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Film, Video Mission to Baghdad: Toward Rebuilding a National Library

Event video

About this Item

Title

  • Mission to Baghdad: Toward Rebuilding a National Library

Summary

  • This is an interview with two Library of Congress staff members who traveled to Baghdad in November 2003. Their mission was to assist the staff of the Iraqi Library and assess the damage to its building and its collections after two fires, extensive water damage and a devastating explosion.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2003-11-01.

Headings

  • -  Cities, Towns
  • -  Culture, Folklife
  • -  Government, Law
  • -  War, Military
  • -  Government, World Affairs
  • -  irag, baghdad, library, restoration, conservation

Notes

  • -  Classification: Bibliography, Library Science, Information Resources (General).
  • -  Diane Kresh.
  • -  Recorded on 2003-11-01.
  • -  Kids, Families.
  • -  Librarians, Archivists.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021687565

Online Format

  • video
  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division. Mission to Baghdad: Toward Rebuilding a National Library. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-01, 2003. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021687565/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division, S. B. (2003) Mission to Baghdad: Toward Rebuilding a National Library. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-01. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021687565/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division. Mission to Baghdad: Toward Rebuilding a National Library. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-01, 2003. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021687565/>.