About the Library
The Scientific Library of Satbayev University - is one of the largest university libraries in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Its funds contain about one and a half million books, including classics, fundamental editions of scientific and technical literature and rare books of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The library is the same age as the university, founded on September 22, 1934 on the basis of the library of the Semipalatinsk Geological Prospecting College. The initial fund of the library was 1000 copies. The first head of the library was A.I. Zaozersky.
Today, the library continues to maintain its traditions by introducing modern information technologies.
The library uses modern AIBS "MegaPro" software, a new generation web system built on the basis of "cloud" technologies. The electronic catalog (EC) of the library provides comprehensive automation of library processes and is available around the clock at https://e-lib.satbayev.university/MegaPro/Web/.
Library users can get remote access to library resources through their Personal Account. The new services make it possible to carry out the processes of searching, ordering and booking literature in an automated mode.
The library has a wide collection of specialized educational, methodological and scientific literature, which is constantly updated and corresponds to the goals of the educational programs being implemented. The total fund of the library is more than 1.5 million copies. Electronic library (EL) of the works of scientists of KazNRTU named after K.I. Satbayev includes educational, educational and methodological publications, monographs of the teaching staff of the university, scientific papers and collections of scientific conferences.
The library infrastructure consists of 7 service points: 4 subscriptions and 3 computer rooms equipped with 140 computers connected to the Internet and a Wi-Fi zone for working with electronic educational resources.
The Scientific Library has more than 14 thousand readers. Every year, the Scientific Library of Satbayev University registers more than 3 thousand readers, publishes more than 30 000 copies of books, magazines, newspapers.
