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Collection Development Course

As part of the International Librarianship Training Program, the BA Educational Services Section is organizing a Collection Development course. The lectures will be delivered by BA collection development specialists. The course will begin on Thursday, 7 April 2016 from 9:30 am until 3:30 pm at the ...

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Bibliotheca Alexandrina Launches the Online Version of MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data in Arabic

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina has launched the online version of MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data in Arabic. The online version is accessible through the Arabic Bibliographic Standards (ABS) website , launched earlier this May. It is a free edition that provides Arab catalogers with a selection ...

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Machine Readable Cataloging “MARC 21” (Part 2)

As part of the International Librarianship Training Program, the BA Educational Services Section is organizing a course titled “Machine Readable Cataloging “MARC 21” Part 2”. The Course includes an introduction to the rules of “MARC 21” and in-depth explanations of all its basic fields, subfields, ...

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Machine Readable Cataloging “MARC 21” (Part 1)

As part of the International Librarianship Training Program, the BA Educational Services Section is organizing a course titled “Machine Readable Cataloging “MARC 21” Part 1”. The Course includes an introduction to the rules of “MARC 21” and in-depth explanations of all its basic fields, subfields, ...

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The BA Launches the Arabic Edition of MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data

The BA inaugurated the 4 th International Book Summit by an opening ceremony, launching the Machine Readable Cataloging, MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data , in Arabic on 6 November 2015. The ceremony was attended by eminent international figures, intellectuals, and library professionals. ...

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