Indeed. How very awful, to think of all the unique and irreplaceable items now forever lost. :((
A. On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 12:05 AM, Nkansah Rexford <[email protected]> wrote: > A very very, very unfortunate incident. > > I think Ghana libraries are currently in a better position to dodge such a > situation when they hurry with digitization. > > Perhaps if you're in conversations with Ghana Libraries, or finished talks > with them, you might present this real life case, to them for consideration. > > The time is now for digitization. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Nhlapo, Lindi* <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 > Subject: [africa-l] RE: Fire Incident at Mzuzu University Library > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > Posted on behalf of MALA for any inquiries see details below > > > > *Malawi Library Association: Press Release on the Fire Incident at Mzuzu > University Library* > > > > Malawi Library Association (MALA) has learnt with great shock and > disbelief about the fire incident which occurred at Mzuzu University > Library on Friday 18th December, 2015 in which over 45 000 books, > journals, and related resources as well as equipment, furniture and > fittings got burnt down to ashes and some got badly damaged by the blaze. > This is a very big loss, not only to Mzuzu University but also Malawi as a > nation. Mzuzu University Library was a model library in the provision of > modern library and information services in the country. All the books, > journals, equipment, furniture and related fittings were carefully selected > in line with modern standards. It was one of the richest reservoirs of > knowledge in Malawi and beyond. > > > > Malawi Library Association is therefore very saddened that such a model > library and a hard-earned reservoir of knowledge has been lost in a fire > incident. The situation is now very worrisome considering that the > expensive books, equipment and other resources lost in the blaze as well as > the damage caused to the library building cannot be replaced any time soon. > This will adversely affect the delivery of academic programmes at the > University. It is also important to note that the situation will not only > affect Mzuzu University community, but also the membership of the Malawi > Library Association as most of our members were benefitting from Mzuzu > University Library in different ways. > > > > In view of the fore-going, MALA would therefore like to extend its > heart-felt sympathy to management, staff, students, and surrounding > communities of Mzuzu University about the sad loss of our model and > precious Mzuzu University Library. It is our sincere hope that all parties > concerned about this situation will be able to respond positively to any > calls to support Mzuzu University to re-build its library. > > > > Richard > Sabawo > Fiskani Ngwira > > *SECRETARY > GENERAL > PRESIDENT* > > > > PHONE (O) 265 320722/755 > CELL: 265 0888501628 > EMAIL: [email protected] > [email protected], [email protected] > > > > -- > +Rexford <http://google.com/+Nkansahrexford> | khophi.co > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-GH mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh > > -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org
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