Mission

The mission of the AzII e-Book House at Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (ASOIU) is to provide comprehensive library and information services that support the academic, research, and professional needs of its community. Our objectives include:

- Operating within Legal Frameworks: Functioning in compliance with the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the "Law on Education," the "Law on Library Work," and directives from the Ministry of Science and Education, the State Agency for Science and Higher Education, and ASOIU's own orders and charter.

- Library Services: Delivering tailored library-information and bibliographic services to faculty, students, researchers, administrative staff, and other users based on their information needs and requests.

- Resource Development: Expanding the library’s collection with printed materials, electronic catalogs, and digital resources aligned with ASOIU’s academic profile and the diverse needs of its readers, while integrating modern information technologies into library operations.

- User Support: Providing detailed guidance on the library system, usage policies, and accessing the electronic catalog and digital library.

- Collaboration: Partnering with university faculties, departments, student unions, youth organizations, the public relations department, and other public organizations to enhance library services and outreach.

- Professional Development: Engaging in programs and projects that promote the growth of modern library professionals, including participation in online seminars and webinars organized by international universities and libraries.

- Resource Sharing: Facilitating access to library collections through interlibrary loan and exchange services.

- Preservation and Promotion: Ensuring the proper management, preservation, restoration, and protection of both the Main Library and Open Library collections while promoting their use.

Structural Developments

Acquisition and Classification Department

• • Acquisition and classification of books, periodicals, and other printed materials based on UDC (Universal Decimal Classification) and LCC (Library Bibliographic Classification).
• • Interlibrary Loan (ILL) and book exchange services.
• • Preparation of general and annual reports, statistics on the library's database, evaluation of books, and removal of outdated materials from the inventory.
• • Providing accurate information to readers about all printed and electronic resources available in the database (via the electronic catalog).

Operations and Services Department

• • Providing services to readers (through lending and reading rooms).
• • Lending services (borrowing books for home use).
• • Reading rooms dedicated to:
  • • Staff and doctoral students,
  • • Master’s students,
  • • Bachelor’s students.
• • Electronic registration of readers in reading rooms.
• • Bibliographic information services for readers.
• • Preparation of subject card catalogs for periodicals and journals.

Electronic Resources Department

• • Monitoring and managing the system (overseeing book and electronic resource orders and ensuring their timely return).
• • Registering users in the library’s electronic system and assigning usernames and passwords to each reader.
• • Creating the electronic catalog.
• • Developing electronic resource and information databases and ensuring reader access to resources from international universities and publishers.
• • Preparing bibliographic indexes.
• • Organizing presentations of newly added books to the database.

Book Collections

AzII e-Book House is a state repository and information center with a history of 104 years, implementing state policies in the field of librarianship in Azerbaijan. It preserves national publications, Azerbaijani and foreign-language books published abroad, classical literature by Azerbaijani and foreign authors, globally significant publications, works authored by ASOIU’s faculty, and other information resources.

The collection traces its origins to 1920, coinciding with the university's establishment. It has always included books in Azerbaijani, Russian, and other foreign languages. The fund comprises technical, exact sciences, socio-political, literary, legal, and other disciplines, as well as periodicals, serials, dissertations, abstracts, patents, standards, atlases, maps, reports, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and digital media.

Specialized collections feature topics such as oil and gas exploration, mineralogy, geophysics, petrography, geology, ecology, energy, electronics, chemistry, nanotechnology, automation, IT, history, law, marketing, international relations, management, and more. The collection also includes rare and unique books and manuscripts from 1820-1910 on engineering, architecture, oil, geology, physics, and metallurgy.

The primary objective here is to focus on organizing, preserving, maintaining records, and ensuring the fund is accessible to readers.
All books preserved in the fund are arranged according to the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) and in alphabetical-chronological order. To protect books and other printed materials from light, dust, humidity, and other external factors, they are stored on special ventilated and illuminated mobile shelves designed for libraries. Each book and printed item is barcoded, entered into the electronic catalog and database of the Book House, and prepared for use by readers. Placing the books on mobile shelves and integrating them into the system not only simplifies librarians' tasks and facilitates reader services but also safeguards printed materials from external damage.

The fund’s systematization
Printed materials and documents in the fund are primarily classified by scientific fields, language, and year of publication, stored in various collections to ensure swift and quality service for users. Resources are available in Azerbaijani, Russian, English, French, Turkish, Chinese, German, Italian, and other languages. The main goal remains the organization, preservation, recording, and accessibility of the fund for readers.

Reading Halls

The Book House spans a two-story area of 800 square meters. On the second floor, specialized reading halls are operational. These halls have been renovated to meet modern standards, equipped with comfortable furniture, 30 computers, high-speed internet, and Wi-Fi networks. Separate halls are designated for the faculty members, doctoral students, master’s students, and undergraduate students. The technologically advanced reading halls accommodate up to 200 users at a time.

Visitors can use the computers in the reading halls to access electronic resource databases of international universities, libraries, and publishers that the Book House is affiliated with. Additionally, they are provided with classified book collections, rare and unique exhibits, miniature books, periodicals, and journal databases, offering a comprehensive and high-quality service.

Upon entering the first-floor lobby, visitors can check available seats on a monitor and register electronically using specific devices, granting them access to the designated halls. A conducive reading environment is created for users, offering quick access to diverse literature and international information resources available in the halls.

The open-shelf system is also employed in the reading halls. Users can access information on newly acquired books through exhibitions such as "Information Month" and the "New Publications" series, which are part of the reference-bibliographic apparatus, as well as thematic exhibitions dedicated to historical and significant days.

One of the halls in the reading area is the Presentation Hall, where events and book presentations are organized. Primarily, discussions are held on newly acquired books added to the Book House database. These presentations are attended by faculty members, authors, and guests, providing insights into the significance and content of the presented books and sharing additional information about them.

There are also relaxation areas in the reading hall designed for visitors to unwind.

Bibliographic Indexes

To support the educational, scientific research, and training activities of higher education institutions, the preparation of bibliographic indexes is one of the essential tasks of libraries. Considering this, AzII e-Book House has prepared bibliographic guides and indexes under series such as "Scientists of Azerbaijan," "Chemists of Azerbaijan," "Geologists of Azerbaijan," "Energy Scientists of Azerbaijan," and "Oil Scientists of Azerbaijan." These highlight the lives, achievements, and contributions of prominent scientists in chronological order.

Prepared bibliographic indexes include:

• • Bibliographic Index dedicated to the life and pedagogical activities of Keykavus Yusif oghlu Ajamov, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor, Honored Teacher, and full member of the International Academy of Ecology, under the series “Scientists of Azerbaijan.”
• • Bibliographic Index dedicated to the life, creativity, and pedagogical activities of Pərviz Ziya oghlu Mammadov, Doctor of Geological-Mineralogical Sciences and Academic, in honor of the 100th anniversary of ASOIU, under the series “Scientists of Azerbaijan.”
• • Bibliographic Index dedicated to the life, public, and pedagogical activities of Huseynbala Mirelemov, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, and Writer-Dramatist, in honor of the 100th anniversary of ASOIU, under the series “Scientists of Azerbaijan.”
• • Bibliographic Index dedicated to the life and pedagogical activities of Nariman Ibadulla oghlu Babayev, Doctor of Geological-Mineralogical Sciences and Professor at ASOIU, under the series “Geologist Scientists of Azerbaijan.”
• • Bibliographic Index dedicated to the life, public, and pedagogical activities of Rafik Aliyev, world-renowned scientist, academic, and professor, who continues the legacy of the fuzzy logic theory by Lotfi Zadeh, under the series “Scientists of Azerbaijan.”
• • Bibliographic Index dedicated to the life and pedagogical activities of Kamal Abdullayev, Honored Scientist and Advisor Professor of the “Energy Production Technology” Department at ASOIU, under the series “Energy Scientists of Azerbaijan.”
• • Bibliographic Index dedicated to the life, creativity, and pedagogical activities of Gafar Ismayilov, Advisor Professor of the “Oil and Gas Engineering” Department at ASOIU, under the series “Oil Scientists of Azerbaijan.”
• • Bibliographic Index dedicated to the life, creativity, and pedagogical activities of Ələsgər Əliyev, Advisor Professor of the “Mechanics” Department at ASOIU, under the series “Oil Scientists of Azerbaijan.”
• • Bibliographic Index dedicated to the life and activities of Minira Mammad Ali gizi Agahuseynova, Honored Teacher, Professor, and Doctor of Chemical Sciences at ASOIU's “Chemistry and Technology of Inorganic Compounds” Department, under the series “Scientists of Azerbaijan.”
• • Bibliographic Index dedicated to the life and activities of Alakbar Hasanov, Honored Teacher and Advisor Professor of the “Oil Chemistry Technology and Industrial Ecology” Department at ASOIU, under the series “Chemists of Azerbaijan.”