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    Supporting People of Determination through Art Exhibition at Al Maktoum Medical Library
    (2019-11) Rafeeq, Mohamed
    As per the vision of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai is set to become the world’s friendliest place for People of Determination (POD) with the Government of Dubai issuing many legislations to protect their rights and provide them with internationally benchmarked support. MBRU organized an event at Al Maktoum Medical Library to support and encourage POD through their art exhibition. Art Exhbition of POD was held on the Autism Awareness Day, 23rd April 2019. AMML collaborated with Vaikuntha consultancy, an organization recognized for its contribution in supporting inclusive communities, whose principal objective is integrating POD with rest of the society, invited few members of POD along with their numerous pieces of artworks and paintings which were exhibited for sale in the library. All library patrons were invited to participate for the exhibit and most of the artworks and painting were able to sell during the exhibit.
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    A Unique Community Engagement Activity at MBRU
    (2018-11) Muir, Tamara; Rahman, Thasleem H; Tegginmani, Shakeel A; Abdelkhaliq, Laila; Rafeeq, Mohamed; Rahman, Thasleem
    The Al Maktoum Medical Library (AMML), an arm of Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), plays a key role in supporting students and staff of MBRU as well as the wider healthcare community, by providing access to high-quality and authoritative information resources. AMML hosted a library week event on September 23rd - 27th 2018 under the theme ”Discover, Share and Inspire” with both social and library educational activities. It was a unique approach to conduct a whole week of activities to engage library users that included students, faculty, staff and wider healthcare professionals. Key objectives of the Library Week were to promote the library services and create awareness of the vital role that library plays in an academic institute. Preparation started with forming an organizing committee comprising of library staff, students, and faculty to design the scientific, social and community engagement programs for the library week. Library collaborated with leading medical content publishers, library technology providers, bookshops, regional university librarians, internal and external stakeholders.