国家图书馆与国家图书馆服务差不多所有在这里出席会议的东部、中部和南部非洲图书馆员常务会议的国家都是以前英国的殖民地。马拉维的国家图书馆及情报服务的发展是其他国家的典型式样。独立以前没有国家图书馆。然而殖民地的管理必须有一个公务档案局——后来发展为全国文献资料馆。在没有国家图书馆的情况下,文献资料馆是可以保存重要图书和其他 National Library and National Library Services Almost all of the countries where the executive meetings of Eastern, Central and Southern African librarians are present here are former British colonies. The development of Malawi’s national library and information services is typical of other countries. There was no national library before independence. However, the management of colonies must have a bureau of civil affairs - later developed into a national archive of literature. In the absence of a national library, a library of literature can hold important books and others