College of Arts and Social Sciences
Information Studies
Course Portfolio
Electronic Publishing
INFO4280
Period: Spring 2015
15/2/2015
Course File
I. COURSE FILE SUMMARY
1. COURSE INFORMATION
College/Institute/Centre
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Department
Information Studies
Program Title
Semester\Year
Spring 2015
Program Code
Course Title
English
Course Code
Electronic Publishing
INFO4280
Course Type
Department Selective
Pre Requisites
-
Teaching Language
Arabic
Credit Hours
3
Lecture
1:30 (Weekly)
Practical/Fieldwork 1:30 (Weekly)
15
Teaching Hours
Teaching Weeks
Number of students
Lecture
Practical/Fieldwork
Number of Student dropped
1
Arabic
‫النشر اإللكتروني‬
Total
3
2. COURSE DESCRIPTION
ENGLISH COURSE DESCRIPTION
ARABIC COURSE DESCRIPTION
E-publishing is considered as a key internet cantered
technology that has changed society in many
directions as well as transformed reading habits from
off line-paper- to online. Today mostly all types of
documents including books, journals, reviews,
recipes, newsletters, brochures, conferences, movies
and many other media are on the web. Based on that,
as digital users, they should have the knowledge,
skills, and the ability to create items and publish them
electronically through the web.
‫يعتبس الىشس اإللكتسووي أحد أهم التقىياث‬
‫التسىيقيه في اإلوتسوج والتي غيسث‬
‫المجتمع في عدة مجاالث كما أوها غيسث‬
‫ حاليا ً أغلب أوىاع‬.‫مه طبيعت القساءة‬
‫ وبىاء على‬.‫الىثائق متاحت على اإلوتسوج‬
‫ذلك فعلى المستخدميه السقمييه أن يكىوىا‬
‫على معسفت وكرلك مكتسبيه للمهازاث‬
‫والقدزاث الضسوزيت إلوشاء وثائق‬
.‫إلكتسوويت ووشسها على اإلوتسوج‬
3. COURSE AIM
This course aim to provide students with comprehensive understanding of the electronic
publishing concept and related areas.
4. COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Identifies the major concepts and issues related to electronic publishing.
2. Provides an understanding of the current practices and opportunities in electronic
publishing and its career opportunities.
3. Develops an awareness of the impact electronic publishing is having and will
likely have on libraries and its services, and information specialists.
4. Provides more detailed information on policy issues related to intellectual
property rights and how to deal with such issues.
5. Identifies the perceived and actual problem areas in electronic publishing.
5. COURSE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Gain skills and capability to using electronic publishing software, such as
illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Publisher, Adobe InDesign.
2. Be able to work with image and text as well
3. Improve their talents and skills in designing print projects, online questionnaire,
newsletters, brochures, and other daily assignment on paper.
2
6. LECTURES SCHEDULE
WEEK
TOPIC
1
Course overview and introduction
2
Definitions and concepts related to electronic publishing and history
3
Advantages and disadvantages of E-publishing
4
Models for E-publishing and countries’ projects
5
The impact of E-publishing on publishers, libraries, booksellers, users
6
Technologies and tools for E-publishing
7
Technologies and tools for E-publishing
8
E-publishing media
9
Mid-term exam
10
E-publishing and authors’ rights and guidelines
11
E-Journals (visit to printing press)
12
E-Books (Practical exam) (Assignment due date Wednesday 6/5/2015)
13
Presenting students’ projects
14
Presenting students’ projects
15
The future of E-publishing and clearing out
7. TEACHING STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION
Teaching Method
 Power point presentations
 Lectures
 Practical training
Teaching Media
 Play videos
 Online discussions
8. GRADING AND ASSESSMENT
Moodle
Assignment:
discussions
20%
5%
Class
Mid-term
discussions
Exam:
5%
10%
Practical
exam 1:
10%
Final Exam:
40%
3
Practical work
10%
9. COURSE RULES
Attendance
Attendance at class is mandatory. Course Instructors should keep attendance records. An
"absentee warning notice" will be issued if a student is absent for:
• More than 10% in courses with less than 75 total contact hours.
• More than 5% in courses with 75 or more total contact hours.
An "absentee withdrawal notice" will be issued and the student will be deemed to have
withdrawn from the course with an 'FW' grade if a student is absent for:
• More than 20% in courses with less than 75 total contact hours.
• More than 15% in courses with 75 to 150 total contact hours.
• More than 10% of total contact hours for courses with more than 150 total
contact hours.
10. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION
English Reference
Books
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Albert, K. M. (2006). Open Access: Implications for
Scholarly Publishing and Medical Libraries. Journal of
the Medical Library Association, 94(3), 253-262.
Johnson, I. M. (2008). Electronic publishing in
librarianship and information science in Latin America:
A step towards development. Information Research,
13(1). Retrieved December 10, 2010, from
http//InformationR.net/ir/13-1/paper331.html
Penttenati, C. (2001). Electronic publishing at the end
of 2001. World Scientific. Retrieved January 18, 2011,
from
Swan, A. (2006). Open Access - What Has Been Going
On. High Energy Physics Libraries Webzine, 13.
Wilson, T. D. (1997). Electronic publishing and the
future of the book. Information Research, 3(2).
Retrieved February 2, 2011, from
http://informationr.net/ir/3-2/paper39.html
Dodds, Kathrin. How Will Changing Trends in Technology,
Publishing and Library Budgets Affect the Role of the
Electronic Resources Librarian? Academia.edu. 674.
http://www.academia.edu/380801/How_Will_Changing_Tr
ends_in_Technology_Publishing_and_Library_Budgets_Affe
ct_the_Role_of_the_Electronic_Resources_Librarian
Ramaiah, Chennupati K., Schubert Foo and Heng Poh Choo
(edtors) Trends in electronic publishing. eLearning and
Digital Publishing, Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Volume 33, Springer, 111-132
http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/sfoo/publications/2006/20
06-Trends-EPublishing.pdf
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‫‪Milanova, Milena E-publishing and its history and latest‬‬
‫‪development. Sofia University, Project ERA_IP_20_2011‬‬
‫‪http://www.lis.uw.edu.pl/isss20/files/presentations/Milano‬‬
‫‪va,%20Milena%20-%20E‬‬‫‪PUBLISHING%20AND%20ITS%20HISTORY%20AND%20LATE‬‬
‫‪ST%20DEVELOPMENT.pdf‬‬
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‫‪Jensen, Michael Electronic Publishing: Preparing for the‬‬
‫‪Future. Keynote speech at the Association of American‬‬
‫‪University Presses' first Electronic Publishing Workshop,‬‬
‫‪June 1993.‬‬
‫‪http://www.michaeljonjensen.com/aaupwk93.htm‬‬
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‫‪Bransford, Nathan. . Who Owns E-book Rights From Old‬‬
‫‪Publishing Contracts? April 18, 2013.‬‬
‫‪http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2013/04/who-owns-e‬‬‫‪book-rights-from-old.html‬‬
‫‪Electronic Rights: A Brief Primer on Electronic Rights for‬‬
‫‪Authors. http://www.adlerbooks.com/erights.html‬‬
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‫‪- Discussion: Springer Guidelines as Example‬‬
‫‪http://static.springer.com/sgw/documents/1332234/applic‬‬
‫‪ation/pdf/manuscript-guidelines-1.0.pdf‬‬
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‫البستنجي‪ ،‬أيمن (‪ .)2003‬الدوريات اإللكترونية‪ :‬واقع ومستقبل نشر الدوريات ‪Arabic Reference‬‬
‫‪Books‬‬
‫العربية العممية واألكاديمية والمحكمة عبر اإلنترنت‪ .‬مجمة المكتبات والمعمومات‬
‫‪-‬‬
‫السالم‪ ،‬سالم محمد (‪ .)2010‬النشر اإللكتروني في الوسط العممي‪ :‬دراسة‬
‫العربية‪.70-43 ،)1(23 ،‬‬
‫تطبيقية عمى المجالت العممية السعودية‪ .‬أعمال المؤتمر الحادي والعشرين‬
‫لالتحاد العربي لممكتبات والمعمومات (اعمم)‪ :‬المكتبة الرقمية العربية عربي @‬
‫نا‪ :‬الضرورة‪ ،‬الفرص‪ ،‬والتحديات‪ 8-6 .‬أكتوبر ‪ ،2010‬لبنان‪.‬‬
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‫العوفي‪ ،‬عمي سيف (‪ .)2010‬تحديات النشر اإللكتروني في الدول العربية‬
‫واآلمال المعقودة عمى المكتبات الرقمية عربية المغة‪ .‬أعمال المؤتمر الحادي‬
‫والعشرين لالتحاد العربي لممكتبات والمعمومات (اعمم)‪ :‬المكتبة الرقمية العربية‬
‫عربي @ نا‪ :‬الضرورة‪ ،‬الفرص‪ ،‬والتحديات‪ 8-6 .‬أكتوبر ‪ ،2010‬لبنان‪.‬‬
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‫الهوش‪ ،‬أبوبكر محمود (‪ .)1999‬التحول من النشر التقميدي إلى النشر‬
‫اإللكتروني‪ .‬أعمال المؤتمر العاشر لإلتحاد العربي لممكتبات والمعمومات حول‪:‬‬
‫المكتبة اإللكترونية والنشر اإللكتروني وخدمات المعمومات في الوطن العربي‪،‬‬
‫نابل من ‪ ،12-8‬تونس‪.‬‬
‫‪5‬‬
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‫بديري‪ ،‬ظافر أبو القاسم (‪ .)1999‬النشر اإللكتروني وتأثيره عمى المكتبات‬
‫والمكتبيين‪ .‬أعمال المؤتمر العاشر لإلتحاد العربي لممكتبات والمعمومات حول‪:‬‬
‫المكتبة اإللكترونية والنشر اإللكتروني وخدمات المعمومات في الوطن العربي‪،‬‬
‫نابل من ‪ ،12-8‬تونس‪.‬‬
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‫بن السبتي‪ ،‬عبدالممك (‪ .)2003‬التبادل اإللكتروني لممعمومات ما بين األساتذة‬
‫الباحثين في جامعة منتوري قسنطينة‪ .‬العربية ‪.1 ،3000‬‬
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‫عبد الهادي‪ ،‬زين (‪ .)1999‬النشر اإللكتروني‪ :‬التجارب العالمية مع التركيز‬
‫عمى عمميات إعداد النص اإللكتروني‪ .‬أعمال المؤتمر العاشر لإلتحاد العربي‬
‫لممكتبات والمعمومات حول‪ :‬المكتبة اإللكترونية والنشر اإللكتروني وخدمات‬
‫المعمومات في الوطن العربي‪ ،‬نابل من ‪ ،12-8‬تونس‪.‬‬
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‫عوف‪ ،‬نادية (‪ .)1999‬تأثير النشر اإللكتروني عمى خدمات المكتبات‬
‫والمعمومات‪ .‬أعمال المؤتمر العاشر لإلتحاد العربي لممكتبات والمعمومات حول‪:‬‬
‫المكتبة اإللكترونية والنشر اإللكتروني وخدمات المعمومات في الوطن العربي‪،‬‬
‫نابل من ‪ ،12-8‬تونس‪.‬‬
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‫صادق‪ ،‬أمنية مصطفى (‪ .)2000‬الدوريات اإللكترونية وأثرها عمى جهود‬
‫خدمات المعمومات في المكتبات‪ .‬مجمة المكتبات والمعمومات العربية‪،)2(20 ،‬‬
‫‪.26-5‬‬
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‫منصور‪ ،‬عصام‪ ،‬ومال يوسف‪ ،‬يعقوب (‪ .)2010‬النشر اإللكتروني في‬
‫المكتبات ومراكز المعمومات‪ :‬مفاهيم نظرية وتطبيقات عممية‪ .‬الكويت‪ :‬دار‬
‫الفالح لمنشر والتوزيع‪.‬‬
‫‪Lecture‬‬
‫‪Notes/Hand-outs‬‬
‫‪Electronic‬‬
‫‪Materials, Web‬‬
‫‪Sites etc.‬‬
‫‪Moodle‬‬
‫‪Moodle‬‬
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