| State Library of Turkmenistan | |
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| Döwlet kitaphanasy | |
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| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Type | National library |
| Established | 1895 |
| Location | Ashgabat |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | 5 530 000 |
The State Library of Turkmenistan is located in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. [1]
| State Library of Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|
| Döwlet kitaphanasy | |
| | |
| Country | Turkmenistan |
| Type | National library |
| Established | 1895 |
| Location | Ashgabat |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | 5 530 000 |
The State Library of Turkmenistan is located in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. [1]
The library was established in 1895. [2]
As of 2006, the library had a collection of 5 million items including books, maps, manuscripts, dissertations, journals, and newspapers; there were about 22,000 members. [2] Book exhibitions were regularly held both in its premises and provincial libraries. [2] Yet, the library played an insignificant role in society, and as of 2007, remained the only Central Asian library not to join the Library Assembly of Eurasia. [3] [4]
In 2005, the library received funds to replace its card catalogs with an online public access catalog (OPAC); [2] as of 2012, no progress has been made. [5] Internet literacy among librarians remained low, as of 2012. [5] Statistics on the publication of books in Turkmenistan remain unavailable, and the national bibliography has been stale for years. [3] [4]
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