Develop an integrated center for the preservation of documents and manuscripts
The Mohammed bin Rashid Library cooperates with E&Etisalat to restore rare collectibles
Al-Mazrouei (left) and Al-Ahmad during the signing of the agreement.
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The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Library Foundation signed a cooperation agreement with E&Etisalat Group to support and develop an integrated center to provide restoration services and technical treatment for various types of rare collectibles such as books, manuscripts and others.
The signing of the agreement was attended by a member of the Board of Directors of the Library Foundation, Dr. Muhammad Salem Al Mazrouei, and Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Ahmad, Senior Vice President of Sales for Major and Government Institutions at E&E Communications.
Al Mazrouei said, "The signing of the agreement represents a major step in our efforts towards expanding and strengthening areas of joint cooperation with all government and private agencies, to preserve old documents, books and manuscripts, and take care of them through sterilization, treatment and restoration of the library's holdings and relics and national documents at the level of institutions and individuals."
He explained that «the restoration center will include the latest devices, tools and modern technologies necessary for the process of restoring documents and books for the library and for institutions and individuals at the state level, in terms of cleaning, sterilization, completing the missing parts and others, in addition to scanning books, maps, manuscripts, and other written works and then converting them into digital formats. It is published and made available to students, academics and those interested, in addition to the presence of experts and specialists to develop and train national cadres.
Al-Ahmad said that E&E will provide the library with the latest chemical treatment units, automated restoration and the latest technological means that will contribute to providing a high-level restoration service in accordance with the best international standards.
The agreement stipulates that E&Etisalat will provide support by providing supply, installation and additional services related to the project.
Mohammed Al Mazrouei:
“The restoration center will include the latest devices, tools and modern technologies necessary for the restoration of documents and books for the library, institutions and individuals.”
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