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East Africana Collection
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Head: P.D. Mwaimu – East Africana Section – B.A.(Hons)(Dar), MSLS(Atlanta)
Introduction
This is a research collection containing items on East Africa generally, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, with emphasis on Tanzania. The items consist of books, pamphlets, periodicals, newspapers, manuscripts, theses and reprints. Many of these include publications of the East African Universities and official documents. Naturally the greater part of the collection consist of the items on Tanzania including those received on Legal Deposit. There is a fair coverage of the other East African countries particularly in statistical and periodical materials, published prior to the mid- 1980's. Of the manuscripts, Cory, Kiswahili and Arabic are the more significant ones. The collection is used mostly for reference purposes. Its use is restricted to academic staff, postgraduates, final year undergraduates and researchers with research clearance. Other readers may be allowed at the Director's discretion. Government Publications Before official publications are catalogued they are shelved together and arranged under names of countries. Because catalogued works are shelved with other classified sequences of books, pamphlets, and periodicals, and because some are on film it is necessary to consult the library catalogues and the register for official publications. United Nations Documents United Nations (U.N.) documents consist of those issued by the main U.N. body such as the General Assembly, Security Council, Regional Commissions, as well as those issued by various U.N. agencies, including UNESCO, UNCTAD, WHO, UNEP, FAO, UNIDO, ILO, etc. Some U.N. publications are located in the East Africana Collection while others have been integrated into other collections. Publications still in East Africana are kept together in the main, and are filed by their own publication numbers and not according to the library classification system used for other materials. The key to the library's holdings is the register of United Nations Documents kept in the workroom of the East Africana Section. Access to the documents is by the various United Nations Documents Indexes. Maps Most maps received are East African maps from various Government Survey Departments and are located in the East Africana Collection. Atlases and gazetteer are located in the Reference section. Theses The University Library is a depository of all unpublished theses from the University of Dar es Salaam and from other universities written by Tanzanians. The theses collection also contains theses from former sister colleges of the University of East Africa. Currently, a total of 2,158 thesis titles have been microfilmed, jacketed and are on microfiche. However, 2,406 titles have been microfilmed and jacketed but are yet to be labeled, typed and microfiched. Two thousands (2,000) theses titles have been abstracted and compilled on the Database of African Theses and Dissertations (DATAD). Manuscripts The collection holds Corry, Kiswahili and Arabic manuscripts. A total of 1180 titles of manuscripts have been microfilmed and out of these, 291 titles for Corry papers have also been microfiched. The rest, i.e. Kiswahili and Arabic manuscripts are yet to be labelled, typed and microfiched. Liberation movement Materials The collection also holds a limited materials on Liberation Movements in Africa. Services Offered (i) Online Access Catalogs (OPACS) Access to the materials in the Collection is through OPACS, which were introduced in the academic year 2000/2001. The OPACS cover both monographs and serials including details of the holdings. (ii) Production of Accession Bulletins The Collection produces an Accessions Bulletin regularly to inform faculty and students about new materials that have been added to the Collection. Some of the Accessions Bulletins have a supplement on the most recent serial titles on a selected topic. (iii) Photocopying of Materials This service is provided through the use of the photocopy machine available in the collection, and central photocopying services of the Library. (iv) Newspapers, Pamphlets, Quorto and Periodicals Local Newspapers, both current and old can be accessed in the collection. Also in this collection, periodicals, pamphlets and Quorto materials can be found and accessed. Pamphlets and Quorto are materials of various sizes that cover a wide range of subject disciplines. So far, Daily News papers from 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 - 1993 and 1999 have been microfilmed and microfiched. A total of 656 pamphlets and Quorto titles have been microfilmed and jacketed but are yet to be labeled and microfiched. ACADEMIC STAFF
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