The Centre was first established in the Ministry of Finance and was later centralised and placed within the Ministry of Education under the Library and Information Service to contribute toward the improvement of the information infrastructure in Dominica. It was re-established as the National Documentation Centre and began operation from the Documentation Centre Building on March 15, 1990. The Centre contains documents on Economic Development, Social Development, Planning, Agriculture, Education, Tourism, Health, Sustainable Development, Trade, Management, Statistics and other related subjects.