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Archives and Libraries

Archives[edit | edit source]

National Archives of Fiji
25 Carnarvon St, City Center
Suva, Fiji
Telephone: (679) 3304144 Fax: (679) 3307006
Email: archives@govnet.gov.fj
Website: National Archives of Fiji
Website #2: National Archives of Fiji Online
Website #3: National Archives of Fiji
Website #4: National Archives

The mission of the archives is to inspire Fijians to explore the records of their country; safeguard our recorded cultural heritage by preserving archival materials in accordance with international standards; support evidence-based governance by providing sound record keeping policies, standards and training; build a sense of shared responsibility for record keeping in the public service; expand Fiji’s knowledge base by encouraging in-depth archival research; and utilise appropriate technology to popularize the archives and ensure the security of archival data.

The Archives is a vast trove of information about Fiji held on documents occupying over 6km of shelving along with 2000 hours of historical AV footage and over 100,000 historical photos.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

University of the South Pacific
The Library
The University of the South Pacific Laucala Campus
Suva, Fiji
Telephone: (679) 323 1000
Fax: (679) 323 1528
Email:[mailto:javascript:linkTo_UnCryptMailto('ocknvq,nkdtctaBwur0ce0hl')
Email #2: library@usp.ac.fj
Website: http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=61/

Museums[edit | edit source]

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-===Archives===
+=== Archives ===
 '''National Archives of Fiji'''<br>25 Carnarvon St, City Center<br>Suva, Fiji<br>
-Telephone: (679) 330-4144<br>Fax: (679) 330-7006<br>
+Telephone: (679) 3304144 Fax: (679) 3307006<br>
 Email: [mailto:archives@govnet.gov.fj archives@govnet.gov.fj]<br>
-Website: [https://www.archives.gov.fj/ National Archives of Fiji ]<br>
+Website: [http://www.archives.gov.fj/ National Archives of Fiji]<br>
-Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/NationalArchivesOfFiji/posts/1657352551064924 Facebook]
+Website #2: [http://archivesfiji.org/ National Archives of Fiji Online]<br>
-::Microfilm Holdings
+Website #3: [https://www.facebook.com/NationalArchivesOfFiji/ National Archives of Fiji]<br>
-::*Fiji Times	1869 – 2005 (on-going)
+Website #4: [http://www.education.gov.fj/national-archives/ National Archives]
-::*Births/Deaths/Marriage Records for Fijians, Europeans & Indians	1875 – 1960
-::*Records of the Methodist Mission of Australasia1835 – 1970
+:The mission of the archives is to inspire Fijians to explore the records of their country; safeguard our recorded cultural heritage by preserving archival materials in accordance with international standards; support evidence-based governance by providing sound record keeping policies, standards and training; build a sense of shared responsibility for record keeping in the public service; expand Fiji’s knowledge base by encouraging in-depth archival research; and utilise appropriate technology to popularize the archives and ensure the security of archival data.
-::*Pacific Islands Monthly 	1934 – 1956
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+:The Archives is a vast trove of information about Fiji held on documents occupying over 6km of shelving along with 2000 hours of historical AV footage and over 100,000 historical photos.
-<br>
-'''Reference Library & Archive'''<br>Fiji Museum<br>PO Box 2023 Govt. Bldgs<br>Suva, Fiji<br>
-Telephone: (679) 331-5944<br>Fax: (679) 330-5143<br>
-Email: [mailto:fijimuseum@gmail.com fijimuseum@gmail.com]<br>
-Website: [http://fijimuseum.org.fj/reference-library/ Reference Library & Archive]
-:The Fiji Museum maintains a Reference Library and Archive containing over 12,000 books, 11,000 photographs and other documents. The Reference Library and Archive has items not held in any other library in the world, including maps, old newspapers, oral history cassettes, rare books and a range of small brochures and pictures not in book form.
+=== Libraries ===
+'''University of the South Pacific'''<br>The Library<br>The University of the South Pacific Laucala Campus<br>Suva, Fiji<br>
+Telephone: (679) 323 1000<br>Fax: (679) 323 1528<br>
+Email:[mailto:javascript:linkTo_UnCryptMailto('ocknvq,nkdtctaBwur0ce0hl')<br>
+Email #2: [mailto:library@usp.ac.fj library@usp.ac.fj]<br>
+Website: [http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=61/ http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=61/]
-[[Category:Fiji]]
+=== Museums ===
-[[Category:Fiji Archives and Libraries]]
+[[Category:Fiji]][[Category:Fiji Archives and Libraries]]