Brill Library

The Library of the Written Word is an international peer-reviewed book series that publishes monographs, edited volumes, source materials and bibliographies on a variety of subjects, related to the history of the book, magazines and newspapers. The series consists of three subseries, each one covering a particular period: The Manuscript World, TheHandpress World, and The Industrial World.

The series invites studies in codicology, palaeography, typography, economic history of the trade and the technology of printing. Analytical bibliographies as

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The National Library of Israel – Functions

(In accordance with the “National Library Law 2007” (Hebrew) and the regulations of the National Library Co. Ltd (CC). (Hebrew)

​•​	To collect, preserve and cultivate the treasures of knowledge, the heritage and the culture of the State of Israel and of the Jewish people, including the expansion and enhancement of the Library’s collections;​
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​•​	​To serve as a home for the collections, archives, manuscripts, documents, maps, music and other audio treasures, graphic creations, audiovisual creations and electronic documents, as well as other items of unique national, historic or cultural significance;
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​•​	​To allow the public, in Israel and elsewhere, proper and reasonable access to the Library’s collections through a variety of channels, among them advanced technological means;
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​•​	​To serve as Israel’s central research library in its areas of expertise, in accordance with its objectives, as well as serving as the University research library in the Humanities fields, especially Jewish Studies, Middle Eastern stuides and Islamic studies;
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About Brill Library

King Library is the main library of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The largest of four libraries on the Oxford campus, it serves as the primary library facility and center of administration for the Miami University Libraries system.^[1] Currently, King Library is home to theWalter Havighurst Special Collections, the Center for Information Management (CIM),^[2] Government Information & Law collection, Instructional Materials Center (IMC), Digital Initiatives,^[3] Technical Services, Access Services, Libraries Systems, senior administrative offices, and the Libraries' Preservation/Conservation Lab. King also serves as home to the Howe Center for Writing Excellence,^[4] as well as the King Cafe Coffee Shop.

King was extensively renovated through a three-phase rehabilitation project, beginning in the late 1990s and ending in 2007.

Originally built to be a central library facility with subject areas divided up by levels. By 1978, the Brill Science Library was added to the west wing of Hughes Hall, and science collections were transferred there to accommodate an ever-expanding collection.^[5]

King Library