The Centre for the Great Islamic Encyclopaedia has bought 2 units of ATIZ DIY-B  for 3 months and they have installed the Digital library software perfectly and Mr. Bojnurdi as the CEO would like to run comprehensive Digital library in Mid East in Islamic religion field.

The national library of Iran as the biggest library in Mid East that has got over than 3,500,000 volumes included many valuable manuscripts has bought 1 unit of ATIZ DIY-B as the pilot and the managers of the mentioned organization are investigating the best solution for digitalizing fast.

Mr. Ashari as the president of the national library has introduced his strategy to make usable library for people every where by digitalizing and it could be the most important project in digitalizing field in Mid East.

It is entirely appropriate that the Centre for the Great Islamic Encyclopaedia should be situated at the foothills of the majestic Alborz range of mountains, north of Tehran: for the task in hand is indeed colossal. The Great Islamic Encyclopaedia (Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif-i Buzurg-i Islāmī) is the main work in progress; an ambitious, indeed, unprecedented work. It is about to publish its 15th volume.

This project—which was initiated two decades ago, in 1984—is scheduled for completion in approximately 20 years; a total of 40 volumes are planned. The unique nature of this encyclopaedia does not lie only in its sheer size, however, but also in its comprehensiveness in respect of the Islamic tradition as a whole.

Unlike existing encyclopaedias of Islam in the West - which are written mostly by non-Muslim scholars, often on the basis of persisting Orientalist premises - the present encyclopaedia is written largely by Muslims, and their remit is to be as objective and scholarly as possible.

The CGIE was established in 1984, by Kazem M. Bojnurdi, with the purpose of compiling and editing reference books such as encyclopaedias and creditable academic books. As regards administration, the Centre has a Board of Trustees consisting of 5 members, from which the Executive Board of 3 members is derived. The Executive Board selects the Managing Director.

In order to realize its academic goals, the Centre has an Editor-in-Chief and Academic Supervisor at the head, for both of which Kazim M. Bojnurdi is responsible, the High Academic Council with 44 members at present, and the departments of Philosophy, Theology and Sects, Geography, History, Literature, Mysticism, Arabic Literature, Iranology (pre-Islamic studies), Linguistics, Anthropology, Art and Architecture, New Concepts and Special Entries, Religions, Islamic Law, Qur’an and Hadith Studies, Title Selection, Editing and Publishing, Department of Arabic Translation, Department of English Translation, Central Library and Digital Library.

It is worth mentioning that the highest reference for legal decisions is the Board of Trustees which has the full authority.

The Managing Director can be authorized totally or partially to act on behalf of the Board of Trustees. The highest reference to decide on academic issues is the High Council, which is directed and implemented by the Editor-in- Chief and Academic Supervisor.

The members of the High Council include the heads of the departments and the supreme advisors, the director of which is the Editor-in- Chief and Academic Supervisor.

Digital Library
The CGIE has a specialized library in the fields of Islamology and Iranology holding almost 500,000 volumes. The library is being continually expanded and improved in accordance with daily research requirements. The library has its own departments and divisions. Furthermore, the CGIE has a Digital Library, the content of which is 70,000 full-text volumes. The CGIE has a staff of almost 240 individuals

In the working process at the first stage, the department of Title Selection under the supervision of the Special Committee selects the entries for the encyclopaedias; afterwards, the prepared entries are distributed amongst the departments in accordance with their fields of study. Compiling each article, the relevant department firstly reviews the references of the article, secondly edits it, and finally sends the article to the Editing and Publishing Section where the article is given the final edit. After the confirmation of the Editor-in-Chief, the article is prepared for printing. The present scholarly projects are:

1. The Great Islamic Encyclopaedia in three versions of Persian, Arabic, and English languages: so far 14 volumes of the Persian edition and 6 volumes of the Arabic edition have appeared.

The English edition began in August 2003 under the chief-editorship of Professor Wilferd Madelung, the prominent Orientalist of German origin in England. The first volume in English is expected to be published in 2008, by Brill Academic Publishers in Leiden. The entries of the Great Islamic Encyclopaedia are related to the culture and the civilization of Muslim nations throughout the world, which is planned to consist of 40 volumes.

2. The Encyclopaedia of Iran, in 30 volumes: This is a general encyclopaedia, entries of which include the culture and civilization of Iran, and every relevant field of study.

The articles, relating to the Iranian entries or the world of Islam, will be compiled and the remainder will be translated from reliable encyclopaedias. The second volume has recently appeared, and it is anticipated that the next volumes are planned to be published consecutively.

3.The Collective Catalogue of Persian Books: This includes the subject index of Persian books in the entire world from the beginning to the modern area of publishing. In other words, the Persian books, which had existed until a century ago in both versions of manuscript and typescript as well as all their copies, are presented in brief with relevant information. The work will be in 22 volumes, 10 volumes of which have appeared so far.

4.The Comprehensive History of Iran: The work will be prepared in 12 volumes in a year and half. Thus far, more than 186 scholars have cooperated in compiling it. The work includes the political, cultural, and social history of Iran from the beginning of the Aryan migration up to the end of the Qajar Dynasty. Five volumes are related to ancient pre-Islamic Iran and the remainders are related to the Islamic era of Iran.

5.The Comprehensive Geography of Iran: The work will be prepared in 5 volumes with the cooperation of 65 scholars in one year.