General
- The collection consists of publications in Arabic and European languages. The library specializes in the following subjects: Arabic and Islamic studies (with special focus on Egypt in all its aspects), Egyptology/Archaeology (including the legacy of Professor Emery), Coptic studies, Papyrology and Graeco-Roman Egypt. The library contains a considerable collection of periodicals as well as Egyptian daily and monthly newspapers and magazines.
There are no borrowing facilities. A photocopy service is provided. For a membership one passport photograph and a copy of an I.D. are required.
- Online Catalogue
- The catalogue is accessible through www.nvic.org.eg (best viewed with Internet Explorer). Please note that this is still in an experimental phase. If you have any comments, please contact our librarian Anita Keizers.
- Categories in the Catalogue
- A: General: Reference works (handbooks, standard books on the history of literature, encyclopaedias, libraries), dictionaries, bibliographies, concordances on Qur’ān and hadīth, catalogues (e.g. of manuscripts), congress acts, collections of articles
B: Islam: Qur’ān, hadīth, fiqh, tafsīr, religions in general, philosophy, mystics, islamic law
C: Linguistics: Arabic Linguistics, grammar books, comparative linguistics, classical dictionaries, sociolinguistics
D: Literature: Arabic literature and handbooks, translations, essays (various subjects)
E: History, politics: Egypt, Middle East, international relations, oil politics, ideologies (liberation movements, nationalism)
F: Art: General, plastic arts, archaeology of the islamic world, numismatics, architecture, calligraphy, music, dance, cinema, theatre
G: Sciences: Mathematics, astrology, geography, technology, early translations from the Greek language, agriculture, water politics, environment, law, economics, taxes, trade, shipping, yearbooks, health, education, travel reports, tourist guides
S: Social sciences: Sociology, anthropology, folklore, society studies, housing, migration, slavery, ethnic and religious minorities, psychology, women studies, culture, development cooperation, management, bureaucracy, industry, trade unions, journalism, human rights, refugees
H:Ancient Egyptian: dictionaries, reference works
I: Ancient Egypt: general
K: Coptic studies
L: Ancient Nubia, Sudan
M: Graeco-Roman Egypt
N: Ancient Near East
GF: Large sized publications
Offprints
Series Arabic studies, Ancient Egypt and Coptic studies
Felicitas Jaritz collection: Arabic literature (classical and modern), Turkish novels
NL/VL: The Netherlands and FlandersPeriodicals and newspaper collection
Microfiches
CD-Roms
