On September15-16, 2016, in Astana will be held the International Congress of Librarians. The Congress «World. The XXI century. Through reading to identity and culture» which is dedicated to 25th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Organizers are the Ministry of culture and sport of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National academic library of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Co-organizers: the Library of the First President – Leader of nation. Patronage: UNESCO, TÜRKSOY, International federation of librarian associations and institutions (IFLA), the Library Assembly of Eurasia (LAE). Partners: «NurOtan» party, Writers’ Union of Kazakhstan, Public association «Club of main editors», Foreign Embassies and representatives that accredited in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Institute of State history of the Committee of Science of the Ministry of education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Institute of Literature and art named for M. Auezov, the National library of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Region libraries of Kazakhstan.
Representatives of National libraries of CISand world countries: Russia, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran, delegates of International federation of librarian association and institutions (IFLA), the Library Assembly of Eurasia (LAE), public and political figures, scientists, poets, writers, philanthropists, culturologists, publishers, heads, officials, librarians will take part in this Congress.
In the 25 years of Independence the Republic of Kazakhstan had made a great success in economics, politics, and social sphere and was recognized by world community. The main socio cultural and important objects in the system of state are libraries, which are becoming the active agents of industrial and innovative development of county and contribute to a society consisting of informed citizens, actively participating in every aspect of state’s life.
Purpose and objectives of the Congress: building awareness in society regarding to issues of libraries’ development, to the book as the greatest culture phenomenon, establishing answers to modern challenges of information society, exchanging experience in problems of e-information resources’ formation and its using in library and information institutions.
It would make the welcoming speeches from the rostrum which was received by the participants of the Congress.
The program of the Congress has encompassed a wide range of problems and issues covering practically all library activities. The reports: «Library and information field of the Union: the role of the Library Assembly of Eurasia (LAE) » (Raikova G. A., General director of the Library Assembly of Eurasia (LAE), Head of the department of interlibrary relations with the libraries of Russia and СIS countries, Russian state library, candidate of pedagogy sciences(Moscow, Russia), «Kazakhstan in the system of interrelations between east and west civilizations» (Tuleubaeva S. A., Doctor of philology, Head of the department of Oriental Studies of Eurasian National University named for L.N. Gumilyov, Astana, Kazakhstan), « The Library of the future. An overview of this definition and meaning»(Atife Nuri, Head of the Central library, archives and documents, related to the culture, Teheran, Islamic Republic of Iran), «The national idea of Kazakhstan «Mangilik El» as the main direction of modern Kazakh society» (Garifolla Essim, academic of the National academy of sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ph.D. Head of the Philosophy department of Eurasian National University named for L.N. Gumilyov Astana, Kazakhstan), «The integration of e-resources of leading libraries of Russia»( Vislyi A.I., General director of the National Library of Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia) etc. would be read out.
The second day of the Congress would not be less eventful. General meeting of members of the Library Assembly of Eurasia (LAE) would be held in the National academic library of the Republic of Kazakhstan and it will consist of 5 sections: «Spirituality and value system: children, books, humane pedagogy», «National e-libraries and the world informational space», «Bibliography: the current status and development trends», «Rare and valuable book funds as the base of background of the preservation of historical», «Modern librarian: looking towards the future of the profession». Master-class for the librarians, the blind and deaf people, and the open lection «Republican action «One country – one book» will also be held on this event. Books of 2016 – the art works of Dulat Babataiuly, public lection «Khakim Abay danalygy» (lector – Zhabal Shoyinbet, scholar-abaeved, the head of the Scientific Research Institute of «Abay» of the Kazakh National Pedagogical University named for Abay), presentation of the books, which released by the Scientific Research Institute of «Abay» and portal «Byzdin Abay» of East Kazakhstan Regional library named for A.S. Pushkin.
Reviewing of the works of the Congress, the adoption of resolution, awarding the certificates will be held at 17.00 p.m.
The International Congress of Librarians is essential in the consolidation of cultural, scientific and educational links between libraries, and also became an important stage in professional development.
Materials and articles from the Congress would be published in an informational and analytic, a scientific-cognitive Kazakh journal«Library Bulletin» and in Russian journals.
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