National Library of Burkina Faso

Bibliotheque Nationale du Burkina
(National Library of Burkina Faso)
Country Burkina Faso
Established 1996
Location Ouagadougou
Coordinates 12°21′50.94″N 1°31′59.81″W / 12.3641500°N 1.5332806°W / 12.3641500; -1.5332806
Collection
Legal deposit Yes

The Bibliothèque nationale du Burkina Faso (in English: National Library of Burkina Faso) is the legal deposit and copyright library for Burkina Faso. It was established on November 6, 1996.

National legislation determines the process of collection and preservation of national documentary heritage, primarily through legal deposit. Laws and regulations also govern the publication of the national bibliography, bibliographic control and the management of ISBNs and ISSNs.[1] According to the United Nations, as of 2014 approximately 34 percent of adult Burkinabés can read.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lajeunesse, Marcel; Sene, Henri. (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.
  2. ↑ "Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years (both sexes, female, male)". UIS.Stat. Montreal: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 17 August 2017.

Bibliography

  • Marcel Lajeunesse, ed. (2008). "Burkina Faso". Les Bibliothèques nationales de la francophonie (PDF) (in French) (3rd ed.). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. OCLC 401164333.
  • "Burkina Faso", World Report 2010, The Hague: International Federation of Library Associations, OCLC 225182140, Freedom of access to information . (Includes information about the national library)
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