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No. 60, November 2007

This time we are quite happy to send this news of "Library and Information Policy 2007" which was passed by the government on 12 July 2007. Till now we did not have any policy and legal provision of the state for the library service in the country.

Followings are the objectives of the policy:

1. To consolidate the Nepal National Library and thematic/subject-wise central libraries in order to collect materials of cultural heritages and knowledge at the local level and protect them at the central level for the promotion of traditional and indigenous knowledge, skills and technology;
2. To establish and operate public/community libraries, also in collaboration with governmental and non-governmental organizations, in such a manner as to be proved contributive to the earning of livelihoods by each person belong to any castes, class, community and carrying on any business and services through pursuing business/profession according to his or her own knowledge, intellect and wisdom, without discrimination of any kind;
3. To ensure the right to information, promote and develop information literacy, build the knowledge-based society by using the available information technology and develop the book writing and reading culture;
4. To establish and operate educational libraries and research centres from the school level to the higher level and research libraries in the industrial enterprises, so as to enhance the quality of education and render contribution to the development of creativeness and technology.

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