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The Library of CREDIF is the first mechanism established to promote research and documentation on women. It was created in 1990 when the CREDIF was founded.

Among its objectives:

Disseminate knowledge and information on women in Tunisia, in the Arab world, in Africa and in the world (through books, scientific journals, proceedings of the seminars…) and communicate them to researchers and the public

Foster scientific research on the issues of women and gender

Preserve women’s memory

Documentary services:

Ask the documents on the spot

Perform a bibliographical search using the base of tools of the following documentary research documentary databases, bibliographical catalogs, abstracts review, press kits

Elaborate the specialized documents on the issue related to women and gender themes

Provide a photocopy service for library users

Direct researchers and users towards the tools of documentary research and information sources available in other research and communication centers

Document Library :   

Specialized library on women and gender: monographs, reference works, brochures 15.000

Periodical: 1000 titles

Thematic press kit (CREDIF’s activities, 8 March International Day of Women, 13 August National Women Day, Tunisian Women and Revolution….) CREDIF’s publications (studies, research, bibliographies, catalogs…)

Tahar Haddad Library:

It is specialized Library on the Tunisian reformer Tahar Haddad. It was created by CREDIF in 1999. It is composed of different titles distributed as follows: Books by the author on their first edition, Letters and Poems by Tahar Haddad, audiovisual documents by author, documents of the reformist thoughts by Tahar Haddad, women’s emancipation, social reform in the time of colonization, social reform during colonization

 

Databases:

Bibliographic databases (in Arabic and French), monographs datatbase “Elyssa”, periodical database “Perio”, database “Theses and dissertation on gender in Tunisia”, “Legis” database of legislative textes related to Tunisian women.

The target audience of Library:

Researchers and students, activists of gender and women’s rights, public

For all library subscription: a form to fill out and a copy of identity card

A copy of registration to masters for students

30 DT subscription rate/year