QNL, Turkey’s NsL to promote development of librarianship

Qatar National Library signed a strategic memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with the Nation’s Library (NsL) of the Republic of Turkey to expand knowledge in the fields of education, science and culture, and promote the development of librarianship. 

The MoC was signed by Minister of State and President of Qatar National Library, H E Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari and Director of Administrative Affairs of Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, H E Ambassador Dr. Metin Kıratlı.

The partnership outlines broad areas of collaboration between the two libraries, including scientific, technical and cultural cooperation. The libraries will work together on capacity-building activities to enhance knowledge, skills and experiences through a series of staff exchange programs. They will also conduct online and in-person training activities related to cataloguing and classification, databases, and multimedia systems, among others.