National Academic Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan usage regulations

1. General regulations

1.1 Usage regulations are made on the basis of Constitution, law " About culture ", law " About copyright and allied rights ", regulations of National academic library of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Instructions for usage of libraries of MCI (Ministry of culture and information) system.

1.2 Library will organize public using of library funds and information resources which are being at its order.

1.3 Funds of library are state ownership of the Republic of Kazakhstan and are protected by law.

1.4 Library is called to provide effective usage of informational resources and library funds with a view of economic, social and spiritual development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

1.5 The right to use the library have citizens that are not younger than 16.

1.6 Use of library is free-of-charge. Some of services and amount of payment are defined in accordance with established procedure " Regulations about paid services " of NABRK, made on the basis of Budgetary code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, law " About the republican budget on 2005 ".

2. Rights and duties of users

2.1 Users have right:

• To use library irrespective of place of living, study, work.
• Foreign citizens are served by library after granting diplomatic cards, residence permit and reference from work place.
• To receive printed products and multimedia editions for temporary use, to use the informational and electronic services granted by library in reading rooms and through the Internet.
• To receive press products under the interlibrary subscription and electronic delivery of documents from other libraries (at the expanse of users).
• To use in work full-text documents from own and acquired electronic databases and electronic catalogue of NABRK by reading the document from monitor screen, or printing it if you have permission, within the limits of observance of copyrights.
• To use bibliographic and information service and other kinds of free-of-charge services rendered by library.  
• To use Virtual reference service by e-mail spravka@nabrk.kz
• To use service of remote maintenance under the contract
• To use databases and Internet for searching of scientific information free-of-charge during 15 minutes, according to separately approved Rules of public using of Internet in NABRK
• To use official site of library http://nabrk.kz and express opinion in library forum http:// nabrk.kz/forum/
• To take part in all actions carried out by library for citizens and guests.
• To receive specialized trainings on work with Internet, Databases etc. according to the price-list of library services.
• To use own equipment for work in halls (notebooks, pocket computers, pocket scanners)

Users must:

·         Carefully work to printed, multimedia and other products received from library funds; not to do on them any marks; not to pull out and bend pages; not to scratch the surface of laser disks; not to bear from library.

·         Register name, model of their equipment (notebook, pocket computer, pocket scanner, digital camera etc.) when enter the library.

·         Receive login for entrance into library LAN in management of electronic resources department if use the equipment.

·         Not to break arrangement of funds in departments with open access.

·         At reception of printed output or other materials, reader should look through them. In case of detection of any defects on them user must inform on the librarian who is obliged to make special marks on these printed outputs or other documents.

·         Carefully use computer equipment during the work.

·         At failures in work with computer to communicate to the on duty adviser. Independent change of any hardware and program configurations of computer is illegal.

·         Observe norms of behaviour in public places.

3. Copying of information

Copying of documents, books, clauses, information from electronic databases and other electronic carriers, that are component part of printed or electronic fund is made according to current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Law " About the copyright and allied rights ")

Namely:

3.1 copying on any portable carriers (diskettes, flash cards, CD/DVD, digital cameras and so forth) is authorized in volume sufficient for training, research, but no more than 1/3 of materials.

3.2. Copying of the information on any portable carriers mentioned above, is authorized only from computer of the on duty bibliographer, librarian

3.3. Printing, copying of the information by means of copier is supposed only from the sanction of the on duty librarian also in the volume which is not breaking copyrights, no more than 1/3 of materials.

3.4. Copying of the full information is supposed in some stipulated cases from the sanction of authors.

3.5. The reader is obliged to notify the on duty librarian on intention to use own notebook, pocket computer, pocket scanner, digital camera for copying of information from received document. The on duty librarian has the right to control process of copying of the information on reader's equipment.

4. Other regulations

4.1. For registration in library citizens show identity card or passport, reference from place of employment or study and inform other data necessary for registration.

4.2. At re-registration the identity card and reference from place of employment or study is shown. Service of users is carried out by showing library ticket which is forbidden to give to other person.

4.3. In case of loss the ticket is restored, for its cost.

4.4. At registration in library the user should familiarize with usage regulations and put signature on registration card about their performance.

4.5. Printed products and other documents are not given at home. In unusual cases are given on the security of administration's sanction.

4.6. Last applications for service are accepted up to an hour before closing.

4.7 Citizens of enterprises, establishments, organizations who have lost printed products or other documents from library funds, or caused them damage, are obliged: to replace them accordingly with the same editions or documents recognized by library equivalent. Also copy of the lost editions are accepted, and at impossibility of replacement to compensate their cost in the tenfold size according to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan " About culture ". Cost of the lost books and other documents is defined according to market prices.

Work schedule of library

1.        The library is open for users at 10.00 till 19.00 without a break.

2.        In Saturday and Sunday works at 10.00 till 18.00.

3.        Virtual reference service works round-the-clock.

4.        Last Friday of each month is sanitary day.

5.        Day-off is Monday.