The postcard played a crucial role in 20^th c. visual culture, tourism and global exchanges, defining modern national topographies and iconic ways of seeing (and being in) the world. Postcards contribute to place and sight making and to constructing visual as well as nationalistic and cultural discourses, travel networks ...

The AUB University Libraries publish the digital archive of "Thamarāt al-Funūn" newspaper, a valuable gift by Mrs. Inaam Kabbani al-Nsouli, the grand-daughter of its founder. She has funded the digital reprint of the newspaper for open access to researchers around the world, based on the principle of “the right for access to information” with online full-text search.

Travel books were known as early as the 2^nd century through the writings of Pausanias' Description of Greece and many travelers who followed him. The geographical coverage of this travel books collection is mainly the Middle East. The collection covers mid-19^th c to around mid-20^th c.

The Refugee Cultural Heritage digital archive captures homeland memories and creates permanent records of intangible cultural heritage of refugees mainly residing in refugee camps in Lebanon. The content of this archive has been researched and collected by residents of the camps which constitutes a key element of this archive.

The University libraries houses a big collection of Nahda (Arab Renaissance) magazines that date back to the 1850s. Women's magazines are an important component of this collection. The editors of these magazines were women who were pioneers in writing to the public and raising women issues.

The digitized collection of yearbooks and related documents begins with "The Apothecary 1946" and extends to the current year. The yearbooks collection provides a window to AUB campus life and how it evolved through the years. It documents campus buildings and grounds, AUB culture and students’ vibrant life ...