Programa Memoria del Mundo en América Latina y El Caribe

Abdelaziz Abid graduated from the University of Tunis in 1970 with a Bachelor Degree from the Faculty of Humanities and the Teachers College (Ecole Normale Supérieure).

In 1973 he graduated from the University of Montreal, Canada, with a Masters Degree in Library and Information Science.

He served as Secretary-General of the National Library of Tunisia. Joined UNESCO in 1976 as a UNESCO expert and later as Chief Technical Adviser of the School of Library and Information Science project in Rabat, Morocco. This project was funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

He joined UNESCO Headquarters in 1985. In 1988 he organized the International Architectural Competition for the Library of Alexandria, Egypt which was inaugurated officially only last week. He is now in charge of the "Memory of the World" Programme, which is a successful preservation and access initiative, and projects relating to libraries and access to information. He co-ordinates joint IFLA/UNESCO library and information work.

He has contributed many conference papers and journal articles on library development, library education, access to scientific information, and preservation of and access to documentary and digital heritage in Arabic, English, French and Spanish.

	Abdelaziz Abid Senior Programme Specialist Coordinador Programa MOW UNESCO – Paris

Abdelaziz Abid graduated from the University of Tunis in 1970 with a Bachelor Degree from the Faculty of Humanities and the Teachers College (Ecole Normale Supérieure). In 1973 he graduated from the University of Montreal, Canada, with a Masters Degree in Library and Information Science. He served as Secretary-General of the National Library of Tunisia. Joined UNESCO in 1976 as a UNESCO expert and later as Chief Technical Adviser of the School of Library and Information Science project in Rabat, Morocco. This project was funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). He joined UNESCO Headquarters in 1985. In 1988 he organized the International Architectural Competition for the Library of Alexandria, Egypt which was inaugurated officially only last week. He is now in charge of the "Memory of the World" Programme, which is a successful preservation and access initiative, and projects relating to libraries and access to information. He co-ordinates joint IFLA/UNESCO library and information work. He has contributed many conference papers and journal articles on library development, library education, access to scientific information, and preservation of and access to documentary and digital heritage in Arabic, English, French and Spanish.