INASP Links & Resources
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT:
Library networks for and in the developing world/ Acquisition of material from developing countries

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RESOURCES: Library & information sciences/Archives & Museums

Africana Librarians Council (ALC)
The ALC consists of members of the [US] African Studies Association with an expressed interest in archives and libraries for African studies; with link to the ALC's Africana Libraries Newsletter. http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/amed/9asa.html

Cooperative Africana Microform Project (CAMP) A joint effort by research libraries throughout the world and the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) to promote the preservation of publications and archives of Sub-Saharan Africa and make these material materials available to researchers in microform. http://wwwcrl.uchicago.edu/info/camp.htm

The Cooperative African Newspapers Project
A new project to create an electronic database of holdings information for newspapers (all formats and all languages) published in sub-Saharan Africa. Initially it will consolidate holdings information for collections in North America, but will later expand to include holdings of libraries in Africa, Europe, and elsewhere. The project is sponsored by the Africana Librarians Council (ALC) of the [US] African Studies Association, and the Cooperative Africana Microform Project (CAMP) of the Center for Research Libraries (CRL). http://wwwcrl.uchicago.edu/info/camp/afrinul.htm

International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)
Promotes co-operation, discussion, research, and development in all fields of library activity, and has sections on regional activities in Africa, Asia/Oceania, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The site also includes an extensive resources section in the library and information sciences, digital libraries, international networking, and information policy. http://www.ifla.org

IFLA-Section on Regional Activities: Africa
Contacts, projects, annual report, action plan 1998/99. http://www.ifla.org/VII/s25/sraa.htm

IFLA-Section on Regional Activities: Asia and Oceania
Contacts, projects, annual report, action plan 1998/99. http://www.ifla.org/VII/s26/sraao.htm

IFLA-Section on Regional Activities: Latin America and the Caribbean
Contacts, projects, annual report, action plan 1998/99. http://www.ifla.org/VII/s27/sralac.htm

International Library and Information Group (ILIG)
ILIG exists to unite CILIP members both in the UK and abroad who have a strong interest in international work. Its purpose is to foster good international relations within the profession; lessen professional isolation; encourage closer international understanding, and contribute to the development of library and information services overseas. http://www.cilip.org.uk/groups/ilig/introduction.html 

Library of Congress Office, Nairobi, Kenya
One of six overseas offices administered by the African/Asian Acquisitions and Overseas Operations Division of the Library of Congress. The office acquires and catalogues publications from 25 countries in eastern and southern Africa. http://lcweb.loc.gov/acq/ovop/nairobi/

National Council on Orientalist Library Resources (NCOLR)
The Council provides a forum for discussion of matters of concerns to librarians, archivists and scholarly involved in the collection of library resources for Asian and Hebraic studies. http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/users/gae/NCOLR/NCOLRWEB.htm

Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM) Hosted by Cornell University Libraries, with links to SALALM affiliated groups, Latin American library collections in the US, Web sites of Latin American national libraries, and Latin American and Ibero-American bookseller pages. http://www.library.cornell.edu/colldev/salalmhome.html

South Asia Archive & Library Group
The South Asia Library Group was formed in 1967 and in 2001 changed its name to South Asia Archive and Library Group to acknowledge the presence of a number of archivists amongst its members. It consists of representatives of libraries, archives and other institutions in the United Kingdom with some degree of specialisation in South Asian Studies.
http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/users/gae/NCOLR/salg1.htm 

Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa (SCOLMA)
Forum for librarians and others concerned with the provision of materials for African studies in the libraries of the United Kingdom. Publishes the journal African Research & Documentation. http://www.soas.ac.uk/scolma/

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