Kitāb an-Naǧāt (The Book of Salvation) is the oldest book in Arabic in our open access collection MENAdoc. It was printed in 1593 and written by the Persian philosopher Avicenna (c. 980 – June 1037). He was also a … Read more
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Open Access: A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic
“A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic” by Hans Wehr is now available at our open access repository MENAdoc.… Read more
Extension of Deadline: 2nd International Congress of Ottoman Studies (OSARK)
The deadline for submissions for the “2nd International Congress of Ottoman Studies” (OSARK) has been extended till May 15, 2018. Details about the congress can be found in our events section and on the website of the organizer.… Read more
Open Acces on the iPad (or iPhone)
Introduction
The open access movement in science is growing and is also being driven by our Specialist Information Service. Many documents are available for download as PDF-files. But how do you work with them? Print them out? Read them in … Read more
Results of the Servey „Afghan Serials Collection“
Big new acquisition: A map collection of Tehran
This book with an impressive collection of historical city maps and drawings of Teheran from the Qajar (1779-1925) and Pahlavi Periods (1925-1978) is now in our collection. Note the euro coin for size comparison.… Read more