Provides a history of the ancient city, descriptions of its historic landmarks, a local directory, news and classified advertisements.
Essay by Mohamed Sid-Ahmed, who discusses conditions necessary for the Alexandria Library to be a worthy successor to its ancient namesake, from ArabicNews.com.
An integrated cultural complex, with libraries, museums, exhibition areas, educational centers and an international conference center.
Illustrated article on the design and construction of the new Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
Analysis of the varying accounts of the library's destruction by fire, from Bede's Library.
An autonomous part of Sweden's Foreign Service, promoting Swedish-Egyptian dialogue; includes information about events, activities and services.
Essay by Henry Jenkins in Technology Review, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Discusses the original library at Alexandria and compares it to the modern day facility. There's also mention of the online version of digital archives.
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