National Library of the Democratic Republic of Congo

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National Library of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Bibliotheque Nationale de la Republique Democratique du Congo
Map
Location10 Boulevard Colonel Tshatshi, Kinshasa[1], Democratic Republic of the Congo
Established1974
Reference to legal mandateAct No. 74-002
Collection
Size1.2m books 7,500 photographs, 175 periodicals[1]
Legal deposityes
Other information
DirectorProfessor Georges Mulumba Kalonga[1]

National Library of the Democratic Republic of Congo (French: Bibliothèque Nationale de la République démocratique du Congo) is located in Kinshasa and was established in 1974 as an office within Ministry of Culture and Arts. In 1989, it became autonomous under presidential order.[2]

In 2009, the Library received a $15 million initiative from the Model United Nations of the University of Chicago and UNESCO to modernize facilities, train staff members and purchase new technology and materials.[3] Although the library contains over seven thousand historical photographs of the political and cultural history of the country, only 25% have been scanned due to a lack of resources.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Bibliotheque Nationale de la Republique Democratique du Congo, National Libraries of Africa]
  2. ^ Marcel, Lajeunesse; Henri Sene (December 2004). "Legislation for library and information services in French-speaking Africa revisited". The International Information & Library Review. 36 (4): 367–380. doi:10.1016/j.iilr.2004.03.002.
  3. ^ "DR Congo: National Library-MONUC contributes to preserve "the memory of the nation"". UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  4. ^ "7000 photos of the history of the DRC held at the NLC, says Mansoka". mediacongo.net. Retrieved 9 November 2013.

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