The Biblioteca Pública do INEP is the national library of Guinea-Bissau and it is located in Bissau.[1][2] It is also the biggest public library in the country and serves as library of the Universidade Amílcar Cabral.
| Public Library of the INEP (National Library) Biblioteca Pública do INEP | |
|---|---|
 The INEP, seat of the Public and National Library | |
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| 11°51′23.9″N 15°36′36.6″W / 11.856639°N 15.610167°W | |
| Location | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |
| Type | National library |
| Established | 1984 |
| Reference to legal mandate | decreto-lei n.º 31/84, de 10 de Novembro der 1984 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 70,000 |
| Legal deposit | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Director | Iacuba Djalo |
| Website | http://www.inep-bissau.org/ |
It was founded in 1984 and inherited the library catalog of the colonial library in Portuguese Guinea.[2]
It is part of the National Research Institute Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa (INEP).[1]
The american corner library at the INEP was opened in 2011. With its next embassy located in Dakar, Senegal, it is the only public American presence in the country.[2]
The rich cultural patrimony of Guinea-Bissau, is hold together in this first library of the country.
Currently, a digitization project and training programme of the CPLP supports document conservation and electronic cataloging.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Guiné Bissao: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTUDOS E PESQUISA (INEP) BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA" (in Portuguese). Lisbon?: Biblioteca Digital Lusófona. c. 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
- ^ a b c "Annual Report To CDNL 2009". Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
Bibliography
edit- Marcel Lajeunesse, ed. (2008). "Guinée-Bissau". Les Bibliothèques nationales de la francophonie (PDF) (in French) (3rd ed.). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. OCLC 401164333.
