diff --git a/RMuseum/Models/ImportJob/JobType.cs b/RMuseum/Models/ImportJob/JobType.cs
index e99fb175..70db5fd5 100644
--- a/RMuseum/Models/ImportJob/JobType.cs
+++ b/RMuseum/Models/ImportJob/JobType.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         BritishLibrary = 8,
         ServerFolder = 9,
         Walters = 10,
-        ChesterBeatty = 11
+        ChesterBeatty = 11,
+        AppendFromServerFolder = 12,
     }
 }
diff --git a/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml b/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
index 258f3761..779acfb0 100644
--- a/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
+++ b/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
@@ -12963,6 +12963,14 @@
             <param name="srcUrl">https://t.me/dr_khatibi_abolfazl/888</param>
             <returns></returns>
         </member>
+        <member name="M:RMuseum.Services.Implementation.ArtifactService.StartAppendingFromServerFolder(System.String,System.Guid)">
+            <summary>
+            start appending from server folder
+            </summary>
+            <param name="folderPath"></param>
+            <param name="artifactId"></param>
+            <returns></returns>
+        </member>
         <member name="M:RMuseum.Services.Implementation.ArtifactService.StartImportingFromWalters(System.String,System.String)">
             <summary>
             from http://www.thedigitalwalters.org/01_ACCESS_WALTERS_MANUSCRIPTS.html
@@ -13223,9 +13231,9 @@
             <summary>
             import from external resources
             </summary>
-            <param name="srcType">loc/princeton/harvard/qajarwomen/hathitrust/penn/cam/bl/folder/walters/cbl</param>
-            <param name="resourceNumber">119</param>
-            <param name="friendlyUrl">golestan-baysonghori</param>
+            <param name="srcType">loc/princeton/harvard/qajarwomen/hathitrust/penn/cam/bl/folder/walters/cbl/append</param>
+            <param name="resourceNumber">119/foldername</param>
+            <param name="friendlyUrl">golestan-baysonghori/artifact id</param>
             <param name="resourcePrefix"></param>
             <returns></returns>
         </member>
diff --git a/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/ArtifactService-Partials/ArtifactService-ImportServerFolder.cs b/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/ArtifactService-Partials/ArtifactService-ImportServerFolder.cs
index b5abcdac..16bed9e1 100644
--- a/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/ArtifactService-Partials/ArtifactService-ImportServerFolder.cs
+++ b/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/ArtifactService-Partials/ArtifactService-ImportServerFolder.cs
@@ -173,6 +173,102 @@ namespace RMuseum.Services.Implementation
         }
 
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// start appending from server folder
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="folderPath"></param>
+        /// <param name="artifactId"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        private async Task<RServiceResult<bool>> StartAppendingFromServerFolder(string folderPath, Guid artifactId)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+
+                var nonTrackingBook = await _context.Artifacts.AsNoTracking().Where(b => b.Id == artifactId).SingleOrDefaultAsync();
+                if (nonTrackingBook == null)
+                    return new RServiceResult<bool>(false, "artifact not found!");
+
+                ImportJob job = new ImportJob()
+                {
+                    JobType = JobType.AppendFromServerFolder,
+                    ResourceNumber = folderPath,
+                    FriendlyUrl = nonTrackingBook.FriendlyUrl,
+                    SrcUrl = "",
+                    QueueTime = DateTime.Now,
+                    ProgressPercent = 0,
+                    Status = ImportJobStatus.NotStarted
+                };
+
+
+                await _context.ImportJobs.AddAsync
+                    (
+                    job
+                    );
+
+                await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+                _backgroundTaskQueue.QueueBackgroundWorkItem
+                    (
+                        async token =>
+                        {
+                            try
+                            {
+                                using (RMuseumDbContext context = new RMuseumDbContext(new DbContextOptions<RMuseumDbContext>()))
+                                {
+                                    var book = await context.Artifacts.Include(a => a.Items).Where(b => b.Id == artifactId).SingleOrDefaultAsync();
+
+                                    using (RMuseumDbContext importJobUpdaterDb = new RMuseumDbContext(new DbContextOptions<RMuseumDbContext>()))
+                                    {
+                                        job.StartTime = DateTime.Now;
+                                        job.Status = ImportJobStatus.Running;
+                                        job.SrcContent = "";
+                                        importJobUpdaterDb.Update(job);
+                                        await importJobUpdaterDb.SaveChangesAsync();
+                                    }
+
+                                    List<RArtifactItemRecord> pages = await _ImportAndReturnServerFolderJobImages(book, job, book.ItemCount);
+
+                                    pages.InsertRange(0, book.Items);
+
+                                    book.Items = pages.ToArray();//TODO: check if this is correct
+                                    book.ItemCount = pages.Count;
+
+                                    context.Update(book);
+                                    await context.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+                                    job.ProgressPercent = 100;
+                                    job.Status = ImportJobStatus.Succeeded;
+                                    job.ArtifactId = book.Id;
+                                    job.EndTime = DateTime.Now;
+                                    context.Update(job);
+                                    await context.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+                                }
+                            }
+                            catch (Exception exp)
+                            {
+                                using (RMuseumDbContext importJobUpdaterDb = new RMuseumDbContext(new DbContextOptions<RMuseumDbContext>()))
+                                {
+                                    job.EndTime = DateTime.Now;
+                                    job.Status = ImportJobStatus.Failed;
+                                    job.Exception = exp.ToString();
+                                    importJobUpdaterDb.Update(job);
+                                    await importJobUpdaterDb.SaveChangesAsync();
+                                }
+
+                            }
+                        }
+                    );
+
+                return new RServiceResult<bool>(true);
+            }
+            catch (Exception exp)
+            {
+                return new RServiceResult<bool>(false, exp.ToString());
+            }
+        }
+
+
         private async Task<List<RArtifactItemRecord>> _ImportAndReturnServerFolderJobImages(RArtifactMasterRecord book, ImportJob job, int order)
         {
             List<RArtifactItemRecord> pages = new List<RArtifactItemRecord>();
diff --git a/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/ArtifactService.cs b/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/ArtifactService.cs
index cfff4ac2..a0ceef10 100644
--- a/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/ArtifactService.cs
+++ b/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/ArtifactService.cs
@@ -1154,9 +1154,9 @@ namespace RMuseum.Services.Implementation
         /// <summary>
         /// import from external resources
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="srcType">loc/princeton/harvard/qajarwomen/hathitrust/penn/cam/bl/folder/walters/cbl</param>
-        /// <param name="resourceNumber">119</param>
-        /// <param name="friendlyUrl">golestan-baysonghori</param>
+        /// <param name="srcType">loc/princeton/harvard/qajarwomen/hathitrust/penn/cam/bl/folder/walters/cbl/append</param>
+        /// <param name="resourceNumber">119/foldername</param>
+        /// <param name="friendlyUrl">golestan-baysonghori/artifact id</param>
         /// <param name="resourcePrefix"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
         public async Task<RServiceResult<bool>> Import(string srcType, string resourceNumber, string friendlyUrl, string resourcePrefix)
@@ -1186,6 +1186,9 @@ namespace RMuseum.Services.Implementation
                  srcType == "folder" ?
                  await StartImportingFromServerFolder(resourceNumber, friendlyUrl, resourcePrefix)
                  :
+                 srcType == "append" ?
+                 await StartAppendingFromServerFolder(resourceNumber, Guid.Parse(resourceNumber))
+                 :
                  srcType == "walters" ?
                  await StartImportingFromWalters(resourceNumber, friendlyUrl)
                   :