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Doha: For many of Qatar National Library's patrons, the long summer break will take them back home, or on an adventure to a new travel destination. While many adults and youngsters alike will soon have more leisure time to tackle their summer reading lists, library books can take up valuable luggage space, and must be safely taken back once read. Fortunately, the Library's extensive digital resources ensure that book lovers gain access to all the entertainment and stimulation they want, and at any time — free of cost.
The Library conveniently offers apps, ebooks, audiobooks, access to newspapers, magazines, and music and video streaming.
This host of entertainment options are available to members so they can take the Library with them and have access to the vast resources wherever they are in the world.
These online resources cover a wide range of subject areas, including academic papers, to satisfy the information needs and diverse interests of all age groups.
Mahmood Ali, who has been using ebooks and apps more frequently, said, 'What makes the Library's online resources unique is the fact that they are free and easily accessible.
'I have downloaded the Mango Languages application and will pick up a few French words before I visit France this summer. This is practical knowledge available for free, which is why everyone should use it.
With a range of innovative story telling approaches adopted by a number of these digital platforms, parents will no longer struggle to maintain their kids' reading skills over the long summer break. Parents of younger readers can make use of several award-winning apps with an array of exciting content formats.
The award-winning Booki app offers a new experience when reading digital books such as comics, magazines and bedtime stories in English and Arabic. Parents can encourage their kids to read more using RBDigital Comics, which gives access to more than 600 of Marvel and IDW digital graphics novels and comics.
There is also BookFlix, online video storybooks for preschoolers through grade 3 as well as related games and activities.
Adults can rekindle their hobbies or catch up on their interests in business and finance, home and gardening, cooking and lifestyle by accessing popular digital magazines from their mobile using the RBdigital App, or from their desktop.
If you're travelling to a new country this summer or planning to kick start your resolution to learn a new language, Mango Languages is a wonderful online learning resource that you can use from your laptop or mobile device. Audiobooks are growing in popularity and the Library has seen the number of downloads rise from 70 in 2017 to 2,674 in 2018.
AudioBookCloud is an online audiobook library collection streaming both adult and children's audiobooks for schools and public libraries. Fiction, non-fiction and classics are in English and in Spanish.
The Library also has a wide selection of streaming and downloadable content available to users. During the summer vacation, those seeking to delve into the world of music can download and use the Naxos Music Library.
Graduate students can continue to have access to several research tools over the summer, including 200 databases that offer access to 60,000 electronic journals, covering specialized academic areas.
Milan Vasiljevic, Manager of Electronic Resource Management and Licensing, at the Library said, 'The Library is no longer limited to reaching its members only when they are present within our physical space. We are responding to our members' needs to offer knowledge development wherever they are, and the availability of digital services in English and Arabic is essential to this.
The increased use of the Library's ebook platforms and apps over the past year confirms that our outreach is having the needed impact, so that no matter where in the world our members are this summer, they can remain within the Library's community and be assured of access to knowledge and information.
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