Foundation of Culture and Education of “TIIAME” NRU
Information-Resource Center of “TIIAME” National Research University is one of the largest university centers in Uzbekistan. On October 16, 2023, Opening ceremony of new Information-Resource Center of “TIIAME” National Research University took place. The ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan A.N. Aripov, representatives of the library named after. A. Navoi and representatives from of Information-Resource Center from different HEIs. The opening ceremony began with a speech by the rector of university, Professor B.S. Mirzaev. He addressed the guests with a speech in which he highlighted the most important historical stages in the formation of Information-Resource Center of “TIIAME” National Research University.
The Information-Resource Center was created on the basis of TIIAME library on December 1, 1934. In 1941 the collection of the library consisted of 150 thousand copies of books, which made it possible to sufficiently provide the educational process with necessary resources and literature. During the difficult war period 1941-1945, the library provided literature for the educational process of not only its institute, but also Moscow Irrigation Institute, Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute and Kharkov Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, which were transferred to Tashkent. After the end of the war, about 5 thousand books were sent to areas, liberated from invaders to restore libraries destroyed by the enemy. However, the organization of new faculties and departments, a significant increase in the number of students, set the TIIAME library the task of increasing the acquisition of its collections. Therefore, by the mid-50s, the fund grew to 200 thousand copies of literature. The quality of reader service has improved. Completed in 1960 reconstruction of the institute's educational building made it possible to expand the library's book storage area to 819 sq.m. A “Reading Room” was opened on the Institutional campus, and in Andijan, at a branch of the institute and a “Library Branch”. Subsequently, on its basis, the library of Andijan Institute of Cotton Growing was created. In 1970, by the resolution of the Scientific Council of the Institute, the library was awarded the status of “Scientific Library of TIIAME”, which served as the basis for the organization of Information-Resource Center (IRC). In 1970, the library already had 469 thousand copies, printed resources, which allowed it to y fully meet the increased requirements of the educational and scientific activities of the institute.
From the first days of independence, the library began to equip its collection with literature that complies with the state standard, aimed at the formation and education of a developed generation, reflecting democratic, legal, socio-economic national policies. New technological methods of organizing work in the library were created using automated processes in reference, bibliographic and library work, the system of maintaining a reference and retrieval apparatus, and the promotion of bibliographic information were improved. A department of Automation and Mechanization was organized in the library. Based on the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, dated June 20, 2006 PR-381 “On the organization of information and library support for the population of the republic”, order of the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education dated December 29, 2006, N. 295, as well as on the internal order of the institute, dated February 7, 2007, N. 21, the a/f “Resource Center - Library” was renamed into “Information- Resource Center”. The creation and development of the library, its successes and achievements are inextricably linked with the names of leading librarians, who worked in different years, who, with their conscientious work and knowledge, made a great contribution to the training and education of engineering personnel for the water and agriculture of the republic. Among them there were the director of the library (Asfendiyarov N.Kh.), leading librarians (Guseva K.S.), (Chernikov V.N.), (Surnina V.A.), (Petrova N.V.), (Yangaeva F.Kh.), (Gasilo R.A.), (Yagor G.G.), Klimkina R.D., Tashkuzieva B.U., Khodzhaeva M.N., Makova V.I., Zabotin N.N. Sadovnikova V.M., Milichenkova N.Yu., Akhmedova M., Mustayapova N.T. and others.
Press Service of “TIIAME” National Research University