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Ali Houissa | 3 Feb 1997 16:24
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Global Resources Program: Call for Linkages

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Subject: Global Resources Program: Call for Linkages

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY, TO LISTS AND INDIVIDUALS.  THANKS.

As you may have read or heard, the Association of Research Libraries
(ARL) recently received a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to
support the new Global Resources Program.  The Program is a direct
"descendent" of various earlier AAU/ARL initiatives in which area
librarians were involved, among them the Foreign Acquisitions Project,
the AAU/ARL Task Force on the Acquisition and Distribution of
Foreign-Language and Area Studies Materials, and, most recently the three
pilot projects, on Japan, Germany and Latin America.

The basic goal of the Global Resources Program is to expand scholarly
access to foreign materials, regardless of their format or where they are
held.  We are developing a set of strategies that will allow us to do
this without requiring large infusions of new funding for libraries
(which are unlikely to be available).  One strategy is to expand from the
pilot projects (Japan, Germany, Latin America) and provide seed money for
similar projects covering other regions, beginning with Southeast Asia,
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Edward A. Jajko | 3 Feb 1997 18:40
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Re: SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM

>Return-path: <CHPress@...>
>Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1997 09:43:29 -0500 (EST)
>From: CHPress@...
>Subject: Re: SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM
>To: jajko@...
>
>Thank you very much indeed for posting information about the 'Factfile'  to,
>I gather, a US list of Middle-East Studies librarians. The immediate result
>was an invitation to subscribe to the UK equivalent, LIS-MIDDLE-EAST.
>
>As you may have noticed, the Seven Pillars prospectus on the main Castle Hill
>Press site now quotes the recommended retail price, which is considerably
>more expensive than the subscription price. We felt that it would lead to
>endless complications to leave the subscription price posted publicly as the
>end of the subscription period approached. 
>
>Accordingly, to allow libraries and academic staff to subscribe at the
>original rates, we have today set up a special set of pages on our website,
>which can NOT be reached from the CHPress home page or the Factfile. I then
>posted the message below to LIS-MIDDLE-EAST. If you think it appropriate, I
>would be grateful if you would post a similar message to the US List.
>
>With best regards and very many thanks
>
>Jeremy Wilson
>
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>[copy of message to LIS-MIDDLE-EAST]
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Michael Hopper | 3 Feb 1997 19:00
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Al-Nadi International Book Club

Al-Nadi International Book Club has a new web site. The address is:

http://www.mcs.net/~alnadi/

Here is some information about the book club which appears on the web site:

History and Purpose of al-Nadi International Book Club

al-Nadi International Book Club was founded in 1992 in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. Our goal is to keep Arabic and Muslim readers informed of new
publications concerning Islam and the Arab world. We issue al-Muskiah, a
newsletter introducing new publications available to our members.
Al-Muskiah reaches approximately 10,000 members, mostly highly educated
professionals and/or college professors. Also, we are proud to refuse to
deal with publishers who do not respect copyright laws. We currently
operate a book store in Bridgeview, Illinois. We are in contact with more
than 200 overseas and domestic suppliers and are the official distributor
of publications from the International Institute of Islamic Thought.

Michael Hopper
Middle Eastern Division
Harvard College Library
Cambridge, MA 02138

phone: (617)-496-3001
fax: (617)-495-0403
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Levon Avdoyan | 4 Feb 1997 13:33
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Library of Congress Mellon fellowship

>From The Library of Congress News (January 14, 1997):

                   LIBRARY SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR NEW MELLON
                    FOREIGN AREA FELLOWSHIP RESEARCH AWARDS

      The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the Library of Congress
$330,000 to enable it to seek applications for the Mellon Foreign Area
fellowship research awards, aimed at U.S. citizens with Ph.D degrees who are
interested in pursuing research in the Library's unrivaled foreign-language
and area studies collections. The Mellon Foundation grant finances three years
of competition for the fellowships.

      In addition to the requirements of U.S. citizenship and possession of a
doctoral degree, the awards are for scholars who are proposing or working on a
second major research project with a focus on foreign-language materials. The
fellowships will last from five to eleven months and can begin no sooner than
Aug. 1, 1997. Stipends of $3,000 per month, up to a maximum of $33,000 for
eleven months, will be awarded and may be used to extend the research period
supported by other funds.

      "These fellowships for younger scholars will play a major role in
sustaining our understanding of other cultures at a critical time," said
Director of Scholarly Programs Prosser Gifford. "They also make possible the
arrival of fellows when we can provide new scholarly facilities in the
Jefferson Building." The Office of Scholarly Programs will administer the
program and ensure that fellows have opportunities to meet other scholars with
experience in the relevant language areas and disciplines.

      Many of the Library's distinguished users are known for their work in
history, philosophy and culture of other countries, and they are familiar with
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Brenda E. Bickett | 4 Feb 1997 20:09
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Re: Al-Nadi Book Club

Thanks for posting the updated information about Al-Nadi's website,
Michael.  
Is anyone out there willing to share (either privately on via MELANET-L)
their experiences with Al-Nadi?  

Thanks, Brenda

Brenda E. Bickett
Arabic Materials Specialist
Georgetown University Library
email: bickettb@...
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Edward A. Jajko | 5 Feb 1997 00:40
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom, the complete 1922 text

>Return-path: <lis-middle-east-request@...>
>Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1997 09:30:15 -0500 (EST)
>From: Jeremy Wilson <100344.3707@...>
>Subject: Seven Pillars of Wisdom, the complete 1922 text
>
>It may interest some subscribers to know that I have been editing for
>publication the complete 1922 text of T. E. Lawrence's 'Seven Pillars of
>Wisdom'. This text, being significantly longer than the final published
version,
>contains additional historical and biographical material of considerable
>interest. Notably, in the final revision Lawrence almost halved the length of
>Books VIII and IX.
>
>A small hardback edition will be published in 1997. In the longer term I very
>much hope that there will be a paperback edition. The prospects for a further
>hardback printing are uncertain. 
>
>Until the end of February, a prospectus addressed specifically to libraries and
>academic staff can be found at:
>
>http://www.u-net.com/chpress/acad
>
>I hope that this posting does not transgress the List's rules on commercial
>information!
>
>Jeremy Wilson
>Author: 'Lawrence of Arabia, the Authorised Biography'   
>
>
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Mohyeddin Kassar | 5 Feb 1997 05:08

Re: Al-Nadi Book Club

Brenda E. Bickett wrote:
> 
> Thanks for posting the updated information about Al-Nadi's website,
> Michael.
> Is anyone out there willing to share (either privately on via MELANET-L)
> their experiences with Al-Nadi?
> 
> Thanks, Brenda
> 
> Brenda E. Bickett
> Arabic Materials Specialist
> Georgetown University Library
> email: bickettb@...

Dear Ms. Brenda: 

Thank you for your interest in al-Nadi. 
F.Y.I. al-Nadi was previously known as "International Club of Arabic books" (I.C.A.B) and we have done 
business with you (Georgetown University Library).

Please, if you have any comments or questions we will do our best to reach your expectations. 

Mohyeddin Kassar
al-Nadi, International Book Club
7206 W. 90th Place
Bridgeview,  IL  60455

Tel: 708-233-9590
Fax: 708-599-2916
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Dona S. Straley | 5 Feb 1997 17:55
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al-Watan newspaper

A graduate student at Ohio State is looking for any issues of the newspaper
al-Watan, published in Cairo by the Coptic Press from 1877 to 1930.  She is
particularly interested in issues before 1900, and is interested in any
institution that holds either hard or microform copy.

Many thanks.

#^#^#^#^#^#^#^#^#^#^#^#^
Dona S. Straley, Middle East Studies Librarian
308 Main Library, The Ohio State University
1858 Neil Ave. Mall
Columbus, OH  43210-1286
614-292-3362 (ph.)
614-292-7859 (fax)
straley.1@...
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midhat abraham | 5 Feb 1997 23:35

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Hi Friends:

Does any one know of an English translation of the "Pesher", the Hebrew 
Commentray on the Bible. I only found the Habakkuk Commentary, Scrolls 
from Qumran, Cave 1, the Pesher Nahum "Talmud", the last one is actually 
a re-print of an article in the Journal of Biblical literature.

Any leads from any one will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Midhat
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Sanford R. Silverburg | 5 Feb 1997 23:40
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Re:

Barry, didn't you do one as a class project?
Sandy

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Originally to:  Melanet-L <melanet-l@...>

Hi Friends:

Does any one know of an English translation of the "Pesher", the Hebrew 
Commentray on the Bible. I only found the Habakkuk Commentary, Scrolls 
from Qumran, Cave 1, the Pesher Nahum "Talmud", the last one is actually 
a re-print of an article in the Journal of Biblical literature.

Any leads from any one will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Midhat
Sanford R. Silverburg              (H) 704 633 1702
Department of Political Science    (O) 704 637 4397
Catawba College                    Fax 704 637 4444
Salisbury, NC 28144-2488           email ssilver@...
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