Intending to achieve cognitive integration by encompassing and controlling intellectual production in Arabic, the Arabic Union Catalog is pleased to announce the launch of its initiative to enhance the AUC database with records in other languages, starting on May 28th, as part of its continuous efforts to achieve cognitive integration. Members' records will be displayed and added in foreign languages. Furthermore, they will be uploaded to the catalog under specified controls and locations. Moreover, Arabic, English, and French search interfaces will be available for searching and retrieving records.

What is the purpose of the Arabic Union Catalog supporting foreign languages?

1. Enhance cognitive integration by expanding information and knowledge sources beyond Arabic.
2. Assisting academic libraries and research centers with foreign language curricula. As a result, they can provide foreign language collections in their catalogs.
3. The monitoring of Arabic and Islamic publications in languages other than Arabic available in knowledge institutions and scientific research centers across the globe will be more comprehensive.
4. Enabling the availability of Arab authors' writing in other languages.
5. Assuring the sustainable development of members through collaboration and cooperation lies at the catalog's core.
6. Supporting knowledge enrichment in some Arab countries that use local languages, including Kurdish and Amazigh. Also, support the languages spoken in other Arab countries along with Arabic, such as the French language used in North Africa.

What languages are supported by the Arabic Union Catalog?

It covers English, French, Kurdish, and Amazigh, which are the leading languages in the Arab world. Additionally, it includes globally spoken languages such as Italian, Spanish, German, Persian, and Chinese. The Arabic Union Catalog database can be expanded to include other languages.

What is the Arabic Union Catalog's algorithm for searching and accessing foreign languages?

There has been an update to the Arabic Union Catalog's search and download guide. How to search in foreign languages is explained on pages 8 and 9. Download the guide here: https://bit.ly/2HxCUxO

Contribution of members to enriching foreign language entries within the catalog database

Members of the Arabic Union Catalog are encouraged to contribute to enriching the Arabic Union Catalog database by uploading records in foreign languages. For assistance, members may contact the Member Services Administration of the AUC.

Member services and technical support

Member libraries can contact the Arabic Union Catalog technical support team through the following channels for assistance, additional information, or to contribute bibliographic records in foreign languages they have within the AUC.

For more information, please email [email protected]

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