Digital Repositories

Course Main Objective

This course aims to introduce students to the concept of digital repositories and their requirements, components, benefits, types and how to build and manage them; it further aims to apply standards, specifications and marketing of repository software.

Course Learning Outcomes

• 1. Knowledge and Comprehension
• 1.1 Explain benefits components and concepts of the digital repositories and specifications of their software.
  2. Skills
• 2.1 Show how to build and manage the digital repositories.
• 2.2 Use technology in searching for and finding information. 
• 3. Values
• 3.1Communicate effectively with groups.
    

Course Content:

1. Definition, origin, development and components of digital repositories.
2. Types of digital repositories.
3. Open access and digital repositories.
4. Digital repositories and copyright.
5. How to build and manage digital repositories.
6. Specifications and standards of digital repositories software.
7. Repository assessment.
8. Marketing strategies of the digital repositories.
9. Digital preservation of digital repositories’ content.

Textbook (s) 

Abdel Jawwad, Sameh. (2015). Digital Repositories: Strategy of Building, Management, Marketing and Preservation. Cairo: Dar Alkitab Alhadith
Halaq, Sara. (2016). Digital Repositories in Academic Libraries. Cairo: Dar AlNahdah AlArabiya.
Maghrabi, Amal. (2022). Digital Repositories and Their Impact on Enhancing Academic Communication in University Libraries. Scientific Journal for Libraries, Records and Information. 4(10). Available on the link:
Bin Ghaidah, Wessam.Y. (2017). Institutional Digital Repositories and Their Role in Making Available Digital Contents for Algerian University Libraries on the Internet- Cybrarians Journal- no. 45. Mar.2017

Course ID: INFO308