Algiers University

These are:

¨ The Printing and Audio-Visual Centre

¨ The Center for systems, information and communication networks, and televized  and remote teaching

¨ The University Library.

1)The Printing and Audio-Visual Centre

Location: Bouzareah Campus

This Centre is one of the didactic supports of the various University structures. Its  missions include covering the various cultural, pedagogical and scientific activities  of the University through reportage and the making of films and documentaries.

a)      Printing Activities :

They involve the printing of such material as :

¨ Students’ hand-outs;

¨ Administrative documents;

¨ Periodicals;

¨ Festschrifte and other collections  of documents;

¨ Various newsletters.

      The printing  unit  of   this center is fitted with the most modern equipment.

b)      Audio-visual tasks :

The Centre is in charge of :

¨ fostering and developing the University’s audio-visual activities;

¨ securing the coverage of its  various cultural and scientific events ( colloquia, conferences, seminars, symposia …);

¨ making scientific documentaries and reports.

Its mission also involves  preserving audio and video tapes towards building a data bank in the service of the various university structures.

2) The Center for systems, information and communication networks, and televized  and remote teaching

Location: Central Algiers Campus.

The missions of the Center for systems, information and communication networks, and televized  and remote teaching are the following:

¨ developing software to serve the administrative and  financial management of the University of Algiers   and to meet the University’s requirements in the areas of teaching and research;

¨ securing  informatics coverage and assistance for the departments and the research structures;

¨ improving the University’s administrative and pedagogical management;

¨ fostering research through  the use of informatics tools;

¨ contributing to the generalization of  the teaching of informatics  within the University through the organization of training periods for the administrative staff.

3) The University Library.

The University Library was created in 1879.

It was definitely located in its current premises in the main building of the University, in Central Algiers in 1888.

Originally boasting  40 000 books, its holdings by 1959 included 500 000 books and 1275 periodicals.

It was one of the main targets of the colonialist Secret Army Organization (“OAS”), which on June 7^th, 1962, on the eve of Algeria’s independence, set  it on fire, causing the destruction of 200 000 books.

In December, 1962, an international committee (C.I.R.B.U.A.) was established, whose mission was to restore and reconstitute this University Library.   After 6 years’ unrelenting efforts to this end, on April 12^th, 1968 , the  Library  was reopened.

The Library has relations with all the national and international scientific and cultural institutions.