The Library of Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University provides information and library services to academic staff, students, and researchers. Its primary objective is to support teaching, learning, and research activities by providing access to textbooks, teaching and methodological materials, scholarly publications, and electronic resources.
The Library’s facilities and technical infrastructure meet modern standards. The four-storey building, including its basement, has a total area of 6,472 m². The Library has 6 reading rooms with a total seating capacity of 540, including subject-specific reading rooms and an electronic reading room. To ensure convenient access and provide an appropriate environment for independent study, the collections in the reading rooms are arranged by subject area using an open-shelf system in accordance with international standards.
A 90-seat coworking area has been established in the foyer on the first floor of the Library. It is intended for students’ independent work and for hosting discussions, training sessions, and seminars. The area has been designed in line with modern standards and is equipped with two projection screens and two projectors. A dedicated space for “Coffee Boom IKTU Library” has also been established in the first-floor foyer.
The reading rooms are equipped with individual study booths for users engaged in independent or group work. Two conference halls, each with a seating capacity of 95, are located on the first and second floors. A specially equipped dining area for Library users operates on the fourth floor.
The Library uses six modules of the IRBIS-64+ automated library information system, and its electronic catalogues are regularly updated. To ensure the security and preservation of the Library collection, all books in the reading rooms have been registered in the RFID system.
To promote wider use of the Library’s information resources, electronic textbooks, information bulletins on newly acquired publications, and information about Library events are published on the Library’s trilingual information portal at lib.ayu.edu.kz.
The University Library provides its users with access to international full-text databases and research platforms, including:
Scopus – http://scopus.com/
Web of Science – http://apps.webofknowledge.com/
SciVal analytical platform – http://www.scival.com/
Wiley Online Library – https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
PubMed – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Polpred – https://polpred.com
EBSCO DynaMed, an international evidence-based medicine database in the field of healthcare – https://search.ebscohost.com
Users also have access to the electronic resources of the Republican Interuniversity Electronic Library (www.rmeb.kz), the National Academic Library of Kazakhstan (www.kazneb.kz), and the IPR SMART platform (https://e-uni.kz/).
The Library’s reading rooms operate continuously in two shifts from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.