University of Burao

Libraries

The university has now a general library with about 30,000 volumes on campus. In the future specialised departmental libraries will set up. The University will also play a leading role in the establishment of a public library, in the city. This will be open to students and the public alike, and will provide broader access to information for the community at large. Parallel to the traditional print based libraries, the University will have an Electronic or On-line Library Service. This will provide:

1. Bibliographic service, in the form of references to books, articles, unpublished research papers and reports by title, subject and author, available in the University’s library system and other national universities.
2. Full text service, or direct access to the text of electronic journal articles, papers and books
3. Links to websites of international libraries and publishers

Database Centres

The University library will host a National Database Centre, which will be home to national databases from surveys, censuses and other sources. It will also subscribe to international databases. The will serve as a one-stop data-shop, where students, staff and researchers can access, on-line, data from large samples or time series compilations for research.
MUSEUMS

The University will serve as a major custodian of national and regional heritage. For that purpose, it will establish a museum of culture, art, photography, artefacts, and objects of historical significance and interest. The museum will hold, document, preserve and exhibit collections.

The museum will have a parallel on-line version, which provides an on-line catalogue, pictures and descriptions of objects, publications, theme exhibitions, and links to other museums.