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Bibliographic Services and Collections Management (BSCM)
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BSCM
BSCM is the National Library of South Africa’s (NLSA) core programme. It is responsible for collecting, preserving, and making accessible the nation’s documentary heritage. BSCM does this by
- Building a complete collection of South African publications through the Legal Deposit Act.
- Extending and supplementing the NLSA's collections by purchasing material and receiving gifts and donations.
- Creating bibliographic records of all new acquisitions and ensuring that all records created are accessible.
- Facilitating library standards training to ensure compliance with international bibliographic standards in South Africa.
- BSCM plays a vital role in ensuring that the nation's knowledge is preserved for posterity and that information is available to all. Its work is essential for research, education, and developing a knowledge-based society.
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Bibliographic Services and Collections Management (BSCM)
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Information Access Services
IAS provides access to the NLSA's collections and resources
IAS plays a vital role in ensuring that the NLSA's collections are accessible to everyone. Its work is essential for research, education, and developing a knowledge-based society.
- Providing reference and information services to the public.
- Providing access to the NLSA's digital collections.
- Facilitating interlibrary loans.
- Providing training and education on information literacy.
- IAS plays a vital role in ensuring that the NLSA's collections are accessible to everyone. Its work is essential for research, education, and developing a knowledge-based society.
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