Virtual Help executes queries:
- About the availability of specific publications in the library's collections. Requests about the availability of the book on the shelf are not considered by librarian@plibrary.kz.
- Thematic queries that do not require serious scientific research.
- Requests to clarify the bibliographic data of the publication.
- Factual queries.
Queries are executed based on:
- Electronic library resources (electronic catalogs; bibliographic and full-text databases).
- Internet resources.
- Archive of completed requests.
Service providing procedure:
- The service is free and publicly available, i.e. it is provided to any users who have applied to the Virtual Help.
- The request must be clearly formulated in Kazakh, Russian or English. The service reserves the right not to answer questions formulated unethically and incorrectly.
- Requests are accepted around the clock and executed within 3 working days from the date of receipt of the request.
- On holidays, requests are accepted until 15.00.
- Responses to requests are sent to the user by e-mail and placed in the Archive of completed requests.
- The number of sources offered for thematic bibliographic queries is limited - no more than 10 bibliographic descriptions, including links to Internet resources. Full texts are not provided.