Library’s rare stock

The rare fund of the scientific library named after Zh.Kulseitov began to form from the moment when the library moved to a new spacious building (1966). With the support of the rector of the UK SDI Sidorov A.K., library staff began to complete the fund of the main book storage with rare editions of books. Many books on architecture and art were donated to the library by the scientific supervisor of the doctoral thesis A.K. Sidorov. The largest universities in the country, such as the Moscow Automobile Institute, Kharkov Automobile Institute, Tomsk Automobile Institute, Moscow Civil Engineering Institute, Novosibirsk Civil Engineering Institute shared rare editions of books on construction, transport, highways and bridges. Later, rare publications were exchanged with 11 universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The first head of the library, E.K. Afonina, traveled to Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) and selected literature, which formed the basis of the library's rare collection. Some of the books were donated by our library, some of books were acquired for money

Today, the unique collection of rare books of the Zh.Kulseitov Scientific Library of the D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University includes publications of the XVIII - early XX centuries in various fields of science. There are unique publications on mathematics, physics, building structures, highways, bridges and tunnels, and automobiles. The rare fund of our library is especially rich in publications on art and architecture. Here we can highlight such folios as:

• Neffor J. Architectural album. t.1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8.- Paris, 1757;
• Snegirev I.M. Russian Antiquity in monuments, Moscow, 1860;
• Verman K. History of Art. T,1,3.-St. Petersburg,1896;
• Pokrovsky N.V. Monuments of Christian architecture.- St. Petersburg, 1901;
• Kirpichev V.L. Conversations about mechanics. - St. Petersburg, 1907, and others.

Books, like people, have their own destinies, especially those that have lived for 100, 200 or more years. Each volume included in the rare collection has its own story. Getting them to talk is our job.