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2. Bibliotheca Alexandrina - Wikipedia

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   In 2009, the library received a donation of 500,000 books from the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF). The gift makes the Bibliotheca Alexandrina the sixth-largest Francophone library in the world. [2] The library offers shelf space for eight million books, and its main reading room spans 20,000 square meters (220,000 sq ft).

3. Alexandria (library software) - Wikipedia

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   Alexandria is browser based cross-platform library automation software used by thousands of libraries around the world, both public libraries and school libraries. These include the Houston Independent School District , Philadelphia Public Schools , and the Berkeley Unified School District .

4. Digital Assets Repository - Wikipedia

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   In 2011 and ongoing, the repository reached 185,000 [4] Arabic books out of a 5-language collection of 300,000 books. [ 5 ] DAR provides free public access to the library's digitized collections through a web-based search and browsing facilities [ 2 ] [ 6 ] for Internet visitors directly via DAR's website.

5. Library of Alexandria - Wikipedia

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   Very little is known about the Library of Alexandria during the time of the Roman Principate (27 BC – 284 AD). [82] The emperor Claudius (ruled 41–54 AD) is recorded to have built an addition onto the Library, [93] but it seems that the Library of Alexandria's general fortunes followed those of the city of Alexandria itself. [94]

6. Category:Library of Alexandria - Wikipedia

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   Articles relating to the Library of Alexandria, its history, and its depictions. It was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world . The library was part of a larger research institution called the Mouseion , which was dedicated to the Muses , the nine goddesses of the arts.

7. Egyptian National Library and Archives - Wikipedia

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   The Egyptian National Library and Archives (Arabic: دار الكتب والوثائق القومية; "Dar el-Kotob") is located in Nile Corniche, Cairo and is the largest library in Egypt, followed by Al-Azhar University and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (New Library of Alexandria). The Egyptian National Library and Archives are a non-profit ...