Contents

Introduction

Services and Inter-Library Loan

Text of Depository Agreement

Botswana National Library Service

Ohio University Library

Botswana Resources at Ohio University

Ohio University Africa-related Sites

Agriculture

Culture & Society

Environment

Reference

General Sites " Country" Pages

Maps

Official Sites and Contacts

Economy, Business, Development, Tourism

Education

Government and Other Organizations

Health

History, Political

Three must-see Botswana sites

News and Newspapers

Statistics, Maps, Facts

Credits

Botswana Depository

The Ohio University Library

Ohio University Libraries consists of the main campus library, a remote storage facility, the Music Library, and five branch campus libraries. Named for former Ohio University President Vernon R. Alden, the main Alden Library houses over two million physical volumes, 2.5 million microform units and 500,000 non-book media and utilizes state-of-the-art networking, computer and electronic library systems. The Library is a founding member of OhioLink (Ohio Library and Information Network) which allows borrowing privileges to materials state-wide, and access to the full compliment of research databases and electronic journals. Alden Library is also a founding member of OCLC (Online Computer Library Center 1967) which evolved from an Ohio cooperative academic library cataloging network to today's world-wide library system. It is a member of the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) and the Association for Research Libraries (ARL).

Special collections and departmental libraries include Cornelius Ryan World War II Papers; Morgan History of Chemistry; Southeast Asia Collection; Music Library, Fine Arts Library, Health Sciences Library, Shao You-Bao Overseas Chinese Documentation and Research Center; E. W. Scripps Papers; Edmund Blundon Collection of Romantic & Georgian Literature; and depositories for the U.S. Government, State of Ohio, and for publications of Botswana, Malaysia, Swaziland, and Guatemala.

The Library's international collections, especially the Southeast Asia Collection are recognized nationally and internationally. The first of its kind, the Alden Library is designated by the governments of these respective countries as an official repository for publications of Botswana, Malaysia, Swaziland, and Guatemala.

Except for "reference or reserve" materials, some media and software, there are no particular borrowing or use restrictions to off-campus users. Off-campus access to electronic resources however is sometimes not possible due to licensing restrictions.

Ohio University Vernon R. Alden Library Park Place Athens, OH 45701-2978 Dean of Libraries, Hwa-Wei Lee More information (Annual Report, welcome message, etc.)		SAN 355-5429 Tel 740-593-2705 FAX 740-593-0138 Elec Mail slibrary1@ohiou.edu Library Internet www.library.ohiou.edu

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Interlibrary Loan and Reference Services