Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) met with Dr. Abdul Karim bin Abdulrahman Al-Zaid, Deputy General Supervisor at King Abdulaziz Public Library (KAPL) to explore prospects for partnership between the Organization and the Library in ensuring accessibility to knowledge sources and developing the Islamic world library vision to accommodate artificial intelligence advances and adopt virtual queue management systems.

 During the meeting, held on Thursday, November 25, 2021, the two parties agreed to foster their partnership through the adoption of more enriching approaches in the cultural and civilizational fields by organizing book fairs showcasing scientific books and manuscripts and holding seminars and fora on issues related to publishing, training and exchange of expertise.