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First Lady of the United States of America visits the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Alexandria, 24 May 2005— H.E. Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, First Lady of Egypt and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, accompanied Mrs. Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States of America, during her first visit to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The visit was also attended by ...

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Digitization of Description de l’Égypte

Alexandria, 23 May 2005— The preservation of the valuable collection of Description de l’Égypte has been completed by the International School of Information Science (ISIS) at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA). The 11 plate volumes, owned by the BA, and nine text volumes, owned by l’Institut ...

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Inauguration of the 27^th MELCOM International Conference

Alexandria, 23 May 2005— Monday, 23 May 2005 witnessed the opening session of the 27 th MELCOM International Conference, hosted by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), 23-25 May 2005. The opening session included speeches by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina; Dr. Sohair ...

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27^th MELCOM International Conference

Alexandria, 22 May 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is hosting the 27 th MELCOM International Conference, 23-25 May 2005. Bringing together over 120 librarians from around the globe, it will provide international exchange of ideas on librarianship and book research in a friendly and ...

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2005 BA Research Grants program

Alexandria, 22 May 2005— The Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP), a research center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), is launching the 2005 BA Research Grants program for young Egyptian postdoctoral researchers seeking funds in one of the following areas of study: Agricultural ...

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