{"id":1849,"date":"2024-08-20T11:50:20","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T11:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natlibmu.govmu.org\/natlibmu\/?page_id=1849"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:57:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:57:59","slug":"periodical-collection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/natlibmu.govmu.org\/natlibmu\/?page_id=1849","title":{"rendered":"PERIODICAL COLLECTION"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1849\" class=\"elementor elementor-1849\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aa070e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0aa070e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f59a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84f59a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Periodical collection<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556cc26 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"556cc26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbb9520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbb9520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Periodical collection<\/h4><p>The National Library holds both retrospective and current local periodicals. The Periodical section of the National Library is one of the richest collection of periodicals relating to Mauritius covering a wide range of subjects such as agriculture, economy, education, history, literature, religion, science and tourism. The retrospective collection of periodicals consists of some 200 Mauritiana titles dating back to 1820. The National Library&#8217;s current collection of periodicals is largely built through the action of legal deposit legislation. Some 60 current titles are deposited at the National Library. Bibliographical details of all periodicals are accessible via our OPAC system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5784da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5784da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01cdf47 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01cdf47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a0d44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37a0d44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National Library houses some rare and valuable periodical collection such as:<\/p><ul><li>Acts\/Ordinances; Government Notifications and Proclamations &#8211; <strong>1820 to date<\/strong><\/li><li>Business Magazine &#8211; <strong>1992 \u2013 to date<\/strong><\/li><li>Debates of the Mauritius Legislative Council\/Assembly &#8211; <strong>1887 &#8211; to date<\/strong><\/li><li>Economic and Social Indicators &#8211; <strong>1998 \u2013 to date<\/strong><\/li><li>Government Gazette &#8211; <strong>1820 \u2013 to date<\/strong><\/li><li>L\u2019Essor &#8211; <strong>1919 -1956<\/strong><\/li><li>Mauritius Almanac &#8211; <strong>1863 &#8211; 1938<\/strong><\/li><li>Mauritius Blue Book &#8211; <strong>1859 &#8211; 1947<\/strong><\/li><li>PROSI Magazine &#8211; <strong>1969 &#8211; 2000<\/strong><\/li><li>Revue Agricole &#8211; <strong>1922 &#8211; 1988<\/strong><\/li><li>Week end Scope \/ Scope Magazine &#8211; <strong>1989 \u2013 2022<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97452b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e97452b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a7e50 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"f5a7e50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1849 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f5a7e50\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"recueil des lois 1820\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Recueil Des Lois, Proclamations, Notes &amp; 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