About the Library

The reader has the right to:

• use the main types of library-bibliographic and information services provided by the SL;
• receive complete information about the composition of the SL collections and advisory assistance in searching for and selecting information sources;
• receive documents for temporary home use or for use in the reading hall;
• participate in events organized by the SL;
• contact the SL administration with various inquiries and suggestions.

Comply with these Rules for Using the SL:

• take care of documents received from the SL collection, return them within the established deadline;
• when receiving documents, review each publication and report any defects to the SL staff; the reader who last used the documents is responsible for their damage;
• undergo annual re-registration at the beginning of the academic year by presenting all documents registered under their name; readers who have not undergone re-registration will not be served;
• upon leaving the university, return all documents registered under their name to the SL, hand in the Reader's Card and sign the clearance sheet;
• the reader must not damage library publications (make marks, underline, tear out pages, etc.);
• in case of loss or damage of documents, replace them with documents recognized by the SL as equivalent in content and price;
• reimburse the cost of a lost publication if equivalent replacement is not possible;
• cards must not be removed from catalogs and card indexes;
• take care of SL property (computer equipment, furniture, etc.);
• maintain silence and order when visiting the SL and maintain correct relations with other readers and staff.

• remove documents from the SL premises if they are not recorded in the reader's form;
• perform various types of work on PCs installed in the SL without permission;
• enter the SL premises in outerwear.

The SL ensures the realization of readers' rights in its activities. The SL is obliged to:

• form its collections in accordance with the university's profile;
• provide readers with access to all SL collections on paper, electronic, audio, video, and other media;
• provide readers with complete information about the composition of library collections through the catalog system and other forms of library information;
• provide advisory assistance to readers in searching for and selecting information sources, improving their information culture;
• carry out accounting, storage, and use of documents in the SL collections;
• be responsible for the preservation of its collections;
• conduct humanitarian and educational work that promotes the formation of a high level of spirituality and morality, broad scientific outlook, creative thinking, and the ability for further self-education among readers;
• create and maintain comfortable conditions for readers to work in the library.

When registering at the SL, the reader directly familiarizes themselves with these Rules in the established procedure:

• annually at the beginning of the academic year, the SL conducts re-registration of readers, and a reader's form is created for new readers;
• the reader's form is valid only with a 3x4 photograph of the reader;
• students, master's students, and postgraduate students are registered at the SL based on enrollment orders;
• faculty and staff present a certificate from the university's HR Department for registration at the SL;
• outside readers are not served at the SL.

At the lending department, publications are issued for home use for the following periods:

• educational publications – for students and master's students – for a semester or academic year in accordance with curricula and programs; for faculty and postgraduate students – for the academic year (no more than 15 copies);
• at the end of the academic year, readers return all available literature to the library; faculty may take educational literature for work during the summer period, but no more than 5 copies;
• educational publications available in insufficient copies are issued on a "short-term lending" basis (from 10 to 30 days);
• scientific publications are issued for 20 days, up to 5 copies – to all categories of readers;
• no more than 2 volumes of multi-volume publications are issued simultaneously;
• the period of use of scientific and fiction publications may be extended if there is no demand from other readers (or shortened if the publication is in high demand);
• when receiving publications, the reader must: put the date and sign for each copy on the book forms;
• correspondence students are provided with publications at the lending department only during the session period;
• when leaving the university, they sign a clearance sheet at the lending department and in the reading hall;
• university faculty and staff are obliged at the end of the academic year, i.e., before July 1, to return or extend the period of use (but no more than 5 copies) of all library publications, receive a control sheet confirming no outstanding debts, and submit it to the accounting department before going on regular annual leave;
• after submitting the control sheet, faculty and staff may take the necessary literature for the summer vacation period.

• the number of publications issued simultaneously in the reading hall must not exceed 7 copies;
• books are not issued for home use from the reading hall;
• documents for use in SIWT (Student's Independent Work with Teacher) are issued from the reading hall under the responsibility of the teacher for one day.

• upon first visit, a reader's card is created for the reader;
• the number of publications issued simultaneously in the periodicals hall must not exceed 10 copies;
• periodical publications (magazines and newspapers) are not issued for home use;
• documents for photocopying are issued from the periodicals hall under the responsibility of the reader for one hour.

• readers who systematically or grossly violate these Rules may be deprived of the right to use the SL for a period of 1 month or more;
• information about gross violations of these Rules by readers is forwarded for review to the dean's offices.