Uzbekistan instituted the Association of Libraries

The Association of Libraries is established in Uzbekistan and Alisher Abduazizov, the director of National Library of Uzbekistan named after Alisher Navoi, was elected Chairman of the establishment.

The new Association was constituted to coordinate the activities of more than 12,000 libraries at 20 different ministries and agencies across the country, provide them with methodological assistance and introduce international experience.

The tasks of the new establishment are the followings:

- Development of legislative acts to ensure the implementation of the law on information and library activities;

- Making suggestions and recommendations; 

- Carrying out research on IT-related areas; 

- Coordination and assistance in the activities of libraries;

- Participation in elaboration of perspective plans and programs of librarianship development and organization of public discussions on the theme;

- Providing the transparency of the results of public discussions.