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BA and JSTOR sign an agreement

Alexandria, 12 September 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) has recently signed a three-year agreement with JSTOR , a New York-based archive of scholarly journal literature, to provide access to the back runs (non-current issues) of scholarly journals in sciences, humanities and social ...

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Workshop: The role of youth in modernization and development in Egypt

Alexandria, 11 September 2005— The Arab Reform Forum at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is organizing a workshop, 15-16 September 2005, entitled “The Role of Youth in Modernization and Development in Egypt” that comes within the framework of the Role of Youth in Modernization and Reform Conference that ...

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The BA participates in the STS Forum in Japan

Alexandria, 11 September 2005— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA); Dr. Noha Adly, Director of ISIS and the ICT Department at the BA; and Dr. Mohamed El-Faham, Director of the BA’s Center for Special Studies and Programs, are joining the scholars, researchers, ...

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HRH Princess Prerana Rajya Laxmi Singh of Nepal visits the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Alexandria, 6 September 2005– Her Royal Highness Princess Prerana Rajya Laxmi Singh of the Kingdom of Nepal, accompanied by her husband, Mr. Kumar Raj Bahadur Singh, and H.E. Dr. Rambhakta P. B. Thakur, Royal Nepalese Ambassador, visited the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) on 6 September 2005. The ...

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Serageldin participates in guiding the “Alliance of Civilizations” initiative

Alexandria, 5 September 2005— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, has been selected as a member of the High-Level Group (HLG) set to guide the “Alliance of Civilizations” initiative, which was launched by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in support of a call ...

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