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Global Libraries Standards: Library Resource Management

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  Standards are used as broad lines and guidelines for the processes related to planning and implementing Library services. Standards are not a substitute for planning, but rather they are levels that represent the minimum requirements and resistances necessary for Library service. If they exceed this limit, they are acceptable, effective and recognized .. and If it fails to reach this minimum, it will be ineffective and unacceptable. From this standpoint, setting and developing unified standards that guide libraries and information centers becomes an urgent necessity, especially when planning library or documentary services followed by evaluation of their performance. As a continuation of The Global Libraries Standards Articles , we present a new standard “ Library Resource Management ”. You can refer to previous related articles : Global Libraries Standards: Cooperation Agreements Global Libraries Standards: Biblio Commons   Library Resource Managem...
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Al aqsa Mosque Library in Jerusalem enters the digital era

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"Al-Aqsa Mosque library" in Jerusalem launched a project to set up digital copies of their holdings of ancient Arabic manuscripts, to provide an opportunity for researchers found in the world via the World Wide Web. The library where located near the Al-Aqsa mosque in the eastern city of Jerusalem,includes about 130 thousand books, including the 4000 manuscript, dealing with different disciplines, from medicine to mathematics and science of religion, and some dating to before about a thousand years. Director-General of the library, " Hamed Abu Teir ," began last year, a project for digital copies of the manuscript in 2000, with the aim of finishing and placed on the Internet by the year 2015. It was mentioned on the library Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the book «Studies in the cultural heritage of the city of Jerusalem» issued by Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations - Beirut, that the library "is one of the most important Islamic libraries in the holy city...
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Because of #Jewish #religious_books - U.S. court went to #Russia final ultimatum

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In a statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry said Russia expresses its protest about the decision by the Inter-American Court on so-called " group wrote Hnaerson ." Where resolution obliges Russia to pay for the " Chabad " Jewish religious in the United States 50 thousand dollars a day . A group of books a controversial "4425 religiously books" kept in the ancient Russian State Library in Moscow, and anyone can visit the library and ask that group of books to read. But Russia's according to the U.S. Court should be given to the Jewish organization that group of religious books, and pay a fine of 50 thousand dollars a day after refusing to implement the court's decision. The Russian Foreign Ministry responded harshly to the decision, calling it imposes sanctions on a sovereign country, which is a flagrant violation of international law. Special Commissioner of the Russian President for Cultural Cooperation " Mikhail Shvydkoi "...
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Destroy copies of the diary #Anne_Frank in Libraries various parts of #Japan

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Anne_Frank News reports said that hundreds of copies of the diary " Anne Frank " (child of Jewish victims of the Nazi Holocaust) have been destroyed in various libraries throughout Japan, the Simon Wiesenthal Center criticized the Jewish this incident and called for an investigation. Library responsible have informed the police in Japan after the discovery of ripping several pages of at least 265 copies of the diary of Anne Frank, and other books relating to this personal in 31 library in Japan since last January. Japanese government spokesman " Yoshihedy Suga " described the destroy of the books that had been placed on an open shelves , as the work of "an unfortunate and very shameful". Prompted the incident the Simon Wiesenthal ( Center Jewish Defense of Human Rights, based in the United States) to call for an investigation into the incident. Chief Rabbi " Abraham Cooper ", an official of the center said "The geographical scope of ...
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Weekly Bulletin 2/21/2014

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«Obeikan»: Libraries sales volume up to five billion annually 35 thousand dollars to renovate the library "tourist" to confront extremism in Lebanon Create libraries next to the Academy of Arts cheaply under the auspices of the Culture Palaces Adoption of new projects for the development of libraries of King Khalid University The smallest library in the world in Lisbon with more than 3,000 books within 4 meters The smallest library in the world in Lisbon with more than 3,000 books within 4 meters - See more at: http://maktabios.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-smallest-library-in-world-in-lisbon.html#sthash.pNCSgozX.dpuf The smallest library in the world in Lisbon with more than 3,000 books within 4 meters - See more at: http://maktabios.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-smallest-library-in-world-in-lisbon.html#sthash.pNCSgozX.dpuf
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Quick News

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A new service offered through " MAKTABIOS ", it is a review of the headlines rapidly in a separate post without breakdown of the News.   This service will be provide once a week. We hope that the interaction is achieved through you as readers and participants in the action. We welcome your comments always, on the promise of developing the blog in line with the suggestions. You can Contact the author by e-mail: AhmedNabilKotb@hotmail.com
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«Obeikan»: Libraries sales volume up to five billion annually

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Administrator emphasized of Obeikan libraries Engineer " Mohamed Eid ", that the book fairs in the Arab countries affected by political stability, citing the size of their sales in Cairo Exhibition 2014 which dropped by 75% from last year 2013, and they are working on the expansion of the GCC markets during the next five years, where he see the well retail market for libraries in the Kingdom .. After the arrived in the volume of sales to 5 billion annually. In a meeting with journalists on the sidelines of the inauguration of Obeikan Book-store in its new branch in Dhahran Mall "Eid" anticipate to increase revenue this year to 200% in the six new branches to be opened in 2014, in the cities of Dhahran, Jeddah, Najran, Khamis and Batin. He said we have a 3000 book, and We are the most important publishers in the Arab world, but he came back and confirmed that the Obeikan libraries has turned to the digitization of 60%, reference that to the youth transformation in ...
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35 thousand dollars to renovate the library "tourist" to confront extremism in Lebanon

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Lebanese priest, who belongs to the Greek Orthodox " Ibrahim Suruj " trying to raise 35 thousand dollars worth of funding to rebuild the " tourist " library famous Lebanese, which caught fire several weeks ago in order to update and re-buy rare books. The fire resulted in damage to the library between a quarter and a third of the books in the "tourist library" in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, which is about 85 thousand books, according to press reports, including Islamic manuscripts dating back more than two centuries. Exposed archaeological library, which has a 40-year-old market in the old town in the neighborhood of Sarai, to attack by people suspected of belonging to a militant Islamic currents. The incident led to provide a lot of support for Suruj, through help him on cleaning, donate books, and try to mobilize funding online to renew library. Suruj said It's unexpected, but he feels as thrilled joined to help people of all religious backgrounds. ...
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