Library of the Center for Islamic Civilization. Photo: Press service of the Center for Islamic Civilization.
A staff meeting was held at the Center for Islamic Civilization of Uzbekistan with the participation of Umida Teshaboeva, director of the Alisher Navoi National Library of Uzbekistan, the Center’s press service reported.
The meeting addressed the design of the Center’s library, its automation system, and the expansion of its collections. Proposals were made to acquire an additional 5,000 books on the country’s history, culture, and civilization through open auctions. The library’s holdings currently exceed 30,000 volumes.
Work on developing the library is ongoing, including the placement of newly received rare editions and measures to ensure book security, in particular the installation of RFID-based chips.
Teshaboeva noted that leading specialists have been involved in creating the library. Its operations are expected to be automated using the Koha system. According to the report, the staff involved in running the Center’s library will exceed 200 people.
The Center also said that those responsible for the library department will soon present scientific and innovation projects planned for implementation.
The Center for Islamic Civilization was built in the capital of Uzbekistan near the Khast-Imam complex. The building is designed in the style of medieval architectural monuments, with four portals each 34 meters high and a central dome rising 65 meters. It includes a Quran Hall, a 460-seat conference hall, and a museum whose exhibitions will cover the full history of Uzbekistan, from pre-Islamic times to the present. The Center is intended to serve as a platform for studying the heritage of ancestors and its contemporary interpretation, in cooperation with the International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan and with research and educational centers worldwide.
