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Facts and Figures
The cost of this ambitious international project is estimated at US $172 million. This does not include the cost of the land, the Conference Center, the Consultant fees and GOAL's budget that were donated by the Government of Egypt and are worth US $182 million.
The Library construction cost is estimated at US $121 million, while both book collections and periodicals are expected to cost about US $31 million and the cost of equipment about US $20 million.
Total site area: 40,000 m² Total Library floor areas: 69,000 m² No. of floors: 13 No. of seats: 3500 No. of volumes: 4 million No. of maps: 50,000 No. of manuscripts: 100,000 No. of electronic applications: 30 data bases No. of rare books: 10,000 No. of electronic materials: 100 CD-ROM titles No. of musical media: 200,000 disks/tapes No. of audio-visual material: 50,000 disks/videos No. of staff: 578 Complex includes: Conference Center (3200 seats), science museum, planetarium, school of information studies, calligraphy institute and museum.
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