Provision of successful educational and pedagogical work of the university is one of the main tasks of the Library.
KAU Library has book fund which is over 170 000 items more than in 10 different world languages: books, CDs, audio and video cassettes and other teaching and learning materials. The main part of the literature is in foreign languages — different subject textbooks in English language. Universal book fund gives all the students opportunity to work with the textbooks on different topics and themes. Students are supplied with educational- methodical literature the whole period of education at KAU.
The readers have access to 2 subscriptions, 3 reading rooms and on-line reading room.
The library has become a center of scientific information out of just educational one. On-line information has recently become one of the main priorities of the library work. Under the influence of modern informational technologies library is becoming the intermediary between users and new informational resources on-line and electronic information which is contained on CDs and Internet. Rather high level of automation and Internet technologies let KAU Library develop its work on on-line recourses creation and development, including its own on-line library creation.
Tendency to live in modern rhythm of life, new technologies introduction and material and technical resources development have become the image of KAU Library. Successfully combining traditional and innovative technologies, the Library is still loyal to its main functional purpose- to support educational process and research work of the university..
Director of the Library -Ludmila V. Godunina
Tel.: +7 (727) 226 81 20
29, Toraigirov St.,
050043, Almaty
Republic of Kazakhstan
Tel.: +7 (727) 226–80–00,
Fax: +7 (727) 226–77–99
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