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Nairobi, KENYA
Library of Congress Overseas Offices

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|| About the Nairobi Office ||

The Library of Congress Office, Nairobi, Kenya, is one of six overseas offices administered by the African/Asian Acquisitions and Overseas Operations Division of the Library. These offices acquire, catalog, preserve, and distribute library and research materials from countries where such materials are essentially unavailable through conventional acquisitions methods.
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|| Cooperative Acquisitions Program ||

The Cooperative Acquisitions Program in Nairobi was initiated in 1992. The goal of the program is to provide scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, and monographs to participating institutions.
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|| Exchange Program ||

Through formal and informal exchange agreements, the Nairobi office acquires materials that would otherwise not be available.
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|| Lists and Indexes ||

  • Quarterly Index of African Periodical Literature
  • Newspaper Preservation and Lists

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|| Contact Us ||

Email: nairobi@loc.gov

INTERNATIONAL MAIL:

Field Director
Library of Congress Office
P.O. Box 1492 Village Market
00621, Nairobi, Kenya

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Last Updated: June 20, 2011