On the morning of Tuesday, 21/4/1431 AH, corresponding to 6/4/2010, the EduSearch educational database was officially launched as part of the activities of the 6th Conference of the Saudi Library and Information Association, held under the title “Secure Information Environment: Concepts, Legislation, and Applications” at the InterContinental Hotel in Riyadh. EduSearch was inaugurated by His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin سعد Al-Salem, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of King Fahd National Library and Member of the Shura Council, in the presence of Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Ruwais, Vice Rector of King Saud University, and a large audience.
The company’s General Manager, Dr. Ali bin Shuwaish Al-Shuwaish, stated to several Saudi newspapers that EduSearch is a comprehensive educational database that serves specialists and researchers in the fields of education and teaching. It covers nearly all Arabic-language scholarly educational journals, exceeding 220 specialized Arabic scientific journals and periodicals, in addition to conference proceedings and research papers in education and teaching, which total nearly 500 conferences and seminars. It is the first full-text Arabic database in the fields of education, teaching, and related disciplines, and all research papers included in the database are stored in PDF format identical to the original printed version. Users can view these scanned papers, print them, or save a copy for personal use.
Dr. Al-Shuwaish added that this database is the result of several years of continuous effort during which the database infrastructure was completed from both the technical and legal perspectives, alongside the completion of the necessary agreements related to intellectual property rights.
