National Library of Uganda
{{Short description|National library of Uganda}}
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| country = Uganda
| type = National
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| established = 2003
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| location = Kampala, Plot 50, Buganda Road
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| items_collected = Books, periodicals, maps
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| legal_deposit = yes
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| pop_served = General Public
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| website = [https://nlu.go.ug/]
| phone_num = 256-414-233633/254661
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The National Library of Uganda was established by an Act of Parliament in 2003, replacing the Public Libraries Board itself established in 1964.{{Cite web|last=Ikoja-Odong|first=J.R|date=1-9 August 2003|title=Public library politics: the Ugandan perspective|url=https://origin-archive.ifla.org/IV/ifla69/papers/171e-Ikoja-Odongo.pdf|access-date=26 August 2021|website=International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826093643/https://origin-archive.ifla.org/IV/ifla69/papers/171e-Ikoja-Odongo.pdf|url-status=live}}
It is the legal deposit library for Uganda and was under the directorship of Gertrude Kayaga Mulindwa. The National Library building is on Buganda Road in the city of Kampala.[https://web.archive.org/web/20181022123015/http://www.nlu.go.ug/project/national-library-building-project]
Partnerships
File:Uganda National Library 03.jpg
In January 2010, The National Library of Uganda partnered with the Library of Congress to digitize local Ugandan materials for the World Digital Library, an internet-based resource to which libraries and archives from throughout the world contribute. In this partnership, National Library of Uganda received funding, training, and equipment. The digitized material is not only preserved but is now available to a broader spectrum of Library Users.{{Cite web|last=Kayaga Mulindwa|first=Gertrude|date=2015|title=National Libraries in Africa: Refocusing Their Work to Ensure Delivery of Services|url=https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/89711/64.1.mulindwa.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y|access-date=26 August 2021|website=Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship|archive-date=18 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018121857/https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/89711/64.1.mulindwa.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y|url-status=dead}}
In March 2019, National Library of Uganda was connected to Airtel Uganda 4G Wi-Fi internet.{{Cite web|last=Lyatuu|first=Justus|title=Airtel connects national library to fast internet|url=https://observer.ug/education/60240-airtel-connects-national-library-to-fast-internet|access-date=2021-09-10|website=The Observer - Uganda|date=27 March 2019 |language=en-gb|archive-date=15 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815091446/https://observer.ug/education/60240-airtel-connects-national-library-to-fast-internet|url-status=live}}
Book Aid International has donated several books to the National Library of Uganda and launched a partnership project with the library and Worldreader to bring e-readers into children's corners. Ten libraries in Uganda now have e-readers, preloaded with titles to support education and reading.{{Cite web|title=National Library of Uganda Archives|url=https://bookaid.org/tag/national-library-of-uganda/|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Book Aid International|language=en-US|archive-date=10 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910135205/https://bookaid.org/tag/national-library-of-uganda/|url-status=dead}}
National Library of Uganda partnered with EIFL (Electronic Information For Libraries) to implement the ‘Digital Skills @ Your Public Library’ initiative.{{Cite web|title=Ugandan libraries building digital skills for the future {{!}} EIFL|url=https://www.eifl.net/news/ugandan-libraries-building-digital-skills-future|access-date=2021-09-10|website=www.eifl.net|archive-date=16 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716022910/https://eifl.net/news/ugandan-libraries-building-digital-skills-future|url-status=live}}
See also
References
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Bibliography
- {{citation|publisher=International Federation of Library Associations|location=The Hague|quote=Freedom of access to information|oclc=225182140|work=World Report 2010|title=Uganda|url=http://db.ifla-world-report.org/home/map#/2/2/QJCBSL6FYVWHLD5}} (Includes information about the national library)
- {{cite journal|title=National Library of Uganda: Its Beginnings, Services, Challenges and Future Prospects |author= Gertrude Kayaga Mulindwa|volume=22|journal=Alexandria|location=UK|issn=0955-7490|doi=10.7227/ALX.22.2.4|year=2011|issue= 2–3|pages= 23–32}}
External links
{{commons category|National Library of Uganda}}
- [http://www.nlu.go.ug/ Official web site]
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{{Africa topic|title=African national libraries|prefix=National Library of}}
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Category:2003 establishments in Uganda
Category:Libraries established in 2003