Archive for 'Iraq' Category
A library in a primary school in the south of Iraq
This is the story of establishing a library in a primary school south of Iraq in a village named Alumayahh. It started when I met my cousin, she works as a teacher before 9 months in a primary school.
I asked her if the school contained a library for children, and she said “oh, my, you want a library [...]
Establishing a TV Channel Library in Baghdad
From Thana, a participant in the Simmons GSLIS Middle East training programs.
The formal television channel for Iraq – Al-Iraqiah – has been in existence for some time, but it did not have a library. When they decided to establish a library, they came to our Institute to seek advice and help, and they [...]
Early Founder of the Iraq National Library
While I am starting to write a paper about the establishment of the Iraqi national library, I found this biography in one of resources I used. I liked it a lot and hope that every one in Simmons can share with me reading this biography.
Translation into English from Arabic by Thana, from Abed Al [...]
Library School Graduation at the Baghdad Technical Institute
Our students celebrated today (6 May) their graduation day. They studied two years and now can get diploma in library and information science. Now they will go to training for two months in the summer.
Usually students choose the name of this graduating day. This year for fun they chose to name “graduate [...]
Abdulateef’s Blog: Venturing in Boston.
Hi every one… This is Khairi, Abdulateef. I’d like to talk here about the first few days that we have spent here in Boston.
My initial impression of the USA and Boston was very nice. I met a lot of nice and generous people here -no offense- more than what I had expected (with all due [...]
Abdulateef’s Blog: Meeting Harvey at last, the happy news and the sad news
Hi every one… this is Khairi, Abdulateef here. I’d like to tell you about the day that we spent here with Harvey.
It has been a very long time from the last training course in UAE in 2006. We were very eager to meet all our best friends here, especially Harvey. We came here to Boston [...]
Thana’s Blog: Visiting the Iraq National Library & Archive
Today is 15th January. Our student 2nd class visited today the Iraq National Library & Archive. They had not visited it before so they were happy to discover this library. The tour was excellent. Dr. Saad Eskandar and his employees are very nice and cooperative. My students liked most the preservation workshop, and [...]
Abdulateef’s Blog: the Arrival to Boston & the dream that became true…
Hi all colleagues & friends …
This is Khairi, Abdulateef Hashim – I’ll talk here about the arrival to Boston. After a very tiring trip and lots of suffering, we arrived to Boston. When we arrived to Boston airport (as I have said before), & finished some small paperwork & passport check, we went [...]
Falah’s Blog: Happy New Year
This is Rashid, Falah, from the Iraqi group that participated in the training sponsored by Simmons College, which was held in Amman and UAE. I am now a student in PhD program in GSLIS at Simmons College (with my colleague Abdul lateef). Hello for all.
I am happy for the participation of friends and colleagues [...]
Abdulateef’s Blog: From Baghdad to Boston, the suffering, difficult & tiring trip
Hi there
This is Khairi, Abdulateef Hashim, I’d like to talk here about our trip, & what we had faced on it.
After we finished the papers in our University, & all related things, we start the “happy – sad “ times. As you know, as much as we were happy that we had finished all [...]
