Cooperation projects

RIBU Regional Inter-University Library Network

The establishment of a Regional Inter-University Library Network (RIBU) project was driven by the necessity to consolidate the existing documentary resources within the university libraries in the central region.

The Algerian institutions involved in this project are:

  • University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algiers
  • Saad Dahleb University of Blida
  • University of Algiers
  • Abderrahmane Mira University of Bejaia
  • Mouloud Maameri University of Tizi Ouzou
  • University of Jijel
  • National Polytechnic School (ENP)
  • National School of Administration (ENA)
  • M’hamed Bougara University of Boumerdes
  • Research Center for Scientific and Technical Information forming a consortium

The European partners are the Free University of Brussels, which manages the scholarship, and Aix-Marseille University I. The network aims to establish a collective catalog of Algerian libraries that are members of the consortium.

RIBU Members

The consortium consists of 09 university and school libraries.

Legal Representative of the Candidate’s Institution for the scholarship

Free University of Brussels ULB – Belgium

Project Coordinator

M’hamed Bougara University of Boumerdes – UMBB – Algeria

Partners

  • University of Provence – Aix-Marseille I – France
  • University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene – USTHB – Algeria
  • Saad Dahleb University of Blida – Algeria
  • University of Algiers – Algeria
  • Abderrahmane Mira University of Bejaia – Algeria
  • Mouloud Maameri University of Tizi Ouzou – Algeria
  • University of Jijel – Algeria
  • National Polytechnic School (ENP) – Algeria
  • National School of Administration (ENA) – Algeria

RIBU Objectives

  • Establishment of a collective catalog among the project members
  • Computerization and digitization of documents
  • Integration of ICT (Information and Communication Technology)
  • Contribution to the development of a policy for the dissemination of Scientific and Technical Information
  • The Center for Research on Scientific and Technical Information “Cerist”