Director
Tamar Khakhutashvili
Department of Information Technology
Head: Nino Berianidze
Staff: Marieta sulaberidze, Marina Kereselidze, Mikheil Ergemlidze, Nino Antelava, Nino Metreveli, Guguli Goliadze
Functions:
- Members of TSMU have advantage of using the library's computers in its reading hall. There are in all 70 working machine;
- The library's computers are intended for the searching of information (HINARI, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Scopus), communication via the Internet and for the writing of scientific and training papers.
Department of Bibliography
Head: Valentine Gogava
Staff: Manana Mzavanadze, Dali Mamaladze, Guliko Giorgadze, Mariam Chachanidze, Maia Khakhutashvili, Eka Grigalashvili, Tamar Dzabakhidze
Functions:
- to prepare bibliographies;
- delivery of information;
- processing, classification and delivery of foreign literature;
- processing video resources hall.
In this department there is an open stock of textbooks. It is convenient for a reader to look through the textbooks in an open stock and then decide which of them to read. It is prohibited to take home publications from this stock. In the department functions the hall equipped by video resources. Students are served by the librarian Dali Mamaladze. As a part of the improvement of educational processes and according to the decision of the Rector on Decemeber 10, 2010, the second floor of the first building of Tbilisi State Medical University was repaired. 107 sq.m. of the area of the 2nd floor was taken over by Lending Department and the area of 111 sq.m. of the 1st floor was taken as part of Foreign Literature Department’s Reading Hall which can accommodate 68 readers at a time.
Acquisition Department
Head: Tamar Mirziashvili
Staff: Nana Dreidze, Tsiuri Bakuradze, Marine Dashniani, Konstantine Alibegashvili
Functions:
- to complete publications and distribute to library sections;
- to inventory and conduct an account of publications;
- to write off publications;
- to create and oversee catalogue;
- to make classification of publications;
- to form, analyze and order stock;
- to collect publications for handing;
- to suggest books for writing off;
- to order returned publication.
Head: Marika Giorgadze
Staff: Mery Khutsiashvili, Marina Smonishvili, Nino Modrekiladze, Vardiko Arsenishvili, Zeinab Siradze, Lela Margiani, Vera Elashvili
Function:
- service of readers in reading rooms;
- delivery of textbooks;
- delivery of the periodical presses;
- delivery of scientific magazines;
Most students attend the general reading hall. It is located on the second floor. There are 100 working places. It’s stock consists of training, scientific and periodical publications.
Contract Employees
Staff: Natia Kartozia, Ana Gelashvili