National Library of Mauritania

National Library of Mauritania
Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie
18°05′09″N 15°58′30″W / 18.0859°N 15.975°W / 18.0859; -15.975
LocationNouakchott
TypeNational library
Established1965 
Branches7
Collection
Size10,000 volumes[1]
Legal depositYes
Other information
DirectorMohamed Mahmoud Ould
Employees41[2]

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]

The library has seven branches.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie -- National Library of Mauritania". librarytechnology.org. OCLC 51842796. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  2. ^ a b c "Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie". Anna Lindh Foundation. Egypt. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  3. ^ "List of Addresses of the Major Libraries in Africa". ECA Library. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2012-10-16.

Bibliography

  • Adam Heymowski [in Polish] (1965), Organisation de la Bibliothèque nationale de Mauritanie, Nouakchott (PDF) (in French), Paris: Unesco Free access icon
  • Adam Heymowski (1972), Organisation de la Bibliothèque nationale de Mauritanie à Nouakchott: deuxieme mission (PDF) (in French), Paris: Unesco Free access icon
  • Marcel Lajeunesse, ed. (2008). "Mauritanie". Les Bibliothèques nationales de la francophonie (PDF) (in French) (3rd ed.). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. OCLC 401164333. Free access icon
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