College of Arts and Social Sciences
Department of Information Studies
Course Portfolio
INFO3290
Open Access
Period: Fall-2014
January 2014
Course File
I. COURSE FILE SUMMARY
1. COURSE INFORMATION
College/Institute/Centre
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Department of Information Studies
Department
Program Title
Information Studies
Semester\Year
Fall 2014
Program Code
Course Title
English
Arabic
‫الوصول الحر‬
Course Code
Open Access
INFO3290
Course Type
Department Elective
Pre Requisites
N/A
Teaching Language
Arabic
Credit Hours
3
-1.20---(Weekly)
1.20----Practical/Fieldwork
(Weekly)
-15---Lecture
Teaching Hours
Teaching Weeks
Number of students
Lecture
Practical/Fieldwork
Number of Students dropped
1
Total
-2.40---
7
7
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2. COURSE DESCRIPTION
ENGLISH COURSE DESCRIPTION
ARABIC COURSE DESCRIPTION
Accommodate the relevant basic concepts
of open access through the study of open
access paradigm, the motives behind its
appearance and initiatives, models to cover
the cost of publication, and its directories
and publishers. Search strategies for
information retrieval from open access
resources, such as journals, books, digital
repositories, and wikis.
3. COURSE AIM
Acquaint the student with open access system as a model in the field of publishing and
scientific communication
4. COURSE OBJECTIVES
Gain knowledge with regard to open access system as a model in the field of
and scientific communication,
publishing
Appreciate the importance of open access in facilitating access to information and
making it available to users
Provide students with search skills for information available through open access
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1. COURSE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Distinguish between open access paradigm in the field of information and the
traditional commercial publishing system
2. Determine the importance of open access system in the areas of publishing and
scientific communication between academics
3. Identify the key pillars upon which open access system is based
4. Search for information available in open access resources
2. LECTURES SCHEDULE
WEEK
TOPIC
The concept of Open access + Historical Overview
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2
3
4
Open access initiatives
Application of Open access through the economic model and methods of cost
coverage
Impact of open access on users
Impact of open access on libraries and information centers
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6
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Impact of open access on scientific communication scholars and authors
Open access books+ DOAB
Proposal submission and presentation
Open access books + DOAB
Open access journals + DOAJ
Open access journals + DOAJ
Open access journals + DOAJ
Midterm Exam
Digital repositories: the concept, importance, initiatives, and characteristics +
DOAR
Examples of digital repositories:
 arXiv
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Bio Med central
The Internet Archive
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12
Open access Publishers:
 PLoS
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Wikis: the concept and its importance, characteristics and advantages and
disadvantages and future
• Wikipedia
Examples of Wikis
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
GANFYD
• Wikivoyage
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15
PRESENTATION OF PROJECTS • Oral Presentation • Submission of
Written Projects
3. TEACHING STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION
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Teaching Media
 LCD
 Moodle
 Internet
 YouTube
Teaching Method
PowerPoint Presentations
Readings
Discussion
Video Presentations
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4. GRADING AND ASSESSMENT
POINTS
WRITTEN
ORAL
TERM PAPER
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CONTINUOUS
5. 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.
6. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION
1. Jacobs, Neil (Editor)
(2006). Open Access: Key
Strategic, Technical and
Economic Aspects. London:
Chandos.
2. Jones, Catherine (2007).
Institutional Repositories:
Content and Culture in an
Open Access Environment.
London: Chandos.
English Reference Books
3. Levy, Steven (2011) . The
Plex: How Google Thinks,
Works, and Shapes Our
Lives. New York: Simon and
Schuster.
4. Mukherjee, Bhaskar (2010).
Scholarly Communication in
Library and Information
Services: The Impacts of
Open Access Journals and
E-Journals. London:
Chandos.
5. Mullen, Laura Bowering
(2009). Open Access and its
Practical Impact on the
Work of Academic
Librarians: Collection
Development, Public
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Services. London: Chandos.
6. Suber, Peter (2012). Open
Access. Mass.: MIT Press.
7. Willinsky, John ( 2009).The
Access Principle: The Case
for Open Access to Research
and Scholarship. Mass.: MIt
Press.
8. Park, Ji-Hong (2007).
Factors influencing the
adoption of open access
publishing. PhD dissertation,
Graduate of Information
Management and
Technology, Syracuse
University.
a. Books
Arabic Reference Books
‫ البرمجيات مفتوحة‬.)2012( ‫ حسن فتوح‬،‫ حسن‬. 1
‫ أسس‬:‫المصدر لبناء وإدارة المكتبات الرقمية‬
.‫ مكتبة الملك فهد الوطنية‬:‫ الرياض‬.‫االختيار والتقييم‬
‫ االتصال العلمي‬.)2006( ‫ وحيد‬،‫ قدورة‬.2
‫ الباحثون‬:‫والوصول الحر إلى المعلومات العلمية‬
‫ المنظمة العربية‬:‫ تونس‬.‫والمكتبات الجامعية العربية‬
.‫للتربية والثقافة والعلوم‬
Lecture Notes/Hand-outs
1.PowerPoint Slides on Moodle
2. Printout of book chapters
3. Articles
1. Open Access Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L
5rVH1KGBCY
2. Benefits of Open Access
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L
5rVH1KGBCY
3. Open Access Movement: a
philosophy, a dance, a practice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4
Electronic Materials, Web Sites etc.
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Open Access
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_a
ccess
PubMed Central
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PubMed
_Central
Plos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLOS
Wikis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
Attachments
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LECTURES
LECTURE NOTES/HAND-OUTS
EXAMS SAMPLE
A SAMPLE OF STUDENTS’ ANSWERS
A SAMPLE OF EXERCISES AND STUDENTS’ ANSWERS
A SAMPLE OF ASSIGNMENTS AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
RESULTS AND GRADES
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