On the occasion of 85- anniversary Uman State Pedagogical University named after Pavlo Tychyna look through the history of our library, which is closely linked with the history of the institution, together with the name of which changed the name of the library on the library ─ institution of social education to the library Uman State Pedagogical University Pavlo Tychyny.
A library of the Uman state pedagogical university named after Pavlo Tychyna is one of biggest libraries in the city and has rich and interesting history. It costs to mark that she is a person of the same age of university, in fact began functioning with the creation of the Uman institute of social education in 1930. Library history closely constrained with history of educational establishment the name of libraries changed together with the change of the name of that - from the library of institute of social education to the library of the Uman state pedagogical university of the name of Pavlo Tychyna. Got status of the Scientific library in 2009. Unfortunately, documents that would certify the last names of the first leaders and library workers were not saved. From 1941 a library was headed
A library fund began to be completed from a few ten of the presented books. Part from them was saved to present time. Not saved and did not reach to our days main registration documents of library (inventory and total books) fund since opening of library and 1946 to it is possible to know Due to the study of library stamps and book-plates of rare and valuable fund of library, that in an inheritance to modern university library of ХХІ of century the books library gymnasium , Commercial society school of teachers were reached at Uman, Uman district justice, Uman middle school of gardening and agriculture, Uman municipal public readings, libraries first labour school, Uman 10-years-old exemplary polytechnic school the name І. Franco. Except the funds of the adopted establishments, collection inherited edition from the libraries of private persons, row of societies and organizations, publicmen of ХІХ-ХХІ of century
Completing took place mainly due to offering and gifts, however on occasion a purchase was eliminated. It is possible to know from printing, that books were the cities bought by habitants, and then presented or bought in by establishment for a library in such shops: "Books shop of M. I. Braylovsky" in a Uman
The book and stationery store "Education" IM Lieberman, Palace Street .; "Book and paper shop of Moses pische- Benyaminovich Yahnisa Street. Palace "; "Book and Writing and Paper Shop - Vitkovskaia MM, Sadovaya street."; "Book and Writing and Paper Shop - Shapiro LO, Sadovaya street."; "The book and stationery shop D. Sharfmana - Mykolaiv str., D. Godovich."; "Book and Writing and Paper Shop - Gubanov TA, Mykolaiv str."; "Book and Writing and Paper Shop Husak, Mykolaiv str."; "Book and Writing and Paper Shop Zabelinskii LI, Mykolaiv str."; "Book and Writing and Paper Shop - Kolesnitsky FP, Mykolaiv str .;
Valuable gifts received from the Scientific Library of the Institute of Ukrainian literature Taras Shevchenko. Among the donated books are tomes from the personal libraries of famous personalities, including Anton Lavrentyevycha Drobiazko (1870-1941) - lawyer, linguist, teacher and editor-compiler "Russian-Ukrainian dictionary of legal language"; Tutkovsky Apollonovich Paul (1858-1930) - Ukrainian geologist, geographer and teacher, one of the founders of geology and geography of Ukraine; Lysytsyna Konstantin Konstantinovich (1874-1912) - the colonel, Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905rr. and veteran of the World War. There are editions in the funds from libraries of unknown owners. Is no longer possible find out how and by whom they were written. Only proprietary labels with stamps indicating affiliation publications to various book collections, libraries or private collections. Based on the press, we can assume that the active assistance to the libraries provide Nikolay Tridrih, Valentin and Maria Kramarenko, Ivan Kozitskii, A. Oleinik, S. Vensher, SI Stadnyuk and among organizations Club "Budos" , Club "Beseda". Thus, before the Second World War, the library was pretty solid, though the exact number is unknown. Only a small part was saved during the war. Selfless community M. Oliynyk and M. Rudkevych walled most valuable books of the libraries in the basement of Agricultural Institute. March 10, 1944 Uman was liberated from fascist occupation. And on March 29, with the appointment of the library’s Head Bulavytskoyi Mary Josephovna, library of the teacher's institute began to renew its work. This difficult task was carried out by selflessly librarians G.A Gerasimenko, V.B Shumska, L.S Bondarenko, R.J Shlyahovenko, S. Yakovenko. In 1945, work resumed, reading room and offices issuing literature on individual faculties. They were placed in various, poorly adapted places city and faculties of the Institute. The library started to grow at the expense of residents’ gifts, other academic institutions and at the beginning of 1949 it amounted to more than 36 thousand holdings. In the following years the library began to grow rapidly by acquiring books, book exchange, acquisition regional libraries and subscription periodicals which reached 230-250 names year. In 90’s significant funds received from the US-Ukrainian Charitable Foundation "Sabre-Light". In the years of independence, one of the traditional sources of acquisition of library collections are gifts. A significant contribution to the fund engaged university teachers and researchers city. If in 1992 the number of donated books was 7% of the proceeds, in 2014 - 84%. Especially many gifts received from representatives of the Ukrainian diaspora (particularly Kotsya M., A. Gorbach O. Horodyskoho, Wynar L. et al.). Updating the Library by the fundamental newest editions also carried out with the assistance of the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine under the program "Ukrainian book". Extremely important scientific and cultural value are book collections from the libraries of famous Ukrainian scientists presented to the library at different times. Today the fund kept five such collections. At the beginning of 2015 the library was more than 406,000 copies. On September 1, 1954 Institute, and with it the library began its work in the premises by the address Sadova street 2. With the opening of new schools and increasing the number of students library has expanded its activities. The staff of the library has increased quantitatively and professionally through professionals with special education. The structure of the library was changed. By the mid 70's created separate departments of the library: service department with season ticket and two reading rooms, department of completing and processing of literature, bibliographic department. They headed for many years and also led the LP Ukhov, TS Lukin, VM Anpilohova.
At this time is activated mass work of the library. In order to popularize reading is organized book exhibitions, is held readers’ conferences, theme evenings, bibliographical literature reviews, Information Days, Days of the department. Start to work the interlibrary loan for providing users with literature from other libraries. Annually to students of the first grade are held classes on the basics of bibliographic knowledge. Since 1984, the library has begun the transfer of Fund, catalogues and systematic card index of articles on the new system of bibliographic classification. Systematic index of articles had been fully transferred to the new classification system in 1985.
A new era in the library’s work has begun with an upgrade material and technical base: acquisition of computer equipment and automated library - information program "UFD / Library" in 2007. Has Begun intensive filling of electronic catalogue, creating thematic and full-text databases. The library gained access to the Internet. Users have got the opportunity to use the electronic catalogue initially on the LAN of the university, and later in remote access, available bibliographic references in the electronic format.
In 2008, with the provision of additional premises of the library (total area of the library - 811.25 m2) subscription and reading rooms have received new modern library furniture, computer equipment (currently numbering 57 PC 55 workstations and two servers, 5 printers, 3 scanners). For the effective functioning of the automated library-information system, electronic library of the University, automated working places of staff and users of the library, supporting of computer and communication systems in all subsections of the library in 2012 had been creating a department of information technologies and computer software. In the same year the staff of the department had been created library site, which after renovation and improvement in 2014 became the winner of the All-Ukrainian site's contest of libraries in higher education institutions. Since September 2007, the staff of the library has been headed by the Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor Grygorenko Tetyana Volodymyrivna, due to her skilful management the staff of the library has become a team of associates, who are devoted to their work, in which combining experience of the older generation with the enthusiasm of young workers.
Currently, the library has four departments, as: Department of acquisition and processing of scientific documents, service department, which includes subscription and six reading rooms, information-bibliographic department, Department of information technologies and computer software. They are headed by heads of departments, namely: V.I. Ustymenko, Z. M. Kravchuk, T.S. Tkachenko, T.M. Naykus. The librarians are constantly working under improving on their professional level and customer service. The library responds to the process of information, improving and creating new types of information-analytical products, in using new forms of library service. More than 10 thousand Users receive every year, almost 610 thousand copies of documents on various information carriers. During the year library is organized more than 300 cultural-educational activities, actively introducing innovative forms and methods of their holding. Intensified publishing activity of library. Prepared and submitted the following bibliographic indexes: «Cossacks in the history and culture of Ukraine», «Culture of Ukrainian Language», «History of Uman», «Printed editions of the professional teaching staff of UDPU named after Pavlo Tychyna in the funds of the Scientific Library: 2014», «The library of Ivan Markovych Vlasenko in the fuds of the Uman State Pedagogigal University», bibliographic index «Volodymyr Grygorovych Kuz – the leading scientist, teacher, academician». For Ukrainian abstract base «Scientific Ukrainika» and Ukrainian abstract journal «Source» are abstracted articles from publications of the University, which has been approved at the Higher Attestation Commission «Historical-pedagogical almanac» and «Comparative-pedagogical studies». After passing a glorious historical path within 85 years, preserving the traditions, the Library of the University performs its primary mission – to promote higher educational institution in educational-teaching process and scientific-research work.