RIYADH: King Abdulaziz Public Library hosted on Tuesday the Arabic Union Catalog’s 10th meeting in Riyadh under the title “The Arabic Union Catalog: Enabling interconnected data projects in Arab libraries.”
The two-day meeting is conducted with the participation of many Saudi and Arab libraries and publishing houses, in addition to representatives of cultural bodies and centers.
The opening ceremony was held in the library’s main theater in the presence of secretary-general of the King Fahad National Library, Prince Khalid bin Talal, and CEO of the Saudi Libraries Authority Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Asem, as well as secretaries of Arab libraries and information institutions, and representatives of cultural bodies.
Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Muammar. (SPA)
General Supervisor of King Abdulaziz Public Library Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Muammar shed light on the union’s history since its launch in 2007.
The union is producing collaborative results after a long process of providing and organizing sources of knowledge through partnership with hundreds of Arab libraries and institutions.
“In the Kingdom of Saud Arabia, we are always proud of the achievements made by the Arabic Union Catalog, being an Arab cultural project that had received a great support from His Highness, the Saudi Ministry of Culture, and Arab ministries,” he said.
He called for concerted efforts among Arab cultural institutions in serving researchers to spread reading and research awareness in Arab societies.
Professor of Librarianship and Information at Cairo University Dr. Khalid Al-Halabi delivered a speech in which he said that the theme of the 10th forum reflected a pioneering vision in leading technological development and dealing with modern challenges.
