Brief Bio
1. Personal Information
Name: Jamal Mattar Yousuf Alsalmi
E-mail: alsalmij@squ.edu.om
Academic Rank: PhD
Department: Information Studies
Specialization: Knowledge sharing
Minor specialization: Making theses and dissertations
available electronically
Address: Sultan Qaboos University, College of Arts & Social Sciences. P.O Box 42, P.C. 123. Al-Khod, Sultanate of Oman.
2. Employment History
Place of Work (Institution)
Year
Occupation
College of Arts and socials Sciences
Teacher assistant
Information studies department
3. Education and Qualifications
3- 1 Qualifications
Year
Qualification
Institution
2001
Bachelor in Libraary and Information
Sultan Qaboos University (Oman)
2004
2014
Curtin University of Technology (Australia)
Victoria University of Wellington
Sceince
Master in Information Management
PhD in Knowledge Managment
3-2 Courses Taught
Level
Information services
Information and communication technology
Information networks
Use of computers in libraries and information centers
Book industry and publishing
Research methods
Knowledge Economics and Information
User studies
Multimedia
Virtual libraries
Information and communication technology
Applications of Integrated Systems in Learning Resource
Centers
Supervising training students
Supervising graduation projects
Supervising Master theses
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4. Research
4-1 Research Interests
Knowledge sharing using ne wtechnologies
National and international digital repositories
Different software that are linked to information proffision
4-2 Papers (5 most important or recent papers)
Jamal Alsalm, (2008) “Factors influencing the adoption and development of Electronic Theses
and Dissertations (ETD) Programmes, with Particular Reference to the Arab Gulf States”.
Information Development, Vol 24, No 3, pp 226-236.
Jamal Alsalmi, Chern Li Liew , Brenda Chawner , (2014) "The influence of contextual factors on
the adoption and development of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) programmes in the
Arab Gulf States", Library Management, Vol. 35 Iss: 4/5, pp.355 - 363
4-3 Conferences (5 most important or recent conferences)
Conference paper: Abu Dhabi, 23-25 April 2013: 19th annual conference of the Special
Libraries Association: Arabic Gulf Chapter 2013. Conference title: “the Future of Professional:
Break the no longer traditional profession and tune in to the future of digital professional
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environment”. Paper title: “Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) programmes: current
adoption status of these programmes in the Gulf universities”.
Conference paper: United kingdom, 23-25 July 2014: 17th International Symposium on
Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Conference title: “Electronic Theses and Dissertations
2014”. Paper title: “Benefits of adopting Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) programmes
in the Arab Gulf States”. Dr. Chern Li and Dr. Brenda Chawner were co-authors.
Conference paper: Hong Kong, 23-26 September 2013: 16th International Symposium on
Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Conference title: “Asian Values, Western Thought, World
Treasure!”. Paper title: “The influence of contextual factors on the adoption and development of
Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) programmes in the Arab Gulf States”. Dr. Chern Li
and Dr. Brenda Chawner were co-authors.
Conference paper: Abu Dhabi, 17-19 March 2015: 21th annual conference of the Special
Libraries Association: Arabic Gulf Chapter 2014. Conference title: “The Internet and Positive
Change for Librarians and Information Professionals: Creating Real Future Impact”. Paper title:
“The extent of using the features of search engines in the scientific sector: Google as an
example”. Gaytha Alamri was co-author.
Conference paper: Qatar, 25-27 March 2014: 20th annual conference of the Special Libraries
Association: Arabic Gulf Chapter 2014. Conference title: “Enhancing in Digital Knowledge
Society’s Information Needs”. Paper title: “Social factors influencing the adoption and
development of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) programmes in the Gulf State
universities”.
4-4 Thesis Supervision (5 most recent theses)
Ahmed Baqi (Information studies’ students’ satisfaction regarding the university electronic
resources) (Spring 2013).
Sara Alshrqi (Information overload among Master students at the College of Arts at SQU)
(Spring 2014).
Ibrahim Alganbosi, Ahmed Almagahmi (Why male students are less at the department of
Information Studies from 2010 to 2012?) (Spring 2014).
Aysha Algafri, Noof Alboloshi (Effectiveness of electronic services at the main library of SQU:
Reference service as an example) (Spring 2014).
Mubarak Alwihabi (Reading behaviors of SQU students and possible effects by new
technologies) (Spring 2014).
5. Awards
6. Community Service
6-1 Community services (Lectures – Seminars – etc….)
Two training courses for the students of the College of Arts in MS Words (2002).
Training course in the use of the electronic catalogue of the Main Library at SQU for students
(2002).
Organizing lectures in several masjids, 2012, 2013.
Provide a lecture about "why we become a non-reading nation?, 2005.
Organize the seventh Muscat international book fair, 2002.
Provide a workshop in the al mosenaah technical college about the “Electronic resources
sharing: challenges and solutions”, 2012.
Provide a workshop in the Almarefah public library about the “Basics for writing a scientific
research”, 2012.
Lead one of the sessions in the Omani manuscripts and documents symposium, 2012.
Provide a lecture about “Electronic theses and dissertations programmes: Definition and
possibilities of adoption at SQU” at the main libraries, SQU, 2013.
Provide a workshop in the Grand mosque about “Skills for searching of information in the digital
environment”, 2013.
Provide a workshop in Muscat College about “Digital libraries”, 2014.
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Provide a workshop in SQU about “basics for writing a scientific research”, 2014.
Establish a small library at Kamah mosque, Oman (order, classify, catalog, circulation), about
456 documents.
Establish a library at the Islamic center of New Zealand, Wellington (order, classify, catalog,
circulation, and also install Afaq Almarefah software and run all the library operation through this
software), about 3000 documents.
Establish a library at Altwab mosque, Oman (order, classify, catalog, circulation), more than
1000 documents.
6-2 Committee membership (5 main committees)
Omani Libraries Association.
Special Libraries Association: Arabic Gulf Chapter.
Networked Digital Libraries of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD).
Member in a committee to create the Omani digital research repository
Member in the college councile committee
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