(Nazarbayev University Library, 2020-09) Hajiyeva, Khayala
ciences, the investigation of their methodological structure and usage issues of
these databases in Azerbaijan and in the world.
Methodology. The research examines two areas of bibliography on natural
sciences:
1. The National bibliography of Azerbaijan, and
2. Modern library databases, and their benefits to structure methodology,
and data modeling. The history of formation of libraries and information
resources on natural sciences in Azerbaijan, and the improvement stages
they have taken during this period have been highlighted.
Findings. Results show that asides from the advantages of databases and
the success of library databases in library practice in the world, there were also
difficulties and problems of creating the local bibliographic database for the
natural sciences.
Originality. Examples and experiences of local libraries are discussed in the
paper and compared with the world’s leading library and bibliography practices.
It covers scientific research on the principles of creating global electronic
bibliographic databases on natural sciences, the principles of structural formation
and the use of information resources in this area. The article reports the
development of modern electronic bibliographic databases and their perspectives
in Azerbaijan and abroad.