Advice and Support
Research Support
The NU Library Research Support Office plays a central role in NU’s research ecosystem, offering services and resources that support researchers and postgraduate students at every stage of the research process.
With personalized guidance, practical training, and access to essential resources, research librarians help ensure that NU’s research is rigorous, impactful, and contributes meaningfully to the university’s scholarly community. Beyond supporting individual researchers, the office enhances the university’s overall research profile, visibility, and contribution to the broader academic landscape.
With personalized guidance, practical training, and access to essential resources, research librarians help ensure that NU’s research is rigorous, impactful, and contributes meaningfully to the university’s scholarly community. Beyond supporting individual researchers, the office enhances the university’s overall research profile, visibility, and contribution to the broader academic landscape.
Research Excellence Services
- Nazarbayev University Repository (NUR) is an institutional electronic archive designed for the long-term preservation, aggregation, and dissemination of scientific research outcomes and intellectual property produced by the Nazarbayev University community and affiliated organizations.
- Current members of the NU community may request articles or book chapters that are not available within the NU Library’s collections
In order to request, fill out the InterLibrary loan form or email interlibraryloan@nu.edu.kz with full citation information of the source.
Our Partners:- University of Wisconsin Madison Libraries
- Library of Congress (US)
- NU currently has open access publishing agreements with Wiley, ACM, Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press. NU-affiliated authors can choose from a wide range of fully gold open access and hybrid open access journals for publishing, with NU covering the APC under the agreement terms.
Extended Library Services for Researchers
- Expert consultations with librarians offering support across the research process, from discovery of information to resource evaluation and citation guidance.
- Step-by-step guides helping researchers navigate resources, databases, and tools relevant to their field.
- Targeted workshops helping researchers develop competencies in scholarly workflows and research dissemination.
- A week-long celebration of open scholarship featuring discussions, workshops, student activities, and resources to explore the future of knowledge sharing.
Library Research Support Office Team