The International School of Information Science (ISIS) in

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

was founded to initiate, develop, carry out, and promote research and development of activities and projects related to building a universal digital library. ISIS was also created in order to maximize creativity and foster innovations within the

Bibliotheca Alexandrina The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Latin for "Library of Alexandria"; arz, مكتبة الإسكندرية ', ) is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt. It is a commemoration of the Library ...

. The Institute develops IT projects that will ultimately contribute to the knowledge capacity of

and the world.

References

* Arseneault, Michel. "Alexandria, from papyrus to the Internet." ''The UNESCO Courier'' 52, no. 4 (April 1999): 40-42. * Bilboul, Roger. "The Library of Alexandria Reopens." ''Information Today'' 19, no. 11 (December 2002): 26. * Watson, Bruce. "Rising Sun." ''Smithsonian'', April 2002.

External links

Official ISIS website
Education in Egypt Science and technology in Egypt Scientific organisations based in Egypt Information schools