Global Libraries Standards: Cooperation Agreements

Global Libraries Standards: Cooperation Agreements

Many organizations and library associations in a large number
of countries have been interested in creating, forming and approving
a set of unified standards for different types of libraries and
information centers.
as well as reviewing these standards continuously and
periodically to ensure their suitability and validity to meet the
changes and developments that occur in the field of libraries and
rapid developments in Information technologies and modern means of
communication on which libraries services depend today.
Continuing with our previous article on
S
tandards
for
L
ibraries
in
2020
“Biblio
Commons”
Today is our date with “Cooperation Agreements”
Cooperation Agreements
:
Contents of King Fahd National Library made available at ICESCO Digital Home
Islamic World Educational
Scientific and Cultural Organization “ICESCO”
… 13/06/2020
The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (ICESCO) and
King
Fahd National Library
at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia agreed to
giving access to the digital contents of the Library within ICESCO
Digital Home, as part of the Distance Culture Initiative. This
agreement comes as part of the endeavors of both the Organization and
the Library to support the efforts of the global community to
mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the fields of
education, science, and culture.
Against this backdrop, ICESCO Digital Home visitors can access
hundreds of thousands of the Library’s references including digital
books, Arab and foreign online databases, periodicals and academic
dissertations. Visitors can also download hundreds of books for free
through the following link:
Distance
Culture
Site
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Treasures of Bibliotheca Alexandrina available at
“ICESCO Digital Home”
Islamic World Educational
Scientific and Cultural Organization “ICESCO”
… 05/06/2020
In line with the initiatives of the Islamic World Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) in supporting the
efforts to reduce the effects of
Covid-19
pandemic
on education, science, and culture, an agreement was
concluded with Bibliotheca Alexandrina, one of the largest and oldest
libraries worldwide, to provide access to its treasure troves of
knowledge through “ICESCO Digital Home,” within the framework of
the initiative of “Distance Culture” via the link :
Distance
Culture
Site
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IFLA Signs on to ICOLC Statement on Resource Access
during COVID-19, Shares Principles for Associations in Negotiations
IFLA
… 17/05/2020
IFLA has signed onto the Statement by the International
Coalition of Library Consortia on the global COVID-19 pandemic and
its impact on library services and resources. To further support
members, IFLA’s Advisory Committee on Copyright and other Legal
Matters has produced principles for use in negotiation with
rightholders.
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