دراسات في تاريخ المكتبات والوثائق والمخطوطات الليبية

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Publications:

A small fund has already been set aside for publication and the estimates for the Triennium the Society has asked for L 2، 500 towards the production of an Annual Report and one substantial monograph each year. The Society is very conscious that this is one of its important duties if it is to fulfil a useful function. Several volumes of valuable studied are nearing completion and the Society will have to appeal widely to interested bodies for additional funds. A monograph by Mr. J. B. Ward - Perkins and the Professor Goodchild on the Early Churches of Cyrenaica will be read shortly. The Directorate of Antiquities in Libya has expressed a wish that research carried out in collaboration with the Department should be published in the first place in their periodical Libya Antiqua، and a number of articles on Lybyan antiquities have been submitted for inclusion forthcoming volumes. The Goodchild Memorial:

It has been decide to use the sum of L 1، 202 which was collected as a memorial to the late professor Goodchild:

Is now constitude as a Committee of the Society and the work of editing is now proceeding.

The Society hopes، if finances permit، to create an annual fellowship to be awarded in any branch of Libyan studies. It is very anxious to foster relations between Libyan and British scholars and wishes to have available small grants for Libyan students visiting Britain. In addition، in order to maintain contact with Libyan scholars and officials، it would try to invite one person to come from Libya each year for a lecture or study tour.

Field Work:

The Society's aim is to continue develop existing schemes of research and to undertake new ones which seem important. Sums of money will be needed for basic equipment، especially the purchase of vehicles which are an essential requirement for field work in the country.

London Activities:

The Society has an Assitant secretary، Miss M. A. Meagher، who is paid a small honorarium. The office is based in the Institute of Archaeology and office expenditure in general is small. Lecture - meetings are held in London chiefly at the Institute of Archaeology، two such meetings، in addition to the Annual General Meeting، have been held so far: on 20 February 1970، Mr. J. B. Ward - Perkins، Director of the British School at Rome، spoke on Early Christian Churches of Cyrenaica and there was a most attractive exhibition of drawings largely by Miss Sheila Gibson in the entrance - hall of the Institue. On 4 June 1970، the president gave an illustrated lecture on a little - known episode in the career James Bruce، who visited Libya in 1766. Library:

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Up a library of books covering Libyan and allied North African studies and for this the society has asked for a British Academy grant. The nucleuse of this library consists of some 200 books، chiefly concerned with Libyan archaeology، which once belonged to Professor Goodchild. They hadbeen sold to Messrs. Blackwell and were purchased by the Society for L 440. The funds to make the original purchase were lent by the Goodchild Memorial Commitee، and were refunded by the Society when money became available. The Goodchild library has already received a number of additions، notably the Report of the Joint Libyan University London University Research Project in Libya presented by the staff of the School of Oriental and African Studies. The Society also intends to the library as much as possible and to allocate a sum for the binding of books، An honorary librarian، Miss belinda Barratt، has been appointed، and the books are housed in the library of the Institute of Archaeology. The arduous task of initial cataloguing and arranging of the books was very kindly undertaken by Miss Joan du plat Taylor and her staff، to would like to express the Society's gratitude. The library is open for consultation on application to the librarian and books may be borrowed by members of the Society. A list is given below (pp. 19 ff).

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