Includes several cultural centers are:
Library containing a large number of books
In the library a wide range of selected books in Arabic, English and French, as well as a selection of books in languages other European such as German, Italian, Spanish and other languages are rare, such as Alkrebolah and language of Haiti and the Zulu, and the package includes current sources of donors
from all over the world in various topics.
from all over the world in various topics.
Center for the Internet Archive
The Internet Archive has the following:
A snapshot of the global information network since 1996 until now (for all the sites every two months).
More than 10 billion pages - more of those texts in the Library of Congress.
1000 archived film.
2000 hours of television broadcasting Egyptian and American.
100 terabytes of information stored on a 200 computer.
Scanning of local books.
The second largest library of the Francophonie in the world
The outer surface of the library
France made the biggest deal in the history of libraries cultural gift of up to half a million books in French in several different subjects (Science - Ethics - History - Geography - Anthropology) to the Library of Alexandria. As a result of this gift will be the Library of Alexandria Library Francophone second in the world after New York Library in the richness of their collections in French after the French National Library, Geneva Library and Library of Lyon, France, and a library of Laval, Canada. And excels Bibliotheca Alexandrina in holdings French University of Montreal in Canada and containing 534 thousand books and the Library of Congress containing 433 thousand books and library Harvard containing 509 thousand books and University اواتا Canada, and containing 296 thousand books and the National Library of Canada, containing by 365 A book and the French National Library, which contains 305 thousand books. The BA also be this basic gifting the main library of the French writers of the Middle East and the African continent
Six specialized libraries
Library audio and visual materials.
Include a multimedia library on the different types of audio and visual media. Cover audio-visual materials variety of topics: education, religious, cultural, political, documentaries, films, in addition to the means of self-education of different languages, computer software and other means of self-education in various fields, this addition to the recordings of all conferences, concerts, art and exhibitions that take place in Library of Alexandria.
Blind library (library Taha Hussein)
Represents Taha Hussein Library new concept opens new horizons for the blind and visually impaired, and enable them to access sources of the Library of Alexandria and also online sources.
The basic objectives of this library is to promote national and international cooperation and to promote research and development in this area, enabling blind and visually impaired access to information, and thus attempt admitted to a new era of knowledge and information technology. The library aims to create a new generation of blind and visually impaired so that they can cope with the new electronic age and become unable to keep up with information technology.
Children's Library
It is intended for children aged between 6-12 years, and aims to encourage children to read and how to search also aims to prepare children to use the main library in the future with all its services and capabilities.
Young People's Library
A specialized library for young people aged between 12 - 18 years, and aims to rehabilitate young people and trained to read and search until all of them are able to use all the services and facilities in the library key while the age of 18.
Library materials Almicrawfielmeh
Make available to Hall the microfilm opportunity for researchers to see a number of different manuscripts and documents along with the Egyptian daily newspapers since the date of issuance, in addition to a collection of books available in the form of microfilm.
Library of rare books and special collections
Hall see rare books group includes rare books owned by the Library of Alexandria, which have been printed before 1920 in addition to a number of donated books and copies of rare books and limited editions. Hall also includes access to manuscripts collection of rare manuscripts owned by the Library of Alexandria which scrolls with different languages mismatch Arabic, Turkish and Persian.
Museums Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum inside the library, and the museum's collection includes different ages of the Egyptian civilization, starting from the Pharaonic era to the Islamic era through Greek civilization that came to Egypt with the invasion of Alexander. BA Antiquities Museum is the first largest followed by the Roman civilization and Coptic before the introduction of Islam to Egypt. And the Group's exposure to about 1079 pieces.
Manuscript Museum
Manuscript Museum is one of the academic centers attached to the BA. The museum was established under Presidential Decree No. (269) for the year 2002. Has brought a lot of manuscripts from the municipal library of Alexandria. [2]
The museum is divided into the following sections:
Rare:
To be blood rare, precious holdings preserved in the Library of Alexandria: the original manuscripts, rare books, maps, ancient coins, personal possessions of Fame, Precious Go provided for the library, documents .. And so on.
Microforms:
Enrich the content Section rare collections of manuscripts and documents (approximately thirty thousand manuscript, and fifty thousand documents).
Department of museum presentation:
This section consists of museum presentation hall B1 level is located in the heart of the Library of Alexandria, and was precious manuscripts, rare books, and other rare library.
Museum of the History of Science:
The museum displays the development of science in Egypt over three successive periods of history make up the main sections of the museum: the Pharaonic section, and the Greek section and section of Islamic and Arabic Sciences.
Planetarium
Consists Science Center Planetarium Planetarium and the Museum of the History of Science, which is located inside the pyramid upside down Planetarium. Museum designed to pay homage to scientists whose work has contributed in the dissemination of scientific knowledge. The center also includes a hall explore located next to the Planetarium where visitors can interact with exhibitions dealing with various scientific subjects and particularly in physics and astronomy.
The aim of Science Center Planetarium to spread scientific culture, exhibitions and workshops available to visitors regardless of age and scientific background, and thus live up to the concept of the fact that science centers teaching tools.
Hall explorations and scientific exhibitions for children
Hall is an educational center explorations contains a series of scientific instruments in order to highlight the role of new technologies in the development of human capacity. And Pettm conduct some scientific experiments by which the application of the basic laws of science of physics and astronomy. Discovery focuses on two main areas: astronomy and nature with the possibility of organic chemistry and the nature of the material. The primary goal of behind the creation of the Hall of Exploration in the Library of Alexandria is to develop the core of a new generation of explorers and innovators who are able to meet the scientific challenges of today.
Nine shows
Nine permanent exhibitions: (1) Alexandria through the ages (Group Mohamed Awad), (2) world Shadi Abdel Salam, (3) Arabic Calligraphy, (4) Date printing, (5) book artist, (6) astronomical instruments and scientific when Arabs in the Middle Ages, (7) Mohieddin Hussein: A Creative Journey; (8) of the artist Abdul Salam Holiday, (9) a tiger care and Abdul Ghani Abu eyes.
Conference center
The conference center is BA Supplement of the latest findings of the architecture for the meeting rooms and exhibitions.
One of the distinguishing characteristics of Convention Center of the Library of Alexandria is being designed initially to become a center for international conferences. And provide comprehensive and diverse services, The center means the requirements of high culture and conferences fits seminars, meetings and courses.
Seven specialized research centers It
Manuscripts
Documentation of Heritage
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Information Sciences
Studies of Alexandria and the Mediterranean
Arts
Scientific research
Discussion
Criticism
Despite the criticism directed at the project in its infancy, but critics quickly reviewed the themselves after proved to them that the project has become of great usefulness to Egypt, especially Alexandria
Library suffered limited fire in March 2003
Group photos of the Library
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