Qatar Digital Library: a new resource for the study of the Gulf Region history
The Qatar Digital Library (QDL) is making a vast archive featuring the cultural and historical heritage of the Gulf and wider region freely available online for the first time. It includes archives, maps, manuscripts, sound recordings, photographs and much more, complete with contextualised explanatory notes and links, in both English and Arabic.
This archive is bound to transform the study of Gulf history, improving understanding of the Islamic world, Arabic cultural heritage and the modern history of the Gulf.
The QDL has been developed as part of a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding on Partnerships between the Qatar Foundation, the Qatar National Library and The British Library.
A wide range of content from the British Library’s collections have been digitized since 2012, reaching a total of 500,000 images and will be available to browse and search by the end of 2014.
Find more info on the Qatar Digital Library at http://www.qdl.qa/en/about, but most of all, give it a go and dive into the Qatar Digital Library portal !