Rules for using the library

The Scientific library has 7 service points: 4 subscriptions and 3 reading rooms located on the 1st and 2nd floors of the Mining and Metallurgical Building (GMK). Teachers, students, undergraduates, doctoral students, and employees have the right to use the library.

Writing to the library

Registration is carried out at the circulation desk (Mining and Metallurgical Building, room 174).

All categories of readers may use the library’s reading rooms.

Readers are registered by presenting an ID card with their personal identification number.
University guests and external staff may use the library collections only in the reading rooms. An ID card is required for registration.

During registration, reader information is entered into the library’s automated system “MegaPro”, and an electronic reader record is created. This record grants the right to library services and determines the reader’s responsibility for borrowed materials. In case of lost materials, service will be suspended until they are replaced.

Reader re-registration is conducted annually at the beginning of the academic year starting from August 20. Without re-registration, readers are not allowed to use the Scientific Library resources in any department until the issue is resolved.

Borrowing Books

The library provides books, newspapers, and journals for temporary use and offers access to electronic databases.

All library services are free of charge.

Books for home use are issued at the circulation desks.

Textbooks - for one semester

Scientific and fiction literature - for 15 days.

The last or only copy of a book may be used only in the reading room.
To borrow books, readers must present an ID card.

The loan period may be extended if the book is not requested by other readers.
Users with overdue materials will not be served.

If library materials or equipment are lost or damaged, readers must provide an equivalent replacement.

At the end of the academic year, after graduation or upon leaving the university, all users must return borrowed materials to the library.
The clearance sheet must be signed by the Head of the Service Department (Room 174, Mining and Metallurgical Building).

Reading Rooms

The reading rooms (Rooms 268 and 273) provide access to single copies of books and periodicals. Books and journals from the reading room are not issued for home use.
Photocopying or scanning is allowed within the limits permitted by copyright law.

Prohibited

• entering the library with outerwear, bags, or food;
• disturbing silence and order, or using mobile phones in reading rooms;
• damaging library books (making notes, tearing pages, etc.);
• entering staff areas and book storage rooms.

In case of serious violation of the library rules, the offender may be suspended from library use for 1-6 months.

Information about serious violations is reported to the university dean’s offices or to the heads of the relevant structural units.

Library and Information Services

The Acquisitions Department is responsible for forming, updating, and developing the library collection, ensuring that students, faculty, and researchers have access to modern and relevant information resources.

Each department may submit a request to purchase the necessary books, textbooks, monographs, and other publications that correspond to the university’s educational programs and research areas. When selecting literature for the educational process, publisher and supplier price lists may be used. Requests must be submitted in written form.

Contact details of the Acquisitions Department:
Mining and Metallurgical Building, Room 177
Phone: ext. 71-30
Mobile: +7 747 052 6097 - Zhanat Dauletova
Email: zh.dauletova@satbayev.university

Databases

The library provides access to licensed and subscribed databases, electronic library systems, and the Electronic Library.

Access to library resources is available from all university computers via IP addresses. To access electronic resources from home computers or mobile devices, authorization through university computers is required.

For questions regarding access, contact the Information Resource Center of the Scientific Library (Mining and Metallurgical Building, Room 181, ext. 73-31).

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

If the required books or articles are not available in the library, a request can be sent to the Republican Scientific and Technical Library, the Central Scientific Library “Gylym Ordasy”, and other partner libraries.

For inquiries:
Phone: +7 (727) 257-71-30, ext. 72-24 (Mining and Metallurgical Building, Room 174).