Publication Date
8-24-2009
Document Type
Paper
Keywords
Digitization, Al-Aqsa Mosque Library, Palestinian periodicals
Abstract
The Arab Press in Palestine developed at the turn of the twentieth century and proliferated for several decades despite restrictions imposed under the Ottoman Empire and during the British Mandate Period (1917-1948). Hardcopies of the early newspapers and periodicals are rare and access to them at a few Palestinian municipal or private libraries is limited. The Al-Aqsa Mosque Library holds one of the largest collections of Palestinian historical newspapers and periodicals. The collection provides a unique and rich source of information about the history of Palestine in the first half of the twentieth century. Access to the collection is limited and brittle paper copies have been rapidly deteriorating. This paper provides an overview of the digitization project aimed at preserving the historical periodical collection located at the AlAqsa Mosque Library
Publication Statement
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Rights Holder
Krystyna K. Matusiak, Qasem Abu Harb
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
20 pgs
File Size
1.1 MB
Recommended Citation
Matusiak, K.K. & & Abu Harb, Q. (2009). Digitizing the historical periodical collection at the Al-Aqsa Mosque Library in East Jerusalem. Presented at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress, August 24, 2009, Milan, Italy. Available at: http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla75/106-matusiak-en.pdf