The
Documentation Centre (DC) was created in 1970 to provide support to UNESCO
program specialists based in DAKAR, to national consultants and to regional
experts in the region in the execution of task in the organisation's fields
of competence. The centre gives pratical training in documentation techniques
and plays a leading role in serving as a liaison centre for the UN, ONG
and partners organisations.The Documentation Centre situated on the first
floor is the heart thurb of activities for UNESCO-DAKAR.
Opening
hours and services provided
The Centre is open
to the public from :
Tuesday to
Thursday, 8.00 AM to 4:30 PM
Friday, 8.00
AM to 1.00 PM.
It provides the following
services:
The Centre provides
timely and relevant information to users, it carries out the essential
services of acquiring electronic and print materials and processing them
for easy retrieval.
It promotes prompt,
user-friendly and high quality service to support the information needs
of our Programme specialists, researchers, scholars, trainees, consultants
and the public.
The Centre is currently
expanding into a ressorces centre providing educational links, current
awareness, document delivery, internet access and bibliographic database
searches through networking.
It publishes lists
of the new titles available, including summaries of periodicals.
It informs specialists
in the Office about new titles available according to their interests
and area of expertise.
It allows outside
users free access to the bookshelves
It provides short
practical training sessions in documentation techniques for students and
agents involved in national projects.
