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, Page 2 IV) Servicesl Besides the standard and basic service of any:- university' l1brarY~·1~e. to the needs of the staff and students, graduate and under­graduate, the library has in these last few years added other, more speciali!~ed services; . . . a) trained assistance to the eyer-growing number (over one hundred) oil "research workers from institutions and other libraries in Cab'o and Egypt; in general and to individual graduate students f:r'om other universities and institutes in Egyp1tand abroad~ " . b) exchange of publications 'and services with other universities, insti tutes and librarie's ' here and abroad. - .. 0) publication of library acquisitions', the Arab World Index and tha preliminarY work for the publication of a finding-list of the Creswell Collection. JUture Developments Preamble: The main lines of development in the next few yea~s may be summarized as follows: I) Collectionst A continuing systematic building-up of the collection, fillin~(in of gaps, aoquisition of the old, basio research materials wheneve::­possible, pUrchase of back files of journals, and carrying on the work on the Atab;1.c collection already underway. This latter will includ.e a thorough going-over of the old material and classification of the entire oollection, new and old, according to a newly-developed adaptation of the Dewey system for Arabio-language materials and a standardization of the entries of Arabic names. Furthermore. it lis expected to create during the next couple of years, a core collection of science materials, consisting of basic reference materials and a suitable periodical oollection in this fieldo For the entire program an increased budget has been made a'vailable starting 1962. II) Premises and Organization~ Full capacity use of the existing librar,y huilding Was expected to take place in three stages: Stage lt Stage 2: stage 3~ Occupation of the West Wing (this was effected in 1960) Occupation of the "Tower" and an additional fourth floor on the West; Wing. Occupation of the basement and the availability of a science reading room, in the new science building, to be connected wi th the main library building . by a bridge at the 3rtl floor level. It "is estimated' that when these three stages have 'been completed, 1ihe l1brarj't-will be able to house an estimated 120;000 'volso . We are :now almost ready to move o:q.tothe second stage~ .A:ll"the plans "and details have been worked out with the University architect:. . . The arrangement will be on the basis of the general areas of: Social Sciences (4th. or new' floor of the Wes'I; Wing) ' General Reference and History, and temporarily soienoe. (3rd~ floor) . . Humanities (2nd. floor