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Qatar National Library (QNL) is a non-profit organization under the umbrella of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development.〔Qatar Foundation (2013 November 4). (Qatar National Library holds first Board of Trustees meeting ) (release ), 2. Retrieved 2014-12-13.〕〔Qatar National Library. "(About the library )." Retrieved 2014-12-14.〕 The plans for the new national library were announced by Moza bint Nasser, chairperson of Qatar Foundation, on November 19, 2012, during a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Dar Al Kutub library, in Doha, Qatar, the first public library in the Gulf region (founded on December 29, 1962), which had until then been regarded as the Qatari national library.〔Lux, Claudia (2014). "(Qatar National Library – Architecture as innovation in the Arab world )." ''International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Journal'', 40(3), 174-181; here: 176. Retrieved 2014-12-13 from http://www.ifla.org/publications/ifla-journal.〕 Claudia Lux, a German scholar and library professional, was appointed by the Qatar Foundation to be director of the library project in April 2012, and initially oversaw the launch of QNL as a digital library,〔"Qatar residents gain access to Springer's e-books and online journals" (2013 November 5). ''Information World Review'', 7.〕〔Lux, Claudia (2014). 178.〕 while construction began on a new building in Education City, a district in Doha that was developed by the foundation as a center of higher education, and now includes branch campuses of six American universities, as well as other educational and research institutions.〔Hamilton, Reeve (2012 May 24). "(Class of 2012 in Qatar savors the College Station connection )." ''New York Times''.〕 The parent institution, Qatar Foundation – a private, chartered, non-profit organization, founded in 1995 by His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, then emir of Qatar (now father emir) – aspires through its activities to "promot() a culture of excellence," to encourage "an innovative and open society in Qatar,"〔Qatar Foundation (2014). "(Mission )." Retrieved 2014-12-14 from www.qf.org.qa/about.〕 and to support a transition "from a carbon-based economy to a knowledge-based economy."〔〔Lux, Claudia (2014). 174.〕 The new library is envisioned as playing an integral role in such a transition by providing the requisite educational resources to students, educators, researchers and the community at large; its mission is to "spread knowledge, nurture imagination, cultivate creativity, and preserve the nation’s heritage for future generations," or, in another formulation, to help in "bridging with knowledge Qatar’s and the Arab and Islamic world’s heritage and future."〔 QNL aims to serve a three-fold function as a national library, a research-level university library, and a central metropolitan public library equipped for the digital age.〔〔 In its capacity as a national library it collects and provides access to global knowledge, including heritage content and materials relevant to Qatar and the region; as a university and research library it supports education and research at all levels; and as a modern central public library it provides library services and resources to meet the reading interests and foster the information literacy of the general public, and, with the opening of the new building, will also serve as a community meeting place.〔〔 ==Library collections and services== Anyone who lives in Qatar and has a valid Qatari ID or residence permit is eligible for free library registration.〔 Although the new building has not yet opened, QNL’s website is already functional, offering registered library users free online access to a diverse collection of online resources, including international scholarly databases and top academic journals, as well as popular literature, magazines, children's resources, and music.〔〔Qatar National Library. "(Online Resources )." Retrieved 2014-12-14.〕 The website also provides news on the progress towards the building’s opening. When the library opens, it will offer a wide variety of books and e-books, in English and Arabic, including fiction and non-fiction, bestsellers and classics, as well as magazines and journals, DVDs, CDs, and audiobooks.〔Qatar National Library. "(Main Collection )." Retrieved 2014-12-14.〕 In keeping with QNL's mission to help prepare Qatar residents for participation in the global knowledge economy, a broad range of educational and instructional programs and services are planned that will focus on information literacy, early literacy, research skills, and using digital resources.〔Lux, Claudia (2014). 176-177.〕 Library educational programming will include book clubs, language-learning classes, musical events, and craft workshops, as well as events for children and their families, such as storytelling, crafts, and science fun.〔Qatar National Library. 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