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Publication date: 29 June 2010

Hasan Buabbas, Benachir Medjdoub and Yacine Rezgui

The purpose of this paper is to provide a clearer picture of the first establishment of school libraries in Kuwait. In addition, the paper explores the development of the school…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide a clearer picture of the first establishment of school libraries in Kuwait. In addition, the paper explores the development of the school library between 1911 and 1962.

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The paper adopts a qualitative research strategy. The interviews and documentation techniques have been utilized to gather data about the subject.

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The findings traced the first appearance of the school library in Kuwait back to 1944. It showed that the development of the library encountered major difficulties.

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The unique study reveals a branch of Kuwaiti education history hitherto concealed from its people, where the recognition of other disciplines in the field and the need for further study emerges.

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Library Review, vol. 59 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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