Archives

Welcome to the Archival Resources page, which should tell you all you need to know about the archival resources held by University of Botswana Library Services. Please also feel free to contact us

We are a new unit within the Main Campus Library, established formally in January 2005. Our mission is to acquire and preserve archives, which relate to the University, its faculty, staff, students and alumni, or to Botswana, and to make them accessible to researchers.

What are Archives?

Archives are records produced by individuals, families, businesses, universities or any other organizations during the course of their everyday existence. Archival material may be in a variety of formats, including paper files, parchment documents, bound volumes, maps, plans, photos, audio and video recordings, and digital records. They are historical documents but they are not necessarily very old. Archives are retained by their creators, or in archive repositories because they have enduring historic, legal or administrative value, and abiding interest for researchers.