1.0. Presentation

The University of Burundi has a Central Library located on the Mutanga campus. It is the main library which houses the central catalog listing all the documents available in all the libraries of the University of Burundi.

This Library currently has a site with links to open access publications accessible at http://openaccess.ub.edu.bi and an electronic catalog accessible at the site http://catalogue.ub.edu.bi/ as well as An Institutional Repository of online scientific publications produced by the community of Researchers at the University of Burundi which will be operational very soon.

In the reading rooms, consultation of documents is freely accessible. Academic publications (students' final works and professors' theses) and national and regional monographs constitute a special fund and are kept in an ad hoc area called “Reserve”. These documents are consulted on request at the various counters and on presentation of a student card or special authorization.

Around the Central Library which has the role of coordinating and centralizing operations, there are specialized faculty libraries, depending on the Faculties/Institutes they serve. There are 9 of them and are located on the different campuses of the University of Burundi. All these Libraries are interconnected except those on the ZEGE and BUHUMUZA campuses, which are expected to become available soon.

In addition to these nine, there is the Rosa Parks American Corner Library in partnership with the United States Embassy located at the KAMENGE campus whose main role is cultural animation, English language training and ICT to its subscribers.

1.1. Documentary collection

The volume of collections is around 250,000 works shared between the Central Library and the faculty libraries. Periodical titles vary around 950.

This documentary collection is supplemented by the consultation of open access online resources and two computer parks connected to the Internet where users come to consult the publications posted online. Fifty computers are available in all these reading rooms to facilitate documentary research through easy access to the online catalog OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue).

1.2. Available seats

The Central Library has between 800 and 1000 seats distributed on the ground floor, 1st and 2nd floors.

1.3. Library opening hours

The UB libraries open their doors to users every day at the following times:

Monday: 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Saturday/Sunday: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

The Libraries are closed Monday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. for cleaning of the premises and reclassification of works but the offices remain open to anyone wishing one or the other service. The FABI and IPA/ISCO libraries are closed from 5:30 p.m., evening service is not operational at these two locations.

1.4. Access conditions

Access to the UB libraries is possible on presentation of a student card valid for the current year for students registered on the roll and a reader card for memorandums.

In the absence of these two cards, a special authorization issued by the Chief Librarian or his delegate plays the same role as these. Even teachers and researchers must present the reader card.

1.5. Access to collections

Access to the collections is possible through the use of:

– a central manual file which contains the records of all the works acquired by the different libraries of the University of Burundi

– an electronic catalog under KOHA software for works from the Central Library, FSEG, FABI (Mutanga), FSI/IEPES, IPA/ISCO, FPSE and EDO.

2. Location of Faculty Libraries.

There are nine campuses of the University of Burundi located on the sites of Mutanga, CHUK, EDO, Kamenge, Kiriri, Rohero, Zege in Gitega, Nyamugerera and Buhumuza.

It is the main campus of the University. Three libraries are located on this campus, namely:

    The Central Library (BC) which serves the faculties of law, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, the Faculty of Sciences as well as all other Faculties.
    The Library of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (BFABI) which is located in the premises of this same faculty.
    The Library of the Faculty of Economics and Management (BFSEG) is also housed in the buildings of the same faculty.

2.2. At the Bujumbura University Hospital Center (CHUK)

At the Bujumbura University Hospital Center (CHUK) in Kamenge is the premises of the Faculty of Medicine and it is in these same premises that the Library of this faculty is located.

2.3. At the Kamenge Campus

The Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences is located in the premises of the Kamenge Campus and in these same premises houses the Library of this faculty.

2.4. At the Doctoral School Campus (EDO)

On the Doctoral School Campus (EDO) is the Doctoral School Library. This small library serves doctoral and master's students as well as researchers from different fields.

2.5. At the Rohero Campus

On the Rohero campus is the Institute of Applied Pedagogy (IPA) and the Higher Institute of Commerce (ISCO).

The Library of the Institute of Applied Pedagogy and the Higher Institute of Commerce (BIPA/ISCO) is located on this campus and serves the professors and students of the two institutes.

2.6.At the Kiriri Campus

The Kiriri Campus houses the Faculty of Engineering Sciences (FSI) and the Institute of Physical Education and Sports (IEPS). The Library located on this campus serves students and teachers of FSI and IEPS.

2.7. At the Zege Campus in Gitega

The Faculty of Agronomy and Bioengineering Library is located in Gitega on the Zege Campus where it serves the students and teachers of this Faculty.

2.8. NYAMUGERERA Campus Library

The Library of the Institute of Applied Statistics serves the students of this institute and is located in Bubanza province

2.9. BUHUMUZA Campus Library

The library of the Institute of Land Administration and Mapping serves the students of this Institute and is located in the province of Cankuzo.

2.10. Rosa Parks American Corner Library located at the KAMENGE campus.

   The Rosa Parks American Corner Library is housed on the Kamenge campus and due to its particularity, it serves anyone interested in the activities offered by this library, mainly: cultural activities, training in English and ICT.

Apart from the faculty libraries, the Central Library has 3 other units, namely:

– Cataloging Unit,

– Loans and Public Relations Unit,

– Periodicals and Acquisitions Unit.

In order to allow and facilitate access to ICT for a greater number of users of the Central Library, a WIFIStudents network is available in all library rooms. This allows the electronic resources rooms to be unclogged by using their laptop computers.

Rénovat Manirakiza

Chief Librarian

Telephone: (257)2221869

                   : (257)22222857

Email: renovat.manirakiza@ub.edu.bi