TAG-TRANSLATE and Al Manhal Sign ePublishing Agreement

Under the agreement, Al Manhal will work on developing a database for the content of TAG-TRANSLATE for its works and literature, in order to expand the exchange of knowledge and information among students and researchers globally





AMMAN-----June 20, 2012---- Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Translation, Distribution and Publishing (TAG-TRANSLATE), member of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization, and UAE-based Al Manhal signed an ePublishing Agreement to publish the scientific and cultural content of the Organization on Al Manhal’s electronic platform.



Under the agreement, Al Manhal will work on developing a database for the content of TAG-TRANSLATE for its works and literature, in order to expand the exchange of knowledge and information among students and researchers globally.



The agreement was signed by the General Director of Al Manhal Mr. Basheer Nasser and Mr. Ahmed Nubeh, executive director of TAG-TRANSLATE; in the presence of a number of officials from both sides.



Mr. Nubeh praised the leading role played by the company in the field of electronic publishing, which provides an extensive information base for academic and professional bodies.



He stressed on the dedication and keenness of Al Manhal’s team to expand e-learning in which students and researchers can use this tool to improve and expand scientific developments and raise their levels of academic and scientific research.



Meanwhile, Mr. Nasser said that the company uses modern techniques and advanced search tools, making it the most powerful platform for the exchange of Arabic content and most diverse at the scientific level.





About TAG-TRANSLATE



Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Translation, Distribution and Publishing (TAG-TRANSLATE) was established in 1985 as an affiliated company of Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP), one of the finest intellectual property protection companies in the Middle East, and as a member of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization which includes a number of leading companies in the professional services sector in the Arab world and in many countries around the world. In 2000, TAG-TRANSLATE has been registered as a limited liability company, and started its operations from the moment of registration.

About Al Manhal

Al Manhal, the world’s first Arabic full-text database provider, is the result of 20 years electronic publishing experience of Mohamad Al-Baghdadi who co-founded and managed international sales for “ebrary”, the leading ebook technology company.

Through his global and regional electronic publishing experience, he saw a critical need for research and professional content from the Arab world to be accessible throughout the region and the world. He recognized that while there is a growing emphasis on education and research in the region, there is a lack of cost-effective and reliable method for publishing and distributing the output of that research. In turn research without the corresponding publishing and distribution has minimal impact, and is an absolute waste of the region’s intellectual assets, research activities and budgets.