Welcome to the SADC Library Online Catalogue, an information resource for the SADC staff.

This resource will enable you to find the documents available in the Library for consultation, in an easy, friendly and fast way, without moving from your desk.

LIBRARY COLLECTIONS

At the moment the Library database contains approximately 14505 entries and holds the following collections:

General Collection – this collection includes published and unpublished materials on social sciences (general statistics; political sciences; economics; law; public administration; education; communications and transport); technology (mining and related operations; agriculture; management), geography and history.

SADC Collection – it comprises materials produced by SADC Secretariat, SADC sectors/commissions and other materials produced elsewhere about SADC. Emphasis is on materials on or about SADC as a community

Gender Collection – this collection includes publications, reports and other documents on gender in SADC and from outside the region.

HIV/AIDS Collection – it consists of printed and non-printed materials related to HIV, AIDS and related literature.

Water Collection – this collection holds documents on water and related issues from the phased out SADC Water Sector.

FANR Collection – it includes materials on Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources from the phased out Food Security Sector.

SATCC Collection – this collection holds documents on Transport and Communications from the phased out SATCC Commission.

HOW TO SEARCH

1. Follow the instructions on the first page of the Library catalogue

2. Begin your search writing any keyword of the document you are looking for (title, author, index term) on the Keyword space;

3. If you want to search a specific collection, select the collection by pressing down the arrow on ‘All collections’ under Optional Search Filters. It gives you the option for selecting any of the above mention collections.

4. Press Search

Example: Search for the Council of Ministers 2006

1. Write Council of Ministers 2006 – Keyword space

2. Select SADC Collection – Optional Search Filters

3. Press search

RETRIEVING / DOWNLOADING A DOCUMENT

Please, note that not all the documents available in the Library database can be retrieved. At the moment, the Library is digitalizing just the SADC Policy documents (summit, and council reports, protocols, etc.) meaning that only the documents that are available in electronically format can be retrieved/download from the library catalogue.

You will recognize them each time you search and see a picture below the Item Type.

HOW TO RETRIEVE A DOCUMENT

1. Follow the instructions given for document search
2. When the items are displayed and you see a picture like a book under Item Type, click on it.
3. A new page will appear with a document file Attachment no 1 of 1 - pdf.doc!!
4. Click on it and the document will be retrieved/download

We hope you will enjoy searching the Library Catalogue. Please, contact the Library staff each time you have a problem. It will be a pleasure for us to help you.

Our contact is:

Maria Tali (Librarian) – Ext. 5020

Maletlole Letlole (Library/Clerk) – Ext. 5020