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The Library is located on the ground floor of BIDPA House situated at Millennium Park Plot 134 Kgale View.
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Mission statement
The mission of BIDPA Library is to support and facilitate research; training and consultancy work carried out at BIDPA. It aims to:
- Build a specialised collection to cater for the information needs of the researchers and to provide up-to-date information and quick service to the users.
- Supplement research information resources accessible to members of staff from BIDPA's affiliated partners and to members of the public engaged in private research.
- Be at the cutting edge of modern information technologies and through such technology not only to effectively provide up-to-date information to its clientele but also to collaborate and cooperate with other libraries and link to external databases to enhance its services.
Modern technology is used to enhance library service. This includes the use of CD-ROM, on-line databases, document delivery services and Internet resources.
Although collecting comparative literature from other parts of the globe, the library places emphasis on Botswana and Southern Africa.
Automation
The library has now migrated from ADLIB to Libwin. The OPAC will be rolled out soon.
Collections
The library currently has:
- 20000 volumes in the main collection
- more than 80 current subscriptions of periodicals titles
- Video cassettes on HIV/AIDS
- Two CD-ROM subscription titles and others:
- EconLit
- International Financial Statistics
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- Information sources outside BIDPA are also often used, including:
- The Internet
- Ingenta (Document delivery services)
- The Christian Michelsen Institute Library
- Bank of Botswana Library (Shared library data base)
- University of Botswana Library
- Botswana National Productivity Centre
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Opening Hours
The Library Staff will be in the Library from Monday to Friday during the following hours
- 8.00 am - 1.00 pm
- 2.00 PM - 5.00 PM
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Open hours |
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| Monday |
10 am - 1 PM
2 PM - 5 PM |
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Tuesday - Friday |
9 am - 1 PM
2 PM - 5 PM |
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The collections will be accessible to BIDPA staff all the time, including both weekends and on public holidays.
Circulation policy and procedures
Clientele The prime clientele of the Library is the employees of BIDPA and its Board. Other patrons with borrower rights are researchers from cooperating institutions such as the Bank of Botswana Research Unit staff, staff members of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and staff members
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