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Journal of Manuscripts & Libraries for Specialized Research (JMLSR)

About the Journal :

The International Journal of Manuscripts & Libraries for Specialized Research, published quarterly on behalf of the Malaysian Institute of Science and Development is a referred scientific journal, which is supervised by a group of scholars who are specialized in heritage, museums, and library studies in the Arab and international universities.
The objectives of this journal are: – To spot light on our memorable history to inspire a brighter future; – To stimulate the minds of researchers and adorers of heritage; -To exert efforts for the purpose of mobilizing skills and capacities in gathering various cultural, thoughtful, and heritage backgrounds; -To interact with the important aspects of our bountiful heritage, by and with which we live and move forward to the achievement of innovation, invention & development; -To fight alienation of relations with heritage; – To interact with masterworks of heritage to dedicate them to researchers to serve as a platform for achieving development.
The journal seeks to promote technical and educational services in view of international standards through distinguished and specialized qualifications, use of modern technology, loyalty and devotion to work, and achieving excellence to provide researchers and students with the best services. This will create a professional encouraging environment for the excellent creative ideas and talents who are committed to team work values, spirit of respect, authenticity of vision, and excellence in objectives.
The journal concerns with public intellectuals, persons interested in heritage and manuscripts, text editors, graduate researchers, researchers of manuscripts, librarians and information centres, in support of being a pioneer journal that seeks to make heritage a deep rooted science, art, entertainment, and education within an attractive framework of knowledge, as a leading journal in the field of heritage, documentations, and manuscripts studies at the national and international levels. Furthermore, the journal publishes authentic and distinguished scientific, technical and applied researches in an attempt to become a significant and added value journal in the field of electronic media, which takes advantage of the valuable components of manuscripts to regain its original beauty and the identity of Arabs and Muslims since they represent national, historical, ideological identities. In addition to this, manuscripts are regarded as a source of pride of the heritage left by our parents and ancestors including sciences, cultures, knowledge, and arts.



THE EFFORTS OF THE MANUSCRIPT CENTER AT THE KING SALMAN CENTRAL LIBRARY AT KING SAUD UNIVERSITY TO PRESERVE MANUSCRIPTS AND TAKE CARE OF THEM


Due to the great importance of the manuscripts in the scientific research, whether for the graduate student or the university professor, the King Salman Central Library at King Saud University has established a “Manuscript Center” to serve researchers both inside and outside the university. In this paper I am trying to highlight the role of the Manuscript Center in preserving and caring for the manuscript. The research includes two sections: The First topic is: Information about King Salman Central Library generally in terms of its origin and its most important departments and services and the Second Topic is: Information about the Manuscript Center that contains several demands: The First Demand: The establishment of the center and the first to take over its administration The Second Demand: The Departments of the Center. The Third Demand: The strategy of the Center in the collection of manuscripts. The Fourth Demand: Researcher’s service and guidance of researchers. In my research, I have relied on direct observation and access to the Center's work, either by inquiring about its employees or the publications and statistics of the Center.