Name of parent institution: Agence Universitaire de la FrancophoneYear of foundation: 1993

Address: Campus Universitaire de Reduit

E-mail: info@mu.refer.org

Telephone: 465-1421, Fax: 465-1420

Website: www.mu.refer.org

Officer-in-Charge: Tep Navuth

Opening Hours: 09:00 – 17:00

Aims & Objectives: Acces a l’information scientific et technique via les nouvelles technologies de l’information pour tous

Types of users: Academic staff, university students and researchers

Collection: 419 Monographs ; 70 Periodicals and 90 CD Rom

Services: Lending, Reference, Photocopy and Internet

Classification Scheme used: Plan general de classification – AUF

Catalogue: Manual

Name of parent institution: Municipality of Quatre-Bornes

Year of foundation: 1949 (Officially opened to public)

Address: St. Jean road, Quatre-Bornes

E-mail: mcqb@intnet.mu

Telephone: 4669589, 4548054 (6) – Fax: 4669589

Website: www.qb.mu

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs. S. Patou

Opening Hours: 08:45 – 17:00 hrs

Aims & Objectives: To provide information to meet the recreational, educational and cultural needs of the inhabitants of Quatre-Bornes

Types of users: The general public – open to children, students adults against payment of a deposit & a membership fee for borrowing of books, reference and reading of periodicals

Collection: 83400 books, 71 periodicals, 24 Local newspapers and 12 Foreign newspapers

Services: Lending, Reference, Photocopy, Internet, Press clippings, back numbers of newspapers in bound volumes dated back from 1965 (The Star, Action, Le Cerneen, Le Mauricien and L’Express) and extra mural activities for adults and students

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: Manual

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Education & Human Resources

Address: Chapel Lane, Rose Belle

E-mail: Library.sb@intnet.mu

Telephone: 6274553 – Fax: 6274567

Officer-in-Charge: Ms. Lalita Surju

Opening Hours: 07:45 a.m – 15:00 hrs

Aims & Objectives: To support the education of pupils by the provision of adequate and varied sources; To provide for the reading needs of pupils, for their education, instruction and leisure; to provide staff with necessary resources for their teaching; to teach pupils the necessary skills in using library materials.

Regulations concerning use of Library :(Types of users): Pupils, teaching staff and ancillary staff

Collection: 10315 monographs, 19 periodicals and 1 local newspapers

Services: Lending, Reference and Internet

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue

Name of parent institution: Le Bocage International School

Year of foundation: 1990

Address: Mount Ory, Moka

E-mail: angelar@lbis.intnet.mu

Telephone: (230)5340846 – Fax: (230)4334914

Website: http://www.lebocage.net

Officer-in-Charge: Angela de Robillard

Opening Hours: 07:45 – 15:00

Aims & Objectives: To support the form 1 – form 7 curriculum ; To support the IGCSE (F5 and IB (F7) programme ; to provide materials for reading enjoyment and appreciation ; To promote information literacy across the board.

Types of users: Whole school community

Collection: 11150 Monographs, 51 periodicals, 3 local newspapers and 5 foreign newspapers, 296 audiovisual materials

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Photocopy, Internet, Press clippings and Open stack

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: Computerised

Name of parent institution: Ambassade de France / Centre Culturel Charles Baudelaire

Year of foundation: 1980

Address: 5, Rue St. Georges, Port-Louis

E-mail: cifod@intnet.mu

Telephone: 208 6960 / 2086965 – Fax: 212 9954

Website: www.cifod.mu

Officer-in-Charge: Directrice : Mme Roselyne Rivoire ; bibliothecaire – Andrey Paris

Opening Hours: 9:00 am – 04:00 pm

Aims & Objectives: Mettre a la disposition des enseignants des revues francaises en matiere d’education. Ouvrages de linguistique, de litterature pour universitaires et etudiants, livres de lecture et references.

Types of users: Enseignants, etudiants, universitaires, eleves, parents, fonctionnaires, commerciales, enfants, chercheurs et journalistes.

Collection: 7514 monographs, 5920 periodicals, 3 local newspaper, 5 foreign newspapers, 282 audiovisual materials

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information and Photocopy

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: Computerised

Name of parent institution: China Cultural Centre

Year of foundation: 1989

Address: Victor Hugo Road , Bell Village , Port-Louis

E-mail: cccmau@culturalink.gov.cn

Telephone: 2088547 , 2088595 – Fax: 2128727

Officer-in-Charge: Bai Guangming (Mr.)

Opening Hours: 9:00 am – 12:00 am , 14:00 pm – 16:30 pm (From Monday to Friday)

Aims & Objectives: The aims of the library are to make its resources available and useful to Mauritian people and to let the borrowers to know more about China

Types of users: The library is open to the public.

Collection: 8160 monographs, 40 kinds of periodicals, 5 kinds of foreign newspapers, 700 audiovisual materials

Services: Lending and Reference

Catalogue: Computerised

Name of parent institution: College de la Confiance

Year of foundation: 2000

Address: Dr. Reid Street, Beau-Bassin

Telephone: 454 4162 – Fax: 467 5357

Officer-in-Charge: Preeti Mokhram

Opening Hours: 08:00 – 16:00

Aims & Objectives: Familiarise the students with the library – the librarian should familiarise the student with the varieties of the reading materials in the library , the ways to use them and the working of the library apparatus. Provide open access – the student should be able to feel that he can go directly to the shelves and pull out and examine any book he likes, unhampered by shyness or fear.

Types of users: All school staff and students can have access to library materials. However, misuse of library materials can lead to access restricted to those misuers

Collection: 3000 Monographs ; 250 Periodicals ; 10 Manuscripts ; 150 Local newspapers and 20 audiovisual materials

Services: Lending, Reference, Photocopy and Press clippings

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue

Name of parent institution: Dr. Maurice Cure State Form VI College

Year of foundation: 1977

Address: St. Paul road, Vacoas

E-mail: Library.dmc@ intnet.mu

Telephone: 6979125 / 6965202 – Fax: 6965745

Officer-in-Charge: Setohul Sunita (Temporary Library Officer)

Opening Hours: 08:00 am to 03:00 pm

Aims & Objectives: To cater for the school population and staff

Regulations concerning use of Library: (Types of users): Education Officers, pupils and the staff of the school

Collection: 14413 monographs, 10 periodicals, 2 local newspapers, 42 audiovisual materials

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Photocopy, Internet and Press clippings.

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue

Name of parent institution: Technical School Management Trust Fund

Year of foundation: 1995

Address: Beau Plan, Pamplemousses

E-mail: admin_Sdim@intnet.mu

Telephone: 2430046 / 2439963 – Fax: 2435154

Officer-in-Charge: Mr Prakash Ramsurrun

Opening Hours: 08:30 – 15:30

Aims & Objectives: To provide students and staff with facilities to consult textbooks, magazines, reference books and other learning materials

Types of users: The Library is used only by students and members of the staff

Collection: 2255 Monographs; 1750 periodicals; 2600 Local Newspapers; 115 Audiovisual materials; 1700 Theses and dissertations

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Photocopy, Internet, Press clippings, Referral, and Open stack

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Name of parent institution: Diocese of Port-Louis

Year of foundation: Not available

Address: 13, Mgr. Gonin St. Port-Louis

E-mail: eveche@ intnet.mu

Telephone: 2083068 – Fax: 2086607

Website: none

Officer-in-Charge: Mme Dominique Rault

Opening Hours: 9:00 – 15:45

Aims & Objectives: Provide information on religious matters to the clergy , the press and bona fide researchers

Types of users: Lending services to the clergy only and reference services to bona fide researchers

Collection: 5240 monographs, 35 periodicals, all local newspapers, 35 foreign newspapers and 34 theses and dissertations

Services: Lending, Reference, Photocopy and Press clippings

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: Computerised

Name of parent institution: Enterprise Mauritius (merging of MIDA, EPZDA & SUBEX-M)

Year of foundation: June 2005

Address: Ex MIDA Bldg, Cnr Vallee des Pretres & Pamplemousses Roads, Port-Louis

E-mail: Knowledge.centre@em.intnet.mu

Telephone: (230) 2408181 / (230)217 4284 (Direct Line) – Fax: (230)2409399

Website address: none

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs Hemrawtee Napaul – Senior Reference Materials Officer

Opening Hours: Weekdays : 8.45 – 16.30

Aims & Objectives: The knowledge Centre aims to create an information hub at Enterprise Mauritius to which operators of the sector will turn to whenever they require information in relation to their various fields of interest. The Centre provides information tailored to the exigencies of industry needs. The main objective is to bring to the business sector, in the most timely and cost-effective manner, and in view of enhancing their overall competitiveness, a variety of topics such as new technologies, product development, marketing strategies, supplers’ and clients’ database

Types of users: Open to Enterprise Mauritius members, students, foreigners, business community at large and members of the public against payment of fees

Services: Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Photocopy, Internet, Press clippings, Referral and Open stack.

Classification Scheme used: ITC Thesaurus of International Trade Terms and macro-thesaurus for information in economic and social development

Catalogue: classified and computerised

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Agro-Industry & Fisheries

Year of foundation: 1985

Address: Reduit

E-mail: farc@intnet.mu or farcdg@intnet.mu

Telephone: 465-1011 – Fax: 465-3344

Website: http://farc.gov.mu

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs. Seebaluck (temporary)

Opening Hours: 09:00 – 16:00 hrs

Aims & Objectives: Provides access to students of universities, schools/ employees of institutions, research community through its Documentation Centre, research related knowledge and information and disseminate information through organisation & publication of proceedings of meetings and Ag. Scientists.

Types of users: University students, scientists and researchers

Collection: 2350 Monographs ; 84 periodicals and 3 theses and dissertations

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Photocopy, Internet, Inter-Library loan and Open stack

Classification Scheme used: FAO International code

Catalogue: Computerised

Name of parent institution: France Boyer de la Giroday, SSS

Year of foundation: 1996

Address: L’Escalier Road, Plaine Magnien

E-mail: rector.fbg.@intnet.mu.

Telephone: 6375175 – Fax: 6375346

Officer-in-Charge: Hanoomanjee Simla

Opening Hours: 8:00 am – 2:30 pm

Aims & Objectives: To support the information, teaching and research needs of students and teachers ; to acquire, process & disseminate information ; to promote the use of library services and to give bibliographical and reference service to students as well as teachers.

Types of users: Students, teachers and administrative staff

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue

Name of parent institution: France Boyer de la Giroday, SSS

Year of foundation: 1996

Address: L’Escalier Road, Plaine Magnien

E-mail: rector.fbg.@intnet.mu.

Telephone: 6375175 – Fax: 6375346

Officer-in-Charge: Hanoomanjee Simla

Opening Hours: 8:00 am – 2:30 pm

Aims & Objectives: To support the information, teaching and research needs of students and teachers ; to acquire, process & disseminate information ; to promote the use of library services and to give bibliographical and reference service to students as well as teachers.

Types of users: Students, teachers and administrative staff

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Education & Human Resources

Year of foundation: 1991

Address: SSS Road, Goodlands

Telephone: 2838577

Officer-in-Charge: Peerally Rehana (Mrs.)

Opening Hours: Weekdays : 09:00 am to 05:00 pm; Saturdays : 09:00 am to Noon

Aims & Objectives: We provide lending facilities to users. Reference is for spot consultation only as we have a very limited stock in the reference section.

Types of users: The library welcomes the public to become members and to enjoy the priviledges thereby attached. Most of our members are either school students or adults.

Collection: 7363 monographs.

Services: Lending and Reference.

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue available

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Education & Human Resources

Year of foundation: 1991

Address: Royal Road, Grand Bay

Telephone: 2636116 – Fax: 2636116

Officer-in-Charge: Roshan Toofanee

Opening Hours: Weekdays : 09:00-17:00; Saturdays : 09:00-12:00

Aims & Objectives: To cater for the informational, educational and recreational needs of the public

Types of users: Open to members of the public

Collection: 13000 monographs, 24 periodicals titles, 4 local newspapers

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Referral and Open stack

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue available

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Education & Human Resources

Year of foundation: 1981

Address: Flacq (Nr. Eastern College)

E-mail: library.rg@intnet.mu

Telephone: 4132720 – Fax: 4134535

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs. B. Jheengut

Opening Hours: 07:45 am to 14:30 pm

Aims & Objectives: Cater for the educational & recreational needs of students and staff of school through provision of books, magazines, audiovisual materials and internet services

Types of users: Only for students and staff of the school

Collection: 13136 monographs, 150 periodicals, 350 local newspapers, 7 audiovisual materials

Services: Lending, Reference, Photocopy, Internet, Press clippings and Openstack

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue available

Name of parent institution: Hindu Girls College

Year of foundation: 1945

Address: 50, Farquhar Street, Curepipe Road

E-mail: hgcrector@intnet.mu

Telephone: 6864949 – Fax: 6960016

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs Mala Devi Dindoyal & Miss Sadhna Seewoonarain

Opening Hours: Weekdays: 8.00 – 15.00

Aims & Objectives: Boost the reading habits of students, encourage research, help in retrieval of information, provide updated knowledge in their fields of study, thus support them in their curricular and extra-curricular activities

Types of users: Registered students and staff members

Collection: 18000 monographs, 8000 periodicals, 12800 local newspapers, 50 foreign newspapers, 5 audiovisual materials and 10 theses and dissertations

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of information, Photocopy, Internet, Press clippings and Open Stack

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: Manual

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Arts and Culture

Year of foundation: 1992

Address: La Paix Street , Port-Louis

E-mail: iccmtius@intnet.mu

Telephone: (230) 2402360 / 2402328 – Fax: (230 )2402423

Website: http://iccmauritius.org

Officer-in-Charge: Mr. Abdool Gaffoor Kassim

Opening Hours: 9:00 am to 16:00 pm (Monday -Saturday)

Aims & Objectives: To promote reading and place the resources and services of the library at the disposal of the public ; offering opportunities for experiences in creating and using information for knowledge, understanding, imagination and enhancing educational goals.

Regulations concerning use of library : (Types of users): Students, professors, teachers, researchers, foreigners and converts, during office hours and on school days

Collection: 2596 monographs, 5 periodicals, 100 local newspapers, 25 foreign newspapers and 110 audiovisual materials

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: In process

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Education and S. R.

Year of foundation: 1998

Address: La Tour koenig, Pointe aux Sables

E-mail: library.ltk@ intnet.mu

Telephone: 2344144 – Fax: 2349314

Officer-in-Charge: Mootealoo Sheila (Mrs)

Opening Hours: 08:00 a.m to 03:00 p.m

Aims & Objectives: To help pupils develop keen interest in reading books and magazines; to assist pupils in reference and research work; to show pupils how to surf and select information from internet and to guide pupils in project work and essay writing competition

Types of users: Teaching staff, non-teaching staff and pupils

Collection: 4758 monographs; 16 titles of Periodicals; 2 titles of Local newspapers and 23 Audiovisual materials

Services: Lending; Reference; Current Awareness Service; Photocopy; Internet and Press clippings

Classification Scheme: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue available

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Education & Human Resources

Year of foundation: 1978

Address: Farquhar Street, Curepipe

Telephone: 6961761 / 6981326 – Fax: 6960024

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs L. Rampadaruth

Opening Hours: 07:45 am to 03:00 pm

Aims & Objectives: To serve students and staff of parent institution, to create awareness among students & staff, to provide good working environment, help students succeed by providing up-to-date information and good reference books.

Regulations concerning use of library : (Types of users): Students and staff; students can borrow 2 books and staff up to 5 books.

Collection: 11520 monographs, 8050 periodicals, 1 local newspaper and 1 foreign newspaper

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Photocopy, Internet and Press Clippings.

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: Manual

Name of parent institution: Loreto College, Rose-Hill

Year of foundation: 1950

Address: Dr. Roux St., Rose-Hill

E-mail: Libsen@intnet.mu.

Telephone: 4545217 – Fax: 4661607

Website: On process

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs. Maria Chowriamah

Opening Hours: 8:00 am to 3:30 pm

Aims & Objectives: To access and make information available ; to satisfy our clients needs and to try and maintain library standards.

Types of users: Students, teachers and educational staff

Collection: 20,000 monographs, 45 different titles of periodicals, 5 local newspaper, 5 audiovisual materials, 50 theses and dissertations

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Photocopy, Internet, Press Clippings, Open stack, Organise conference and Art, book exhibitions.

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: Computerised cataloguing on process

Name of parent institution: Lycee La Bourdonnais

Year of foundation: 1953

Address: Avenue Rochecouste, Forest-Side, Curepipe

E-mail: llbcdi @ intnet.mu

Telephone: 6840947

Officer-in-Charge: Emmanuel Richon

Opening Hours: 8 h – 16 h jours scolaires

Aims & Objectives: Faciliter l’acces a l’information et aux connaissance, orienter les jeunes quant a leur avenir. Interface pour l’univers multimedia.

Types of users: Jeunes de 10 a 20 ans

Collection: 25000 (monographs and periodicals), 3 Local newspapers and 8 Foreign newspapers

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Photocopy and Internet

Catalogue: Computerised / BCDi 3

Name of parent institution: Mahatma Gandhi Institute

Year of foundation: 1975

Address: Mahatma Gandhi avenue, Moka

E-mail: mgilib@intnet.mu

Telephone: 4032000 – Fax: 4332235

Officer-in-Charge: Dev Cahoolessur

Opening Hours: 09:00 am to 04:00 pm – weekdays, 09:00 am to Noon – Saturdays

Aims & Objectives: To provide library facilities to all those interested in the cultural, political, economical and social development of Mauritius and of all such countries which have influenced life in Mauritius

Types of users: Students from Tertiary Sector, Research scholars and members of the public above 18 years old.

Collection: 100,000 monographs, 2000 periodicals, 1000 local newspapers, 100 foreign newspaper, 2550 audiovisual materials and 350 theses and dissertations.

Services: Lending, Reference, Photocopy, Internet, Inter-library loan, Referral and Open stack

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: Manual & computerised

Name of parent institution: Manilall Doctor State Secondary School

Year of foundation: 1996

Address: Overseas Road, Lallmatie

E-mail: rector.md@intnet.mu

Telephone: 418 1098 – Fax: 418 6883

Officer-in-Charge: Mr. K. Jhumun

Opening Hours: 08:00 – 02:30

Aims & Objectives: To provide service to students and teachers

Collection: 11218 Monographs; 13 titles of Periodicals and 2 Local newspapers

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Photocopy, Internet and Referral

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Education & Human Resources

Year of foundation: 1996

Address: Sir F. Herchenroder St., Beau-Bassin

Telephone: 465 0677 – Fax: 4661846

Officer-in-Charge: Farzanah Beebntally

Opening Hours: 08:00 – 14:20

Aims & Objectives: To cater for the information needs of the school population, to provide a lending service to students and staff and to promote readership, leading to optimum use of library materials

Types of users: Membership is opened for all teaching, administrative and minor grade staff assuming duty at Marcel Cabon SSS. Outstandingly, students constitute the core library members

Collection: 5157 monographs, 8 periodicals, 1 local newspaper and 10 audiovisual materials.

Services: Lending, Reference and Internet

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue

Name of parent institution: Mauritius Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Year of foundation: 1850 (MCCI)

Address: 3, Royal Street, Port-Louis

E-mail: mcci@intnet.mu

Telephone: 208 3301 – Fax: 208 0076

Website: www.mcci.org

Officer-in-Charge: Ms. Jennifer Teeluck

Opening Hours: 08:30 – 16:15 hrs

Aims & Objectives: Cater to information needs of MCCI members as well as the business community at large

Types of users: Members only

Collection: 750 Monographs ; 275 periodicals ; 200 Local newspapers and 200 Foreign newspapers ; 60 audiovisual materials

Services: Reference, Selective Dissemination of Information and Photocopy

Classification Scheme used: Thesaurus of International Trade Terms published by ITC / UNCTAD GATT

Catalogue: Computerised

Name of parent institution: Mauritius College of the Air

Year of foundation: 1981

Address: Reduit

E-mail: mca@mca.ac.mu

Telephone: (230)403-8200 – Fax: (230)467-2508

Website: http://www.mca.ac.mu

Officer-in-Charge: Miss Christine Ah-Fat

Opening Hours: Weekdays : 09:00- 16:00; Saturdays : 09:00-12:00

Aims & Objectives: To be a resource centre for the professional requirements of staff of the MCA, responsible in media and distance education; to acquire print and nonprint materials to support the primary and secondary curriculum; to disseminate the print and non-print materials through the following services: lending, reference, broadcasting and sales.

Types of users: Staff of MCA; students of MCA; secondary school; primary school; Ministries and General public.

Collection: 10,000 monographs and 29,000 audiovisual materials

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Photocopy, Internet, Press clippings, inter-library loan (occasionally), Open stack, Previewing facilities, Sales service, Dubbing service and Broadcasting

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: Computerised catalogue

Name of parent institution: Mauritius Institute of Education

Year of foundation: 1975

Address: Reduit

E-mail: Khem654@yahoo.com

Telephone: 466-1940 – Fax: 465-7226

Officer-in-Charge: Khemrajh Seeburrun

Opening Hours: 09:00 – 17:00

Aims & Objectives: To provide library facilities to staff and students of the Institute. To cater for the information needs of teachers and to bona fide researchers and scholars

Types of users: Bona fide users, scholars and researchers

Collection: 45000 monographs, 140 periodicals, 10 local newspapers, 4 foreign newspapers and 1500 theses and dissertations

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Photocopy, Press clippings, Inter-library loan, Referral, Open stack and Press cuttings on education

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: Computerised

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Health and Quality

Year of foundation: 1989

Address: Powder Mill, Pamplemousses

E-mail: mihealth@intnet.mu

Telephone: 243 3772 , 243 3698 – Fax: 243 3270

Website: Under construction

Officer-in-Charge: Mr. Sandraghassen Subbaraya Pillai

Opening Hours: 08:30 – 15:30

Aims & Objectives: A focal point and resource centre for the production, exchange and promotion of health learning and health information material. It caters for the training and research activities of MIH , and provide information to health and medical staff of the public health sector

Types of users: MIH students , staff , medical an health officers , workers and other para-medical staff in the health sector

Collection: 5000 Monographs ; 60 Periodicals and 100 audiovisual materials

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information , Photocopy, Internet, currents contents and web watch.

Classification Scheme used: National Library of Medicine – NLM

Catalogue: Computerised – Alice

Name of parent institution: Centre Culturel Francais Charles Baudelaire

Year of foundation: 1968 a Port-Louis

Address: 15/17 Rue Gordon, Rose-Hill

E-mail: ccb@intnet.mu

Fax: 464 8144

Website: http://www.afmccf.com

Opening Hours: Mardi a vendredi : 10 heures a 17:30 ; Samedi de 09:00-15:00

Aims & Objectives: La Mediatheque a pour vocation de renseigner sur tous les aspects de la culture et de la civilisation francaise actuelle a l’aide de documents actualises presentes sur divers supports.

Types of users: Reserve aux adherents, adultes, etudiants et enfants

Collection: 28,123 Monographs ; 85 Periodicals ; 3 Foreign newspapers ; 4473 audiovisual materials.

Services: Lending, Reference, Photocopy, Internet, Press clippings, Inter-Library loan, Referral, Open stack and Service de renseignements a distance.

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: Computerised

Name of parent institution: Meteorological Services

Address: St. Paul Road, Vacoas

E-mail: meteo@intnet.mu

Telephone: 6861031/32 – Fax: 6861033

Website: http://metservices.intnet.mu

Officer-in-Charge: Mr S. Veerasamy

Opening Hours: 08:45 – 16:00

Aims & Objectives: To act as an archive centre; to make available for reference, works relating to meteorological science, physical oceanography, cyclones, weather & etc.

Types of users: Open to staff of the meteorological services and to university students also bona fide members of the public

Collection: 1200 Monographs and 100 audiovisual materials

Services: Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Photocopy, Press clippings, Referral and Open stack

Classification Scheme used: No

Catalogue: Manual

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Agro-Industry & Fisheries

Year of foundation: 1987

Address: Library & Documentation Unit, Agricultural Information Division, Reduit

E-mail: libdoc@intnet.mu

Telephone: 466 2483 – Fax: 464 4898

Website: https://agriculture.govmu.org

Officer-in-Charge: M. V. D Domun

Opening Hours: 09:30 – 11:45 ; 12:45 – 15:30

Aims & Objectives: To cater for the information needs of the scientific and technical staff of the ministry

Types of users: Researchers from the Agricultural Research & Extension Unit (AREU) ; Ministry’s technical staff and University students

Collection: 7730 Monographs ; 300 titles of periodicals ; 2 Manuscripts ; 3 Local newspapers ; 65 audiovisual materials ; 10 theses and dissertations

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Photocopy, Internet, Press clippings, Inter-library loan and literature search on CD-Rom databases

Classification Scheme used: AgRIS / CARIS Classification scheme (FAO system)

Catalogue: Computerised and manual

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Agro-Industry & Fisheries (Fisheries Division)

Year of foundation: 1982

Address: Albion Fisheries Research Centre, Albion, Petitie Riviere

E-mail: fisheries@mail.gov.mu

Telephone: 2384100, 2384829, 2384744 – Fax: 2384184

Website: https://blueconomy.govmu.org

Officer-in-Charge: Y. T. Noel Wan Sai Cheong

Opening Hours: 08:45 – 16:00 hours

Aims & Objectives: To collect, organise and disseminate fisheries and marine environment information
Regulations concerning use of library: (Types of users): Use by students, researchers, stakeholders and the general public on request

Collection: 11800 monographs, 200 periodicals, 1 local newspapers, 142 audiovisual materials and 20 theses and dissertations

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Internet, Inter-library loan, Referral, Open stack and Sale of publications including charts and posters

Classification Scheme used: FAO’s ASFA

Catalogue: Computerised

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Arts and Culture

Address: 1st floor, NPF Building, Pope-Hennesy street, Port-Louis

Telephone: 2134233

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs. R. Reekhaye

Opening Hours: 08:45 am to 16:00 pm

Aims & Objectives: To purchase / organize / supply an up-to-date collection / information to support the search needs of officials; to preserve / promote / supply / materials / documents of cultural and artistic value related to the interest of the ministry; to provide a lending service to encourage reading habits

Regulations concerning use of library: (Types of users): Staff of the ministry and university students; certain books / documents for reference only and books are lent for a period of 2 weeks only

Collection: 4000 monographs, 1000 periodicals, 50 manuscripts, 200 local newspapers and 500 audiovisual materials

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Photocopy and Press clippings

Classification Scheme used: Subject wise (e.g. paintings, music, poem etc.)

Catalogue: Manual

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Finance & Economic Development

Year of foundation: 1975

Address: 9th Floor, E. Anquetil Building, Port-Louis

E-mail: phawabhay@mail.gov.mu

Telephone: 201-2667 – Fax: 212-4124

Website: https://mof.govmu.org

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs. P.D. Hawabhay

Opening Hours: 09:00-16:00

Aims & Objectives: To provide maximum up-to-date information relating to economic development to the staff of the Ministry

Types of users: Open to staff of the Ministry

Collection: 8000 Monographs; 4000 Periodicals; 6 Local newspapers

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Press clippings, Inter-library loan, Referral and Open stack

Classification Scheme used: Macro thesaurus

Catalogue: Computerised for monographs only

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade & Cooperation

Year of foundation: 1977

Address: 5th floor, Government Center, Port-Louis

E-mail: mofa docunit@ mail.gov.mu

Telephone: 2011274 – Fax: 2088087

Website: https://foreign.govmu.org

Officer-in-Charge: Dhurun Shyam

Opening Hours: 09:00-16:00

Aims & Objectives: The documentation Center has been set up with the objective to provide timely information and keep its users abreast of every issues pertaining to both local and international levels.
Types of users: All staffs of the Ministry

Collection: 1500 Monographs; 900 Periodicals; 150 Local newspapers and 70 foreign newspapers, 60 audiovisual materials

Services: Lending; Reference; Current Awareness Service; Selective Dissemination of Information; Photocopy; Internet; Press clippings; Referral; and Open stack

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: Computerised

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Industry & Commerce

Year of foundation: 1986

Address: 6th floor, Air Mauritius Building Port-Louis

Telephone: 2107100-ex 243

Officer-in-Charge: Mr. I. Bahemia Arif (Library Officer)

Opening Hours: 08:45 – 04:00 pm (Including lunch hours)

Aims & Objectives: To cater for the need of mainly technical staff of the ministry in terms of books, documents, press cutting and internet facilities.

Types of users: Internal staff, staff from other ministries and university students.

Collection: 2500 monographs, 2000 periodicals, 2 local newspapers and 2 foreign newspapers

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information and Internet

Classification Scheme used: Home made classification system

Catalogue: Computerised

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Industry, Small & Medium Enterprises, Commerce and Cooperatives

Year of foundation: 1975

Address: Villa Road, Moka

E-mail: msb@intnet.mu

Telephone: 4338164; 4333648 – Fax: 4335051; 4335150

Website: https://msb.intnet.mu

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs K. D. Rajcoomar

Opening Hours: 09:00 – 12:00; 12:45 – 15:45

Aims & Objectives: To provide updated information on standards and related activities (for reference only) to technical staff of MSB for testing and certification purposes and the public in general. National Enquiry Point for WTO/TBT matters.

Types of users: Free of charge, staff of MSB, students (Secondary schools and University); consultants on mission, engineers, architects, stakeholders of MSB and public in general

Collection: 1500 Monographs; 65 titles of Periodicals; 4 Local newspapers and 10 Audiovisual Materials

Services: Lending (staff & members only), Reference (standards and standards type), Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Photocopy, Internet, Referral and Circulation of notification

Classification scheme used: International Classification Scheme (ICS codes from ISO)

Catalogue: Computerised – CDS \ ISIS

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations & Employment

Year of foundation: 2004

Address: Level 2, Victoria House, CNR Barracks & St. Louis Sts, Port-Louis

Telephone: 2072600 – Fax: 2123070

Officer-in-Charge: Miss Shabeen Nobeebux

Opening Hours: 08:45 to 16:00 hrs (Monday – Friday)

Aims & Objectives: To provide information to the class and other research institutions regarding occupational safety and health issues at workplaces.

Types of users: Open to members of the public and to staff of the ministry for reference on site.

Collection: 1725 monographs, 250 periodicals, 57 manuscripts, 2 local newspapers, 1 foreign newspaper and 44 audiovisual materials

Services: Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Photocopy, Internet, Press clippings, Inter-library loan, Referral and Open stack

Catalogue: Computerised and manual

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Women’s Rights, Child Development, Family Welfare and Consumer Protection

Year of foundation: 1989

Address: 5th floor, CSK Building, Cnr. Remy Ollier and Emmanuel Anquetil Streets, Port-Louis

E-mail: mwfwcd@mail.gov.mu

Telephone: 2063809 – Fax: 2407717

Website: https://www.gender.govmu.org

Officer-in-Charge: Mr. G. Meetan

Opening Hours: 08:45 – 16:00 (Weekdays)

Aims & Objectives: Collection and dissemination of information to all staff of the Ministry and other Ministries, organisations and bona fide research workers

Regulations concerning use of Library (Types of users): Open to satff of Ministries, organisations and researchers

Collection: 1000 Monographs; 3000 Periodicals; 1500 Local Newspapers and 15 Foreign newspapers; 150 audiovisual materials

Services: Lending; Reference; Current Awareness Service; Selective Dissemination of Information; Internet and Press cuttings

Classification Scheme used: Broad general topics for books and others ; specific topics for the ministry’s publications/ reports, etc.

Catalogue: Simple cataloguing (list) of publications.

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Arts & Cultural Heritage

Year of foundation: 2000

Address: 1st, 2nd and 4th Floors, Fon Sing Building, Edith Cavell Street, Port-Louis

E-mail: natlib@intnet.mu

Telephone: 2119891, 2119892 2107121 – Fax: 2107173

Website: http://national-library.mu

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs. T. K. Ramnauth, Director.

Opening Hours: Weekdays : 09:00 – 1600 ; Saturdays : 09:00 – 12:00

Aims & Objectives: To collect, receive, acquire, preserve, and disseminate a comprehensive collection of Mauritiana materials; To promote and encourage the use of library materials; To participate in planning library services in Mauritius; To act as a bibliographic centre and maintain the national bibliography and other bibliographies, and catalogues; To act as an organising agency for national and international lending and exchange of library materials and to initiate and promote cooperation between the library and other libraries.

Regulations concerning use of Library (Types of users): Open to all citizens of Mauritius, aged 18 and above (including secondary and tertiary students and to foreigners.

Collection: 682 000 (Including monographs, periodicals, newspapers, annual reports, audio cassettes, video-cassettes, CDs, DVDs and CD-ROMs, manuscripts, maps, stamps, over 200 photographs and theses/dissertations.

Services: Reference, Current Awareness Service, Press Clippings, Inter-Library loan, Referral, Selective Dissemination of information, Photocopy, Multimedia Services, Scanning and Internet Facilities.

Classification Scheme used: A broad use of Dewey Decimal Classification

Catalogue: OPAC (Online Catalogue)

Name of parent institution: New Eton College

Year of foundation: 1932

Address: 14-16 Thomy Pitot St., Rose-Hill

E-mail: coolvisen@excite.com

Telephone: 4542329 – Fax: 4671121

Officer-in-Charge: Madooray Soodarsen

Opening Hours: 08:00-15:15 Hours

Aims & Objectives: Provide books and other reading materials to users of the library; to enable students to achieve their potential and fully participate in the future in the social, economic and educational opportunities

Types of users: Students of the New Eton College, teaching and non-teaching staff

Collection: 3500 Monographs; 21 Periodicals; 4 Local newspapers; 75 Audiovisual materials

Services: Lending; Reference; Current Awareness Service; Selective Dissemination of Information; Photocopy; Internet and Inter-Library Loan

Classification Scheme used: A broad use of Dewey Decimal Classification

Catalogue: Computerised Library Catalogue

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Education & Human Resources

Year of foundation: January 1996

Address: Closel road, Phoenix

E-mail: Library Saro@ intnernet.mu

Telephone: 6981246

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs. Heema Bhowaneedeen-Narrain

Opening Hours: 07:45 to 15:00 pm

Aims & Objectives: To provide the right book to the right reader; to encourage users to read; provide current awareness service; to provide selective dissemination of information; readers make maximum use of the library; abide by the rules and regulations of the library

Regulations concerning use of Library : (types of users): The library is open to students, teachers and administrative staff of the school. Books are loaned, i.e fiction for 2 weeks, reference books only during weekends or in exceptional cases for one day.

Collection: 5235 monographs, 800 periodicals, 30 manuscripts, 30audiovisual materials

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Photocopy, Internet, Press clippings and open stack for fiction books (reference books are on closed access)

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Education & Human Resources

Year of foundation: 1979

Address: Royal Road, Riviere du Rempart

E-mail: library.rp@intnet.mu

Telephone: 4124345 – Fax: 4121084

Officer-in-Charge: Noel. C. Pallen

Opening Hours: 08:00 -15:00

Aims & Objectives: To provide resources for the curricular needs of all staff & pupils; to provide resources for the leisure needs of users both in school & for home; to encourage reading for knowledge & information; to develop information handling skills

Types of users: Open to students & all staff (teaching, administration & ancillary)

Collection: 12236 monographs, 8 periodicals, 1 local newspaper, 55 audiovisual materials

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Photocopy, Internet, Press clippings

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue available

Name of parent institution: Queen Elizabeth College

Year of foundation: 1953

Address: Vandermeersch St., Rose-Hill

E-mail: Library.qec@intnet.mu

Telephone: 4661267 – Fax: 4658626

Officer-in-Charge: Ms S. Chuckowry

Opening Hours: 08:00 a.m – 02:30 p.m

Aims & Objectives: To provide books and non book materials within a bearing on all subjects taught in the curriculum and to provide materials to meet extra curricular needs of students
Types of users: The library is open to students and staff of our institution only

Collection: 16981 Monographs; 100 titles of periodicals; 2 Local newspapers and 5 Foreign newspapers and 50 Audiovisual materials

Services: Lending; Reference; Photocopy; Internet and Open stack

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue available

Name of parent institution: Lady Sushil Ramgoolam SSS Triolet

Address: 8th mile, Triolet

E-mail: library.lsr @ intnet.mu

Telephone: 2612865

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs. N. Bhagmal

Opening Hours: 08:00 am to 15:00 pm

Aims & Objectives: To provide lending services; to facilitate use of internet; to keep students with up-to-date information through periodicals

Regulations concerning use of library : (Types of users): Students are issued with only one book and teachers with five books; reference books are issued only during the weekend; any lost and damaged book must be refunded by the borrower

Collection: 11879 monographs, 2432 periodicals, 1 local newspaper and 1 foreign newspaper and 135 audiovisual materials

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information and Internet

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue available

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Education & Human Resources

Year of foundation: 1979

Address: Bois Pignolet, Terre Rouge

E-mail: Library. plr @ intnet.mu

Telephone: 2482485, 2483132 – Fax: 2482485

Officer-in-Charge: Mr. Cyril Chung

Opening Hours: 08:00-15:00 hrs

Aims & Objectives: To do our level best in order to satisfy the nleed and requirements of the whole school community

Types of users: Any one studying / working at PHRSSS

Collection: 10965 Monographs, 1050 periodicals and 40 audiovisual materials.

Services: Lending, Reference, Internet, Press clippings and Audiovisual.

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue

Name of parent institution: Droopnath Ramphul State College

Year of foundation: 1993

Address: Calebasses, souvenir

E-mail: library.dr@ intnet.mu

Telephone: 2438282 – Fax: 2434545

Website: http://afterschool.intnet.mu/dr

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs S. D. Dhunput (Library Officer)

Opening Hours: 0745 am to 02:30 pm

Aims & Objectives: To provide as adequate and varied resources as possible to support the education and instruction of pupils; to provide staff with necessary resources for their teaching and to provide for the reading needs of pupils for their leisure

Regulations concerning use of library : (Types of users): Only students and staff of the school can use the library.

Collection: 13026 monographs, 10 periodicals, 3 local newspaper and 200 audiovisual materials

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Photocopy, Internet, Press Clippings and Open stack

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue available

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Education

Address: Avenue Belle Rose, Quatre-Bornes

E-mail: Library.gr @ intnet.mu

Telephone: 4661540 – Fax: 4650844

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs. Gayatree Ramlall

Opening Hours: 08:00 am to 03:00 pm

Aims & Objectives: To provide an efficient service to students and staff

Types of users: Students as well as staff members are allowed to borrow reference books on short term loan and recreative items on long term loan

Collection: 10063 monographs, 1000 periodicals, 200 local newspapers and 10 foreign newspapers, 40 audiovisual materials

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Internet and Press clippings

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Education & Human Resources

Year of foundation: 24th June 1987

Address: Barracks Road, Riviere des Anguilles

Telephone: 6261115

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs. Vimla Balloo (Library Officer)

Opening Hours: 9:00 am to 17:00 pm weekdays; 09:00 am to 12:00 Saturdays

Aims & Objectives: To serve public at large , i.e students, researchers and teachers; to lend books and to give reference service to students

Regulations concerning use of Library (Types of users): The library is opened to the public. Every user can borrow 2 books and borrowed books can be kept for 1 month.

Collection: 9000 monographs

Services: Lending, Reference and Open stack

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Name of parent institution: Rodrigues College

Year of foundation: 1974

Address: Francois Leguat Street, Port Mathurin

E-mail: rodcol@ intnet.mu

Telephone: 8311524 / 8311649 – Fax: 8312569

Officer-in-Charge: Castel – Napaul Marie Shirley (Mrs)

Opening Hours: 08:00 – 03:00 p.m

Aims & Objectives: To provide update materials to meet the needs of the users in terms of books, magazines, pamphlets in various aspects of the curriculum such as languages , science and maths

Types of users: Students, teachers & non-teaching staff

Collection: Monographs (5768 reference and 7236 lending), 413 Periodicals (2004-2005), 1 local newspapers and 1 foreign newspapers.

Services: Lending and reference

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: Manual

Name of parent institution: M. Sangeelee SSS

Year of foundation: 1996

Address: Royal road, Surinam

E-mail: library.ms@intnet.mu

Telephone: 6254490 – Fax: 6254400

Officer-in-Charge: Sanjiv Koomar Sithul

Opening Hours: 07:45 to 15:00

Aims & Objectives: To help students and provide quality service to users (students and staff)

Types of users: Students and staff

Collection: 5350 monographs, 10 periodicals, 1 local newspaper and 1 foreign newspaper and 16 audiovisual

Services: Lending, Reference, Selective Dissemination of Information, Photocopy, Internet and Press clippings

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Education & Human Resources

Year of foundation: 1980

Address: Geoffroy street, Bambous

E-mail: Library.ss@intnet.mu

Telephone: 4525796 – Fax: 4525281

Officer-in-Charge: Geeta C. Peerun

Opening Hours: 07:45 am to 03:00 pm

Aims & Objectives: To charge and discharge library materials to students and teachers; to provide research assistance, reference to readers; to select books & magazines appropriate for its users

Regulations concerning use of library : (Types of users): Students are allowed to 1 book for a duration of three weeks and one reference book, 1 magazine on weekend for students of upper forms; teachers are allowed to a maximum of five books and two magazines on a three weeks basis

Collection: 6715 monographs, 400 periodicals,

Services: Lending, Reference and Internet

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue

Name of parent institution: Small & Medium Industrial Development Organisation

Year of foundation: 1998

Address: Royal Road, Coromandel

E-mail: smido@intnet.mu

Telephone: 2330500 – Fax: 2335545

Website: www.smido.intnet.mu

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs. T. Mungly – Jeetun

Opening Hours: 09:00 – 16:00

Aims & Objectives: To assist entrepreneurs, potential entrepreneurs, and the public at large in getting information for development of SME sector

Types of users: Open to the public

Collection: 3000 Monographs; 50 titles Periodicals; 7 titles Local newspapers and 4 titles foreign newspapers and 100 theses and dissertations

Services: Reference; Selective Dissemination of Information; Photocopy; Internet; Press clippings; Open stack; Free on-line access to international database of suppliers and Publication of newsletter

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: Computerised catalogue : Alice

Name of parent institution: Tertiary Education Commission

Year of foundation: 1990

Address: Reduit

E-mail: Lutchmeah@intnet.mu

Officer-in-Charge: Secretary and Head, Administration Division

Opening Hours: 09:00 a.m to 04:00 p.m weekdays

Aims & Objectives: To provide to staff of the TEC, TEIs and also the public, information (through books, reports and periodicals) upon Tertiary Education, in particular with special focus on management, research, planning, distance education and quality assurance

Types of users: Any public with interest in tertiary education

Collection: 1900 Monographs, 5 Periodicals and 7 Local Newspapers

Services: Inter-library loan and mainly on-site consultation, with lending on case by case basis

Classification Scheme used: Not available

Catalogue: Manual. Register of Books / Periodicals

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Education & Human Resources

Year of foundation: 1987, June 30th

Address: Rue Maurice, Mahebourg

Telephone: 6319221

Officer-in-Charge: Mr. Murugan Retenon

Opening Hours: 09:00 – 15:00; Saturday : 09:00-12:00

Aims & Objectives: To offer an efficient public library service and provide open access to all library materials concerned.

Types of users: Open to general public

Collection: 9123 monographs

Services: Lending, Reference and Current Awareness Service

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Name of parent institution: University of Mauritius

Year of foundation: 1969

Address: Reduit

E-mail: uomlibrary@uom.ac.mu

Telephone: (230)4541041 – Fax: (230)4640905

Website: www.uom.ac.mu

Officer-in-Charge: I. Dassyne (Chief Librarian)

Opening Hours: 08:00 – 20:00 (Weekdays) and 008:00 – 13:00 (Saturdays)

Aims & Objectives: To provide an effective and efficient library service to university staff and students by making accessible to them all materials required to meet their information needs through a current and effective reference and information service.

Types of users: Staff and students of the university. Bona fide researchers (consultation facilities only) subject to approval of chief librarian

Collection: 135,000 Monographs ; 30,000 Periodicals ; 12 Manuscripts ; 21Local newspapers and 2 Foreign newspapers ; 700 audiovisual materials; 12,000 theses and dissertations

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Photocopy, Internet, Press clippings, Inter-library loan, Referral, Open stack and Access to online databases.

Classification Scheme used: Library of Congress

Catalogue: Computerised

Name of parent institution: University of Technology, Mauritius

Year of foundation: 2000

Address: La Tour Koenig, Pointe aux Sables

E-mail: gdwarkan@utm.intnet.mu

Telephone: 2346535, 2347624 – Fax: 2346219, 2346727

Website: www.utm.ac.mu

Officer-in-Charge: Mrs R. B. Dwarkan

Opening Hours: 08:30 – 18:30 (weekdays) ; 09:00 – 16:00 (Saturdays)

Aims & Objectives: To serve the information needs of UTM’s students , researchers , academic and administrative staff. The UTM RC plays an integral supporting role in all curricular issues. The RC is both committed to building and maintaining a quality collection that supports teaching, learning & research and to providing access to needed information

Types of users: Students registered in the courses run by the university; Research students working for M. Phil or Phd degrees; Full time & part time academic staff; Members of the academic & executive bodies of UTM; Visiting academic staff and researchers

Collection: 13,000 Monographs, 25 titles of local and 28 titles of foreign subscription; 10 local newspapers and 1 foreign newspapers; 300 audiovisual materials and 160 theses and dissertations

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information; Photocopy; Internet; Press Clippings; Inter-Library loan; Referral; Open stack and On line library databases

Classification Scheme used: In house classification scheme

Catalogue: Computerised

Name of parent institution: Ministry of Education & Human Resources

Year of foundation: 1981

Address: Lady Barkly street, Souillac

E-mail: Library.sv.intnet.mu

Telephone: 6255593 / 6256817 – Fax: 6255030

Officer-in-Charge: Chattoo Iswardutt

Opening Hours: Weekdays (08:00 am to 03:00 pm)

Aims & Objectives: Cater for the need of users; Issuing of relevant academic materials to students and staff; Share knowledge; Always ready to help users who seek for information and advice

Regulations concerning use of Library :(Types of users): Books and magazines are issued daily; semi-reference books are issued for weekend loan and overnight and normal period for loan other books is a fortnight

Collection: 9652 monographs, 400 periodicals, 3 local newspapers, 10 audiovisual materials

Services: Lending, Reference, Current Awareness Service, Selective Dissemination of Information, Photocopy, Internet, Press Clippings, Referral, Open stack, Binding services and Internet surfing / print outs

Classification Scheme used: Dewey Decimal

Catalogue: No library catalogue