Overview
General Information
Library Information Center is a structural unit that provides access to modern information and communication environments for students, academic and administrative staff, serves the development of their intellectual and moral potential, and supports the development-oriented activities of science and education.
The Library Information Center provides information to users in cooperation with local and international organizations, state agencies, and libraries of other higher education institutions.
The Library Information Center is organized into two departments: Technical Services Department and Information Services Department.
What we aim for
Purpose of the Structural Unit
Library-Information Center of Azerbaijan Technical University is to provide users with access to a modern information environment, meet their information needs, organize the efficient use of library-information resources, and support the development of scientific and educational activities. Along with this, the collection, preservation, and delivery of information resources to future generations, as well as the provision of traditional and digital library-information services using modern information technologies, are also among the main goals of the structural unit.
Work processes
Technical Services Department
- 01Receiving requests, analyzing, and determining the status of requested resources
- 02Conducting mutual negotiations with company representatives, publishers, and foreign databases, organizing meetings (online and face-to-face)
- 03Preparation of legal documents for AzTU LIC, Technical Services, and updating existing documents
- 04Obtaining resources: Purchase (procurement); Gift and donation; By exchange
- 05Proper verification of obtained resources, registration of order records, controlling the library services aspects of contracts, organization of work with accounting and legal departments
- 06Technical processing: applying barcodes, stamping, printing classification codes, restoration of damaged resources
- 07Digitalization and Library Systems (DLS) services
Digital services
Digitalization and Library Systems (DLS) Services
- 01Library Management System — full functionality across modules, daily operations monitoring, integrations with other university systems
- 02Digital Repository System — AzTU Digital Repository management, Creative Commons, OAI-PMH, Dublin Core standards
- 03Electronic Journal Platform — journal platform per international standards, Crossref and ORCID integration
- 04Website — internal rules, electronic and printed resources, direct contact methods
- 05Reference Management Devices — technical support for reference management tools
- 06RFID Technologies — secure and free circulation of print resources
- 07Digitization and Archiving — long-term preservation per international standards (Library of Congress)
- 08Academic Database Access — technical support for uninterrupted use of subscribed databases
- 09Accessibility — software supporting special accessibility standards for visually and hearing-impaired users
- 10Library Applications — Online Appointment, Room Reservation
- 11Information Technologies — Computers, Printer and Scanner, Smartboards
Reader services
Information Services Department
The Information Services Department of the AzTU Library provides library resources and other materials to library users. Located at the main entrance, it consists of a circulation desk, bookshelves, a reading room, and online catalog access systems.
- 01Providing library users with relevant materials (books, journals, audiovisual resources, headphones, pens, pencils, markers)
- 02Accumulating statistical data on library usage, rechecking of returned materials
- 03Identify damaged materials or transfer them to the appropriate department for repair or replacement
- 04Eliminate circulation technology problems (kiosks, scanners, printers)
- 05Registration of users, providing initial information about library usage rules
- 06Reserving study rooms for group classes of students for a certain period
What we do
Areas of Activity
- 01Provide comprehensive library and information services
- 02Ensure the use of printed and other physical information and information media
- 03Effectively use the electronic catalog, foreign and international databases
- 04Provide information and information support to users, and direct them correctly to their requests
- 05Organize library and information services in various ways — circulation services, inter-library and international exchange, bibliography, individual and mass, written and oral, on-site and remotely
- 06Be responsible for collecting library and information resources in accordance with the profile of AzTU, preserving them and delivering them to future generations
- 07Teach information users how to search for and obtain information, use electronic databases and electronic archives
- 08Implement traditional and digitalized information service provision based on advanced international experience and modern information technologies
Annual report
Annual Report: 2025
Our library, at the center of the university's educational mission, supports the accessibility balance of resources by offering digital and physical services.
This report covers the main directions of AzTU Library Information Center's activities in 2025, including services rendered, information provision, and collection development.
During the reporting period, 83 titles totaling 187 copies were added to the collection. 17,021 book copies were entered into the electronic catalog per international bibliographic standards. 572 reader accounts were created.
Monthly Visitor Statistics
Academic Databases
08- 01EBSCO — "Science & Technology Collection" and "Academic Search Complete" (1-month trial: April 1 – May 3, 2025)
- 02IEEE Xplore — leading scientific and technical database in engineering and technology (1-month trial)
- 03O'Reilly — 50,000+ e-books, 4,000 online courses, audio books (1-month trial)
- 04HeinOnline — leading electronic resources in law and humanities (until October 31, 2025)
- 05ProQuest Central — Cambridge, Springer, Elsevier, Emerald; 43,000 journals, 2.5M conference papers
- 06IEEE Computer Society Digital Library — 1-year subscription for computer science and engineering
- 07Turcademy — leading Turkish academic e-book platform; 950+ academic books (1-year)
- 08O'Reilly — AI, programming, cybersecurity, data science; 50,000+ e-books (1-year full access)
Email Query Statistics
During 2025, a total of 79 (seventy-nine) email queries were answered. Each incoming query was analyzed by subject and content, with a systematic search process conducted to precisely identify the relevant information need.
Future Targets
06Increase the number of electronic resources
Accelerate the digitalization process
Join WorldCat — global catalog platform
Expand access to international databases
Implement innovative services for readers
Ensure professional development of library staff
Leadership
Director
Biography
Born on July 10, 1988, in Ismayilli district. She completed her secondary education at Ismayilli District Secondary School No. 1. From 2006 to 2010, she graduated from the Faculty of Information and Document Management at Baku State University. She completed her master's degree at the same faculty with distinction in 2012.
Her ability to work professionally in a team and embrace innovations helped her start her career during her student years. Between 2011 and 2024, she worked at the F. Kocherli Republican Children's Library, Azerbaijan University of Languages, and Scientific Library and Information Centers of the National Aviation Academy. From 2019 to 2021, she was involved in teaching at the Faculty of Information and Document Management at Baku State University.
Education
Baku State University — Formation and Use of Library Collections / Master's Degree (with distinction)
Baku State University — Library Science and Bibliography / Bachelor's Degree
Team
Staff
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