{"id":256816,"date":"2019-09-12T17:27:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T20:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=256816"},"modified":"2019-09-12T17:41:28","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T20:41:28","slug":"consulate-of-lebanon-collecting-works-for-virtual-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/consulate-of-lebanon-collecting-works-for-virtual-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Consulate of Lebanon collecting works for virtual library"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The Consulate General of Lebanon in Rio de Janeiro<\/a>\u00a0is working on a virtual library of works relating to Arab and Lebanese culture in Brazil. Content created by the Arab community and by Brazilian authors covering Arab subjects will be available in the Brazil-Lebanon Virtual Cultural Library. The website will be up in November, and contributions are being accepted. The website address is yet to be disclosed.<\/p>\n

The library will feature sections devoted to literature, music and history, with formats including text, image and video. The Consulate\u2019s physical collection will also be available online.<\/p>\n

Work by Arabs or descendants can cover any field of knowledge, from migration to current affairs. The project provides for interactive resources including advanced search, a notes tool, favoriting, printing of excerpts, and downloads.<\/p>\n

The idea came from Lebanon\u2019s consul general to Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Bitar. \u201cWhat my vast experience tells me is that Arab communities are losing touch with the countries they came from, because they are unaware of the creative side they have,\u201d Bitar told ANBA over the phone. At first, the idea came up to create a study center to prevent these ties from fading.<\/p>\n

However, since a brick-and-mortar facility is out of the question, the project migrated online. \u201cThe primary goals are, firstly, to highlight and upkeep cultural activity by Lebanese and Arab immigrants in Brazil. Secondly, to spread awareness of the whole community and its creativity. Everything needs to reach immigrants and Brazilians alike,\u201d the consul said.<\/p>\n

The move online enables the project to reach more people. \u201cBooks have always fascinated me. I own books by descendants from the Arab communities, from politics to literature and poetry, so I thought, \u2018why don\u2019t we build a library?\u2019 So we pulled together everything that Arab and Lebanese descendants have done and are doing here in Brazil,\u201d Bitar explained.<\/p>\n

According to him, amassing works that will touch Brazilians and the Lebanese is only the first step. \u201cThe virtual library is a pilot project that will be extended, as far as possible, to every country in the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The consul also hopes to encourage the creation of new works. \u201cWe intend not only to highlight the works, but also for students to look into what Arabs have already accomplished in Brazil. And to get in touch with universities, to conduct studies,\u201d said Bitar, revealing that the Consulate has already entered into a contract with the National Archive, an arm of Brazil\u2019s Ministry of Justice. \u201cWe have spoken [with the Archive] so they will also collaborate with the library and provide us with information on everything that\u2019s in the archives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

How to contribute?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Volunteers can help out by digitizing public domain works; providing works of their own authorship; partnering up to assign copyrights to work owned by their organizations; and translating public domain works not yet available in Brazilian Portuguese.<\/p>\n

All volunteers can submit public domain or Creative Commons-licensed files to consuladolibanorj@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The project will be launched during the Brazil-Lebanon Tourism & Business Congress on November 28 and 20 in Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Release<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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