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State Library of Turkmenistan

State Library of Turkmenistan
Döwlet kitaphanasy
Map
LocationArchabil Avenue 12 [1],
Ashgabat, 744000,  Turkmenistan
TypeNational library
Established1895 (130 years ago) (1895)
Collection
Items collectedBooks, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings[3], patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings and manuscripts
Size5 600 000 [2]
Access and use
Access requirementsRegistration
Other information
Websitehttps://dovletkitaphana.gov.tm/

The State Library of Turkmenistan (Azerbaijani: Döwlet kitaphanasy) officially named the State Library of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Döwlet medeniýet merkeziniň Döwlet kitaphanasy) is the national library of Turkmenistan, located in Ashgabat and founded in 1895.[4] The library is located on Archabil Avenue.

History

Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic

The library was founded in 1892 and began serving its first readers in May 1895.[5][6]

The name of the library changed during different historical periods. In 1976, a new specialized building in Ashkhabad was built for it.

Turkmenistan

On December 24, 1992, the library was granted the status of a national institution.[7]

As of 2006, the library had a collection of 5 million items including books, maps, manuscripts, dissertations, journals, and newspapers; there were about 22,000 members.[6] Book exhibitions were regularly held both in its premises and provincial libraries.[6] Yet, the library played an insignificant role in society, and as of 2007, remained the only Central Asian library not to join the Library Assembly of Eurasia.[8][9]

In 2005, the library received funds to replace its card catalogs with an online public access catalog (OPAC);[6] as of 2012, no progress has been made.[10] Internet literacy among librarians remained low, as of 2012.[10] Statistics on the publication of books in Turkmenistan remain unavailable, and the national bibliography has been stale for years.[8][9]

On February 16, 2007, a complex of new buildings was commissioned in Ashgabat, which includes the State Cultural Centre of Turkmenistan . This complex, consisting of three parts, houses the new building of the State Library. The new State Library building is equipped with facilities to serve up to 1,100 readers simultaneously.

On April 25, 2013, the National Library under the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan was renamed to the State Library of the State Cultural Center. [11]

Since 2016, the centralized libraries under the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan have been operating a Unified Electronic Library System. [12]

Inventory

The State Library of Turkmenistan currently holds over 5.6 million items in its collection and operates 17 departments. The building houses books, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings and manuscripts.

The State Library of Turkmenistan is also the official and central repository of the country.

Usage

Any Turkmen and foreign citizen may get a reader card by submitting their identification documents such as passport or Birth certificate.[13] It is permitted to temporarily borrow books to read at home.

See also

References

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  4. ^ "TURKMENISTAN: United Nations Depository Libraries - Dag Hammarskjöld Library". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
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  6. ^ a b c d Richardson, John V. (June 2006). "The Library and Information Economy in Turkmenistan". IFLA Journal. 32 (2): 131–139. doi:10.1177/0340035206066410. ISSN 0340-0352. S2CID 144735001.
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  8. ^ a b Dzhigo, Alexander; Teplitskaya, Alexandra (2007-12-31). "National Bibliographies of the Post-Soviet Central Asian States". Slavic & East European Information Resources. 8 (4): 3–17. doi:10.1300/J167v08n04_02. ISSN 1522-8886. S2CID 143656925.
  9. ^ a b Spencer, Erika Hope (2010-03-25). "Book Chambers in Central Asia". Slavic & East European Information Resources. 11 (1): 35–40. doi:10.1080/15228881003635239. ISSN 1522-8886. S2CID 144717021.
  10. ^ a b Richardson, John V. (October 2013). "The information economy of Turkmenistan: A seven-year update". IFLA Journal. 39 (3): 243–250. doi:10.1177/0340035213498836. ISSN 0340-0352. S2CID 155001699.
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Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Library_of_Turkmenistan