The author of the article investigates the problems of cataloging and curatorship in the British Chagatai Manuscript Library. It starts with a brief overview of some of the previous work done to catalog manuscripts, and then an overview of how these collections compare to those of other institutions in Western Europe. In doing so, the author provides examples of chagatai manuscripts in the British Library from each region in which the language was used, delving deeper into the origin of the objects and the reasons why they could be found by the British Museum and the British library. They also end with reflections on how the composition of the collections signifies British interest in Turkic cultural production, and how we can go beyond this to create a more holistic view of Chaghatay literature and textual culture.

Ушбу мақолада муаллиф Британия кутубхонасидаги Чиғатай қўлёзма материаллари каталогини тузиш ва бошқариш муаммоларини ўрганиб чиққан. Унда дастлаб қўлёзмаларни каталоглаштириш бўйича олиб борилган баъзи ишлар баён этилиб, сўнгра бу фондларни Ғарбий Европанинг бошқа муассасаларида топилган манбалар билан таққослаб кўриб чиққан. Шу билан Британия кутубхонасидаги ушбу тил ишлатилган ҳар бир ҳудуддан Чиғатой қўлёзмаларининг намуналарини тақдим этган, уларни Британия музейи ва инглиз тилида учратиш мумкин бўлган сабаблар ўрганиб чиқилган