This is a unit in the Ministry under the office of the Permanent Secretary, its main functions are as follows:

   1. To provide accurate, relevant, strategic, management and other forms of information to the ministry, the public and other stakeholders.


   2. To perform the public relations function of the Ministry.


   3. To handle press matters.


   4. To act as a document depository


   5. To develop and encourage use of Information and Communications Technologies in all sectors of the ministry.

MEMBERSHIP

All staff of the Ministry are members of the Resource Centre. Other members are staff of other Ministries, Public Sector Organizations, Private Sector Organizations, Students of Tertiary Institutions who are doing Research and Individuals.

COLLECTION

The Resource Centre has a collection of more than 5,000 titles of published and non-published information materials collected from local and international sources in form of books, pamphlets, articles and periodicals.

The Resource Centre offers open access system and the materials are arranged by subject and well labeled for easy access. These include information materials from the Government of Uganda Ministries, Institutions attached to the Ministry e.g. UNBS, UTB, UWA, Uganda Export Promotion Board, Uganda Industrial Research Institute and Management Training & Advisory Centre. The Private Sector and both Local and International Organizations send in their documents to the Resource Centre e.g. UMA, Madhvani, WTO, ITC, UNCTAD , NEMA, NARO etc.

Information materials like magazines and newsletters are kept in box files that are well labeled according to their titles and this ensures easy accessibility and retrieval.

SERVICES AVAILABLE

Information service: Providing information materials / information to users both on demand and in anticipation.

Reference Service: Providing information / information materials for users on demand.

MTTI Resource Centre Data Base has been developed and searches can be done on it. The data base maintains bibliographic details of books, pamphlets and papers which are in the Resource Centre.

Internet Service. A service where users are able to search databases on World Wide Web for information.

Referral Service: Directing users to other specific Libraries /Resource Centres for information materials not available in the Resource Centre.

Current Awareness Services: Users are notified about new acquisitions in the Resource centre.

Selective Dissemination of Information: Users are directed to specific information.

Printing and Photocopying services are also available in the centre at a nominal fee thus enabling users to get copies of information they need.

MODE OF ACQUISITION
The Resource Centre acquires information materials through the following means:

Purchase: Relevant information materials are purchased for the Centre.

Donations: Some information materials are received as gifts/donations.

Exchange: Through information sharing with other Ministries and NGOs, some information materials are acquired through such a means.

LIST OF RECENT ACQUISITIONS MTTI LIBRARY

OPENING HOURS
Monday - Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Closed during Public Holidays and Weekends.