund of NABRK. In basis of library acquisition technology lies subject and typological plan of acquisition, which is general plan document, that defines a level of structure complexity of acquisition and influences on its main components: selection of editions for funds system, system of gathering of the information about thematic and subject characteristics of editions, system of duplication, system of purchase sources, system of account and registration of editions.

Achievement of completeness of funds, both on traditional, and on electronic data carriers is both strategic, and thematic problem of library. Priority in formation of funds is given to gathering of information about Kazakhstan, its achievements, nature, geography, industry, society and culture, etc. Principles of formation are: scientific character, universality, completeness, urgency, efficiency, availability. Library receives new books every month. Also funds are replenished with proceedings and author's abstracts. Acquisition of some funds is carried out due to rare and donative editions having first of all scientific value. Except books, the library receives about 2 thousand titles of domestic, foreign periodicals on state and other languages.

The fund of electronic documents is part of cumulative library fund and functions in interaction with its other funds.

We grant users information on CD-ROM and DVD-ROM electronic editions of dictionaries, textbooks, books, encyclopedias on various branches of knowledge, electronic versions of periodicals, collections of electronic editions on mastering state and foreign languages; electronic libraries and catalogues of the largest information centers of the world, interactive training courses and many other things. By June of 2008 the electronic fund totals more than 8 thousand disks.

Fund formation department is engaged in studying of queries of our users, analysis of refusals, carrying out of monitoring of our collections' necessity. On the basis of received data experts organize subscription to newspapers and magazines, get necessary printed and electronic editions.

Electronic catalogue department

Electronic catalog is conducted in state, Russian, and foreign languages.

On 01.01.2009 there are 96410 bibliographic records.

We receive methodical instruction on UDC from VINITI at the Russian Academy of Science. Experts of Electronic catalogue department participate in annual seminars on UDC " UDC. Technique of application ". On April, 16-18^th of 2008 in Moscow on the next seminar we exchanged experience and received consultations on following themes:

- Modern condition of UDC tables and changes made in them during last time

- technique of indexing of the information on UDC

- System of automated conducting classification

Information-bibliographic Department

The main purpose of the department - is operative maintenance of information needs of users. By inquiries of users the profound information search in the removed electronic catalogues and databases is made. Applications for electronic delivery of documents, both from the removed databases, and from own funds of NABRK are accepted. Bibliographers make individual expert consulting for priority groups of users: Administration of the President, Parliament and Government. Bibliographers form searching tool of library in traditional and digital format.

Book Storage Department

Departments of basic funds storage are located on the first and fifth floors, occupy 6 250 sq.m. from total area of library. Their work is storage of more than 1,5 million kinds of data carriers and other printed editions.

The basic functions of department are:

• Scientific organization of arrangement and storage of library's basic funds.
• Maintenance of safety of funds.
• Creation of necessary conditions for storage of funds.
• Reception of new entries from Electronic Catalogue Department after processing of books.
• Distribution of books between structural divisions of libraries.
• Organization and carrying out of works about location of units and their storage.
• Reception of requirements through the electronic catalogue and operative performance of users' inquiries.

Documents that stored in the basic fund of book storage:

• Books and other editions on all branches of knowledge.
• Kazakhstan editions and materials about Kazakhstan.
• World literature.
• Digital materials.
• More than 1500 titles of periodicals in different languages of the world.

Basic fund of book storage is very actual, popular and mobile.

Service of users department.

Service of users department totals 5 reading rooms and one Center. Halls can simultaneously serve 500 people.

• General reading room on 100 places.
• Hall of periodicals.
• Hall of the world literature.
• Hall of art.
• Center of India study.
• Hall on work with persons with limited physical opportunities.

Management of electronic resources department

Management of electronic resources department is created by electronic resources with the purpose of efficient control electronic resources НАБРК, including databases, the electronic catalogue, a óÝí-portal, thematic network projects. Mainstreams of activity of service are tracking, an estimation, testing and providing of access to the removed databases and electronic catalogues of the largest holders of the information distant and the near abroad. By inquiries of users the profound information search in the removed electronic catalogues and databases is made, applications for electronic delivery of documents, both from the removed databases, and from own funds NABRK are accepted. Besides the service of management of electronic resources defines document files for creation of digital libraries, formation of own electronic collections of the literature.

Informational technologies service

Informational technologies service is created with the purpose of efficient control electronic resources of NABRK, including databases, electronic catalogue, web-portals, thematic network projects.

Mainstreams of activity of service are tracking, estimation, testing and providing of access to the distant databases and electronic catalogues of the largest holders of the information distant and the near abroad. By inquiries of users the profound information search in the distant electronic catalogues and databases is made, applications for electronic delivery of documents, both from distant databases, and from own funds of NABRK are accepted. Besides the service of management of electronic resources defines document files for creation of digital libraries, formation of own electronic collections of the literature.