National Electronic Libraries and Archive (NELA)
Project
Note: The NELA Project is made up of a two initiatives
namely: the Rwandan Electronic Library Initiative (RELI)
and the National Electronic Archive Project (NEAP). Both
Initiatives will be implemented under the auspices of the
National Library Board.
The National Library Board to
launch the NELA Project by
2002.
Prerequisites:
C3.3
The RELI is aimed at setting up a National Electronic
Library (NeL) to be based in Kigali and a number of
associate Regional Electronic Libraries (ReLs) in key
Prefectures. These electronic libraries may be housed in
existing National and Regional Libraries or set-up in
separate premises. The NeL and the ReLs will be equipped
with modern electronic facilities and will have online access
to the Internet to facilitate public access to major Leading
Electronic Libraries throughout the world as well as access
to the widely available electronic books, journals, magazines
and the vast amount of other freely available published
materials on the Internet. The NeL and the ReLs will also
house published materials (books, journals, magazine,
research, reports, music etc) on electronic media like
compact disc, hard and floppy disks for public access and
lending to other public and academic (University and
College) Libraries via an Inter-Library Loan Scheme. These
electronic libraries will also be equipped with reproduction
facilities.
The National Electronic Archive Project (NEAP) is aimed at
setting up a National Archive System for Rwanda and
computerizing the entire context of the Archive on an ongoing basis.
Programme to set-up Community Electronic
Information Kiosks (CEIKs)
Non
Plan-Action Linkages:
Non
C3.4
Set-up and fully operational NeL
and a number of ReLs by the 2nd
Year of NICI-2010
Implement NEAP on a pilot basis
by 2003
The National Archive Holdings to
be fully computerized by 2005
Prerequisites:
Non
Note: The CEIKs are to be set-up by the Government
Information Service to serve as a one-stop shop for online
access to information on local and central government
services
and
community-based
information
and
Implement RELI and set-up a
pilot NeL in Kigali by 2003 and a
number of pilot ReLs by 2005
Plan-Action Linkages:
Non
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RITA in collaboration with
relevant Government Agencies to
launch programme to set-up the
CEIKs by 2002
The National Library
Board in
Collaboration with
the Ministry of
Education and the
NITC