{"id":2060,"date":"2025-10-20T10:51:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T08:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/menalib.bibliothek.uni-halle.de\/?page_id=2060"},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:16:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:16:33","slug":"easy-language","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.menalib.de\/english\/easy-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy language"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2060\" class=\"elementor elementor-2060\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21dd182 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21dd182\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d3463 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4d3463\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11569be elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"11569be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b6bcf1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b6bcf1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f6b81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44f6b81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MENAlib in plain language<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fffca9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fffca9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to the Menalib website.<\/p><p>Menalib is a web portal.<\/p><p>The web portal is provided by the Specialised Information Service (FID) for Middle Eastern, North African and Islamic Studies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aad584 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9aad584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This text is a summary in plain language.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4288ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4288ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You will find here:<\/p><ul><li>Tips for using the website<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>We also present to you:<\/p><ul><li>The specialised information service (FID)<\/li><li>These offers are available from us<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb5bd0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5eb5bd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tips for using the website<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bff724 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bff724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. you want to return to the start page?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-925421e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"925421e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Then click on the logo at the top right.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b71244 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b71244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. you want to search for a book?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f35e8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3f35e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Then click in the top left-hand corner in the \"<strong>Search with MENASearch<\/strong>&#8222;.<br \/>Or you can also use this link to go to the <a href=\"\/english\/search-find\/\">Search<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/halit.bibliothek.uni-halle.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6138ff2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6138ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. you want to read the content in English?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e9deb1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e9deb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Then click on the English flag in the top right-hand corner. The English flag looks like this <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16545 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/bibliothek.uni-halle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UK-flagge.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"42\" height=\"27\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beb2db8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"beb2db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This is the specialised information service (FID)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdf760d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdf760d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The University and State Library belongs to Martin Luther University and the state of Saxony-Anhalt. People can borrow books from the FID.<\/p><p>The FID wants to help people to access information and media easily.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1799ecc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1799ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">These offers are available on the website<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a926fae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a926fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1st registration\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06c1757 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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