The “Fifth GUST Annual Book and Information Fair” was held on Monday 20th April, 2009. It gave academics an opportunity to discover what’s new in publishing, spot forthcoming trends, and make new contacts. The Fair took place at the A. M. Al-Refai Library. It was well attended by faculty, staff, and librarians from various universities in Kuwait.

Major publishers such as Cengage, Cambridge, McGraw-Hill, Oxford, Harvard University Press, Elsevier, MIT, and database representatives like Arabian Advanced Systems, Edutech, Integrated Information Network (IIN) and TechKnowledge showcased their publications and databases.

In addition to the opportunity to review textbooks and catalogues, visitors had access to special demonstrations on how to use databases effectively.

On the sidelines of the fair, interactive presentations for instructors were held by Cengage and Cambridge to review recent developments in ELT.