Building the national memory in Uganda: the role of legal deposit legislation

Abstract

The paper presents the role of legal deposit legislation in building the national memory in Uganda. It defines the concepts of legal deposit and national memory and how they relate to each other. The historical background of legal deposit is outlined. This is followed by the development of legal deposit Acts in Uganda, namely the Makerere University College (Deposit Library) Act, 1964, the Deposit Library and Documentation Centre Act, 1969 and the National Library Act, 2003. The article discusses the roles played by Makerere University Library, the Deposit Library and Documentation Centre and the National Library of Uganda in building the national memory. The differences and similarities between the three legal depositories are analysed. Finally the challenges faced by these institutions are discussed and suggestions given.

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legal deposit legislation Uganda

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