Title

Library Development in Francophone Africa

Date of this Version

January 1994

Document Type

Article

Published in:

Encyclopedia of Library History, edited by Wayne A. Wiegand and Donald G. Davis Jr. New York: Garland Publishing, 1994. pp. 215-21.

Abstract

Traces the history and development of libraries in Francophone Africa. Covers public, academic, government, and scientific libraries; also covers library education and the library profession.