The
history of Ivane Javakhishvili State University Library starts from the
beginning of the establishment of the University. Library’s book depository
includes books on contemporary science, textbooks and fiction as well as
ancient publications. At present there are more than million library documents
in the foundation. The University Library provides the reader with different periodicals
and international electronic database on science and education.
For
an easy search of the literature there is an electronic catalogue of the
library documents and the relevant technological information basis, where they keep
electronic resources necessary for educational and scientific activities.
Except books and journals/newspapers, the readers can use electronic versions
of dictionaries, dissertations and audio books. The library has an access to an
important information and international scientific database of the world: ScienceDirect
(www.sciencedirect.com), EBSCO Econlit (
https://goo.gl/ptblg3 ), ECONBiz (
full-text DB in economics)
,
https://www.econbiz.de/
), Jstor (
multisubject full-text DB, https://www.jstor.org/
),
HINARI (Health Access to Research Initiative www.who.int/hinari) ,
AGORA (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN http://www.fao.org/agora ), ARDI (Research
for Development and Innovation https://www.wipo.int/ardi/en/
), OARE (Research in the Environment http://www.unenvironment.org/oare/
), GOALI (Global Online Access to Legal Information http://www.ilo.org/goali/lang--en/index.htm
), England Journal of Medicine (www.nejm.org
), BioOne (www.bioone.org
),. ECD-Library (www.oecd-ilibrary.org),
Cambridge Journals Online (www.journals.cambridge.org ).
.
The
databases are fully accessible within the university space. Access outside of
the university is possible for the readers who have the university’s e-mail.
E-mail can be obtained at the Department of information technologies and operations
management.
Each
of the databases have electronic terms of use, instruction on mastering search
tools and their use in practice.
The
library also has the digital resource, in the form of CD, DVD and audio video.
The University Library earns all the necessary literature of different specialties.
Our
priority is to establish digital library, to buy contemporary literature, to
provide uninterrupted access for readers with diverse interests, maximum
assistance to the process of education and research, constant monitoring of
internet resources oriented on new information, diverse and quality electronic
resources.