Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing recently signed a four year agreement to provide Egyptian citizens with access to Emerald content via the Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB) project, thereby creating the largest digital library in the world.
The EKB acts as a repository for content from the world's most prominent publishing houses and has been created as a catalyst to develop the Egyptian Learning Community.
The initiative to create the EKB has been led by the Specialized Council for Education and Research, which is one of four councils formed following a presidential decree by the President of Egypt. All four councils will act independently, with the other three councils focusing on economic development; foreign policy and national security; and community development.
The EKB will give all Egyptian citizens access to the Emerald eJournals Premier Collection, eBook series and Emerging Markets case studies collection. Egyptian citizens and researchers will also be able to access Emerald research from anywhere within the country on any form of device, including laptop and mobile. The EKB has been designed to develop scientific research, promote teaching methods and develop ways to attract new students to academia, consequently increasing the impact of scholarly research.
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