The Tuvalu National Library and Archives (TNLA) is the
national library
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of
Tuvalu
Tuvalu ( or ; formerly known as the Ellice Islands) is an island country and microstate in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. Its islands are situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia. They lie east-nor ...
. It is located in
Funafuti
Funafuti is the capital of the island nation of Tuvalu. It has a population of 6,320 people (2017 census), and so it has more people than the rest of Tuvalu combined, with approximately 60% of the population. It consists of a narrow sweep of lan ...
.
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Role and facilities
The TNLA holds "vital documentation on the cultural, social and political heritage of Tuvalu", including surviving records from the colonial
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* Colonial, of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony or colony (biology)
Architecture
* American colonial architecture
* French Colonial
* Spanish Colonial architecture
Automobiles
* Colonial (1920 au ...
administration, as well as Tuvalu government archives.["Tuvalu National Archives major project"](_blank)
British Library
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 the Tuvalu National Archives preservation pilot project (EAP005) and Tuvalu National Archives major project of 2005, projects of the British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the British ...
and the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau
The Pacific Manuscripts Bureau is a non-profit organisation sponsored by an international consortium of libraries specialising in Pacific research. The Pacific Manuscripts Bureau was formed in 1968 to copy archives, manuscripts and rare printed mat ...
of the ANU Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University
The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies an ...
to microfilm
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and digitally copy the archives.
''Pacific Manuscripts Bureau Newsletter'', series 5, n°20, December 2005
National Librarian and Archivist
Kana Teafiula is the Acting Librarian and Archivist.
See also
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List of national libraries
A national library is established by the government of a nation to serve as the pre-eminent repository of information for that country. Unlike public libraries, they rarely allow citizens to borrow books. Often, they include numerous rare, valua ...
*
List of national archives
National archives are central archives maintained by countries. This article contains a list of national archives.
Among its more important tasks are to ensure the accessibility and preservation of the information produced by governments, both ...
References
External links
Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, ANU College of Asia & the Pacific on the
British Library
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website
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Tuvalu
Tuvalu ( or ; formerly known as the Ellice Islands) is an island country and microstate in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. Its islands are situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia. They lie east-nor ...
Libraries in Tuvalu
Research libraries
Funafuti
Organizations based in Tuvalu