MEMP Annual Meeting

Event Logistics

Date: 
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Time: 
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Central Time
Location: 
New Orleans, LA
Contact: 
Judy Alspach - jalspach@crl.edu
Program: 

The Middle East Materials Project (MEMP) will hold its annual meeting in Boston, MA, on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm.  The meeting will be held in the St. Charles Room of the Danna Student Center (6363 St. Charles Ave.) at Loyola University in New Orleans in conjunction with the Annual Conference of MELA (Middle East Librarians Association).

MEMP member libraries fund projects that acquire and preserve rare and at-risk research materials related to Middle East studies. Funding is provided by MEMP member institutions through an annual membership fee. Representatives of member institutions meet annually to discuss current and future projects and to set priorities for additional acquisitions.

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Insights on Israel’s Palestinians from a Rare Arab-language Newspaper

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