{"id":1654,"date":"2026-02-24T06:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T06:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/?page_id=1654"},"modified":"2026-11-09T10:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T10:27:28","slug":"papers-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/index.php\/papers-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Papers 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MI_2025_Paris_group_photo-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MI_2025_Paris_group_photo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MI_2025_Paris_group_photo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MI_2025_Paris_group_photo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MI_2025_Paris_group_photo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MI_2025_Paris_group_photo-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>46th MELCom International Conference 202<\/em>5<em>,<\/em> <em>Paris<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Adam, Volker<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_Adam_Conversion-of-non-Latin-scripts-into-data-sets.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1754\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digitization \u2013 OCR\/HTR \u2013 What comes next? The conversion of non-Latin scripts into reliable data sets<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Akay, Mustafa Hasanali<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_Akay_Turkish-Law-Classification.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1755\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Restructuring LC system in Turkish law \u2013 Rewriting KKX codes<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Abbas, Fayek<\/strong> and <strong>Menz, Astrid<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_Menz_Abbas_Krenkow_s-Scientific-Legacy-in-Hamburg.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1766\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fritz Krenkow\u2019s scientific legacy in Hamburg<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alaili, Anas<\/strong> and<strong> Chalvin, Mari\u00e9va<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_Chalvin_Alaili_Humatheque-Condorcet.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Humath\u00e8que Condorcet: A new academic library and its oriental collections.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alkharsan, Shaikha<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_Alkharsan_Plants-and-dyes.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plants and dyes: From traditional extraction to modern innovations<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Andriyanova, Olga<\/strong> and <strong>Zahra, Farah<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_Zahra_Andriyanova_-RILM-IMA-collaboration.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IMA\u2019s library collections on Arab music: The IMA\u2013RILM collaboration<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Baydar, Nil<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_Baydar_Paper-dyeing-and-ink-corrosion-in-Mamluk-manuscripts.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper dyeing and ink corrosion in Mamluk manuscripts<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Desclaux, Vanessa<\/strong>: Les pr\u00e9mices de la collection de manuscrits syriaques de la Biblioth\u00e8que nationale.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dougherty, Roberta<\/strong>: \u00abEveryone does what suits them \/ Jeder tut was ihm passt\u00bb: Carlo Landberg and the business of Arabic manuscripts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>El Hosseiny, Alya<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_El-Hosseiny_Developing-a-collection-policy-for-a-multilingual-multidisciplinary-research-library.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1759\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Developing a collection policy for a multilingual multidisciplinary research library<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>El Hoyek, Karam<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_El-Hoyek-_Manuscrits-de-la-Bibliotheque-Orientale.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Les manuscrits de la Biblioth\u00e8que Orientale : un patrimoine culturel pr\u00e9serv\u00e9 \u00e0 travers les si\u00e8cles<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ghaddar, Jamila J. <\/strong>and <strong>Kuntz, Blair<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_Ghaddar_Kuntz_Fighting-Erasure.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fighting erasure: Developing a digital infrastructure for library and archival preservation<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Guichard, Benjamin<\/strong>: La valorisation des ressources pour les \u00e9tudes maghr\u00e9bines en France.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hughes, Heather<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_Hughes_Muslims-in-Japan.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Muslims in Japan: A collaborative collection<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ipert, Stephane<\/strong>: Ownership and legal challenges for libraries in the Arab world \u2013 Historical perspective and impact on operations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Langella, MariaLuisa<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_Langella_The-Library-of-the-MMSH-Aix-en-Provence.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The library and archive collections at the M\u00e9diath\u00e8que of the MMSH, Aix-en-Provence<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lowe, Julie<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_Lowe_Middle-East-Librarianship-in-the-classroom.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1765\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bringing Middle East librarianship into the classroom: Towards meaningful diversity<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Muehlhaeusler, Mark<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_Muehlhaeusler_Summer-Internships-at-AUC-Libraries.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IT internships in libraries: Doing more with data and digital collections<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nasra, Maxim<\/strong>: Unveiling the challenges of iron-gall ink and verdigris in Islamic manuscripts: A new research initiative.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pehlivanian, Melin\u00e9<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_Pehlivanian_Armeno-Turkish-manuscripts-and-prints-at-Berlin-State-Library.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The collection of Armeno-Turkish manuscripts and prints at the Berlin State Library<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rac, Katalin<\/strong> and <strong>Zeraatkar, Neda<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_Zeraatkar_Rac_Developing-a-MENA-Collection-at-Emory.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Developing a diverse Middle Eastern collection: A case study at Emory University<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rattansi, Aly<\/strong>: Archiving everyday Islam in Canada.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Safdar, Muhammad<\/strong> and <strong>Siddique, Nadeem<\/strong>: The journey of acquiring a huge multilingual Islamic collection through donation for a leading Pakistani library: challenges and impact.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shahin, Eman<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_Shahin_Digitizing-Middle-Eastern-collections-and-linked-open-data.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1769\">Unlocking hidden connections: Digitizing Middle Eastern collections and enhancing access through linked open data<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wiedemann, Felix<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_Wiedemann_45-Years-of-MELCom-Presentations.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">45 Years of MELCom Presentations \u2013 A quantitative overview<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Zarkar, Rustin<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/melcominternational.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MI_2025_Zarkar_LoC-Overseas-Office.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"1773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Library of Congress Overseas Office: 2024\u201325 Acquisitions in the MENA Region<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>46th MELCom International Conference 2025, 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