The Mohammed bin Rashid Library uses smart robots to fetch and retrieve books
The Mohammed bin Rashid Library, the new cultural beacon in Dubai and the UAE, is preparing to open its doors to the public for the first time tomorrow, after His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, inaugurated the library yesterday.
This new knowledge edifice contributes to the consolidation of the UAE’s position as an incubator of culture and creativity in the region, as the library provides a stimulating environment with creative horizons that advances the cultural and creative product in the country and accommodates all segments of society from youth, children, government and private institutions, writers, researchers, thinkers and artists, and also receives readers and literary and intellectual personalities. From around the region and the world.
The “automated warehouse” on the first floor is one of the largest sections in the Mohammed bin Rashid Library, and includes more than one million addresses, and its smart work system is the first of its kind in the Middle East and the Gulf region in general, as it works with artificial intelligence through a smart work system that works by By requesting the address electronically and then sending a command to the robots to automatically search for the “book”, among more than a million addresses;
He brought it to any of the nine libraries spread over seven floors, and the book travels through an electronic "walk" path to reach the reader's hand, in addition to an electronic retrieval system for books.
During its visit to the Mohammed bin Rashid Library, WAM was briefed on the "Digmatization of Books" laboratory, which is the largest project to preserve rare books by documenting and archiving them electronically and uploading them to the library's website for the benefit of various segments of society, especially school and university students, and even in the Arab world. The entirety, and rare materials can be made available to researchers or those wishing to view them under the supervision of the library staff.
Dr. Mohammed Salem Al Mazrouei, Executive Director of the Mohammed bin Rashid Library, said that the library consists of nine specialized libraries that represent a human knowledge encyclopedia: the Public Library, the Emirates Library, the Youth Library, the Arts and Media Library, the Children’s Library, the Special Collections Library, the Maps and Atlas Library, and the Library Business and periodicals library, pointing out that the library also provides access to a wide range of e-books and other digital media, and access to millions of books, information sources and content from all over the world.
The Executive Director of the Mohammed bin Rashid Library added, in a statement to the Emirates News Agency "WAM", that for the first time in the Gulf region and the Middle East, we rely on an integrated system of artificial intelligence and reduce the human element, starting from choosing the title, through the reading and borrowing processes, to the retrieval and sterilization of books so that they are ready. Once again, stressing that the library contains books and publications available in paper and digital format that deal with various topics that suit different interests;
Such as languages, history, geography, philosophy, health, sports, self-development, and literature, including novels and short stories, available in both Arabic and English.
The Emirates Library includes more than 15,000 works, including books, documents and periodicals on everything related to the history of the Emirates and civilizations. The Children’s Library includes more than 25,000 titles. It also supports the reading, educational and educational needs of children, and provides facilitating services, including robots that help children with determination and stories. Illustrated as well as 3D books, which are an enjoyable and inspiring reading and visual experience for young children of awareness age, as well as more than 4,400 titles including 1,000 Braille books for the blind.
Within the Mohammed bin Rashid Library, the Periodicals Library includes academics, researchers, and students, while the Periodicals Library contains 1,800 periodicals and more than 8000 volumes, and the Special Collections Library provides a valuable collection of old and out-of-print periodicals collected and acquired from various around the world, dating back to the beginning of the twentieth century.
The special collection includes old books and periodicals published before 1950, including a group of Arab periodicals dating back to the early twentieth century.
The Youth Library contains nearly 11,000 titles, while the Arts and Media Library includes more than 15,000 printed and digital works, including multimedia in art, architecture, design, fashion, music, and performing arts. The Business Library aims to provide knowledge and resources to entrepreneurs and innovators.
The Library of Maps and Atlases, which is one of the most comprehensive and rich libraries in the region and includes a wide range of holdings and knowledge treasures, consisting of more than 3,000 printed maps, manuscripts, and digital media in various languages, constitutes a knowledge destination for researchers, historians, academics, travelers and investigative students.
In addition to the 9 libraries, the public library includes a seating area to browse books, within a comfortable and stimulating environment for reading, in addition to study rooms, all of which are free for students who are amateurs and lovers of reading, and they can book through the website or application and priority is for members affiliated with the library, in addition to the fact that the library It provides dialogue sessions and discussion meetings between entrepreneurs from time to time, to investigate the reality of the business sector in the region, and to explore new and diversified investment horizons.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Library includes many vital facilities, including: an information center and a forum for wisdom, a language garden with its charming view of the Dubai Creek, an outdoor theater that is an ideal space for holding events and performances in the winter season, a conference hall, in addition to the "Library Theater", a hall that was built Equipped with the latest audio-visual technology, it has tiered seating designed for theatrical performances and cultural and intellectual lectures.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Library, which overlooks Dubai Creek, on an area covering more than half a million square feet between the land area and the area of the seven-storey building, at a total cost of about one billion dirhams, aims to promote and popularize the culture of reading and support creative, cognitive and artistic activity on the The individual and societal level, and providing a paper and digital knowledge platform for creative minds in the region and the world.
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