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*'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm. | |||
*'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one. | |||
*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them. | |||
== Archives == | |||
'''National Archives of Malawi'''<br> | |||
P.O. Box 62, Zomba,, Malawi<br> | |||
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Telephone: (265) 525 240 / 524 148 / 524 184<br> | |||
Fax: (265) 524 148 / 525 362<br> | |||
E-mail:archives@sdnp.org.mw<br> | |||
[http://www.sdnp.org.mw/ruleoflaw/archives/index.html Website] | |||
== Libraries == | |||
'''National Library Service'''<br> | |||
P.O. Box 30314<br> | |||
Lilongwe 3, Malawi<br> | |||
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Telephone:+265 991 463 912<br> | |||
[https://nls.mw/ Website] | |||
:There are 15 libraries in Malawi being managed by the National Library Service. On average, each library provides access to 146,000 individuals each year or around 400 people a day. In the capital Lilongwe, four libraries were built in partnership with the Building Malawi organization.<ref>"National Library Service", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Library_Service_of_Malawi, accessed 30 January 2023.</ref> | |||
== Museums == | |||
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==References== | |||
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- Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
- If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
- Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
Archives[edit | edit source]
National Archives of Malawi
P.O. Box 62, Zomba,, Malawi
Telephone: (265) 525 240 / 524 148 / 524 184
Fax: (265) 524 148 / 525 362
E-mail:archives@sdnp.org.mw
Website
Libraries[edit | edit source]
National Library Service
P.O. Box 30314
Lilongwe 3, Malawi
Telephone:+265 991 463 912
Website
- There are 15 libraries in Malawi being managed by the National Library Service. On average, each library provides access to 146,000 individuals each year or around 400 people a day. In the capital Lilongwe, four libraries were built in partnership with the Building Malawi organization.[1]
Museums[edit | edit source]
Record Offices[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "National Library Service", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Library_Service_of_Malawi, accessed 30 January 2023.