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Digitizing The Historical Periodical Collection At The Al-Aqsa Mosque Library In East Jerusalem, Krystyna K. Matusiak, Qasem Abu Harb

Library and Information Science: Faculty Conference Presentations

The Arab Press in Palestine developed at the turn of the twentieth century and proliferated for several decades despite restrictions imposed under the Ottoman Empire and during the British Mandate Period (1917-1948). Hardcopies of the early newspapers and periodicals are rare and access to them at a few Palestinian municipal or private libraries is limited. The Al-Aqsa Mosque Library holds one of the largest collections of Palestinian historical newspapers and periodicals. The collection provides a unique and rich source of information about the history of Palestine in the first half of the twentieth century. Access to the collection is limited …