College of Arts and Social Sciences
[Information Studies]
Course Portfolio
INFO3120
[ History of Information Studies and Institutions]
Period: [Semester -2015]
[27/4/2015]
Course File
I. COURSE FILE SUMMARY
1. COURSE INFORMATION
College/Institute/Centre
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Department
Information Studies
BA for Management of Information Institutions
Program Title
Semester\Year
Spring 2015
Program Code
Course Title
English
Arabic
History of Information Studies
and Institutions
‫تاريخ دراسات المعلومات‬
‫ومؤسساته‬
Course Code
INFO3100
Course Type
elective
Pre Requisites
Teaching Language
Arabic
Credit Hours
3
Lecture
3 (Weekly)
Practical/Fieldwork ---- (Weekly)
15
Teaching Hours
Teaching Weeks
Number of students
Lecture
Practical/Fieldwork
Number of Student dropped
1
Total
3
14
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2. COURSE DESCRIPTION
ENGLISH COURSE DESCRIPTION
ARABIC COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course Opens windows into the
information ‫ ٔضؼج‬ٙ‫يقزر دراساث انًؼهٕياث يٍ انًقزراث انخ‬
institutions. Periods of time when libraries ‫ انطانب فكزة‬ٙ‫طت يقزراث انقسى نخؼط‬ٚ‫ػهٗ خز‬
and information institutions played ‫خ َٔشأة دراساث انًؼهٕياث ٔيزاحم‬ٚ‫ضت ػٍ حار‬ٛ‫يسخف‬
important roles in the development of ‫ضغ دراساث‬ٛ‫ كًا س‬، ّ‫ يز ب‬ٙ‫ت انخ‬ُٛ‫انخطٕر انزي‬
history
of
libraries
and
knowledge. The nature of libraries and ‫طت انؼهٕو ٔأْذافٓا ٔيجال اْخًايٓا‬ٚ‫انًؼهٕياث ػهٗ خز‬
institutions in the past in terms of their ‫ كًا سخزبط ػالقخّ بانخخصصاث األخزٖ خاصت ػهى‬،‫ا‬
missions, objectives, services, size of ‫زِ و‬ٛ‫انًؼهٕياث ٔانفهسفت ٔػهى االجخًاع ٔغ‬
collections, staffing, and management ‫ؼزف انطانب بزسانت‬ٛ‫ كًا أٌ ْذا انًقزر س‬.‫انخخصصاث‬
issues. The development of libraries and .‫يؤسساث انًؼهٕياث ٔأْذافٓا ٔٔظائفٓا‬
information institutions.
3. COURSE AIM
This course aims to identify the student with the following:

Understand the history of libraries and information institutions and how
libraries have developed over time

Understand the mission, vision, information collections, and management of
libraries and information institutions over history

Help understand the extent to which libraries have changed over time

Identify the concept of information societies and their components
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4. COURSE OBJECTIVES
 Understand the history of libraries and information institutions and how
libraries have developed over time

Understand the mission, vision, information collections, and management of
libraries and information institutions over history

understand the extent to which libraries have changed over time

Identify the concept of information societies and their components
5. COURSE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course the students will achieve the following objectives:
 Understand the history of libraries and information institutions and how
libraries have developed over time

Understand the mission, vision, information collections, and management of
libraries and information institutions over history

understand the extent to which libraries have changed over time

Identify the concept of information societies and their components
6. LECTURES SCHEDULE
WEEK
TOPIC
1
The history of Information institutions
2
The history of Information institutions
3
The history of Information institutions
4
The relationship between Information Science and other disciplines
5
The relationship between Information Science and other disciplines
6
Introduce information institutions and their mission
7
Introduce information institutions and their mission
8
Midterm exam
3
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Information societies
Information societies
Digital Tools in The Classroom
Omeka Workshop
Digital Tools in The Classroom
Omeka Workshop
Library and Information Science Education for the 21st Century
Library and Information Science Education for the 21st Century
Students presentation
7. TEACHING STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION
Teaching Method
 Lectures
 Group discussion
 Distance education
Teaching Media
 Moodle
 Power point
 videos
8. GRADING AND ASSESSMENT
POINTS
100
WRITTEN
50%
ORAL
10%
TERM PAPER
25%
CONTINUOUS
15%
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
4
Bawden, D. & Robinson, L. (2013).
An Introduction to Information
Science. Chicago : Neal-Schuman.


Vickery,A. & Vickery, B. C. (2008).
Information Science in Theory and
Practice. M nchen . . aur.
Duff, A. S.
(2000). Information
Society Studies.
London ; New York : Routledge
.
Arabic Reference Books
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
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ils.aspx?id=200&category=Articles
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Lecture Notes/Hand-outs
Electronic Materials, Web Sites etc.
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id=5990

Vannevar Bush and Memex. (2000).
Available on
http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_bush.ht
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
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