The Library
The National Archives Center Library works to provide various sources of information, including books and periodicals, for people from the Center wishing to read and for researchers visiting the reading room.
Thus, the library plays an important role in expanding the knowledge of the Center’s employees in different fields in the first place, notably in the fields of archives, libraries and documentation, history, and modern technologies.
The National Archives Center Library is an internal library affiliated with the department of scientific processing and communication, as stipulated in the Joint Ministerial Resolution dated Shaaban 15, 1444 AH, corresponding to March 15, 2023, which defines the internal organization.
Contributions and Services of the Library
- Lending library collections according to specific conditions.
- Providing a database to search for documentary sources at the reading room.
- Contributing to supporting the cultural and scientific activities carried out by the Center.
The Fonds of the Library
The fonds of the National Archives Center Library is distinguished by its scientific and cultural diversity and richness, covering the period from 1740 AD until the present day. The library fonds is enriched in various ways, namely; acquisition, subscriptions, bequests, and gifts.
Interested people and readers can consult this fonds through the database placed at the disposal of researchers in the reading room. This fonds consists of the following collections:
It is the printed archive, containing various specialized publications in different fields, whether economic, social or cultural. It includes approximately 1499 titles covering the period (1776-1977)
This collection includes books in Arabic and French, covering various fields and specializations, the most important of which are history archival science, and documentation.
In addition to a collection of reference books, such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, and yearbooks, available at the reading room.
The library has a significant series of periodicals (magazines and circulars) in Arabic and French, in various fields, including 846 titles in Arabic and 3701 titles in French. The oldest French-language magazine is Annals des Ponts et Chaussées (1831), while the oldest title in Arabic is dated in 1924 represented in Al-Shihab magazine.
The library contains a series of national and international newspapers, including 194 titles in the Arabic language. The oldest newspaper is Al-Najah newspaper (JA183) 1922.
402 titles of them are in French, and the oldest newspaper is La Dépêche Algérienne, which dates back to the year 1891 (JF252).
The series includes official French-language journals and newspapers relating to Algeria during the colonial period (1830-1962), in addition to a collection of newspapers and journals relating to the French Republic covering the period (1915-1967) and the series relating to the Algerian state in both languages from 1962 till the present day.
The collection includes administrative contracts for thirty four (34) Wilaya, available in Arabic and French, covering the period from 1892 to the present day.
The library is provided with a collection of theses and dissertations through various deposits of researchers and interns at the Center, the majority of which are related to library and documentation science, and the field of history. The oldest thesis dates back to 1934.
It includes 673 titles, which are a collection of publications and volumes related to the field of justice during and after the colonial era (1817-1975) most of which are written in French.
These collections contain various sources of information, including books, magazines, and newspapers in different fields of science and literature.
Among the most prominent figures who donated their libraries; Algerian writer and researcher Yahia Bouaziz, Algerian writer and poet Mohammed Salah Ramdhan, Swiss journalist and photographer Henri Favrod.
The collection includes various speeches by the presidents of the Algerian state since restoring sovereignty.
The library has a collection containing international standards related to the field of archivists work, and in particular everything related to organizational processes.