17:
55:
Qatar
Digital Library was first announced in 2012. The starting budget was reported as £8.7 million. The partnership sought to digitize a rich trove of heritage material documenting Arab and Islamic history and to make it freely accessible to the public through the QDL, which was launched online in
56:
October 2014. The launch of the QDL's website marked the first phase of its launch. On 19 January 2015, the second phase of the QDL was commenced and is expected to last until
December 2018. The second phase will witness the digitization of 1,125,000 pages of historical documents.
97:
The
British Library and QNL will both hold copies of the digital collection; however, after the completion of the digitization (originally estimated as the end of 2014), the QNL will assume responsibility for the hosting and further development of the QDL portal.
464:
101:
The
British Library’s collection contains over 500 Arabic scientific manuscripts, of which 205 were digitalised in the first two phases of the project. The first phase included manuscripts from
120:
As of 2021, 2 million pages of historical and cultural heritage materials were digitalized in the QDL. Since the QDL began in 2014 there were more than 1.9 million users registered worldwide.
222:
71:
The digital library, with an
English and Arabic bilingual interface, encompasses a total of 500,000 pages of items held by the British Library pertaining to the history of the
249:
484:
444:
563:
746:
635:
421:
226:
974:
824:
640:
465:"Complete list of 125 Arabic scientific manuscripts digitised during the second phase of the British Library and Qatar Foundation Partnership"
969:
645:
890:
199:
595:
835:
703:
683:
688:
964:
713:
850:
756:
630:
615:
590:
349:"Digitizing 1,000 years of Gulf history: The Qatar Digital Library opens up the rich history of the Gulf region to the public"
925:
600:
556:
718:
678:
141:
673:
786:
698:
605:
129:
845:
625:
882:
320:
693:
855:
549:
174:
348:
509:
708:
796:
766:
147:
135:
20:
A drawing of three coastal towns in Arabia by Thomas Elwon in the 1830s obtained from Qatar
Digital Library.
296:
79:(including the archives of the East India Company and its successor institutions); and 25,000 pages are of
911:
776:
114:
36:
781:
153:
806:
76:
31:) is a bilingual online library which was launched as a joint venture by a partnership consisting of
668:
830:
43:
in
October 2014. QDL comprises one of the largest online collections of historic records on the
801:
791:
877:
816:
728:
655:
582:
572:
88:
32:
840:
510:"About this Collection | World Digital Library | Digital Collections | Library of Congress"
40:
16:
906:
861:
272:
958:
620:
485:"Qatar Digital Library digitises 2 million pages of historical and cultural heritage"
75:
region. Some 475,000 pages, dating from the mid 18th century to 1951, are from the
72:
44:
761:
117:. The second phase was completed in July 2019 and consisted of 125 manuscripts.
106:
80:
91:
940:
927:
541:
374:
736:
610:
110:
663:
751:
250:"Making an impact in higher education: top 10 most read pieces of 2014"
102:
741:
445:"125 More Arabic Scientific Manuscripts in the Qatar Digital Library"
84:
223:"British Library: Post-war American propaganda 'belittled' Britain"
422:"Arabic scientific manuscripts go live in Qatar Digital Library"
747:
545:
132:– UK project for digitising project for audio archival material
94:
Among the pages are numerous photographs, maps, and drawings.
144:- British Library programme for preserving cultural heritage
396:
138:– UK project for digitising audiovisual archival material
60:
200:"One million rare, historical documents to go online"
899:
870:
815:
727:
654:
581:
397:"The British Library Qatar Foundation Partnership"
536:
689:Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute
514:Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
557:
194:
192:
8:
564:
550:
542:
342:
340:
636:Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar
368:
366:
321:"Interactive Media Awards - Winner Page"
15:
166:
77:India Office Records and Private Papers
825:Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing
719:Translation and Interpreting Institute
59:The website was designed and built by
646:World Innovation Summit for Education
439:
437:
416:
414:
7:
891:Hind bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
679:Qatar Cardiovascular Research Center
347:Nadine El-Sayed (11 November 2014).
704:Qatar Science & Technology Park
674:Qatar Biomedical Research Institute
596:Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
297:"Qatar Digital Library | UX Awards"
684:Qatar Computing Research Institute
373:Matthew Teller (22 October 2014).
175:"Now, access Omani history online"
14:
714:Sidra Medical and Research Center
631:Texas A&M University at Qatar
851:Qatar National Convention Centre
846:Qatar MICE Development Institute
757:Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art
626:Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies
616:Northwestern University in Qatar
273:"Qatar Digital Library | Cogapp"
248:Claire Shaw (30 December 2014).
177:. Times of Oman. 21 October 2014
225:. The Telegraph. Archived from
601:Georgetown University in Qatar
221:Tom Rowley (10 October 2013).
63:. It has won multiple awards.
1:
975:Libraries established in 2014
375:"Tales from the India Office"
202:. Gulf Times. 19 January 2015
150:– for British theatre history
142:Endangered Archives Programme
970:2014 establishments in Qatar
787:Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra
699:Qatar National Research Fund
694:Qatar Green Building Council
641:Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
606:Hamad Bin Khalifa University
130:Unlocking Our Sound Heritage
856:RAND-Qatar Policy Institute
574:Qatar Foundation مؤسسة قطر
991:
883:Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
325:interactivemediaawards.com
965:Qatari digital libraries
709:Qatar Solar Technologies
301:userexperienceawards.com
797:Qur’anic Botanic Garden
591:Academic Bridge Program
148:Theatre Archive Project
136:Unlocking Film Heritage
912:Msheireb Downtown Doha
777:Qatar National Library
767:Qatar Diabetes Society
115:Theodosius of Bithynia
37:Qatar National Library
21:
900:Projects and legacies
772:Qatar Digital Library
729:Community development
489:thepeninsulaqatar.com
271:Cogapp (2016-07-20).
156:– Library of Congress
154:World Digital Library
25:Qatar Digital Library
19:
941:25.31864°N 51.4415°E
887:Mohammad Fathy Saoud
656:Science and research
351:. Nature Middle East
937: /
782:Qatar Music Academy
377:. BBC News Magazine
611:HEC Paris in Qatar
229:on 10 October 2013
22:
946:25.31864; 51.4415
920:
919:
802:Reach Out To Asia
399:. British Library
982:
952:
951:
949:
948:
947:
942:
938:
935:
934:
933:
930:
878:Moza bint Nasser
807:Stars of Science
575:
566:
559:
552:
543:
537:Official website
524:
523:
521:
520:
506:
500:
499:
497:
496:
481:
475:
474:
472:
471:
461:
455:
454:
452:
451:
441:
432:
431:
429:
428:
418:
409:
408:
406:
404:
393:
387:
386:
384:
382:
370:
361:
360:
358:
356:
344:
335:
334:
332:
331:
317:
311:
310:
308:
307:
293:
287:
286:
284:
283:
268:
262:
261:
259:
257:
245:
239:
238:
236:
234:
218:
212:
211:
209:
207:
196:
187:
186:
184:
182:
171:
124:Similar projects
33:Qatar Foundation
990:
989:
985:
984:
983:
981:
980:
979:
955:
954:
945:
943:
939:
936:
931:
928:
926:
924:
923:
921:
916:
895:
866:
811:
723:
650:
577:
573:
570:
533:
528:
527:
518:
516:
508:
507:
503:
494:
492:
483:
482:
478:
469:
467:
463:
462:
458:
449:
447:
443:
442:
435:
426:
424:
420:
419:
412:
402:
400:
395:
394:
390:
380:
378:
372:
371:
364:
354:
352:
346:
345:
338:
329:
327:
319:
318:
314:
305:
303:
295:
294:
290:
281:
279:
270:
269:
265:
255:
253:
247:
246:
242:
232:
230:
220:
219:
215:
205:
203:
198:
197:
190:
180:
178:
173:
172:
168:
163:
126:
69:
53:
41:British Library
12:
11:
5:
988:
986:
978:
977:
972:
967:
957:
956:
918:
917:
915:
914:
909:
907:Education City
903:
901:
897:
896:
894:
893:
888:
885:
880:
874:
872:
868:
867:
865:
864:
862:Vodafone Qatar
859:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
821:
819:
817:Joint ventures
813:
812:
810:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
733:
731:
725:
724:
722:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
660:
658:
652:
651:
649:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
587:
585:
579:
578:
571:
569:
568:
561:
554:
546:
540:
539:
532:
531:External links
529:
526:
525:
501:
476:
456:
433:
410:
388:
362:
336:
312:
288:
277:www.cogapp.com
263:
252:. The Guardian
240:
213:
188:
165:
164:
162:
159:
158:
157:
151:
145:
139:
133:
125:
122:
68:
65:
52:
49:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
987:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
962:
960:
953:
950:
913:
910:
908:
905:
904:
902:
898:
892:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
875:
873:
869:
863:
860:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
826:
823:
822:
820:
818:
814:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
734:
732:
730:
726:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
669:Qatar BioBank
667:
665:
662:
661:
659:
657:
653:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
621:Qatar Academy
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
588:
586:
584:
580:
576:
567:
562:
560:
555:
553:
548:
547:
544:
538:
535:
534:
530:
515:
511:
505:
502:
490:
486:
480:
477:
466:
460:
457:
446:
440:
438:
434:
423:
417:
415:
411:
398:
392:
389:
376:
369:
367:
363:
350:
343:
341:
337:
326:
322:
316:
313:
302:
298:
292:
289:
278:
274:
267:
264:
251:
244:
241:
228:
224:
217:
214:
201:
195:
193:
189:
176:
170:
167:
160:
155:
152:
149:
146:
143:
140:
137:
134:
131:
128:
127:
123:
121:
118:
116:
113:, as well as
112:
108:
104:
99:
95:
93:
90:
86:
82:
78:
74:
66:
64:
62:
57:
50:
48:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
26:
18:
922:
771:
517:. Retrieved
513:
504:
493:. Retrieved
491:. 2021-05-30
488:
479:
468:. Retrieved
459:
448:. Retrieved
425:. Retrieved
401:. Retrieved
391:
379:. Retrieved
353:. Retrieved
328:. Retrieved
324:
315:
304:. Retrieved
300:
291:
280:. Retrieved
276:
266:
254:. Retrieved
243:
231:. Retrieved
227:the original
216:
204:. Retrieved
179:. Retrieved
169:
119:
100:
96:
92:manuscripts.
73:Persian Gulf
70:
58:
54:
45:Persian Gulf
28:
24:
23:
944: /
831:Fitch Qatar
762:QatarDebate
107:Hippocrates
83:and modern
47:countries.
959:Categories
932:51°26′29″E
929:25°19′07″N
871:Key people
836:HBKU Press
519:2024-03-11
495:2024-03-11
470:2024-03-11
450:2024-03-11
427:2024-03-11
403:24 October
381:24 October
355:24 October
330:2016-12-20
306:2016-12-20
282:2016-12-20
256:24 October
233:24 October
206:24 October
181:24 October
161:References
858:(defunct)
827:(defunct)
737:Al Shaqab
583:Education
111:Aristotle
792:QF Radio
664:QScience
81:medieval
39:and the
752:Jeem TV
103:Ptolemy
89:English
67:Content
51:History
742:Baraem
85:Arabic
61:Cogapp
841:MEEZA
405:2015
383:2015
357:2015
258:2015
235:2015
208:2015
183:2015
87:and
29:QDL
961::
512:.
487:.
436:^
413:^
365:^
339:^
323:.
299:.
275:.
191:^
109:,
105:,
35:,
565:e
558:t
551:v
522:.
498:.
473:.
453:.
430:.
407:.
385:.
359:.
333:.
309:.
285:.
260:.
237:.
210:.
185:.
27:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
