QF is supporting Qatar in its journey from a carbon-based economy to a knowledge-based economy by providing resources to students, researchers, and the community in Qatar. Announced in November 2012 by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, the QNL will eventually open in a library building designed by the architect Rem Koolhaas.
QNL maintains a National Library, a University and Research Library, and a Metropolitan Public Library for the digital age. The National Library function collects and provides access to global knowledge relevant to Qatar and the region. It also collects, preserves, and provides access to heritage content and materials about Qatar and the region. The University and Research Library function supports education and research at all levels by providing printed and digital library materials for students and researchers. The Metropolitan Public Library delivers library services and information for everyone to enjoy reading, meet people, and become information-literate.
Included in QNL’s facilities will be a variety of collaborative and individual learning spaces, a Children's Library, 300 public computer workstations, digital media production facilities, performance spaces, a café, an adaptive technology center, Writing Center and Tutoring Center.
In addition to full-text databases, the QNL expects to have 1.2 million books, 500,000 e-books, periodicals and newspapers, plus special collections.
Interested?
Register. QNL's registered members can currently access the online resources. Anyone who lives in Qatar and has a valid Qatari ID/Residence Permit is eligible for free library registration.
QNL maintains a National Library, a University and Research Library, and a Metropolitan Public Library for the digital age. The National Library function collects and provides access to global knowledge relevant to Qatar and the region. It also collects, preserves, and provides access to heritage content and materials about Qatar and the region. The University and Research Library function supports education and research at all levels by providing printed and digital library materials for students and researchers. The Metropolitan Public Library delivers library services and information for everyone to enjoy reading, meet people, and become information-literate.
Included in QNL’s facilities will be a variety of collaborative and individual learning spaces, a Children's Library, 300 public computer workstations, digital media production facilities, performance spaces, a café, an adaptive technology center, Writing Center and Tutoring Center.
In addition to full-text databases, the QNL expects to have 1.2 million books, 500,000 e-books, periodicals and newspapers, plus special collections.
Interested?
Register. QNL's registered members can currently access the online resources. Anyone who lives in Qatar and has a valid Qatari ID/Residence Permit is eligible for free library registration.
Prior to its opening, the QNL also maintains a list of Arabic and Islamic reading resources available elsewhere. Its top picks are the Adab website, which has classical and modern Arab poetry (Arabic and English), and Al Waraq (Arabic only), which lists where famous Arabic works in different subject areas may be found.