Near Eastern Studies and Digital Scholarship @IAS Joint Lecture
The Preservation of Documentary Heritage in the MENASA Region: The Role of the QNL
Speaker: Stephane Ipert (Qatar National Library)
Stephane Ipert is the director of the distinctive collections (Heritage Library) in the Qatar National Library (QNL), a unique collection of rare books, manuscripts, maps and archival collections about Qatar and the Islamic world. Since 2015 the QNL is the IFLA PAC - Preservation and Conservation Center for Arabic countries and Middle East, (IFLA is the International Federation of Libraries Associations). Stephane has a background as conservator, art historian and lawyer. He is leading a regional project to counter documentary heritage trafficking in the MENASA region (Himaya) since 2021.
Register in advance for this event at https://bit.ly/37kIrH6. After registering, you will receive an email containing information about joining the webinar.
Hosted by Sabine Schmidtke (School of Historical Studies, IAS) and María Mercedes Tuya (Digital Scholarship, IAS). For additional information please email ds@ias.edu.