Digital Library of the Middle East
The Digital Library of the Middle East (DLME) brings together collections from a wide range of cultural heritage institutions, offering free and open access to the rich cultural heritage of the Middle East and North Africa. Developed by an engineering team from CLIR and Stanford Libraries, the platform consolidates and makes accessible data on collections from around the world. The platform is built on the open source Spotlight and Blacklight frameworks and supports the presentation of International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) compliant resources using the Mirador viewer.
Works Count
141,553
Pages Count
1,248,642
Country
The Middle East
Top 5 Languages
Work Types
Digitalization Status
Manuscript vs. Print
Libraries
| Library Name | Country | Source | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Museum | United States of America | 26.16% | Details |
| Cambridge University Library | United Kingdom | 7.86% | Details |
| American University in Cairo | Egypt | 7.35% | Details |
| American University of Beirut | Lebanon | 7.02% | Details |
| British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers | United Kingdom | 6.08% | Details |
| Fine Arts Library, Harvard University | United States of America | 4.97% | Details |
| Archives ouvertes de l’Institut français du Proche-Orient | France | 4.89% | Details |
| University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections | United States of America | 4.83% | Details |
| Newcastle University | United Kingdom | 4.22% | Details |
| Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History | United States of America | 3.11% | Details |
| Open Islamicate Texts Initiative | International | 3.03% | Details |
| Brooklyn Museum | United States of America | 2.99% | Details |
| American Numismatic Society | United States of America | 2.78% | Details |
| Ancient Near Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY | United States of America | 2.18% | Details |
| Library of Congress | United States of America | 1.88% | Details |
| Princeton University Library | United States of America | 1.75% | Details |
| The Walters Art Museum | United States of America | 1.47% | Details |
| University of Lausanne | Switzerland | 1.39% | Details |
| University of Manchester Library | United Kingdom | 1.05% | Details |
| Arab Image Foundation | Lebanon | 0.79% | Details |
| Texas Tech University Libraries | United States of America | 0.78% | Details |
| Sakip Sabanci Museum | Turkey | 0.71% | Details |
| Bodleian Libraries | United Kingdom | 0.37% | Details |
| University of Michigan | United States of America | 0.37% | Details |
| Harvard University's Libraries and Museums | United States of America | 0.29% | Details |
| Leiden University | Netherlands | 0.22% | Details |
| National Library of Armenia | Armenia | 0.22% | Details |
| McGill University | Canada | 0.15% | Details |
| Institut français d'archéologie orientale, Cairo | Egypt | 0.15% | Details |
| Free Library of Philadelphia | United States of America | 0.13% | Details |
| Institut dominicain d’etudes orientales, Cairo | Egypt | 0.11% | Details |
| Columbia University | United States of America | 0.10% | Details |
| Kashkul, American University of Iraq Sulaimani (AUIS) | Iraq | 0.09% | Details |
| University of Pennsylvania | United States of America | 0.08% | Details |
| Shahre Farang | International | 0.07% | Details |
| Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) | Spain | 0.06% | Details |
| High Referendum Council Media Committee, The Independent High Elections and Referendum Commission | Iraq | 0.06% | Details |
| The American Institute for Maghrib Studies | United States of America | 0.05% | Details |
| The British Library | United Kingdom | 0.05% | Details |
| Lebanese American University | Lebanon | 0.04% | Details |
| David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries | United States of America | 0.04% | Details |
| University of Göttingen | Germany | 0.02% | Details |
| Haverford College | United States of America | 0.01% | Details |
| Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology | United Kingdom | 0.01% | Details |
| Harvard University. Center for Geographic Analysis | United States of America | 0.01% | Details |
| Lalish Center | Iraq | 0.01% | Details |
| University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections | United States of America | 0.01% | Details |
| Bryn Mawr College Libraries | United States of America | 0.01% | Details |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Libraries | United States of America | 0.01% | Details |
| American Research Center in Egypt | Egypt | 0.00% | Details |
| Egypt Exploration Society | United Kingdom | 0.00% | Details |
| Cairo Egyptian Museum | Egypt | 0.00% | Details |
| Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung (Berlin, Germany) | Germany | 0.00% | Details |
| American Philosophical Society | United States of America | 0.00% | Details |
| British Museum | United Kingdom | 0.00% | Details |
| Library Company | United States of America | 0.00% | Details |
| Egyptian Museum, Cairo | Egypt | 0.00% | Details |
| Temple University | United States of America | 0.00% | Details |
| Walters Art Museum | United States of America | 0.00% | Details |
| Ashmolean Museum, Oxford | United Kingdom | 0.00% | Details |
| Luxor | Egypt | 0.00% | Details |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA | United States of America | 0.00% | Details |
| Musée Calvet (Avignon, France) | France | 0.00% | Details |
| National Museum of Denmark | Denmark | 0.00% | Details |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | United States of America | 0.00% | Details |
| Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (Leiden, Netherlands) | Netherlands | 0.00% | Details |
| Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim | Germany | 0.00% | Details |
| Temple University Libraries | United States of America | 0.00% | Details |
Penn Museum
#1
USA
Source
26.16%
Cambridge University Library
#2
United Kingdom
Source
7.86%
American University in Cairo
#3
Egypt
Source
7.35%
American University of Beirut
#4
Lebanon
Source
7.02%
British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
#5
United Kingdom
Source
6.08%
Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
#6
USA
Source
4.97%
Archives ouvertes de l’Institut français du Proche-Orient
#7
France
Source
4.89%
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
#8
USA
Source
4.83%
Newcastle University
#9
United Kingdom
Source
4.22%
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
#10
USA
Source
3.11%
Open Islamicate Texts Initiative
#11
International
Source
3.03%
Brooklyn Museum
#12
USA
Source
2.99%
American Numismatic Society
#13
USA
Source
2.78%
Ancient Near Eastern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
#14
USA
Source
2.18%
Library of Congress
#15
USA
Source
1.88%
Princeton University Library
#16
USA
Source
1.75%
The Walters Art Museum
#17
USA
Source
1.47%
University of Lausanne
#18
Switzerland
Source
1.39%
University of Manchester Library
#19
United Kingdom
Source
1.05%
Arab Image Foundation
#20
Lebanon
Source
0.79%
Texas Tech University Libraries
#21
USA
Source
0.78%
Sakip Sabanci Museum
#22
Turkey
Source
0.71%
Bodleian Libraries
#23
United Kingdom
Source
0.37%
University of Michigan
#24
USA
Source
0.37%
Harvard University's Libraries and Museums
#25
USA
Source
0.29%
Leiden University
#26
Netherlands
Source
0.22%
National Library of Armenia
#27
Armenia
Source
0.22%
McGill University
#28
Canada
Source
0.15%
Institut français d'archéologie orientale, Cairo
#29
Egypt
Source
0.15%
Free Library of Philadelphia
#30
USA
Source
0.13%
Institut dominicain d’etudes orientales, Cairo
#31
Egypt
Source
0.11%
Columbia University
#32
USA
Source
0.10%
Kashkul, American University of Iraq Sulaimani (AUIS)
#33
Iraq
Source
0.09%
University of Pennsylvania
#34
USA
Source
0.08%
Shahre Farang
#35
International
Source
0.07%
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
#36
Spain
Source
0.06%
High Referendum Council Media Committee, The Independent High Elections and Referendum Commission
#37
Iraq
Source
0.06%
The American Institute for Maghrib Studies
#38
USA
Source
0.05%
The British Library
#39
United Kingdom
Source
0.05%
Lebanese American University
#40
Lebanon
Source
0.04%
David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries
#41
USA
Source
0.04%
University of Göttingen
#42
Germany
Source
0.02%
Haverford College
#43
USA
Source
0.01%
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
#44
United Kingdom
Source
0.01%
Harvard University. Center for Geographic Analysis
#45
USA
Source
0.01%
Lalish Center
#46
Iraq
Source
0.01%
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
#47
USA
Source
0.01%
Bryn Mawr College Libraries
#48
USA
Source
0.01%
University of Alabama at Birmingham Libraries
#49
USA
Source
0.01%
American Research Center in Egypt
#50
Egypt
Source
0.00%
Egypt Exploration Society
#51
United Kingdom
Source
0.00%
Cairo Egyptian Museum
#52
Egypt
Source
0.00%
Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung (Berlin, Germany)
#53
Germany
Source
0.00%
American Philosophical Society
#54
USA
Source
0.00%
British Museum
#55
United Kingdom
Source
0.00%
Library Company
#56
USA
Source
0.00%
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
#57
Egypt
Source
0.00%
Temple University
#58
USA
Source
0.00%
Walters Art Museum
#59
USA
Source
0.00%
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
#60
United Kingdom
Source
0.00%
Luxor
#61
Egypt
Source
0.00%
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA
#62
USA
Source
0.00%
Musée Calvet (Avignon, France)
#63
France
Source
0.00%
National Museum of Denmark
#64
Denmark
Source
0.00%
Philadelphia Museum of Art
#65
USA
Source
0.00%
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (Leiden, Netherlands)
#66
Netherlands
Source
0.00%
Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim
#67
Germany
Source
0.00%
Temple University Libraries
#68
USA
Source
0.00%