1. EMEA Regional Council
Executive Committee/Delegates Meeting
Sept. 28-29, 2011
Leiden, The Netherlands
OCLC Workshops in the Middle East
Proposal/Considerations
by
Cendrella Habre, Director
Riyad Nassar Library

2. Lebanese American University
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Not-for-profit private institution of higher education in Lebanon
Founded as a women’s college in 1924
Chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York in
1955
ONE university TWO campuses: Historic home in Beirut and a new campus in
Byblos, overlooking the historic city of Byblos
Seven schools: Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering,
Pharmacy, Medicine, and Nursing
Newly acquired University Medical Center – Rizk Hospital (UMC–RH)
Accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New
England Association of Schools and Colleges (CIHE-NEASC) in November 2009.
Full-time faculty for fall 2010 totaled 302
With 7,183 undergraduates, 803 graduates and 81 students in professional degree
programs, enrollments in fall 2010 totaled 8,067
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3. Lebanese American University
www.lau.edu.lb
LAU_Byblos Campus
LAU_Beirut Campus
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4. Sub-Regional Meetings Planning
• Where?
Beirut: Lebanese American University
UAE: Zayed Unversity (Dubai) or American University in
Sharjah or United Arab Emirates University (Al Ein)
or Abu Dhabi National Library
• When?
Beirut: May 8, 2012
UAE: To be assigned right after the Beirut meeting
• Who?
Beirut: 30 participants
UAE: 50 participants
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5. Why Lebanon?
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Why UAE?
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6. OCLC in the Region: 94 Participating Members in 14 Countries
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66
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55
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22
66
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99
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PRODUCT MIX
Connexion, FirstSearch, Illiad, Link Manager,
CAMIO, OLIB, Collection Analysis, Dewey,
EZProxy, Techpro partners, Vendor Partners
for Arabic & Persian record contribution
5 libraries are contributing records in
IRAQ
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7. Lebanon
UAE
Invite customers & noncustomers from:
•Lebanon
•Iraq
•Jordan
•Egypt – Cairo / Alexandria
•Morocco
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Invite customers & noncustomers from:
•UAE
•Saudi Arabia
•Qatar
•Bahrain
•Kuwait
•Oman
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8. Things to Think About
• There is no “OCLC Membership Culture” in the Middle East.
How to sell this concept during the meetings?
• Should NON-Members attend as well as Members?
• The meetings must carry obvious VALUE for the attendees.
• Should there be an OCLC product update?
• A survey could help out in identifying the meetings content.
• Meetings to be held in Arabic language (preferable).
• Should local agents such AAS and Logos attend? Who else
from OCLC should attend?
• Responsibilities: Host institution? OCLC?
• Costs: Travel – Hotel – Logistics, etc.
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9. Q&A
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10. Q&A
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