The American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) in Amman hosted a training program for Iraqi Librarians July 3-28, 2005, in association with Simmons College and Harvard University. The goal of the program, Current Trends in Library and Information Science, was to help modernize Iraqi libraries by training librarians in the latest trends in library and information science. The eight member teaching team, from the United States and United Kingdom, facilitated training courses on modern library techniques. The program was directed by Michele Cloonan, Dean of the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science. The 40 Iraqi participants were librarians from al-Mustansiriyah University, al-Mossul University, al-Basra University, the Technical Institute for the Foundation of Education, and the National Library and Archives. The program was funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.