Friday, March 09, 2018

Digital Spotlight: Qatar Digital Library

QATAR DIGITAL LIBRARY is a free digital collection exploring the modern history and culture of the Gulf region.
Contents: Users can choose to explore the archives or read articles from experts. Exploring the archive provides access to over a million items. The expert articles can be filtered by topic, location, and time period. The See, Watch, Listen option provides a quick look at interesting topics. A list of popular topics is provided along with a search tool with filters.
Classroom Connections: Use this website as a starting point for an exploration of the Gulf region. Ask students to choose a topic, place, or time period of interest from the expert section to jumpstart their exploration.
Featured Digital Objects:
Introductory Articles https://goo.gl/BzsvhD
History of the English East India Company https://goo.gl/Ue7RnZ
Science and Medicine https://goo.gl/KwpWio
To visit the collection, go to https://www.qdl.qa/en.