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National Library and Information System Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
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Website |
http://library2.nalis.gov.tt/ |
Description |
The National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS) was establisehd in 1998 under the NALIS Act of trinidad and Tobago. It manages all libraries in the public sector, including public, special and school libraries. Some of its functions are:
(a) provide a national library and information service, easily accessible to members of the public, in order to facilitate cultural, economic, educational, political and social development of the people of Trinidad and Tobago;
(b) maintain, develop and make easily accessible to members of the public, a comprehensive collection of material and information, with particular emphasis on that produced within and about Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean region;
(c) advise the Minister on all matters pertaining to a national library and information service;
(d) act as the central co-ordinating agency for library and information services generally by—
i) facilitating library and information services to schools, government ministries and agencies; and
ii) providing the link for cooperation between public sector libraries, libraries of tertiary institutions, the private sector and the National Archives. |
Region/Country of Focus |
Trinidad & Tobago |
Type of organisation |
Government |
Details for contact person |
Head,
National Library and Information System Authority,
Hart and Abercromby Streets, Port of Spain
Telephone: (868) 623-6962; 623-9673; 624-3409; 624-4466; 624-5142; 627-8507;
625-2873; 625-5255; 627-5679; 627-8507; 624-5075; 624-6541; 625-3501; 627-1878;
Fax: (868) 625-6096
Email: nalis@nalis.gov.tt |
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