Meeting of directors of libraries and librarians of the Kyrgyz Republic

On June 1, 2022, a meeting of directors of libraries and librarians of the Kyrgyz Republic was held at the International Medical University.

The purpose of organizing this event: the exchange of experience in the field of automation and digitalization of the library. Ways to solve the modernization of library and bibliographic processes of the libraries of the Kyrgyz Republic.

The meeting was opened with a welcoming speech by the rector of the MMU, Bolot Bektashevich Maikanaev. He noted the importance of information and educational resources in the promotion and development of science and education. He emphasized the importance of qualified librarians in the application of innovative technologies and digital transformation in the activities of libraries.

MMU Library Director Gulmira Abdyrakovna Turusbaeva made a presentation of the library website, developed on the basis of the architecture of the J-IRBIS 2.0 system. She familiarized participants in detail with collections of electronic resources of her own generation, search engines of the site, functions of the user's “Personal Account”, remote booking, ordering documents and other services and features of the site. She demonstrated the technology of integrating collections of external resources into the library's own database, as well as the technology of seamless authorization with remote external Electronic Library Systems. Director of the Scientific Library of the Kyrgyz State University named after I. Arabaeva, founder of the Higher School of Librarians, candidate of pedagogical sciences, associate professor Nurilya Aitbaevna Davletyarova highly appreciated the development of our university and library, and also wished further success.

Within the framework of the event, the participants were given an excursion to all departments of the MMU library and URC EMMU, where participants could see the library automation technology using the IRBIS 64+ System.

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