To increase visibility and awareness of Swaziland among officials, researchers,
corporations, and the citizens of the United States and to enrich the educational experience
of students from Swaziland and elsewhere in North America, the Kingdom of Swaziland
and Ohio University agree that the Ohio University Libraries will serve as the depository
in the United States for publications from Swaziland.
To implement this agreement, the Government of Swaziland has designated the
National Library Service of Swaziland as its representative. This representative of the
Government of Swaziland will arrange to identify, collect and ship materials for the
depository to the Ohio University Library at appropriate intervals.
To accomplish the goals of this agreement, Ohio University will undertake to publish
news of this agreement and regularly publicize the existence of the depository to potential
American audiences and will cooperate with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Swaziland to
inform students from Swaziland of the existence of the depository and the availability of
materials. Ohio University has designated the Ohio University Libraries as its
representative to effect this agreement.
Moreover, Ohio University will see that the materials in the depository are entered
into an appropriate national and international database to enable persons across the nation
to be able to identify the resources in the depository. These materials will be available for
consultation at Ohio University or may be borrowed through interlibrary loan.
It is further agreed that the designated representatives of the Kingdom of Swaziland
and of Ohio University will periodically consult on further avenues of cooperation to
improve library and information services in Swaziland and to increase access to information
on Swaziland in North America and other areas of mutual benefit. The "Summary of
Discussions," November 26-30, 1990, between the Director of the National Library Service
of Swaziland and Ohio University representatives reflect the first such consultation, and
the terms of such are hereby mutually accepted.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands at Athens, Ohio, United States
of America, on this twenty-second day of July, 1991.
The Kingdom of Swaziland, signed by
Honorable
Minister Chief Sipho Shongwe
Ohio University, signed by
President Charles J. Ping
