Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies - Research LibraryType: Library Web site: http://legation.org/discover/research-library Events: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tangier-Amer… Catalog URL: https://www.librarything.com/catalog/TALIM_M… Amenities: wifi Description: The TALIM Research Library is one of the most important libraries specializing on Morocco. It consists of 8,000 works: 40% in English; 30% in French; 10% in Spanish and 5% in Arabic as well as a collection in Portuguese. The library is comprised of: books, theses, monographs, periodicals, microfilm, maps, newspapers, and photographs. Of particular note are: the collection of more than 100 antique maps on the Mediterranean region; a bound newspaper collection covering the period 1884-1960; American consular correspondence with the Department of State (1797-1906); foreign travel accounts (17th to the 19th century); the official bulletin of the Protectorate period (1913-1942); a section on Operation Torch (the Allied landings in North Africa in 1942); and the Western Sahara Issue. The Research Library attracts scholars from North African, the U.S. as well as many other countries from around the world. In Morocco the TALIM Research Library is considered a primary reference library for university faculties in the area. (law, economics, science, literature). Added by: TALIM_Morocco Contacted: Not contacted Venue ID: 92691
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