The Arab Union Catalog (AUC) concluded its distinguished participation in the 28th Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Special Libraries Association – Arabian Gulf Chapter, held from 16 to 18 September 2025 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel – Jeddah.
Dr. Saleh Al-Mosnad, Director of the Arab Union Catalog Center, delivered a paper entitled: “The Arab Union Catalog’s Initiative to Transition to the Bibliographic Framework (BIBFRAME): A Quantum Leap in Organizing and Providing Access to Arabic Bibliographic Data.” The paper highlighted the strategic transformation spearheaded by the Arab Union Catalog toward the adoption of the BIBFRAME model.
In this context, the Arab Union Catalog launched its pioneering service, ABL (Arabic Union Catalog BIB Link), designed to convert member institutions’ catalogs from MARC 21 format to BIBFRAME. This service aims to support Arab knowledge institutions in keeping pace with global developments and initiatives that seek to align bibliographic data with the requirements of the digital era and the evolving needs of users.
The Arab Union Catalog pavilion attracted a large audience, where the Catalog showcased its latest projects and initiatives, most notably the BIBFRAME transition initiative, in addition to its contributions to supporting Arab libraries and enhancing bibliographic integration across the region.
Furthermore, the Arab Union Catalog Academy, in collaboration with the King Fahd Public Library – Jeddah, organized a training program entitled:
“The Arab Union Catalog and Artificial Intelligence Applications in Libraries: Information Organization, Linked Data, and the Bibliographic Framework.”
The course witnessed remarkable attendance and active engagement from member libraries
The Arab Union Catalog participates in the 36th Conference of the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI 2026)
The Arab Union Catalog Center Obtains Conditional Institutional Accreditation from the Education & Training Evaluation Commission in Saudi Arabia
