| Zachary Lockman, Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and History, New York University ex officio• However, if you believe that you are the copyright owner of any material displayed here, please see our | What are the standards used for digitization? those with an essential requirement to access IT facilities which they cannot do from their home or residence• Roberta Dougherty, Librarian for Middle East Studies, Yale University• Charles Kurzman, Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina• Roberta Dougherty, Librarian for Middle East Studies, Yale University• NYU has researched copyright requirements and restrictions for each of the countries of publication and believes the materials displayed on this site are all in the public domain |
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| What is Arabic Collections Online? However, if you believe that you are the copyright owner of any material displayed here, please see our | Virginia Danielson, Former Director of the NYUAD Library retired• those unable to study in their own home or residence You will be asked to wear a face covering and observe 2 metre social distancing at all times |
All out-of-copyright books from NYU and partner institutions are selected for ACO.
| ACO aims to digitize, preserve, and provide free open access to a wide variety of Arabic language books in subjects such as literature, philosophy, law, religion, and more | Important Arabic language content is not widely available on the web, and ACO aims to ensure global access to a rich Arabic library collection |
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| All out-of-copyright books from NYU and partner institutions are selected for ACO | ACO currently provides digital access to 17,213 volumes across 10,133 subjects drawn from rich Arabic collections of distinguished research libraries |
Established with support from NYU Abu Dhabi, and currently supported by major grants from Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, and Carnegie Corporation of New York, this mass digitization project aims to feature up to 23,000 volumes from the library collections of NYU and partner institutions.
21| What is the purpose of the project? What is Arabic Collections Online? ACO currently provides digital access to 17,213 volumes across 10,133 subjects drawn from rich Arabic collections of distinguished research libraries | Beshara Doumani, Joukowsky Family Professor of Modern Middle East History, Brown University• Charles Kurzman, Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina• Many older Arabic books are out-of-print, in fragile condition, and are otherwise rare materials that are in danger of being lost |
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| These titles, in turn, have been collected over centuries by subject specialists at each respective institution for their academic quality and relevance to intellectual and literary inquiry | Marilyn Booth, Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud Professor of the Contemporary Arab World, Magdalen College, Oxford University• These institutions are contributing published books in all fields—literature, business, science, and more—from their Arabic language collections |
What is the purpose of the project? NYU has researched copyright requirements and restrictions for each of the countries of publication and believes the materials displayed on this site are all in the public domain.