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SCECSAL CONFERENCE
SCECSAL is a forum for librarians and information specialists in the Eastern, Central and
Southern regions of Africa and has been holding biennial conferences among its member countries since
1974. It has been a catalyst in the formation of library associations in the region and has stimulated
the development of professionalism and improved education and training and the exchange of
knowledge amongst library and information professionals.
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Initially, the conference rotated between the three East African countries of Kenya, Tanzania
and Uganda but later, as interest increased, SCECSAL covered a larger region and now also includes
almost all the countries in the Southern African Development Community and the Preferential Trade
Area. Participation from West African Library associations is increasing and SCECSAL has
developed into a major conference for library and information professionals on the continent.
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