The Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie (English: National Library of Mauritania, Arabic: المكتبة الوطنية الموريتانية) is located in Nouakchott, Mauritania in the building of the National Museum of Mauritania.[3][1] The library has a collection of 10,000 volumes and employs 41 staff members.[1][2]
| National Library of Mauritania | |
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| Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie | |
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| 18°05′09″N 15°58′30″W / 18.0859°N 15.975°W | |
| Location | Nouakchott |
| Type | National library |
| Established | 1965  |
| Branches | 7 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 10,000 volumes[1] |
| Legal deposit | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Director | Mohamed Mahmoud Ould |
| Employees | 41[2] |
The library has seven branches.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie -- National Library of Mauritania". librarytechnology.org. OCLC 51842796. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ a b c "Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie". Anna Lindh Foundation. Egypt. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "List of Addresses of the Major Libraries in Africa". ECA Library. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
Bibliography
edit- Adam Heymowski [in Polish] (1965), Organisation de la Bibliothèque nationale de Mauritanie, Nouakchott (PDF) (in French), Paris: Unesco
- Adam Heymowski (1972), Organisation de la Bibliothèque nationale de Mauritanie à Nouakchott: deuxieme mission (PDF) (in French), Paris: Unesco
- Marcel Lajeunesse, ed. (2008). "Mauritanie". Les Bibliothèques nationales de la francophonie (PDF) (in French) (3rd ed.). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. OCLC 401164333.