College of Arts and Social Sciences
[INFORMATION STUDIES]
General Information Sources
INFO 1103
Course File
I. COURSE FILE SUMMARY
1. COURSE INFORMATION
College/Institute/Centre
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Department
INFORMATION S STUDIES
Program Title
BA
Semester\Year
2015
Program Code
Course Title
English
Arabic
Course Code
General Information Sources
INFO 1103
Course Type
Mandatory
Pre Requisites
Teaching Language
Arabic & English
Credit Hours
2
Lecture
--3--- (Weekly)
Practical/Fieldwork --- (Weekly)
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Teaching Hours
Teaching Weeks
Total
--3---
Number of students
Lecture
Practical/Fieldwork
Number of Student dropped
53
52
52
1
2. COURSE DESCRIPTION
ENGLISH COURSE DESCRIPTION
ARABIC COURSE DESCRIPTION
1
The course covers the concept of General
Information Sources and the development
of the Information sources and Information
institutions,
as well as highlight on the types of general
information sources in terms of content,
function ,and form, focusing on printed and
electronic sources ,the following types:
1 Dictionaries
2 - Bibliographies
3 - Encyclopaedias
4 - Periodicals
5 - Manuscripts
6 - Directories
3. COURSE AIM
Provide students important information about the types of general information sources in
terms of content, function ,and form, focusing on printed and electronic sources , and
training them the methods of searching in this sources
4. COURSE OBJECTIVES
* The concept of General Information Sources
* The development of the Information sources and Information institutions,
*Highlight on the types of general information sources in terms of content,
function ,and form, focusing on printed and electronic sources
* Training Students the how to search in this sources
5. COURSE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Will help to prepare a good set of students, can deal with a difference of general
information sources to help the library users
6. LECTURES SCHEDULE
WEEK
TOPIC
1
The concept of General Information Sources
2
The development of the Information sources
3
The development of the Information institutions
4
Types of general information sources in terms of content
Types of general information sources in terms of function
5
6
Types of general information sources in terms of form
7
Relationship traditional sources of electronic information sources and
other non-traditional
2
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8
Outlets to obtain electronic information sources
Benefits of electronic information sources for libraries and
information
Types of General Information Sources
 Dictionaries
 bibliographies
 Encyclopedias
 Periodicals
 Manuscripts
 Directories
Final Exam
Final Exam
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
7. TEACHING STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION
Teaching Method
 adopt the style of lecture
 • adopt the style of self-learning

Teaching Media
 Use PowerPoint slides
 • access to the Internet to search for
a number of sites that provide
General Information Sources
by students and discussion
• adoption of practical
applications in the evaluation
searching General Information
Sources
8. GRADING AND ASSESSMENT
POINTS
15%
15%
5%
5%
WRITTEN
ORAL
TERM PAPER
QZ 1
QZ 2
Evaluation of types
of General
Information Sources
•Dictionaries
•bibliographies
•Encyclopaedias
Evaluation of types
of General
Information
Sources:
•Periodicals
•Manuscripts
•Directories
60%
Final Exam
3
CONTINUOUS
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
1-Guide to Reference: Essential General
Reference and Library Science.(2014).
Edited by Jo Bell Whitlatch ,and Susan E.
Searing. ALA Digital Reference.
https://books.google.com.om/books?id=06
WnBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT8&dq=General+re
ference+works&hl=ar&sa=X&ei=keY_Vee
UH8W6UYLPgpgD&redir_esc=y#v=onepa
ge&q=General%20reference%20works&f=
false
Arabic Reference Books
- ‫ مقدمت‬.)0222( ‫ جاسم و صباح دمحم كلى‬,‫جرجٍس‬-1
‫ دار الفكر‬:‫ صنعاء‬.‫فً علم المكتباث والمعلىماث‬
‫المعاصر‬.
2- ‫ دمحم فتحً و عبد المجٍد بى عزة‬,‫ عبد الهادي‬-0
.‫المصادر المرجعٍت للمعلىماث فً اإلنسانٍاث‬.)0222(.
‫ الدار المصرٌت‬:‫القاهرة‬.
3- :‫ حٍدر اباد‬.)1591(‫ كتاب الفهرسج‬. ‫ ابن الندٌم‬-2
‫متاح فً مكتبت المصطفى االلكترونٍت‬.
http://www.almostafa.info/data/arabic/depot/gap.php?
file=000794-www.al-mostafa.com.pdf
Pour point Lectures
•http://www.alwaraq.net/Core/index.jsp?opt
ion=1
 http://www.britannica.com/
 https://doaj.org/
Lecture Notes/Hand-outs
Electronic Materials, Web Sites etc.
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