Facilities for the research worker at special libraries and non-governmental archives in Malta : the librarian's point of view

Abstract

A survey of the local special library scene will come up with a number of libraries, collections of books and documents spread amongst different institutions all over the island and covering different aspects of the country's social, political, economic and religious life. Although awareness of the importance of information in an organized form has yet to take form in the minds of the public and private sectors alike, yet one may say, on a positive note, that over the past twenty years, certain foundations have been laid and with more effort and interest from all the important sectors in Malta - the State, the Church and the private sector - a truly national information system can be set up.