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30-431: NLI may refer to: National Library of Iran National Library of Ireland National Library of Israel National Library of India Newspaper Licensing Ireland Northern Light Infantry National Letter of Intent Native-language identification Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

60-402: A Biannual Journal of Oral History Research . [REDACTED] Media related to National Library and Archives of Iran at Wikimedia Commons 35°45′8.53″N 51°26′3.67″E  /  35.7523694°N 51.4343528°E  / 35.7523694; 51.4343528 Mehdi Bayani Mehdi Bayani ( Persian : مهدی بیانی ‎; 1906 – February 6, 1968) was the founder and the first head of

90-480: A bachelor's degree in literary and philosophical sciences. After receiving his bachelor's degree, he entered University of Tehran . In 1945, received a doctorate in the field of "Persian language and literature" from the University of Tehran. After passing the training course of the officer's college and military service, Bayani started teaching Persian language and Persian literature in 1933, while working in

120-481: A bookstore, a cafe, and a prayer room. The library often holds scientific and educational events and organizes various courses, workshops, and seminars. The National Library also includes twelve provincial branches: Boushehr , Ghazvin , Hamadan , Kerman , Isfahan , Mashhad , Rasht , Sari , Shiraz , Tabriz , Yazd , and Zahedan . Isfahan officially Central Region including Kohgiluyeh Buyerahmad and Chaharmahal Bakhtiari keeps 7 -15 million documents. During

150-814: Is a common procedure in classification of sources, such as periodicals. She noted that contrary to what is claimed, there were neither exquisite and valuable books and publications, no journals and books related to the years before the victory of the Islamic Revolution among the destroyed collection. she also emphasized that the only publications destroyed are those mentioned above. Moreover, there were no demand for those publications and they were all highly damaged, torn, infected and moldy which caused physical harm to library staff who work in repositories and store rooms. Momeni added that all these publications went under laboratory tests. The results showed that these publications contained contamination two times more than what

180-516: Is considered as the permissible standard and in the meantime these publications were not among old archival publications required by the library. She said the same procedure was in force in the previous years as well. For example, the surplus publications in the years 2013, 2017 and 2018 A.D, were annihilated after they went through the mentioned procedures and if they were diagnosed as unusable and worn-out resources. Iran's national library and national archives began as separate institutions. In 2002,

210-467: Is mentioned as one of the students of Mirza Hossein Khan Mostofi , a prominent calligrapher of Qajar era. The book "Biography and Works of Calligraphers ( Persian : احوال و آثار خوشنویسان )" which he published in 4 volumes is one of the valuable research works in the field of biography and introduction of Iranian calligraphers that has preserved its value so far. Bayani was one of the founders of

240-706: The Ministry of Education (formerly the "Ministry of Culture" ) for a year, and after returning and completing a one-year educational mission, he was again appointed director of the National Library. In 1956, he became the director of the "Royal Library" , a post which held until the end of his life. He was also a professor at the University of Tehran, where he taught "History of the Evolution of Islamic scripts" and "Bibliography of Manuscripts" courses. He also founded an association to support and introduce calligraphers and

270-516: The Museum of Ancient Iran , was commissioned to design a library building that would look similar to the museum, since they were supposed to be located next to each other. The new building was constructed between 1996 and 2004 in Abbasabad, Tehran . Yousef Shariatzadeh ( Persian : یوسف شریعت‌زاده ), Mohsen Mirheydar, and Yadollah Razaghi of Pirraz Consulting Planners, Architects and Engineers designed

300-616: The National Library of Iran , specialist in Persian manuscripts and calligraphy , writer, researcher, and professor at the University of Tehran . Mehdi Bayani was born in 1906 in Hamedan , Iran . His father, "Mirza Mohammad Khan Mostofi Farahani" , was from the succession of teachers and accountant of Farahan and his maternal ancestor was "Mirza Soleimaan Bayan ol-Saltaneh Farahani" ,

330-706: The Iranian-Soviet cultural association and a member of it, and worked for nearly 25 years to expand and strengthen the friendly and cultural ties between these two neighboring countries. He had many cultural missions to Asian, European and American countries. Mehdi Bayani died of cancer on the February 6, 1968. He was buried in Ibn Babawayh Cemetery . The book "Fifty Years with Dr. Mehdi Bayani ( Persian : پنجاه سال با دکتر مهدی بیانی )" deals with his life story, photographs and documents, and reviews Bayani's book

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360-590: The National Scientific Library) suggested that Minister of Science Ali-Asghar Hekmat created the National Library of Iran. Ali Asghar Hekmat noticed that despite several buildings occupying the old military base in central Tehran, there was still unused land. While supervising the construction of the Ancient Iran Museum, he conceived the idea of establishing a national library on this vacant area. After approaching Reza Shah , he secured approval for

390-647: The National Scientific Library, the Royal Library, the Aziz Khan Library, and the Russian Credit Bank (a total of 30,000 publications) were moved there. The library was opened on August 25, 1937. This day is considered the date when the modern National Library of Iran started its work. In the second half of 1950, the National Library of Iran was running out of space, and an additional building

420-710: The Qajar period, especially under Fath Ali Shah Qajar in the early 19th-century, documents were kept in the archives of the Biotat Office at the court. During the time of Nasser al-Din Shah in the mid to later 19th-century, political documents were stored at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , and financial documents at the office of Mirza Yusuf Khan Mostofi al-Mamalik. In 1899, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs started following European archival methods by consolidating its archives and implementing

450-433: The allocation of the land. Although Hekmat had commissioned André Godard to design the national library, Maxime Siroux 's records suggest that he designed the building, likely under Godard's direction, and it closely resembled the museum's structure. Additionally, a Chronogram poem by Habib Yaghmai, a poet and literary scholar, adorned the building, while Iranian brick patterns decorated the entrance. The book collections of

480-666: The art of calligraphy called the "Association for the Support of Script and Calligraphers" . He collaborated as an expert in manuscripts and prints with the National Library, the National Consultative Assembly's library and the Central Library of the University of Tehran due to his expertise in recognizing scripts and manuscripts. He himself had an elegant handwriting and was especially strong and skilled in Nastaliq . He

510-553: The building. which cost US$ 53,930,769. It was dedicated on March 1, 2004, by Seyed Mohammad Khatami , then president of the National and Collective Documents and Library, in a ceremony attended by foreign writers, publishers, and ambassadors. The new library building won a design award from the Environmental Engineering and Architecture Forum in 1997. The new building of the National Library of Iran has beendesigned to unite

540-653: The collection consists of books and manuscripts covering the writings of Iranian scholars in the fields of literature, history, philosophy, mysticism, jurisprudence, medicine, and astronomy. According to the Deputy of the National Library in 2019, the collection included: In 1962, the National Library took over the publication of the Iranian National Bibliography ( Ketab-shenasi-e Melli-e Iran ). It issued this annual publication between 1962 and 1966, changing to monthly and quarterly in 1969. The NLAI also publishes

570-537: The diplomatic and economic ties established with the West. In 1897, a scientific society, which actively supported and disseminated Western educational values, was founded in the Iranian capital, Tehran. The work of this society led to the creation of the National Scientific Library in 1898. The college's small library collection became the cornerstone of the National Library. At the end of 1934, Mehdi Bayani (the first director of

600-582: The government and are constantly in the possession of the government." The eight-story library building has 11,695 square metres (125,880 sq ft). It is constructed of concrete that can withstand level nine-magnitude earthquakes. The overall design is organic and creates "an intimate and inviting atmosphere." The building consists of fifteen halls: The National Archives and Library of Iran houses three major collections: National Library, National Archive, and Digital. The National Library incorporates collections from many older libraries. The majority of

630-472: The head of the royal exchequer and the author of "the treatise on the rules of clerking and accounting" . At the age of two, his father died and his mother came to Tehran with him and other children. He studied elementary and calligraphy in the primary schools of "Aqdasiyeh" and "Ashraf" . He spent his high school years at the Dar ul-Funun then entered the "Teachers High College" (now Kharazmi University ) for

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660-497: The library and archives organization were destroyed secretly. The government claimed they were "old and unreadable". Deputy Head of National Library, Esmat Momeni, in an interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), denied news report on annihilation of old archival publications and stated: No annihilation of old archival publications has taken place in the National Library and will not. What has happened

690-482: The library of the "Teachers High College" , and in 1934 he was appointed the director of the public library of Islamic sciences. In this position, he collected books from the "Royal Library" and the "Library of Islamic Sciences" to establish the "National Library of Iran" and after the establishment of this library in 1937, he became its director. In 1940, he was sent to the Department of Culture of Isfahan by

720-413: The library's various departments at a single site. The library's collection includes about 7 million units, including over 2,500 modern magazines and newspapers. The collection of ancient and rare books contains works by Iranian authors on philosophy, Sufism, Islam, medicine, and astronomy in Persian and Arabic. In addition to reading halls and book storage rooms, the library also houses exhibition areas,

750-534: The new building of the National Library of Iran and the building of the National Archives of Iran. In 1963, the Center for Islamic and Iranian Studies was founded in the National Library of Iran. Its task is to procure Islam-related publications in all languages except Persian and Arabic. This center keeps books in various languages published more than 400 years ago, as well as journals and dissertations. In 1994,

780-453: The organization for the commissioning of state public buildings of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development of Tehran held a national competition to design a new building for the National Library of Iran, since the library's collection had been expanding, and it already occupied several buildings throughout the city at the time. Andre Godard , the French archaeologist and architect who designed

810-468: The principles of document preservation. In 1966, a bill to create a National Archive Organization of Iran was introduced. In 1970, the National Assembly approved the law establishing this organization. National records are, "All records, correspondence, offices, files, photographs, maps, clichés, charts, films, tape recorders and other documents that have been prepared by the government or have reached

840-586: The title NLI . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NLI&oldid=1163057414 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages National Library of Iran On 19 March 2024 an eyewitness discovered that some ten thousand National Library publications eg. pre-1979 revolution magazines held by

870-484: The two merged to form the National Library and Archives of Iran, but continue to operate in two independent buildings. The emergence of the National Library and Archives of Iran was a gradual process preceded by a long work on book collection. In 1864, Iran's first modern library was established at the Dar ul-Funun , an educational institution that trained military personnel and engineers. Under Mozaffar ad-Din Shah , Iranians started to explore Western culture thanks to

900-750: Was constructed. After the Iranian Revolution, the library was reorganized and enlarged. It was merged with the Tehran Book Processing Center and the Islamic Revolution Cultural Documentation Organization into the National Library and Documentation Organization. In 2002, it was joined by the National Archives of Iran, turning into the National Library and Archives of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Currently, this organization occupies two separate buildings:

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