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Dear Peter The lost treasures of Iraqi Libraries specially Manuscripts and Rare Books is a matter of concern for all the researchers in this field, but I am unaware of any co-ordinated effort in the compilation of a list of unique or rarest Manuscripts and books in the libraries of Iraq. Perhaps Inclusion of above mentioned topic and a discussion on the methodology and resources would be beneficial in this regards Yours Truly Al-Mufti Ahmed Baggia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Colvin" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 5:26 PM Subject: MELCOM Meeting - Summer 2003 > MELCOM (U.K.) > > Call for items for the agenda of the next meeting of MELCOM (U.K.) to be > held in > The University of Exeter, at 2.15 pm on Tuesday 13th July. 2003. > > Please send any items that you would like to raise at the next MELCOM (U.K.) > Meeting to the secretary by the 21st June 2003, and any items you may have > for the Developments in Member Libraries section to be included in the > minutes of the last meeting by the same date. (The early date is caused by > my absence from the country between then and the 13th July.) > > The first substantive item on the agenda will be a discussion of suitable > responses to the crisis in Iraqi Libraries. > > The business meeting will be preceded by the Fourth Pearson Lecture which > will be delivered by John McIlwaine. The title is "Crossing the > bibliographical Sahara: uncertainties in the relationship between the > bibliography of the Middle East and North Africa and of Africa South of the > Sahara". > > > > Peter Colvin > Secretary/MELCOM (UK) >