International Coalition of Library Consortia

Botswana Libraries Consortium,
BLC
Website:

Botswana Libraries Consortium
C/O University of Botswana Library
Private Bag 00390
Gaborone
Botswana
mbaakany@mopipi.ub.bw

Phone 267-3552297
Fax 267-3957291

Duduzile Mbaakanyi
Chairperson
mbaakany@mopipi.ub.bw

Lesego Ramore
Deputy Chairperson

Number of office staff: 6 members of board as volunteers

 

Brief description

The Botswana Libraries Consortium is an organisation of all types of libraries, information resource centres, documentation Centres and Archives launched in August 2003. It aims to sustainable, easy access and dissemination of information to all Botswana people through a strong cooperation among libraries, information providers, technologists, government ministries and other stakeholders who will, under the consortium umbrella, pool the necessary services and resources together to ensure timely delivery of relevant information and thus contribute to the national aspirations as enshrined in Vision 2016.

Legal structure

University-supported (voluntary)

Primary functions

Number and type of member libraries

1 national, 15 academic, 22 public, and 15 special

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