Library development in Uzbekistan: progress and problems since the dissolution of the USSR.

Johnson, Ian M.

Abstract

The paper is a report on the development and current state of libraries and information services in Uzbekistan. It was initially prepared as background for a project supported by the European Commissions TEMPUS programme that provided technical assistance for developments in Armenia, Georgia and Uzbekistan. The paper is based on a review of the published literature and data gathered during the implementation of the project, and addresses a wide range of issues that were encountered. It provides some background information on the country, the state of publishing and bookselling, and the dissemination of research results; briefly describes the development of libraries and information services, and professional education; outlines the international development assistance that they have received during the last twenty years; describes their current situation; and indicates some of their future needs. It notes that, while the activities of international governmental and non-governmental agencies to offset the catastrophic effects of the disintegration of the centralised Soviet system may have lacked coordination, the national government of Uzbekistan appears to be taking a more strategic approach to the development of its library and information services.

Citation

JOHNSON, I.M. 2013. Library development in Uzbekistan: progress and problems since the dissolution of the USSR. Alexandria: the journal of national and international library and information issues [online], 24(1), pages 43-79. Available from: https://doi.org/10.7227/ALX.24.1.5

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 1, 2013
• Online Publication Date: Apr 1, 2013
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: May 20, 2014
• Publicly Available Date: May 20, 2014
• Journal: Alexandria: the journal of national and international library and information issues
• Print ISSN: 0955-7490
• Electronic ISSN: 2050-4551
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 43-79
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.7227/ALX.24.1.5
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/976
• Contract Date: May 20, 2014