National Library of Benin
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History
Originally located in Ouidah,[1] The National Library of Benin was established on 25 November 1975 following the approval of the decree n°75-305. The first director of the library was Noël Hontongnon Amoussou. A 1976 Unesco report on the early stages of development of the library underlined the limited budget, the lack of personnel training, and the lack of global planning.[2] A new building was created during the 1980s in Porto-Novo, which was opened to the public in 1987.[1] For many years the director of the National Library was Florence Ayivi Foliaon.[3]
By 2014, the library did not have a fire emergency system in place, no internet network, and the place had not been visited by the country's Minister of culture for 20 years.[4]
Description
The purpose of the National library of Benin is to collect, organize, preserve, and make accessible the documentary patrimony of the country.[4] The library is composed of three units.[4] Since opening, it holds a collection of 10,000 ancient documents on Dahomey and Africa in general. 4 copies of all books produced in the country must be deposited at the National Library (3 for books printed less than 300 times[5]).[2] The French Institute in Benin donates 3-year-old magazines and newspapers to the library.[6]
See also
References
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- ↑ a b Template:In lang Kenneth H. Roberts, Rapport d'une mission financée par le programme régulier, Unesco.org, October 1976
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- ↑ a b c Template:In lang Esckil Agbo, Une quarantaine d'années après sa création: La bibliothèque nationale du Bénin végète dans une décrépitude grandissante, Dekartcom.net, 25 October 2014
- ↑ Mandatory Deposit Laws, Loc.gov
- ↑ Template:In lang Léon Sogodo Djogbenou, De la presse sur support papier à la presse en ligne : tendances et évolution à la médiathèque de l’Institut français du Bénin, Ifla.org, 19 January 2016
Bibliography
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External links
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