History
* 1977: Establishing the Directorate of Libraries and National Documents. * 1990: The Directorate of Libraries and National Documents was replaced by two new entities: :* Department of the National Library. :* Documentation Center * 1994: Both the department of the National Library and Documentation Center were merged to be a separate department connected to the Minister of Culture under the name the Department of the National Library.Department of the National Library tasks
* National intellectual product promotion and preservation. * Collecting intellectual product mainly related to the National Jordanian Heritage. Other intellectual product area of interest: Arab World, Arabic & Islamic civilization, and Human Heritage in general. * Preserving documents from different public institutions, documents relevant to Jordan in addition to private documents. * Providing depository services. * Issuing the Jordanian National Bibliography. * Publishing and facilitating material related to libraries' work. * Coordinating the work of public libraries. * Allowing access to researchers. * Mutual lending with other national, regional & international libraries. * Organizing different cultural events. * Exchanging & gifting materials. * Cooperation with international entities in relation to library services.References
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