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Making Voice of America in Egypt Heard Again: Digitization and Online Access for the VOA Sound Archive at the American University in Cairo Library

Supported by the US Embassy in Egypt Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program, the project Making Voice of America in Egypt Heard Again: Digitization and Online Access for the VOA Sound Archive brought news stories on events and societal themes, and interviews with leading figures. More than 2,000 reel-to-reel audio tapes covering over 10,000 recordings made by the VOA branch in Egypt are now available for listening on the RBSCL.

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Celebrating UNESCO Award to AUC Libraries-RBSCL

AUC’s libraries and Learning Technologies (LLT) won the 2022 UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize for the decades of preservation work carried out by the RBSCL. On November 20, 2022, AUC President Ahmed Dallal, the Deputy Ambassador of South Korea and representatives from the Egyptian National Commission of UNESCO joined AUC Libraries and Learning Technologies (LLT) faculty and staff in a celebration to recognize this winning the UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the Word Prize for its outstanding contributions in preserving world cultural heritage.

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AUC Libraries signed Memorandum of Understanding with Saudi Al-Turath Foundation for researching in the projects of Architect Sayed Karim

On October 8, 2023, in Riyadh, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the AUC Libraries and the Al-Turath Foundation.

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Ministry of Communications and Information Technology signed and AUC Libraries collaborate on Egypt’s digital heritage platform project

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, HE Minister Amr Talaat and AUC President Ahmad Dallal collaborate on Egypt’s digital heritage platform project.

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AUC Libraries Orientation (Arabic version)

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March 5, 2024

Rare Books and Special Collections Library (RBSCL) Talk at Cairo Design Week

The Rare Books and Special Collections Library (RBSCL) curators Balsam Abdul Rahman, Ola Seif, and Eman Morgan gave a talk at Cairo Design Week. During their presentation, they highlighting how RBSCL curators and library collections supported the creation of Architect Waleed Arafa's design installation "Citadel of Cairo: Seat of Design Power.

February 14, 2024

Spring 2024 AUC Libraries Faculty Workshop Series

The AUC Libraries is offering a series of workshops for AUC Faculty and Staff on a range of topics. For more information about the series of workshops, click here.

January 17, 2024

Graduate Thesis Submission Deadline

Remember to submit your thesis to FOUNT by January 23, 2024.

September 19, 2023

National Museum of Egyptian Civilization: Metadata and Digitization Training

September 13 - 14, 2023

As per the mutual cooperation with cultural institutions, AUC Libraries have successfully conducted the Metadata and Digitization Training over two days with the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC). Read More.

September 10, 2023

New Access to Library Online Resources

To offer seamless access to Library Online Resources, the Library is now using the AUC Single Sign On (SSO). Once you have signed in to your AUC email, you will not be prompted to enter your credentials again. Read More.

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Main Library and Circulation Desk: t +2.2615.4827
Main Library Help Desk: t +2.2615.3770
RBSCL Library Reference and Help Desk: t +2.2615.3676

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Research Questions: library@aucegypt.edu
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