THE SUPPORT OF PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION BY SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION RESOURCES: EXPERIENCE OF THE REPUBLICAN SCIENTIFIC AND PEDAGOGICAL LIBRARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN [PRESENTATION]

Abstract

The presentation highlights the experience of the Republican Scientific and Pedagogical Library (RNPB) of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of organization of scientific information on pedagogy and education. In the country, RNPB is the only library that since 1989 has been publishing a national bibliography on topical issues of education.

A distinctive feature of RNPB bibliographic publications is their complex content: in one guide for school libraries, there are working-outs on different subjects, topics, classes, age interests of learners of different types of educational institutions (primary, basic secondary, and general secondary schools). RNPB compiles recommended literature indexes for both schoolchildren and teachers.

In addition to the current bibliography, the library publishes retrospective indexes of literature “Education and Pedagogy in Kazakhstan” in Kazakh and Russian languages with chronological coverage for 4-5 years. The historical bibliography is presented by “History of the Development of Education and Pedagogy in Kazakhstan”, which covers the period from the 19th to the 20th centuries and was published in Russian in 4 parts during 2009-2012.

To organize the flow of primary and secondary scientific information, the RNPB creates and uses its own databases, collaborates with 15 university libraries, methodological centers of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the regions of the country, participates in the maintenance of the Republican Interuniversity Electronic Library (RMEB), which combines electronic educational resources of Kazakhstani higher educational institutions on the platform of the Kazakhstan Library and Information System (KABIS).

The presentation also highlights directions of the current and planned activities of the library.