DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REGISTRATION OF PRINTED PUBLICATIONS (BOOK CHAMBER)

Head of the Department: Talibova Liliya Khalil

Tel.: (994 12) 498 51 64

E-mail: [email protected]

 

General Information

 

The department commenced its work under State Book Chamber in 1925. Over these years it has published bibliographic publications like “Book Chronicles”, “Press Chronicles”, “The year- book on Azerbaijani Literature”. Since 1987, such publications have been suspended for certain reasons.

The department restarted its activity under The National Library in 2003“The year-book on Azerbaijani Literature” for the years 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 was published.

Bibliographic guidebook annotated “New books” for the year 2006 used to be published biannually. Since 2007 to present-day, it is published quarterly, four times a year. So far, first and second issues of the bibliographic guidebook annotated “New books” for the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 have been published. They have prepared III volume of “Azerbaijani book” covering 1941-1960 years.
 

Department’s duties

• Timely and quickly creates analytical bibliographic data about the books published across the republic and presents to users;

• Draws annotated bibliographic guide of the books received by the library;

• Alongside the compilation of such materials, it also registers information and bibliographic works and printed materials.

Main activities

• The department selects, describes, systematizes and edits the Azerbaijani and Russian books published in Azerbaijan in order to include them to “The year-book on Azerbaijani Literature”.

• The department selects, describes, systematizes and edits the bibliographic guidebook annotated ‘New Books’ on the books in Azerbaijani, Russian and other foreign languages received by the library.