17-19 September; Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The collection houses 81000 Arabic titles and 48000 non-Arabic titles. 900 manuscripts and 500 databases. The site allows access to the electronic journals, e-databases, online catalogue and special collections. In addition special service ?Ask the librarian? via the web. The site is in English and Arabic.

Over 6500 items including a Sharjah collection.

Etisalat University College Library is committed to providing library services to reflect, support and fulfill the institutional goals of the Etisalat University College . The aim of the College Library is to collect, organize and facilitate the use of information resources that will support the educational and research programs of the College.

The libraries mission lies in identifying, organizing, preserving and making accessible resources which serve the needs of university faculty members and students, and community at large.

A library serving the needs of students studying vocational courses using English as the medium of instruction. More than 15,000 items held locally with an emphasis on English as a Second Language, Engineering, IT and Business for diploma students.

Fun and educational materials : Games, jokes, cartoons and kids club. The site is in Arabic and English.

Stories, games, pictures for coloring.

This is a site for Arabic music. It includes a large variety of Arabic songs from the Gulf region, as well as other parts of the Arab world. It also includes radio stations.

This site contains full text books about Arab heritage, history, arts, genealogy, Islam philosophy, Qur?an, linguistics, bibliography, etc.

Links to Ministries and general information information on the country including history, culture...in English and Arabic.

ECSSR serves as a center for research on political, economic, and social issues pertinent to the UAE, the Gulf, and the greater Middle East. The site contains a large database of activities, publications and a general information section on the UAE.

A health portal, which includes various information about health issues: articles, a glossary forums and more.

The site contains general information about the hospital?s services. Also access to medical professional articles, questions and answers with doctors via the web, a forum and relevant links.

The site includes a review of the history of the ministry and the projects it undertook for improving and developing health care services. It contains a directory of hospitals and health centers. It has a researchable database and invites questions from readers.

Cluster office for Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

The library houses 800.000 volumes and 1500 current periodicals. They are responsible for collecting materials of the ancient heritage of the UAE.

This is an Encyclopedic site on Islam. It lists and explains different terms about this religion: history, laws, Qur'an, Hadeeth, stories of the prophet, etc. It also contains children's section.

This part of a larger site presents a list of articles in Arabic on astronomy including the solar system, etc.

The site contains information in Arabic about prominent Arab/Islamic Women such as: the wives of the prophet, women in his family, Islamic women, poets, etc.

This site enables searches in the libraries' catalogue.