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Kingdom of Bahrain FactsGovernment type : constitutional monarchy & Bicameral Legislature (National Assembly)
Religion : Majority Muslim (70% Shiite, 30%Sunni), Christian, Jewish , Bahai (NationalAssembly)
Literacy rate: 89% (2003 est.)
Language: Arabic (official), Persian, Urdu &English is widely spoken
Population : 718,306 note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2008 est.)
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History, People and CultureTylos , Dilmun and Awal (ancient name) Bahrain was referred to by the Greeks as the centre of pearl trading,
1738 was ruled by one Family the “Al-Khalifa”.
1932 oil has been discover in Bahrain
1971 Bahrain became independent from British protectorate
Bahrain PearlsBahrain Ceramics
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Libraries in BahrainFirst public library 194612 Academic libraries9 Public libraries Managed by Ministry of
education250 Schools Learning Resource Centers5 Special Libraries & research LibrariesNew National Library that will be open in Dec
2008 Shaikh Isa National Library
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Arabian Gulf University Library Library Automated System
( Horizon ) 40,000 volumes in Arabic &
English 15 Specialized Online Databases 400 Printed Journal Inter-Library Loan Services Online Reference Services
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Challenges Faced by Libraries in Bahrain
The Need to established national consortium for the Academic Libraries in Bahrain
Lack of qualified academic LibrariansTraining & Development ( limitations )Undefined strategic planning for academic
LibrariesEncouraging the community to support fund
raising For Academic libraries