Tuvalu National Library and Archives
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| Jurisdiction | Tuvalu |
| Headquarters | Funafuti |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Education and Culture |
8°31′S 179°03′E / 8.517°S 179.050°E The Tuvalu National Library and Archives (TNLA) is the national library of Tuvalu. It is located in Funafuti.[1][2]
Role and facilities
The TNLA holds "vital documentation on the cultural, social and political heritage of Tuvalu", including surviving records from the colonial administration, as well as Tuvalu government archives.[3]
The library's archives have been described as "comparatively well housed" but "endangered [...] through frequent and heavy use and [...] through risk of being washed away in a cyclone-prone area. Environmental and handling damage is occurring to key customary records". This has resulted in Tuvalu National Archives preservation pilot project and Tuvalu National Archives major project of 2005, projects of the British Library and the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau of the Australian National University to microfilm and digitally copy the archives.[3][4]
National Librarian and Archivist
Mila Tulimanu, of the Ministry of Education and Culture, serves as National Librarian and Archivist.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Tuvalu National Archives major project", British Library
- ^ a b International Council on Archives
- ^ a b c "Tuvalu National Archives major project", British Library
- ^ "Report on PMB fieldwork in Tuvalu and Niue, Sep-Oct 2005", Pacific Manuscripts Bureau Newsletter, series 5, n°20, December 2005