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West African Research Center (WARC) Library
The WARC library was named after the late Dr. Mouhamed Moustapha Kane. It serves the research community at WARC in the Fann Residence of Dakar, Senegal. It represents one of the original departmental goals for the center. The library was opened on February 7th, 1998 by the Faculty of Art's Dean, Mr. Oumar Kane in the presence of the late Moustapha Kane's family.

The Center's library offers reserchers and subscribers access to a variety of scientific documentation, with a particular emphasis on West Africa and the Diaspora.

The Center's library is composed of two reading areas and a reception/orientation office. In support of WARC's research dimension, one of the reading areas has been specifically reserved for researchers to allow them access to certain publications such as dissertations, periodicals, magazine reviews, etc. The second reading area is open to students and the public. Presently, the library has at its disposal over 3,000 volumes divided specially in the files Africa and Diaspora. It also has many collections of scientific magazines and memoirs.

The library's sources of funding include:


 * Donations from essentially American or African researchers, students or institutions  (American Cultural Center, Michigan State University Library, Late Moustapha Kane's family, African Studies from Columbia University ...)
 * Our own budget used for acquiring material according to the center's needs, particularly the researcher's.

The Library is used by over 700 subscribers, mainly researchers and professors of different nationalities. It is open 5 days a week, Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.