English Terms and Texts in Information science 2

Course Main Objective

This course aims to make students acquainted with skill of analyzing English specialized topics in field of specialty and explaining such concepts-related terms so that student can read, translate and understand their lexical and semantic meanings.

Course Learning Outcomes

• 1. Knowledge and Comprehension
• 1.1 Explain the concepts of English topics in Library and Information Science.
• 2. Skills
• 2.1Translate some library articles from English into Arabic and vice versa.
• 2.2 Use the internet to refer to the electronic resources relevant to the course subjects.
• 3. Values
• 3.1 Demonstrate responsibility in self-learning and continue personal and professional development.

Course Content:

• Technical terms of libraries.
• Basics of information organization.
• Collections development in libraries.
• Information services in the academic libraries.
• The concept of e-publishing and its importance in library.
• Modern management in libraries and information centers.
• Contemporary issues in library and information science.

Textbook (s) 

Al-Zubaydi, Majed. Kh.N. (2011). Glossary of Library and Information Science Terms in Digital Space: English-Arabic”. Jordon: Arab Network for Information and Open Education. (the Arab Network publications series, 14) p. 400.
Al-Zubaydi, Majed. Kh.N. (3009). Dictionary of Library and Information Sciences Abbreviations in Internet Environment: English-Arabic”. Amman: Dar Safa Four Publishing and Distribution- p. 304.
Abdel Mo’tei, Yasse.Y. Dictionary of Library and Information Science: English-Arabic with Arabic-English Index.
New International Dictionary of Acronyms in Library and Information Science and Related Fields. - 3rd ed.-berlin: de grunter,2011.

Course ID: INFO312