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BA Mission Statement
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina´s mission will be to establish a specialized research library with a unique collection and intention in keeping with the traditions of the ancient Library of Alexandria. It will become an invaluable information resource to support decision-making and broaden future horizons for the cultural, social and economic development of Egypt and the region. Subsequently, the library will play a needed role to further cooperation between the north and south of the Mediterranean Basin, as well as between the east and west.
It will have a four-pronged approach for its work program:
Window of Egypt on the world
Window of the world on Egypt
A library for the digital age
A center for dialogue and debate
This approach is directly related to the collection´s strategy and how the library will define itself to be unique among the great international libraries of the world. The first priority will be broad and deep collections about Egypt, and especially Alexandria and the ancient library, and documenting the modern history of Egypt. Collections about the Mediterranean Region, Africa, since 70% of the Arab world is in Africa, the Arab World, without duplication of efforts, will be among those emphasized, in addition to the general coverage usually offered in a universal library.
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