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Qatar Digital Library<\/a> (QDL<\/strong>) is a growing repository for over 500,000 historical and cultural records of the Gulf and wider region. The Archives is available online and includes wide range of materials: maps, manuscripts, sound recordings, photographs and much more, complete with contextualized explanatory notes and links, in both English and Arabic.<\/p>\n

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The QDL was made possible through a Memorandum of Understanding on Partnerships between Qatar Foundation, Qatar National Library<\/a> and The British National Library<\/a>. The aim of this partnership is to make a world-class resource freely<\/strong> available for everyone, for general audience and academic researchers.<\/p>\n

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The site was launched on 27 October 2014. According to Cogapp<\/a>, an industry-leaders in producing software for online archives and museums who designed and developed the software; the interface is user friendly and it is accessible across multiple devices, including mobiles, tablets and desktops.\u00a0Everything is shareable on social media. All items can be zoomed to explore incredible details. It also allows the user to conduct a highly filterable search; 150 facet options are available to refine the search. The site and content meet archival standards and accessibility criteria.<\/p>\n

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The repository also include 147 articles to explore, all grouped under Articles From Our Experts<\/strong> which can be filtered by topic, geographical location and time period. Switching from Arabic to English is possible through the language tab located on top of the page.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is going to result in a whole new generation of historians, a boom in the historiography of the Gulf. This is profound; this moment right now is a milestone in the history of the region.\u201d\u2014 Dr James Onley, Senior Lecturer in Middle Eastern History, University of Exeter<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cStudents, scholars \u2013 whether here, in the Gulf region or indeed anywhere on the planet \u2013 will be able to explore this material, find new learnings from it, make new connections and make new discoveries.\u201d\u2014 Roly Keating, Chief Executive of the British Library<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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