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The Future of Libraries: A Lecture by Khaled Azab at the King Faisal Center

Dr. Khaled Azab gave a lecture at the King Faisal Research and Studies Center in Riyadh on 17 November 2014 about the future of libraries. In this lecture, he stressed the fact that libraries are considered to be a symbol of a nation’s progress, a place where its knowledge and treasures are stored, ...

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Ismail Serageldin Appointed President of the Digital Libraries Federation

The International Digital Libraries Federation, which includes the Library of Congress, the Oxford and Cambridge University Libraries, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), has appointed Ismail Serageldin as president.   Dr. Serageldin was chosen due to the efforts  he made in ...

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Serageldin Signs Memorandum of Understanding with 1001 Inventions Initiative

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the BA, has signed an important memorandum of understanding with 1001 Inventions to develop and launch many educational activities and initiatives to raise awareness about Arab and Islamic heritage from a historical, scientific, and technical point of view. This ...

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2014 Arts School Celebration

The BA is organizing the 2014 Arts School Celebration. The celebration will include many different activities, such as the guitar and drums class concert , the piano concert , the BA children’s choir concert , and the Suzuki and ballet concerts . These events will take place during  20 ...

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Developing the BA Acquisitions

The BA Information Services Section is announcing the beginning of registration for the one-day Acquisitions Development course, which will begin on 27 November 2014. The course is part of the International Librarianship Training Program , which has begun this month. During this course, ...

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