Master in Records Management and Archival Studies is accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation
The Master degree program in Records Management and Archival Studies, offered by Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi in collaboration with the National Library and Archives, has been accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation “CAA” of the Ministry of Education. This provides quality assurance about content and methods of teaching and ensures meeting the required academic standards.
This highly specialized academic program aims to broaden students’ skills at archiving and to cope with nowadays advancements in archiving and documentation as well as the artificial intelligence programs and other technological sciences. The program stands as a culmination of a series of academic programs, designed in collaboration between the NLA and Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, including the Professional Certificate in Archives and Records Management, which is designed to qualify government archives staff and enhance their knowledge as well as the Bachelor in Records Management and Archival Science for high school students. Both programs were successful, which led to the introduction of the master program in archiving.
With respect to the accreditation of the master in Records Management and Archival Studies, H.E. Abdulla Majed Al Ali, Acting Director General of NLA, said: “This specialization derives its value from the importance of archives, historical studies and records, and the UAE’s ancient history. This is in addition to the fact that this master provides students with a deep theoretical and methodological knowledge and an educational experience that is gained through training and academic research. At the end of the day, this allows students to utilize their acquired and remarkable skills at the workplace.”
“Given the importance of preserving our cultural assets for next generations in line with the highest standards and best practices, this highly specialized academic program has been introduced by Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, which is one of the most prestigious universities in the world, and in turns it promotes the potentials of constructive academic research in this field and of keeping up with modern technology and employing it in managing files and historical documents in various stages.”, His Excellency added.
The Acting Director General of the NLA expressed his pleasure at accrediting the master in Records Management and Archival Studies, which provides quality assurance about content and methods of teaching and ensures meeting the required academic standards. He also appeared optimistic that this specialization will receive, in the next stage, the attention of further more students who pursue higher academic studies that are in line with scientific and academic policies and procedures.
His Excellency confirmed that “the accreditation of this academic specialization is contributable to the constructive and fruitful cooperation and coordination between the NLA and Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, to which we wish all success.”
It is worth noting that registration in the Master program is open now for next academic year until August 10, 2022.

The National Library and Archives praises the distinguished experience of the British Library

An official delegation from the National Library and Archives headed by Abdulla Majid Al Ali, the Acting Director General visited the British Library in London, which is the National Library of the United Kingdom, to benefit from its experience and provide services to various readers, intellectuals, and visitors.
The delegation was received by members of the Library's executive office who escorted the visiting delegation members in a tour of the reading halls, the permanent specialized artistic exhibitions; and the Arabic and Islamic manuscripts corner; where they briefed them on the adopted preservation and display methods for the various Library holdings, and the regulations for their access. The delegation members listened to a general explanation of the digital infrastructure of that Great Library, and inspected the services provided by the Library to its visitors, and its search mechanisms. The delegation was also briefed on access policies, procedures, circulation regulations, and technical management processes for the library's printed and digital book collections, etc.
At the end of the tour, His Excellency Abdulla Majid Al Ali praised the British Library’s significant role whether locally or globally. With its rich invaluable holdings, it is the targeted destination for senior researchers and librarians from all over the world. H.E. expressed his optimism that the projected UAE National Library would benefit from the distinguished experience of the British Library to provide research requirements and mechanisms for the UAE and Arab region’s future generations.
His Excellency said: The British library is no longer a mere book repository or a readers and researchers’ hub, this is indicated by its great role in providing its visitors diverse, rare sources, references, and distinguished services. With its great experience and expertise, it serves, in many aspects and fields, as a significant source for the UAE National Library. We are currently working on establishing a National Library in Abu Dhabi, for the sustainable dissemination of national, Arab and international knowledge and culture, combining authenticity of Emirati origin, and modernity of employed techniques, means and systems to allow customers easy access to knowledge sources, to benefit and achieve scientific, academic and knowledge progress in an inspirational pleasant and comfortable atmosphere, while maintaining the National Library’s characteristics, and leading functions in comparison with other UAE libraries, and performing its integral role in intellectual production planning, control, and supervision fields and performing its tasks in connection with national bibliography.
It is noteworthy that the National Library and Archives delegation’s visit to the British Library came due to the great importance of its distinguished management of its holdings from all over the world which exceed 150 million items, including publications, manuscripts, digital material, artwork, various multimedia, periodicals and audio recordings. Some of these holdings date back two thousand years BC. The British Library annually attracts over a million visitors. All the above-mentioned impressive characteristics earned both the British Library along with the American Library of Congress the distinguished status of being the world’s two largest libraries.

With the aim of reviewing the latest experiences of and mechanisms adopted at major libraries worldwide,
The National Library and Archives reviews the recent mechanisms and practices adopted by the Library of Birmingham
A delegation of the National Library and Archives chaired by H.E. Abdulla Majed Al Ali, Acting Director General of the NLA, visited the Library of Birmingham to review its best practices, policies and strategies, and digital infrastructure due to its special status among major libraries worldwide. The visit made to the UK is aimed to benefit from the advanced experiences and the developed and distinctive mechanisms adopted by the world largest libraries in the UK and to and emulate them at the Emirati national library to be established by the NLA.
During its official visit, the NLA’s delegation met Dawn Beaumont, Head of Library Services and a member at Birmingham City Council. They discussed the characteristics of the largest libraries’ ideal architectural design, best practices and applications and methods to promote library solutions as well as recent digital services.
With regard to this visit to the UK, H.E. Abdulla Majed Al Ali said: “The NLA looks forward to establishing an Emirati national library to be a national reference and a cultural and informational center that preserves the UAE’s heritage and highlights its scientific and cultural development on the lines of the world largest libraries that incubate human heritage. That is why we visited the world’s major libraries to learn about their latest standards and best practices. Among our priorities was the visit to the UK’s largest libraries due to their global prominence since the national library of the UK, British Library, is one of the largest, richest and most modern libraries in the world.”
“If you look at the largest libraries in London, you will find them a beacon of culture that attracts readership and spreads knowledge because of their green and smart premises and prestigious design as well as high quality services”, he added.
His Excellency said: “As we, in the UAE, recognize the importance of reading in spreading knowledge, developing societies and building the civilization, we intend to establish a national library that emulates the major libraries worldwide in terms of provision of information, design and wide comfortable spaces for reading, which would meet visitors’ requirements.”
He pointed out that being proud of its various historical documents and records that document the Nation’s memory, its collections of paper and electronic books and its special libraries of valuable content, the NLA aims to establish a national green library in an advanced building of a smart infrastructure that would meet patrons’ requirements and provide them with comfortable reading spaces, in line with the latest practices adopted by the largest libraries worldwide.
At the end of the visit, His Excellences highly appreciated the efforts of the Library of Birmingham for its good reception, cooperation and provision of valuable information to the NLA’s delegation, and both parties exchanged souvenirs and shields.
It is worth mentioning that the NLA’s visit to the UK included a visit to the British Museum Library, British Library and Oxford Library.

The National Library and Archives held its fifth symposium of its cultural season 2022
And discussed the role of literature and folk arts in documenting the history of the nation.
The National Library and Archives organized its fifth symposium entitled, “Literary Publications Documenting The History of the Nation” as part of its cultural season 2022, in which a number of leading Writers, Researchers and Authors participated, discussing the close relationship between literature, history and documentation, since literature plays an important role in history, and historians rely on it as a primary source to learn details of a particular historical period. Some participants discussed their research and writing experience in documenting the history of the nation.
The symposium was held at Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Hall at the National Library and Archives headquarters in the presence of H.E. Abdulla Majid Al Ali, Acting Director General of the National Library and Archives, and with the participation of H.E. Dr. Abdul Aziz Al Musallam, President of the Sharjah Heritage Institute, Researcher and Writer Ali Ahmed Al Kindi, Researcher and Writer Abdullah Al Muhairi, Ms. Sheikha Al-Jabri, Media Advisor at the Family Development Foundation in Abu Dhabi, and the symposium was moderated by Dr. Hazaa Al Naqbi, Head of the Government Archives Section at the National Library and Archives.
At the beginning of the symposium, H.E. Dr. Abdul Aziz Al Musallam stressed the importance of the historical narratives and their great role in documenting the history of the nation, besides the role of some historians, oral narratives, and poetry, with their wide presence in the various councils (Majalis), in recording the different aspects of the history of the nation.
H.E. Dr. Al Musallam discussed the experience of the Sharjah Heritage Institute in publishing books specialized in local, Gulf, Arab and international cultural heritage, and how it takes great interest in the books form and content’s quality to attract readers and book buyers, pointing out the importance of many of the institute's publications as they uncover important pages of the UAE history and heritage.
Dr. Al Musallam stressed the importance of writers and researchers’ full engagement in and dedication to scientific achievement, to continue their vital work on documenting the memory of the nation, as, with time and increased research they shall develop their skills and potential, and enrich the cultural arena and national libraries with their valuable national achievements.
The Researcher and Author, Ali Ahmed Al-Kindi Al Marar spoke about his being honored by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, for his research and studies on the history and heritage of Al Dhafra region issued by the National Library and Archives and launched at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2022, and expressed his great happiness and pride for meeting His Highness the UAE President and for presenting his Highness with his book:  "Al-Dhafra region’s Historical water resources", noting the great interest invested by the UAE wise leadership in research and studies on the history and heritage of the nation.
Al-Kindi stressed the importance of literary works in documenting the memory of the nation, and presented many living examples of Nabataean poetry and folk arts that played a significant role in the documentation of various places and times in the memory of the UAE, explaining that he himself highly benefited in his works from the various literary genres and folk arts, as stated in the poetry of Abdullah bin Slayim Al-Falasi, Rashid Al Khalawi in 1590, Saeed bin Atij Al-Hamli, and Ahmed Bin Balid Al Marar. The Researcher also tackled the most important events and place indications in these poems.
The Researcher and Writer Abdullah Al Muhairi presented his experience in accomplishing his book "Immigrants from Al-Dhafra: The Migration of bin Zarraf As a Model", and pointed out that he was so interested in and impressed by the local writings and oral narratives’ scattered texts on tribal migrations, that he decided to register all excerpts and poems on ancient tribal migrations he came across, and has eventually gathered a selection of rare texts which he thoroughly researched and studied from various historic, genealogic and genetic aspects to understand their demographic nature, and causes, as well as define their trends, and migrators’ origins. He pointed out that he benefited from the UAE Human Genome Project, as he adopted in his study two research approaches: the theoretical and applied scientific approaches based on DNA tests and applications.
Ms. Sheikha Al Jabri presented her personal experience in her literary works on heritage, most notably the books titled "Women's Jewelry and apparel in the United Arab Emirates", and "yaqoul Al Mutawasef”, and depicted many examples that illustrate the role of poetry and literature in documenting Emirati places and regions as known by the UAE people.
Ms. Al Jabri praised the book titled: “Wayn Al-Troush” or “Where are the Messengers” and its documented information that chronicles UAE desert places and travels’ memories. She requested the National Library and Archives to allocate a special place or section for researchers working on heritage and history documentation, and to speed up its collection of oral narratives for its project for the collection and preservation of oral history to avoid wasting or losing any part of the UAE history or heritage, and to utilize and employ such information as possible into academic curricula to pass it on to future generations to take pride in.
The symposium was concluded with a speech by His Excellency the Acting Director General of the National Library and Archives, in which he thanked all participants and praised their valuable ideas and input. H.E. stressed that after the National Library and Archives Headquarters’ renovation and development it shall be fully equipped with a dedicated place for Emirati researchers on history and heritage, and that the National Library and Archives shall always consistently support researchers and all interested in history and heritage, and will take care of the naval history of the UAE, and shall work on reviving Emirati folk arts because of their historical documentation importance, and because they cheer and amuse people. The NLA shall take equal interest, similar to its interest in Al-Dhafra, in other regions of the different emirates, as each region has its history and heritage which constitutes an integral part of the history of the nation that should be preserved in the National Library and Archives for future generations.
At the end of the symposium the National Library and Archives held an honoring ceremony for the participants and presented them with certificates of appreciation and shields.

The National Library and Archives launches its strategic plan 2022-2025
And Reviews the performance of the previous strategic plan and the future plan’s aspired goals

His Excellency Abdulla Majid Al Ali, Acting Director General of the National Library and Archives, stressed the importance of this rich ambitious, and challanging strategic plan 2022-2025 which comes in line with the UAE’s wise leadership’s aspirations for the UAE to assume its deserved leading rank and distinguished status among the world’s advanced and developed countries.
In the meeting attended by all National Library and Archives staff, the strategic plan 2022-2025 was launched, and the performance of the previous strategic plan was reviewed.
His Excellency the Director General started the meeting with a speech where he quoted the words of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE: "Preparedness for the future through owning its necessary tools ... is a UAE strategic dimension" and pointed out the importance of this meeting which sketches, at this important stage, the future map for the National Library and Archives, which was established in 1968 under directives of the Late UAE builder and Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
His Excellency said: The first thing in the next stage shall be the completion and establishment of the National Library, which His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs wanted as a national reference and a cultural and information center that preserves the heritage of the United Arab Emirates and highlights its academic and scientific progress as well as its civilizational development which led it to match the world's greatest libraries that preserve human heritage
H.E. Abdalla Majid Al Ali expressed great optimism regarding the construction of an advanced National Library worthy of and matching the United Arab Emirates leading status. His Excellency thanked all employees of both the National Library and Archive and its Center for Preservation and Restoration, for their constructive efforts, proposals, and brilliant achievements that contribute to archival and library work advancement and development. These efforts reflected the great interest invested in the National Library and Archives at the local, Arab and international levels. The NLA is now a vital institution for all the UAE people of various segments and nationalities. strategic cooperation is also highly important for work achievement and integration.
That ceremony witnessed His Excellency, the Acting Director General’s honouring of the National Library and Archives’ distinguished Departments, including: the Corporate and Community Outreach and Archives Departments, following which H.E. honoured the distinguished Sections for their outstanding performance during the previous strategic plan.
During the meeting, the National Library and Archives’ different departments presented a brief presentation of their respective achievements during the previous strategic plan, as well as their future projects and aspirations in the next strategic plan 2022-2025.
In conclusion, A presented video elaborated the National Library and Archives’ study of the best adopted practices that lead to achieving high performance and outstanding results.

As part of continuing his efforts to organize the archives of government agencies
 The Archives and the National Library organize events specialized in preserving and inventorying documents
The Archives and the National Library organized a virtual training course entitled: "Preparation of a Plan for Preserving Documents in Government Entities", and another training workshop entitled: "Inventory of Documents in Government Entities", as part of the continuation of its specialized educational services, and the close follow-up of projects to organize and develop archives of government agencies. In the country, and enabling it to implement the requirements of Law No. 7 of 2008 regarding the National Archives and Library, its amendments and executive regulations, and international standards in the field of document and archive management.
The training course on "Preparing a Document Preservation Plan in Government Entities" aimed at introducing government agencies to what the file preservation plan is, its purpose and how to prepare it.
Archiving expert Ahmed Mujib, who lectured at the session, focused on the importance of reconciling the filing plan with the articles of the executive regulations of Federal Law No. 7 of 2008 regarding the archive, library and national archives. in particular Article 34 and Article 36; It is the means that determines the periods of preservation of documents and files in government agencies in their various stages of life, in offices for current documents, and in halls for storing intermediate documents, and through it it also determines their final fate for destruction or permanent preservation in the archives and the national library.
This session, in which a large number of professionals and interested parties participated, witnessed the presentation of the joint document preservation plan prepared by the Archive and the National Library to determine the retention periods for documents related to the following functions: human resources, financial affairs, legal affairs, institutional information, administrative development, and public relations. Government communication and support services.
The Archives and the National Library also presented a workshop related to the topic "Document Inventory in Governmental Entities", aimed at refining the expertise of archivists and qualifying them to organize the archives of governmental agencies in accordance with the legislation adopted in the country and international standards.
The workshop in which the archiving expert Ahmed Mujib lectured on training the employees of the Amiri Diwan in the Emirate of Ajman on the mechanism of document inventory in various preservation sites and offices, in compliance with the requirements of Law No. 7 of 2008 regarding the National Archives and Library, its amendments and its implementing regulations, in order to identify them and their preservation sites to facilitate access to them If necessary.
The workshop, which was followed up by specialists from the Emiri Diwan employees in the Emirate of Ajman, stressed the importance of identifying expired files for departments, and transferring them for permanent preservation or destroying them in accordance with the requirements of the archives and the National Library.

In which he discusses: How literary publications documented the history and heritage of the Emirates
The Archives and the National Library are preparing to hold its fifth symposium in its cultural season 2022

The Archives and the National Library are preparing to hold its fifth symposium in its cultural season 2022 under the slogan "Literary Publications Recording the History of the Nation" at its headquarters on June 22, in the presence of the public while adhering to the precautionary measures.
The symposium sheds light on the close relationship between literature, history and documentation, as literature always plays an important role in history; Historians rely on it as a primary source for identifying a specific historical period, due to what the writer monitors about the conditions of his era. What made literature a great role in monitoring and documenting the features of the most important events that peoples and countries go through.
The symposium focuses on the role played by literature, poetry and prose, in documenting people and places on the land of the Emirates, which is preserved by some historical and literary publications..
The interest of the Archives and the National Library in the topic of this symposium stems from its current role in documenting the memory of the nation, which will be strengthened in the next phase that will witness the establishment of the National Library of the United Arab Emirates, which will preserve   It contains the history of the Emirates and its literary, cultural and intellectual heritage, in the belief of the Archives and the National Library that literature that tells the history of peoples is the one that deserves immortality and survival. It is considered an important part of the nation’s memory and the pulse of its identity. Many peoples have found their history in the literary space, and they liked that because the literary character gives magic to the material that deserves to be preserved so that it remains like a mirror that reflects the past in its details that touch the reader’s conscience.
Many publications of the Archive and the National Library have documented historical places, facts and events in terms of their occurrence temporally and spatially, and historians and researchers have supported what came in their books with literary evidence, so the place or the event and its makers or the time had its literary dimension added by the national sense mixed with sincere human feelings
Experts and specialists with their creative and innovative writings and research, and their literary stature, will participate in the new symposium, most notably: Dr. Abdulaziz Muslim, President of the Sharjah Institute for Heritage, Regional Director of the International Organization for Folklore, and a member of the cultural project team of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah. His Excellency excelled as a Nabataean poet, Then he went to field work to collect and document Emirati heritage, and he has more than thirty publications, in addition to his participation in periodicals and magazines.  Poetry, literature and history, and contributed to documenting the history of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, relying on ancient sources, documents, manuscripts, oral narrations from the elderly, and field research. The Archives and the National Library celebrated the signing of three books issued to him on the history and heritage of Al Dhafra at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair last May.
 The researcher and author Abdullah Mohammed Al Muhairi, who has published many books on the history of the Emirates, its heritage, and the biographies of its leaders, and his literary works shed light on the memory of the nation, and two of his books issued by the Archives and the National Library were signed at the last session of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair.
The poet Sheikha Al-Jabri, the media advisor at the Family Development Foundation in Abu Dhabi, is a writer for Al-Ittihad newspaper, and has many publications on poetry and Emirati heritage. She has held many positions and had contributions to the United Arab Emirates University, the Zayed Center for Heritage and History, and the Development Foundation.
The symposium will be moderated by Dr. Hazaa Al-Naqbi, Head of Government Archives Department at the National Archives and Library.
Emirati literature was full of documenting important milestones in the history of the country that calls for pride, as the creators who lived there found a sweet spring from which they drew their creativity. And researchers discuss important aspects of the country's history and heritage.
It should be noted that the National Archives will hold the symposium in Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Hall at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, June 22, and will broadcast it via the Zoom platform, and it can be followed through the social media platforms of the Archive and the National Library.

Registration is open to those interested in professional and academic studies in documentation and archiving
The Archives, the National Library and the Sorbonne University are preparing to receive students for the next year 2022.

The Archives and the National Library, in cooperation with Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, open the door for those wishing to enroll in a bachelor’s program and a professional certificate dealing with document management and archival sciences, and a master’s program in records management and archival studies, with the aim of raising a generation of qualified academics who are able to preserve the UAE’s documentary stock for generations.
In conjunction with this, the Archives, the National Library and Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi are preparing to celebrate at the end of this academic year 2022 the graduation of the first batch of students with a Bachelor’s degree in Document Management and Archives Sciences who are qualified to work on preserving the nation’s memory with merit. As this step is a major achievement in terms of enriching the archives with scientific and academic skills capable of preserving the archives and the historical documents and records in the UAE.
The importance of studying a bachelor’s degree in document management and archive sciences comes from being a qualification for the archival profession, which falls within the framework of knowledge management as an important source of information that is growing and renewing rapidly in the United Arab Emirates. The bachelor’s program puts the profession of archiving and document management on a more serious and committed path, which is the way to qualification For experts and specialists in the science of document management and archives, who are able to harness the knowledge and skills they acquire in this academic program that guarantees the development and advancement of the national archiving process.
And since the Archives and the National Library aspire in their vision to be pioneers in providing distinguished archival, documentary and research services, this can only be achieved by providing the archives with practically trained and academically qualified cadres to perform this noble task that will continue to preserve the history and heritage of the Emirates and record its present. The Sorbonne Abu Dhabi, the prestigious university, can With a global reputation in its academic field, to qualify young cadres and workers in archival systems who participate in its academic programs in order to perform their national role to the fullest.
As for the Master's Program in Records Management and Archival Studies, it is the culmination of a series of study programs in which the Archive and the National Library cooperate with Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi.
The Archives and the National Library hold great hopes for this specialization, which is the first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates, and gives graduates greater confidence when entering the labor market.
It should be noted that registration for the next academic year 2022-2023 is open to applicants for bachelor's studies until the end of next July, and for those wishing to study a master's degree, they can register until the tenth of next August.
It is noteworthy that the professional certificate program has undergone an important development represented in the possibility of holding a special course for the professional certificate away from the headquarters of the Archives, the National Library and the headquarters of the Sorbonne University, as this was requested by a party in any of the emirates of the country, and this requires the provision of a suitable place to hold the course. Those in charge of the course and managing it to the specified place, instead of the students incurring the trouble of traveling and reaching the Sorbonne in Abu Dhabi.
The professional certificate program was designed in cooperation between the Archives, the National Library and Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi in Arabic. Seven batches graduated from this program, who have proven their success and distinction in the field of work, as they received theoretical and practical sciences from international experts and professionals, who provide strong levels of education for jobs in the archives. Records management, and the door for registration in the professional certificate is always open.

His Excellency Al Ali visits the King Fahd National Library and praises its role
The Archives and the National Library concludes its participation in a symposium on archives in Islamic countries in Riyadh

The Archives and the National Library concluded their participation in the symposium "National Archives in Islamic Countries: Distinguished Experiences and Future Directions", which came to celebrate the International Archives Week. Exchanging experiences and solutions, presenting challenges to the table for research, and exchanging distinguished experiences, pointing out that these experiences have been acquired in the archives and the National Library since the founding of the UAE by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, God willing, and were strengthened during the years of empowerment in The era of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan - may God rest his soul in peace - and the Archives and the National Library were keen to ensure that experiences and challenges, such as artificial intelligence, digital preservation and sustainability, are among the scientific themes that will be addressed by the International Archives Congress, which will be hosted by Abu Dhabi in October 2023, leading to the empowerment of knowledge societies. His Excellency praised the topic of the symposium and its themes that contribute to the advancement of archival work.
The symposium witnessed a lecture entitled: “Archives and Empowerment” presented by Mr. Hamad Al-Mutairi, Director of the Archives Department, in which he touched on the role of the Archives and the National Library in promoting archival culture locally, regionally and globally, and the interest in empowerment in providing the necessary resources to facilitate the functioning of the archival system in the country and the region, and empowering workers in the archives. This sector is provided with the necessary programs that qualify them with the skills that enable them to carry out the tasks entrusted to them, especially in light of the developments and changes that the archives and the National Library are going through at this stage.
The lecture explained ways to empower human cadres with academic scientific programs established by the Archives and the National Library in cooperation with Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. Such as professional degrees, bachelor’s degrees, and master’s degrees, all of which are in document management, archive science, and archival studies. He emphasized that the archive and the national library focus on mutual cooperation with leading universities in the UAE in the field of technology to enhance artificial intelligence and future affairs, and the interest of the archive and the national library in knowledge management and knowledge transfer, and he highlighted the accelerators government and transformational projects in the United Arab Emirates... and others.
On the sidelines of the symposium, His Excellency the Acting Director General of the Archives and the National Library, accompanied by Mr. Hamad Al-Mutairi, Director of the Archives Department, visited the King Fahd Library in Riyadh, where they were briefed on
The library's holdings include historical photographs, holdings related to history and heritage, and what is related to Arab and Islamic civilization, manuscripts and historical documents.
His Excellency praised what the King Fahd National Library of Saudi Arabia has achieved in terms of information and desktop publishing, and it has been able to achieve many ambitious achievements and goals in the field of developing the library’s holdings and equipment, achieving its goals in the fields of documentation and preserving Saudi intellectual production, and providing the services of researchers and pioneers of knowledge in line with comprehensive development. The brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is witnessing, and His Excellency affirmed that the advanced status of the King Fahd Library as a national library opens horizons for the Emirati National Library that we are working to establish.
It is worth noting that the Archives and the National Library celebrated the International Archives Day this year by organizing a forum on the role of government agencies in supporting the nation’s memory. In this forum, we focused on the importance of the International Archives Day, the merging of the Archives and the National Library, and the positive impact of that on the state’s archives. Providing documented information to researchers, and the efforts made by the Archive and the National Library in terms of organizing archives in the official authorities and their impact on preserving historical documents, and the role of the Archive and the National Library in qualifying archival cadres through training courses, workshops and lectures that are constantly organized by experts and specialists in archiving affairs, and the cooperation of the Archive and the National Library with the University of Sorbonne Abu Dhabi in creating higher academic degrees in archival studies.
Participating in this virtual forum were: His Excellency Salah Al Mahmoud, Director General of the Sharjah Documentation and Archives Authority, His Excellency Khaled Nasser Al Raisi, Advisor to the Minister of Justice, and His Excellency Rashid Al Dhaheri, Director of the Documentation and Archiving Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The session was moderated by Mr. Hamad Al Mutairi, Director of Archives Department in the Archives and the National Library. .
The Archives and the National Library started the activities of celebrating the World Archives Week on June 6, 2022, with the participation of the Archives and the National Library in the virtual conference (Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain in Documents and Archives Management) organized by the International Council of Archives.

Participates in a number of specialized events inside and outside the country
The Archives and the National Library celebrate the International Archives Week

The Archives and the National Library began their celebrations of the International Archives Week, which comes in celebration of the International Archives Day, which falls on the 9th of June. Preserving them in the most appropriate place so that they may live long and be passed on to generations who have the right to be proud of what our dear emirates witnessed in the past and is witnessing today in terms of development and prosperity under our wise leadership.
The Archives and the National Library celebrate this occasion with their participation in a number of specialized events, most notably: the conference (Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain in Documents and Archives Management) organized by the International Council of Archives for its members only. He is also participating in the "National Archives in Islamic Countries: Distinguished Experiences and Future Directions" symposium in Riyadh.
    The celebrations of the Archives and the National Library began on June 6, 2022, with participation in the virtual conference (Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain in Documents and Archives Management) organized by the International Council of Archives, through the Times program. The application of artificial intelligence and the blockchain in the field of document and archive management.” This participation stems from the importance of emerging technologies and what they will offer in the field of archiving and documentation. Accelerated technology in various fields.
On June 7, 2022, the Archives and the National Library held the "Forum on the Role of Government Agencies in Supporting the Memory of the Nation", which dealt with the role of government agencies in supporting the memory of the homeland by organizing and preserving the archive, while presenting and discussing distinguished actual experiences in the country.
In this forum, His Excellency Abdullah Majid Al Ali, Acting Director General of the Archives and National Library, spoke about the importance of commemorating the International Archives Day, the merger of the archives and the national library, the positive impact of this on the state archives, the provision of documented information to researchers, and the efforts made by the archives and the national library to The level of organizing archives in official authorities and its impact on preserving historical documents, the role of the archive and the national library in qualifying archival cadres through training courses, workshops and lectures that are constantly organized by experts and specialists in archiving affairs, and the cooperation of the archive and the national library with Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi in creating higher academic academic degrees in archival studies, His Excellency congratulated the International Council of Archives on the anniversary of its founding in 1948, which coincides with the International Archives Day.
The forum was attended by: His Excellency Salah Al Mahmoud, Director General of the Sharjah Documentation and Archives Authority, His Excellency Khalid Nasser Al Raisi, Advisor to the Minister of Justice, and His Excellency Rashid Al Dhaheri, Director of the Documentation and Archives Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The session was moderated by Mr. Hamad Al Mutairi, Director of Archives Department in the Archives and the National Library.< br /> The Archives and the National Library are also participating in a symposium on “National Archives in Islamic Countries: Distinguished Experiences and Future Directions” in Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

In conjunction with its development and the addition of new technologies in the second phase
The National Archives and Library launches an official Twitter account for the Arabian Gulf Digital Archive

The Archives and the National Library launched an official account for the Arabian Gulf Digital Archive with the aim of promoting it and introducing the largest percentage of the public to the electronic portal that opens to a huge digital archive that presents various historical and cultural materials from the rich, interesting and accurate history of the Arabian Gulf.
The National Archives and Library chose Twitter to open an official account for the Arabian Gulf Digital Archive, as it is a good way to display information, one of the most popular interactive communication sites, and one of the knowledge portals that is easy to use and displays information that reaches the growing and renewed public quickly and directly.
The Archives and the National Library begin the account of the Digital Archive of the Arabian Gulf on Twitter by defining it as the main source of original documents on the Arabian Gulf, then it begins by displaying historical photos that begin with a picture of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan - may God rest his soul - as he follows the grand closing race of the twelfth annual festival of Arabian camels. The thoroughbred race in Al Wathba in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State - may God protect him - in April 1991 AD, and then a picture of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his brother Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum in Abu Dhabi in September 1971 AD, and the pictures that document stations follow It is important in the history of the Emirates, and its leader, the builder and the founder, Sheikh Zayed, who was able, in cooperation with his brothers, the rulers of the Emirates, to construct the edifice of the union, build a modern state, and consolidate ideal external relations.
The account gives way to Twitter surfers to access the official website of the Arabian Gulf Digital Archive, and it continues to display images that also document memories and immortal positions in the record of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State - may God protect him - and his deputy, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. - May God protect him - and the official account of the Arabian Gulf Digital Archive on Twitter displays some pictures of the leader of the empowerment stage, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul.
The new official account on Twitter explains the services provided by the Arabian Gulf Digital Archive to researchers, how to benefit from them, and the importance of this site in terms of providing original historical documents and multimedia on the history and heritage of the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf region.
In conjunction with the establishment of the official website of the Arabian Gulf Digital Archive, the Archive and the National Library began the second phase of this project due to the great demand it received from researchers, academics, students and all those interested in the history of the Emirates and the Gulf region. The new phase included enriching the site with thousands of pages of historical documents related to the UAE. The United Arab Emirates in particular and the Arab Gulf countries in general, in addition to the technical development of the site, and the addition of features related to the processing of archival holdings so that in the future this site will be the platform for the greatest availability of historical archival materials in the Archives and the National Library, and in order to attract increasing demand for it and enable its visitors to benefit from its content Rich, unique and distinguished.
 The Archives and National Library of the UAE have provided the AGDA platform with hundreds of thousands of pages of documents of historical value drawn from the National Archives of the United Kingdom.
In its second phase, the website is witnessing the addition of advanced technologies for reading material data alongside images, and the addition of the world map feature, which is considered complementary to the search process, and which facilitates - through visual search - knowledge of documents and images of historical figures and important leaders in all countries of the world, and the platform will be enriched with features related to With the processing of archival holdings, the feature of virtual exhibitions is added to them, and the exhibitions include pictures and films.
The Archive and the National Library focus on developing the Arabian Gulf website on advanced technologies that help in optical recognition of letters and keywords for each file, and this enables the site visitor to count the repetition of any word, date or name of the place in each document separately, and this calls for unifying the spelling of place names. And the characters.
It is worth noting that the Arabian Gulf Digital Archive   https://www.agda.ae
Created on the Internet to display historical and cultural materials that tell the story of the documented and interesting history of the Arabian Gulf, it provides digital materials in Arabic and English spanning two centuries, documenting historical events, biographies of personalities, memoirs, manuscripts, photographs and official correspondence.

Continues its preparations to hold the fourth symposium within its cultural season 2022
The National Archives and Library sheds light on the flourishing of libraries in the Emirates and their aspirations

The Archives and the National Library continue their preparations to hold the fourth symposium within its cultural season 2022 under the slogan "Libraries in the Emirates... Millennium Aspirations" at its headquarters at 12:00 on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. This symposium comes within the framework of interest in the sector Knowledge and educational libraries in the United Arab Emirates, at a time when the Archive and the National Library are working to establish the National Library, which has been annexed to the Archive.
At this stage, the Archives and the National Library are heading to hold a symposium on this subject in order to shed light on the ideas and experiences of experts and specialists in a way that enriches the National Library project, which aspires to be a civilized and cultural beacon for the UAE that can highlight the values and cultural achievements of the country, in addition to shedding light on the libraries’ achievements. and librarians, highlighting the role of libraries in the educational, cultural and social aspects, and the process of development and growth experienced by the state.
Whoever traces the interest of the archives and the National Library in the library will find that the establishment of its library (Emirates Library) coincided with its establishment in 1968. The Emirates Library was keen to acquire information containers of all kinds, both in paper and electronic forms. Under the wise leadership.
The Emirates Library, which the Archives and the National Library is proud of, is one of the many and ancient libraries distributed throughout the United Arab Emirates. All of them promote reading and prepare means for scientific research. They work to attract readers and researchers so that they can derive scientific and cultural benefits from them.
 It should be noted that the cultural initiatives launched by our wise leadership are an encouragement and a motivator for frequenting libraries and absorbing knowledge from their cultural treasures, as they are among the most important tributaries that support the knowledge society that has become characteristic of the United Arab Emirates. Civilizational development.
The Archives and the National Library invite the public to attend this symposium, which will be held at its headquarters at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, with the participation of senior experts, specialists and those in charge of library edifices in the country.
The symposium on "Libraries in the UAE... Aspirations towards the Millennium" will feature the participation of: Iman Bushlaibi, Dr. Abdullah Al-Hafiti, Dr. Wissam Musleh, and Professor Imad Abu Eida.