Event program 
5:00 - 5:10 Welcoming speeches
• British Council welcome speech by Mr. David Knox, BC country director + short video 
• Assabil welcome speech by Mr. ZIAD ABOU ALWAN, Assabil president
5:10 - 5:30 Presentation of libraries 
• British Council Digital library (video + presentation + Q&A) (15 mins) 
• Assabil Association – Beirut public libraries (presentation) (5 mins) 
5:30 - 6:00 Discussion panel: Digital libraries: opportunities and challenges 
Moderator: 
Patricia Rahme, Beirut Libraries Coordinator 
Speakers:
- Gladys Saade, Professor in Information Science, Lebanese University
- Sawsan Habre, Senior Library Archives Manager, Lebanese American University
- Roula Saker and Mira Fayad, IC Libraries 
 

Axes: 
1. Open access resources: an opportunity for all 
2. Advantages and Limitations of Usage of Open resources
Q&A for each axe. 

Zoom Meeting access Link: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82008937608?pwd=b1FwSGsySURTV0dncTRhT2tYMlVUUT09

Meeting ID: 820 0893 7608
Passcode: 530000

Optional registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUP1XwVOqT4lXjBTmgtZ1evUYUDHTzdkv2tfJQdPBZIallQw/viewform?usp=pp_url