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British Library book move

British Library book moves affecting Middle Eastern language material.

During the course of 2010, the British Library is undertaking collection moves which will include material in all Middle Eastern languages.  The items that are being moved will be unavailable to readers while they are prepared, moved and reshelved in the new storage building in Boston Spa.   Information about the shelfmarks affected by the embargo will be in the Library's April Reader Bulletin at www.bl.uk/collectionmoves/index.html  .

Books and journals in Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Hebrew (and other Middle Eastern languages) acquired since 1986, and all hard-copy newspapers, will be placed under an embargo from 10 May 2010. This material will not be available for use until it has been loaded into the new storage facility at Boston Spa. Material will be available again between the end of July and November 2010 when it has transferred.

Material in Middle Eastern languages acquired before 1986 will be moved to Boston Spa later in the year.  These moves will affect most books and journals published after 1850 (1900 for Arabic).  Books published before this date, and rare or special material, will not be moving and will be available for use at St Pancras as normal.  Books moving from St Pancras are scheduled to be unavailable from October 2010 until early 2011 when they have been transferred to the new building.

Material stored at Boston Spa will be available for use in the St Pancras Reading Rooms, but will need to be ordered 48-hours in advance. Most post-1950, non-UK, publications will be available for inter-library loan, as normal, once they have transferred.

Summary

Post-1986 books and journals, and all hard copy newspapers, will be unavailable from 10 May 2010.  Material will be available again from July 2010 to November 2010 depending on when it is transferred.  

Post-1850 (post-1900 for Arabic) but pre-1986 material will be unavailable from October 2010 until it has transferred (probably early 2011).

Particularly rare and older material will remain at St Pancras and will be available as normal.  The moves will not affect manuscripts, microfilm, recorded sound or e-materials, nor materials in Western languages.

 

For further information about these collections see www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/middleeast/meresources/index.html .

 

 

Seminar for Arabian Studies Conference

The Seminar for Arabian Studies Conference will be held at the British Museum from Thursday 22nd - Saturday 24th July 2010.

 

If you wish to offer a paper, please send a 200-word abstract before the 15th of February 2010 for consideration. Abstracts submitted after the abstract deadline may be rejected at the discretion of the organizers or suggested as a poster contribution. The proposal must include:

 

1) the name(s) and full contact details (affiliation(s)) of the contributor(s)
2) the title of the proposed paper
3) set out what the paper intends to cover
4) the approach it will take
5) indicate the significance of the topic

 

Due to the limited time available for the programme, and the increasing number of abstracts we receive there is no guarantee that all papers will be accepted. As in previous years we can normally only accept one paper from any given project.

 

All abstracts received by the February deadline will be considered by the Steering Committee in early March and will be selected on the basis of quality, originality, and importance of the topic.

 

Details of the Seminar will be posted on www.arabianseminar.org.uk, soon and further information will be sent out in April once the provisional programme has been organized. 

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**Seminar for Arabian Studies Conference at The British Museum**

**Thursday 22nd - Saturday 24th July 2010**

**www.arabianseminar.org.uk**

 

Seminar for Arabian Studies,

The British Museum,

c/o Middle East Department,

Great Russell Street, London,

WC1B 3DG, UK.

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The Falak Sufi Scholarship

 

The Graduate School of Arts and Science of New York University is pleased to announce the establishment of the Falak Sufi Scholarships awarded by the master’s program in Near Eastern Studies at the Kevorkian Center. Candidates for the master’s program in Near Eastern Studies  are eligible to apply, including applicants to the program’s joint degree with Journalism, the concentration with Museum Studies, and the business track.

 

The Falak Sufi Scholarship is to honour the memory of a beloved student in the Near Eastern Studies program who died tragically in New York in 2008, and to support students from countries with a majority Islamic population in South Asia who might not otherwise be able to obtain a graduate education.  

 

For 2010–11, the scholarship includes an academic-year stipend (a minimum of $22,440), tuition, student health insurance, and registration and services fees for up to two years, provided that academic standards of the Graduate School and the graduate program are met.

 

The application deadline for fall 2010 admission is January 4, 2010.

 

For more information, eligibility and application requirements, visit:

www.gsas.nyu.edu/object/sufischolarship

 

   

Job Vacancy - University of Sydney, Australia

Department of Arabic & Islamic Studies – Lecturer

School of Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Arts

The University of Sydney, Australia

 

  • Arab, Islamic and Middle East Studies
  • Great lectureship opportunity
  • A competitive academic salary is available

 

Please visit the following link for more information and to apply: http://usyd.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs.checkJobDetailsNewApplication&returnToEvent=jobs.processJobSearch&jobid=253774da-79a4-80d1-669c-529c43168ea9&jobsListKey=c7a967e9-4342-4924-bae6-1bd9f0f48751&persistVariables=jobsListKey

 

 

 

Vacancy: Higher Education Academy

Announcement: Academic Co-ordinator (Islamic Studies - 21 hours) Higher Education Academy

 

The Academy is working to establish a network for academics working in Islamic Studies. We are seeking an Academic Coordinator with the skills and experience to manage this work and lead a team of colleagues from across the Academy. Responsibilities will include managing the project, coordinating the Network, communicating & reporting to stakeholders – which includes Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and acting as a spokesperson for this important project.

 

Full details:

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/vacancies/detail/vacancy_1007_2009

 

   

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