Cultural activities during the University 13th Book and Information Fair.
Cultural activities during the University 13th Book and Information Fair has been launched today, Monday 26/12/1435 AH. The fair is being held in the University City, Al-Gurager, Abha. Activities at the fair include a number of symposiums, lectures and training workshops.
The Dean of University Library Affairs, Dr.saeed Kasem Al-Khaldi inaugurates the activities with a lecture entitled, " Library Affairs Deanship: Achievements and inspirations." After that, there will be a lecture to be presented by Sheikh Aboud Ali Dar'e entitled, "the Conduct of the Predecessor in Reading and Collecting Books". Finally, there will be a poetry evening for the students in collaboration with the University Reading Club. This is to be presented by a student named Mohame Ahmed Al-Qarni from Sharia College, with the participation of the following poet students: Ali Hamid Farhan (Faculty of Management), Mefaraa Dawwas Qahtani (Faculty of Medicine) and Sulaiman Hadi Al-Qahtani (Graduate Studies, College of Sharia).
On Wednesday morning starting from 10.00 O'clock, there will be a lecture entitled, "The National, Cultural Project to renew relation to Reading", to be presented by Dr. Fahad Al-Elyan. This will coincide with a training workshop entitled, " The Digital Library and how to benefit from it in producing scientific researches". The venue will be in the auditorium 5 at the Central Stands. There is a place in the Dentistry College Hall allocated for females. Moreover, there is an arrangement for another lecture entitled "Serving Science and nation: Civilized insight and Strategic Development". It will be presented by the Head of Abha Library Club, and it will come after Al-Maghrib prayer. On Thursday, there will be another lecture entitled "The Saudi Digital Library and the scientific Research in the Saudi Universities" to be presented by Dr. Messad Altayar and Dr. Abdulhameed Al-Suliman. It will take place after Al-Maghrib prayer. Also, the second version of portal of the Library affairs Deanship is going to be launched.
It should be noted that the exhibition will be open from 9.00 O'clock a.m. to 2.00 O'clock p.m., and from 4.00 O'clock p.m. to 1.00 O'clock a.m. Holders of the exhibition arrange specific time in the evening for families' visit from Thursday 29/12/1435 AH to Wednesday 5/1/1436 AH besides the morning period on Saturday 1/1/1436 AH.
