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	Encyclopedia: Bibliotheca Alexandrina
		The ancient city of Alexandria, one of the glories of antiquity, was at the beginning of the third century B.C. the birthplace of the great plan to build a library: the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
		Bibliotheca Alexandrina to be Officially Inaugurated on 16 October
		The Bibliotheca Alexandrina will become one of the world's 20 biggest national repositories of books.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bibliotheca-Alexandrina (1371 words)

	Bibliotheca Alexandrina, BA Friends, Dr. Serageldin's Invitation
		On the occasion of the centenary of Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961), Secretary-General of the United Nations (1953-1961), the Bibliotheca Alexandrina organized a celebration to honor the renowned international figure on 28 April 2005, in collaboration with the Swedish Institute in Alexandria.
		The Arab Reform Forum at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina organized a conference entitled “The Role of Youth in Modernization and Reform”, 23-24 February 2005, to present and discuss its latest reform projects.
		The Planetarium Science Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina organized a lecture on the KEO satellite, on 12 May 2005 by Jean-Marc Philippe, President, KEO Project; Member of the International Society for Art, Science and Technology; and Member of the European Academy of Science, Art and Literature.
	www.bibalex.org /English/friends/CurrentNewsletter.htm (6500 words)

	Snøhetta - Bibliotheca Alexandrina :: arcspace.com
		The decision to rebuild Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the most famous library of all time, was announced in 1989 with the Norwegian architects Snøhetta winning the open international competition for its design.
		At its height in the third century BC, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina was said to have housed 700,000 papyrus manuscripts.
		The new Alexandrina will house one of the world's foremost collections of research materials and facilities becoming a new constructive agent to science, art and human culture.
	www.arcspace.com /architects/snoehetta/alexandria_f (583 words)

	Bibliotheca Alexandrina: UNESCO-CI
		The Bibliotheca Alexandrina “Friends” Associations - more than 35 world-wide - help to promote and contribute to the success of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina through donations, publications, conferences and fund-raising.
		This was the first formal meeting of the various “Friends” Associations since the Bibliotheca Alexandrina was officially inaugurated on 16 October 2002.
		16-10-2002 - Today is opening the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the largest library in the Middle East and Africa, marking the rebirth of the institution founded over 2000 years ago.
	portal.unesco.org /ci/ev.php?URL_ID=4539&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&... (430 words)

	james willis photography : bibliotheca alexandrina
		The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is not a library building - it is a modern-day monument to the seamless marriage of architectural brilliance and engineering excellence.
		The dominant element of the Bibliotheca is an enormous open-plan reading room with 2,500 places that cascade down seven terraces, making it the largest library reading room in the world.
		The "wow" factor is etched deep into the facade of this mesmerising building, with several engineering firsts, including the world's largest all-round diaphragm wall, sunk to a depth of 35m and reinforced by a continuous ring beam.
	www.jwillisphoto.com (444 words)

	Bibliotheca Alexandrina - A History of the Library of Alexandria
		The city was supposed to witness the inauguration of its re-built famous library, “Bibliotheca Alexandrina” on 23 April 2002, a date that was postponed due to the ongoing political strains in the Middle East.
		The legacy of the Ptolemies was highlighted by major achievements, notably its university, the Great Library, the lighthouse that was considered among the Seven Wonders of the World, as well as the “Temple of Serapis” and the “Heptastadion” that connected the Island of Pharos with Alexandria.
		It was also a part of a research institute, known as the “Alexandrian Museum” or “Mouseion” - a word related to the shrine of the “Muses” which was a customary feature of the Greek schools that attributed philosophic and artistic inspiration to the Muses and science.
	www.arabworldbooks.com /bibliothecaAlexandrina.htm (3078 words)

	Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Front Page
		The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a place of learning, dialogue and tolerance.
		Alexandria, 29 December 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is organizing a presentation on “Afrabia: Is Africa merging with the Arab world?” by the senior scholar in Africana Studies, Ibn Khaldun,...
		In cooperation with the Nasser Foundation, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has digitized the collection of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, and is publishing it through an integrated searchable web-based system, which is mainly intended for research and documentation purposes.
	www.bibalex.org (172 words)

	Library1
		In this historical moment, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina was built on a site near the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
		3)The Bibliotheca Alexandrina shall sponsor intensive studies on the historical and contemporary cultural heritage of the region.
		The Bibliotheca Alexandrina lies alongside the University of Alexandria Faculty of Humanities campus in Chatby and overlooks the Mediterranean Sea along a substantial portion of its northern frontage.
	www.greece.org /alexandria/library/library16.htm (496 words)

	Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Fit or Misfit? A Dilemma Demystified (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Back to the late eighties, the debate on the Bibliotheca was evoked right after the declaration of the winning project.
		This project was subjected to brutal criticism by a considerable number of Egyptian architects claiming the misfit of the project, asserting its denial of a number of considerations which they considered fatal.
		Once again in 2002, and after the completion and the inauguration, the Bibliotheca is en vogue, re-evoking the dilemma of fit or misfit...
	archnet.org /groups/ECC-02/html/alex-hse/alex-hse-01.htm (167 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The institution and the city came to symbolise diversity, culture and boundless learning, and it was the point at which cultures and civilisations met and flourished.
		It is this legacy that today's Bibliotheca Alexandrina -- the ultramodern, 11-storey disc-shaped structure standing proudly on the Chatby Corniche in Alexandria -- continues to evoke.
		A year after the opening of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the virtual library is gaining prominence.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2003/659/special.htm (342 words)

	Internet Archive: Bibliotheca Alexandrina
		The Bibliotheca Alexandrina will aim at working with other libraries that are interested in pursuing the goal of "Universal Access to Human Knowledge".
		Hence, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has signed cooperation agreements with a number of Arab cultural institutions to build the content of this library.
		The Bibliotheca Alexandrina website will shed light on the Library services, acquisitions and material which would enable all researchers in Egypt to benefit from the BA’ services.
	www.archive.org /about/bibalex_p_r.php (1527 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Bibliotheca Alexandrina \| Window on the word (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		On the second floor of the Bibliotheca, two big plasma screens and three flat panels flash every few seconds with the sites available through the IA. "The IA is a complete snapshot of all the Web pages that appeared on every Web site since 1996," explained Khaled El-Gazzar, a software engineer at the Bibliotheca.
		The IA also provides Bibliotheca users the Movie Archive, including 1000 movies illustrating the culture and the history of the United States in the 20th century.
		The project, she explained, will be available at the Bibliotheca and in a mobile van that will tour the districts for free.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2003/659/sc52.htm (1041 words)

	UNESCO - Communication and Information Sector - Bibliotheca Alexandrina Photo Exhibit at UNESCO Headquarters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Bibliotheca Alexandrina project, with which UNESCO has been closely associated since its inception, will give the city of Alexandria and the region a modern, public research library.
		The photos displayed of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina will give viewers an excellent idea of the beauty and functionality of what will surely become a world-renowned cultural focal point, set in one of the most beautiful cityscapes in the world.
		In conjunction with this exhibition, a presentation will be given by Ismail Serageldin, Director-General of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, on Thursday, 11 October 2001 from 6:30 p.m.
	www.unesco.org /webworld/news/2001/010925_alexandrina.shtml (218 words)

	Bibliotheca Alexandrina -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It formed part of the research institute at Alexandria in Egypt that is known as the Museum, or the Alexandrian Museum.
		Perhaps the most notable new building of 2001 was the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the new library located on the harbour in Alexandria, Egypt, designed by the firm Snøhetta of Oslo.
		Snøhetta's members were young and unknown in 1989 when their design was selected in a competition that received 524 entries from 77 countries.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9383893 (566 words)

	UNESCO - Communication and Information Sector - Inauguration of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Postponed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The celebration of the inauguration of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, originally foreseen on International Book and Copyright Day (April 23) in the presence of many personalities from all over the world including UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura, has been postponed.
		According to the Egyptian authorities, the decision to reschedule the official Inauguration was taken by Egypt's President Mubarak in view of the ongoing developments in the region.
		At present the Bibliotheca Alexandrina holds more than 500,000 volumes, with an eventual capacity of up to 8 million volumes.
	www.unesco.org /webworld/news/2002/020425_alexandrina.shtml (204 words)

	Bibliotheca Alexandrina
		The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the fabled Library of Alexandria, is now being revived in a dramatic structure by the Mediterranean.
		It is a major new cultural facility, and Ismail Serageldin has the unique distinction of being the first scholar in over 1600 years to hold the titles of “Librarian of Alexandria”, and “Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina”.
		The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the New Library of Alexandria, is dedicated to recapture the spirit of the original.
	www.serageldin.org /BibAlex.htm (397 words)

	CLIR Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Washington, D.C.— The Board of Trustees of the Digital Library Federation (DLF) today announced that the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has joined the DLF as its first strategic partner from outside the United States or Europe.
		The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is already working closely with DLF member institutions: it is a contributing member of the Million Books Library led by Carnegie Mellon, and Yale has just announced new funding for collaboration with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina to digitize early 20th century journals.”
		Egypt’s Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), the new Library of Alexandria, was inaugurated in 2002 to recapture the spirit of the ancient Library of Alexandria, a center of world learning from 300 BC to 400 AD.
	www.clir.org /news/pressrelease/05alexand_pr.html (408 words)

	TakingITGlobal - Organizations - Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a vast cultural complex rising on the shore of the Mediterranean, a stone's throw away from the location of the Ancient Library of Alexandria, is an Egyptian enterprise of international scope and ambitions.
		She presented her vision for the future at an open conference, at which she highlighted the four objectives of the great enterprise: The new Bibliotheca Alexandrina is to be: The window of the world on Egypt.
		They are the key group guiding the work program of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and they have held their first official meeting on May 28-29, 2001.
	www.takingitglobal.org /resources/orgs/view.html?OrgID=3714 (1768 words)

	Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Part II
		The city stretches along 30 miles of shore and is home to 5 million Egyptian inhabitants, some of whom may not be as excited about the library’s founding as the people behind it are.
		The monumental Bibliotheca Alexandrina has come with the monumental price tag of $200 million.
		Fortunately for Alexandrian’s and other Egyptians the project has been funded mostly by foreign donors, although the cost for running and maintaining it is high as well ($25 million/year).
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/arabic_islamic_architecture/89849 (492 words)

	Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Fit or Misfit? A Dilemma Demystified (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Furthermore, and in a celebration held last July in Berlin, Germany, the Bibliotheca has been awarded as the best building in the Middle East and Africa.
		It is worth mentioning that the building was nominated among all three categories for the World Architecture Awards that also includes the building of the year and the best public building in the world.
		Hence, it can now be deduced that - and considering the intention of the building as a unique memorial construction, with all its embedded moral associations and futuristic visionary functionalities- the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has fulfilled its mission, now open and performing, and perfectly FIT.
	archnet.org /groups/ECC-02/html/alex-hse/alex-hse-07a.htm (162 words)

	The Library of Alexandria (Bibliotheca Alexandrina) مكتبة الإسكندرية \| The Baheyeldin Dynasty
		The Library of Alexandria (Bibliotheca Alexandrina) مكتبة الإسكندرية
		Web site of The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which is a modern library renamed after its original predecessor.
		All posted articles and comments are copyright by their owner, and reflect their own views and opinions, which may not necessarily be consistent with the views and opinions of the owners of the Baheyeldin.com.
	baheyeldin.com /egypt/library-of-alexandria-bibliotheca-alexandrina.html (516 words)

	Snøhetta Hamza Consortium - Bibliotheca Alexandrina :: arcspace.com
		The Stone Wall carvings are taken from various alphabets and symbols of the world throughout the past, present and estimates of the future.
		The gross area of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and its components is 105,000 square meters including the Plaza and Planetarium, and 85,000 square meters for the Library building alone.
		All arcspace Bibliotheca Alexandrina photos courtesy: The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Executive Secretariat representing the Owner and the Snøhetta Hamza Consortium.
	www.arcspace.com /architects/snoehetta/alex2 (201 words)

	TIME Europe \| Architecture: Recreating a Jewel \| 6/12/2000
		A new library, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, will open early next year, 12 years after its foundation stone was laid.
		It is a digital lighthouse for the world." Her imagery is appropriate in that the 1,800 scholars using the library's reading room will be able to relieve tired eyes by gazing out to sea from their desks.
		Although the Bibliotheca has a target of 8 million books, it is likely to have more like 250,000 when it opens, not much more than an average Egyptian university library.
	www.time.com /time/europe/magazine/2000/0612/alexandria.html (1457 words)

	Carrier > About > Prestigious Installations > Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Upon entering the new millennium, thousands of rare, antique books will be preserved for future generations with the help of Carrier cooling equipment in the new Bibliotheca Alexandrina, or The Great Library of Alexandria, set to open on the shores of Egypt's oldest Mediterranean city.
		Perfectly located on the site where Euclid and Eratosthenes taught geometry and astronomy more than 2,300 years ago, the library will provide scholars with an environment more conducive to learning than that enjoyed by their ancient forbears, who traveled from all over the region to study in the best stocked library of the age.
		The building is surrounded by a wall clad with Aswan granite engraved with calligraphic letters and representative inscriptions from the world civilizations.
	www.global.carrier.com /details/0,2806,CLI1_DIV28_ETI97,00.html (404 words)

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