November 16, 2001
San Francisco, CA

Present: J. Dorr, M. St Germain, M. Hopper, J. Rodgers, S. Samoeil, B. Sulaiman, M. Gaston, D. Straley, S. Damadi, C. Murphy, S. Khanaka, D. Hirsch, L Wiederhold, H. Yucesoy, F. Unlandherm, J. Weinberger, C. Galli, M. Abraham, S. Dagher

Minutes from 2000 are reviewed. The Minutes accepted approved as presented

Reports

CRL: J. Dorr: (handout) for J. Simon.

Topics include the budget, commitments, and list of MEMP items received, on order, recently received.

Items catalogued by those members who volunteered to do so, including D. Hirsch, M. St. Germain, and others still working on other titles

Arabic pamphlet collection (LC): index received, 3800 items, sorted geographically and by subject

General news about CRL: M. Bloss departed for Endeavor. Other staff changes. New president

Conference on cooperative collection development: see the CRL web sites for details:  

ICON Project (ICON Global Newspaper Preservation Effort)

International Coalition on Newspapers 4 years ago set up a working group with NEH funding for a database of international newspapers. The titles are filmed and the design of the database is underway.

A Registry of intentions to film at CRL is to be set up

Application for additional NEH funds for next two years has been submitted.

Titles: in the current project 12 titles from Bombay, Shanghai, La Raison Buenos Aires?, 5 Turkish titles will be in next round

LC Reports: C. Murphy

See minutes of 6 Aug Board Meeting (update of these items) and his handout distributed to membership

LC Preservation Directorate staff hired in digitization endeavor; this is indicative of LC's current direction

About 100 ME/Hebrew titles a year marked for preservation

LC has completed work on Arabic pamphlet collection and the index has been delivered to MEMP

LC received Hezbola materials from Syria and Lebanon. These are in urgent need of preservation.

LC web site of filmed materials will not appear in November as stated in 6 Aug minutes [but see now Library of Congress Bibliographies, Research Guides and Finding Aids. Still necessary to call ME division to determine holdings

LC Photodup downsized; Preservation Resources in Bethlehem PA is taking over in compensation these reduced activities, but Arabic materials will continue to be done in-house, a decision made after 11 Sep

9-15 month filming backlog has resulted from the downsizing of LC Photodup

British Library Arabic Mss guides will be delivered to LC in Arabic script

LC will purchase as part of its stated commitment all such manuscript and archival materials

Kluge Foundation Chair in Islamica; also that commitment from outside funds will help fund the purchase of Arabic Mss materials

LC commitment to convert ALL card files into online e.g. Ottoman

New Delhi film/fiche activities stepped up increased capacity

Islamabad field office acquisitions sent to ND for filming

See OVOP or New Delhi web site for details

Yemen Times filming progress: D Straley online version? Will check on this; archives not complete run

al-Jadid? D. Hirsch and D. Straley no longer supplies Hirsch also has it in a run.   David will check on it

Simon Samoeil introduces the project at Yale for creating an online Middle East in Microform. He is identifying possible sources of funding.  The goal is to establish an online serial list for print and film of all holdings in US and abroad, including so far Syria, Tunisia, Germany.  The project involves selecting the titles for digitizing and setting up the mechanisms for text delivery.  Simon has a draft of the project and expresses the hope that original partners (Penn, Wash, UM) will be willing to continue and submit letters of support (OSU has also committed) by 28 Nov (from original and new partners).

MEMP Board election is uncontested: Abraham, Rodgers, St. Germain are elected

MEMP White Paper discussion for general membership

Point of discussion varied among:

• Columbia is cutting back on print subscription because of online availability
• What to do about exclusive online archiving
• discussion of copyright intricacies
• Digitalization directions
• What should MEMP be doing that it does not now do new directions
• strength of MEMP is the ease and quickness in deciding acquiring flexibility

Reminder to members that they can propose project involving purchases under $600 without board or membership approval, or can submit more extensive project proposals to James Simon or Michael Hopper or any member via the MELA-List

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MEMP - Received
Since 11/17/2000

MF.
Bayr¯ut taymz [microform] = Beirut times.
L¯us Angil¯us, K¯al¯if¯urniy¯a : [Beirut Times Pub.,
Microfilm. Burbank, Calif. : Data Microfilming Corp., [19--] microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
Center has:
MF-12272 MEMP (13 reels) v. 5, no. 188-v. 14, no. 644 (Aug. 31, 1985-Dec. 31, 1998/Jan. 7, 1999).
MF-12395 MEMP (5 reels) v. 14, no. 645 (Jan. 7/14, 1999)-
Last Received: reel #2 Jan-Dec. 2000
OCLC # = 44259842.

MF Neg. MF.
al-H¯atif [microform].
al-Najaf : [s.n.], 1935-
Published in Baghdad, v. 14-
Microfilm. v.1-19(May 3,1935-Apr.1,1954) Princeton, N.J. : Microfilmed [by] Photographic Services, Princeton University Library [for Middle East Microform Project ; Chicago, Ill. : Available from Center for Research Libraries], 2000. 11 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. Master negative held by Center for Research Libraries.
Center has:
MF-12413 MEMP (11 reels) v. 1-19 (May 3, 1935-Apr. 1, 1954).
Paid: $2424.78
OCLC# = 45786189.

MF Neg. MF.
Son saat [microform].
Istanbul : Dogu Matbaasi,
"Günlük memleketçi müstakil siyasi aksam gazetesi."
Microfilm. no.1242-3281 (1 Ocak 1950-31 agustos 1955):[Gaps] Bethlehem, Pa. : Microfilmed for Middle East Microfilm Project at the Center for Research Libraries, by Preservation Resources, 2001. 15 microfilm reels ; 35 mm
Center has:  MF-12475 (15 reels)

1950: Jan. 1-25, Jan. 27-Mar. 2, Mar. 5-July 1, July 4-Aug. 28, 30-31, Sept. 27-Dec.;
1951: Jan.-Feb. 22, Feb. 24-Mar. 24, 26-29, Mar. 31-Apr. 15, 26, Apr. 28-30, May 6-9, 11-15, May 22-June 18, June 20-Dec.;
1952: Jan. 1-8, Jan. 10-Feb. 15, Feb. 21-Mar. 26, Mar. 28-Apr. 1, 9-10, Aug.-Oct. 17, Oct. 19-Dec.;
1953: Jan. 1-9, 11-22, Jan. 24-Feb. 6, Feb. 8-May 18, 20-29, June 1-20, June 22-July 7, July 9-12, 14-22, 24, 28-31, Aug. 2, 6, 8, 11-15, 17-19, Aug. 24-Sept. 26, Sept. 28-Oct. 24, 26-29, Oct. 31-Nov. 17, Nov. 19-Dec.;
1954: Jan. 1-22, 24-31, Mar. 1-19, 21-27, Mar. 29-Apr. 5, 7-11, 16, 23, 28, May 5-8, 11-19, 22, 27-29, 31, June 7-15, 17-25, 27-29, July 1-6, 8-15, 20-21, 23-25, 27-30, Aug. 1-16, 19-20, 22-26, Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 5-6, 8, 14-26, 28-29, Oct. 1, 3-18, 20-24, 26, 30-Nov. 4, 6-11, 14-29, Dec. 3;
1955: Jan. 1, 8-9, 12, 15-16, 18, 22-26, 29-30, Feb. 1, 5, 7, 10-11, 14-15, 18, 21-22, 26, Mar. 1-6, 8-16, 18-19, 21-31, Apr. 9-10, 13, 18-26, 28, Apr. 30-May 13, 16, 20-23, May 28-June 9, June 12-July 8, 12-14, 16-26, Aug. 3-19, 22, 24-26, 29-31.

Paid: $2356.91
OCLC# = 46728748.

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