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humanity and giving support to expression, creation and dissemination in the
greatest possible number of languages” and “promoting linguistic diversity in
cyberspace and encouraging universal access through the global network to
all information in the public domain.”
The government programme for the promotion of languages in 2011-2020 has
prompted libraries to step up their efforts to popularise Kazakh as the national
language, Russian as a language of inter-ethnic communication, English and
other foreign languages as means of international business communication, and
languages of other ethnic communities living in Kazakhstan as a prerequisite
for the preservation of multilingualism and mutual intercultural enrichment.
Kazakhstan’s libraries, who boast a wealth of print and digital sources as well as
wide opportunities to employ ICT, have accumulated extensive experience in
meeting the information needs of the country’s multi-ethnic population, with
due respect for the principles of linguistic diversity. The success of that work is
ensured by an original strategy, consisting of the following 7 points:
1. Building a multilingual information resource;
2. Contributing to the implementation of targeted government
programmes and projects;
3. Promoting social partnerships with various community organisations
on the ground;
4. Forming a level playing field for the various communities to express
themselves culturally;
5. Doing research into issues of library and information support for the
country’s multi-ethnic population;
6. Using ICT in the creation of a qualitatively new model of library and
reference services;
7. Providing methodology consulting on topical issues of library and
reference services for the country’s multi-ethnic population.
The Kazakh libraries’ main partner, without any doubt, is the Assembly of the
Nation (http://www.assembly.kz ). Enthusiasm and love for one’s language and
culture are key to the assembly’s success. This is a one-off public institution,
committed to harmonising interethnic relations in Kazakhstan. No other
country boasts such an organization. This is the first Kazakh president’s “knowhow,”
which has been unfailingly proving its efficiency ever since the country
gained its independence two decades ago.
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