About Library
The Olivier Giscard d’Estaing Library (OGEL) is one of the University’s key academic units.
Its mission is to support the teaching, learning, and research needs of the KIMEP University community. To fulfill this mission, the Library continually expands and enhances its academic and research collections.
The library provides open access to both local and global information resources six days a week.
The Library building accommodates up to 350 users and includes spacious reading areas, as well as circulation, reserve, reference, and periodicals collections. Two dedicated study labs with computer workstations are available, alongside additional computers placed throughout the reading rooms for searching the online catalog and accessing reference and periodical databases.
Other public facilities include a Conference Room, an ID and Document Processing Center, and a lobby lounge equipped with vending machines.
The Library is committed to helping all patrons navigate, assess, and effectively use the information resources it provides.
Library Service Hours
Library Rules and Regulations
The Olivier Giscard d’Estaing Library (OGEL) determines the library’s rules and regulations according to the mandates of the KIMEP University Administration.
Library Use
The Library is intended for independent study and research. To maintain a quiet environment that supports students’ academic needs, the following rules are in effect: bags, computer bags, briefcases, and food must be left in the coatroom before entering the library’s reading areas or study laboratories.
Coats may be taken into reading and study areas, though visitors may also choose to leave them in the coatroom. The Library is not responsible for coats or for any items that are lost, stolen, damaged, or left unattended.
Loud conversations are not permitted. To preserve a quiet and focused atmosphere, visitors who need to engage in study-related discussions may use the Conference Room on the third floor.
Mobile phone use is prohibited in the reading areas and study laboratories. Phones may only be used in the stairwells or in the library lounge.
Food and open beverages are not allowed in the reading areas or laboratories. They may be consumed only in the library lobby.
Patrons who fail to follow these rules may be asked to leave. Repeated violations—or a single serious violation, as determined by the Library Director—may result in loss of access to the library and its resources. Student violations may also be referred to the Dean of Student Affairs and the Academic Disciplinary Committee.
KIMEP Identification Card
A plastic Identification Card (ID card) is issued by the Library to all individuals affiliated with KIMEP University. This card serves as the KIMEP University ID card. It must be presented when entering KIMEP and borrowing materials from the Library.
The ID card is issued to the person named on it. Its use is strictly limited to the bearer and is non-transferable.
The ID card should be carried at all times when on campus. Students must produce this card when requested by faculty, staff or security personnel. If the student refuses to provide identification information, he/she will be escorted off-campus.
The ID card is issued free of charge; the replacement fee is 1 500 KZT.
Please report the loss or theft of the card to the library so that the account can be blocked. This will ensure that no one else can use your card. Allowing another person to use the ID card will result in the loss of the bearer’s right to it and thus to enter KIMEP, use the library and library resources.
The ID card is the property of the University. The card must be returned to the University upon termination of the status of the bearer or upon violation of library rules and regulations. A fee of 1 500 KZT should be paid if the bearer cannot return his/her card.
Library materials circulate according to their item status (main collection, reserve item, reference item, periodical, etc.) and the borrower category.
Main collection items are the Library’s general circulating materials intended for regular checkout and use outside the Library.
Reserve items are high-demand textbooks and course materials set aside to ensure that all students in a course have access to required readings. When a department designates a title as required, the Library withdraws it from general circulation and places it on reserve in the reading rooms.
Reference items include encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and other authoritative sources that provide quick facts or in-depth information.
Periodicals are serial publications—such as journals, magazines, and newspapers—that provide current research and news.
Circulation Rules
For students, main collection materials (excluding fiction items) circulate as follows:
- Undergraduate students: 1 week, 1 renewal, 3-item limit
- Graduate students: 2 weeks, 1 renewal, 4-item limit
Regardless of borrower type (faculty, student, or staff), fiction items circulate for 4 weeks with one renewal and a 3-item limit.
Textbooks from the reserve collection have fixed use rules. Reserve items must generally be used only in the reading rooms. Students must leave their ID with the circulation librarian to receive an item, and use is limited to a set time determined by the librarian. When multiple copies of a reserve title are available, a student may be allowed to take the item outside the reading room for up to 2 hours, with their ID held at circulation. Overdue fines apply for late returns.
Overnight loans of reserve items may be arranged starting two hours before closing. Items borrowed overnight are due the next morning by 11:00 a.m., and late returns incur fines.
Periodicals and reference materials are non-circulating and may be used only in their designated areas.
Faculty may borrow books for the duration of a semester, with a limit of 20 volumes.
Fines are assessed for overdue, damaged, or missing items.
Damaged or Unreturned Book
A patron is responsible for all books borrowed under his name (through his card). The patron should inspect the book prior to taking it out of the library to ensure that it is in good condition. Library staff will note and record any defects in the condition of the book. The patron will be charged for any damage to a book while checked out in his name. Books that are damaged or not returned will be charged on the following basis as determined by the library administration:
- Damaged item – current replacement cost of the book;
- Badly marked or torn pages – 50% of the current replacement cost of the book;
- Minor wear and tear – 15% of the current replacement cost of the book;
- Failure to return an item for any reason will result in a fine, typically the replacement cost of the item; this fine is not refundable.
Recalls
If a student or faculty member has found an item in the catalogue that has been checked out by another patron, he/she may request that the library issue a recall notice to the patron holding this item. Within 3 days of receiving such notice the person notified must return the material to the library. Failure to do so will result in overdue fines. If the item is not returned within 7 days of the due date of the recall notice the current replacement cost of the item will be charged to the patron.
Fees and Fines
ID card replacement fee is 1 500 KZT.
Overdue fine is 1 450 KZT per day per item.
Failure to return a recalled item on time will incur overdue fine of 1 450 KZT, and the current replacement cost of the item if not returned within 7 days of the due date of the recall notice.
Alumni and External Users
Alumni and external users (faculty and students of the partner universities) are welcome to use the library’s collections for the purpose of academic or professional research.
For the registration, alumni should contact to Corporate Development Department at cdd@kimep.kz and provide:
- Scanned Photo (3*4)
- Full Name
- Program
- Year of Graduation
- Place of Employment
- Current Position
- Contact Phone Number (personal mobile number is preferable)
- Address
The external users should refer to the Library administration for the registration.
Registered alumni and external users of the library are allowed to use the library collections and electronic resources in the library and study in the reading rooms during regular working hours, in accordance with the policies and procedures established for all patrons with restrictions of materials check out.
PLEASE NOTE
Rules and regulations are subject to change without notice. Inquire at the Library’s Administrative Office for the most current ones.
Administration
Olga Zaitseva
237-47-54; x2502
zaitseva@kimep.kz
Library management
Room 107 Library Building
Yelena Samuilova
237-47-57; x2506
slena@kimep.kz
Books, journals, e-resources requests
Assistance with e-resources
Room 106 Library Building
DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
Angelina Ponomaryeva
237-47-62; x2523
angelina@kimep.kz
Circulation issues
Course reserves
Reading hall, 2nd floor Library Building
Arystan Zhomartbay
237-47-57; x2519
arystan@kimep.kz
ID cards issue
Computer laboratory supervising
Room 101 Library Building
Nurgul Mussipova
237-47-63; x2530
Musipova@kimep.kz
Journals, newspapers, magazines
Reading hall, 3rd floor Library Building
Saule Ilyassova
237-47-56; x2579
ilyassova@kimep.kz
Library deposit and refunds
Room 101 Library Building
Alexander Kazansky
237-47-57; x2507
alexk@kimep.kz
Instructional hardware and software assistance
Room 103 Library Building