SPECIAL INVITATION TO EVENT WITH DR SAAD ESKANDER, DIRECTOR OF THE IRAQ
NATIONAL LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE
Award of Honorary Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of LIbrary and
Information Professionals (CILIP) and talk: 'Rebuilding the Iraq
National Library and Archives ' jointly hosted by the British Library
and CILIP
Monday 8 December, British Library Conference Centre 7-8pm
The lecture will be preceded by a reception at 6.15pm
FREE but you must apply for tickets
The British Library with CILIP are pleased to be able to offer this
exclusive opportunity to discover more about the incredible achievements
of Dr Saad Eskander, Director of the Iraq National Library and Archives
(INLA), who has worked tirelessly with his team to reconstruct and
rebuild their institution which was badly damaged and looted during the
invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Dr Eskander is to be conferred with Honorary Fellow ship of the
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) on
Monday 8 December at the British Library and he has kindly agreed to
give a talk and answer questions about restoring the INLA.
The British Library has supported the Iraq National Library and Archives
in a number of ways, not least in hosting Dr Eskander's diary blog on
the Library's website from November 2006 - July 2007. Further details
are at: http://www.bl.uk/iraqdiary.html
<http://www.bl.uk/iraqdiary.html>
This event is being jointly hosted by the British Library and CILIP for
an invited audience. Tickets must be pre-booked and are available on a
'first come, first served basis'. If you would like to attend please
email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> with your name
and address to reserve tickets no later than Friday 28 November 2008
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Posted by:
Stephanie Kenna
British Library
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