Manama, April 30th: Al Manhal has signed an agreement with the University of Bahrain to allow its students, faculty, and researchers a yearly access on all of its 8 eBook collections. The University of Bahrain, founded in 1986, is the only national higher education institution in the Kingdom of Bahrain that offers mainly undergraduate bachelor’s degrees and some postgraduate degrees. The agreement allows access to all students from 19^th of February, 2012 until the 18^th of February, 2013. Al Manhal’s eBook collection for University of Bahrain cover is as follows:

1. Political Science & International Relations    
2. Business & Economics    
3. Social Sciences
4. Law                     
5. Language & Literature         
6. History, Geography & Biography                            
7. Islamic Studies  
8. Educational Sciences

Mr. Mohamad Al Baghdadi, Al Manhal CEO, stated the importance of the agreement in enriching the Arabic electronic content through making optimal use of the new technological advancements of Arabic eLibraries. Such agreements help promote digital advancements and provide high quality electronic publications, using the latest technologies in order to support and ease the research process. Supporting and seizing the opportunities provided by modern eLibraries will advance the learning process to endless limits for students, faculty and researchers.