National Library of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Bibliotheque Nationale de la Republique Democratique du Congo
(National Library of the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Established 1974
Reference to legal mandate Act No. 74-002
Location 10 Boulevard Colonel Tshatshi, Kinshasa[1]
Collection
Size 1.2m books 7,500 photographs, 175 periodicals[1]
Legal deposit yes
Other information
Director Professor 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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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