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Khalifa University to Give Away Books to Visitors, University Students, and Researchers

Rare books about the UAE’s heritage and history will be on display at Khalifa University’s stand during the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2024. Among the notable works on display are early books published on the UAE’s leaders including the Founding Father of the UAE Late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.  

 Providing a unique opportunity for attendees to access valuable resources and gain insights into the UAE’s history and achievements, Khalifa University will also give away books to visitors attending the event. The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2024 is being held from 29 April-5 May 2024 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC).

 Driving the intellectual capital creation on campus is the Khalifa University Libraries, a thriving center for knowledge, offering Arabic and English titles about fiction, dictionaries, and general books in different disciplines such as humanities, history, science, engineering, and technology, besides recreational and fiction titles.

The Khalifa University Libraries have a collection of more than 100,000 printed books in Arabic and English, including 27 study rooms and 5 instruction rooms; 196 public access computers, 680,000+ e-books, 60,000+ e-journals, and 90+ online databases. It is a research library, and a reputable leader among academic libraries in the region.  

The KU Libraries is committed to the goals of the university aimed at advancement of knowledge, science, and technology, while helping the faculty with publications in top journals, and Gold Open Access publishing information in partnership with scholarly and professional communities both locally and internationally. At the same time workshops on data literacy, and life-long learning are also offered to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. 

Clarence Michael
English Editor Specialist
29 April 2024