Middle East Librarianship                         body { padding-top: 50px; padding-bottom: 20px; }               Toggle navigation             Faculty      Best Practices 2015     WISE at ALISE 2014     Event Calendar       Students      What is WISE?     Sample Wise Courses (PDF)     WISE Student FAQ     Student Feedback     Event Calendar       Universities      Joining WISE       Support      Contact Us        Login   Student University Admin              Submit                   Middle East Librarianship This course is designed to introduce library science students to the growing field of Middle East Librarianship. It will examine major developments and various aspects of the field. Major topics will include: 1) the history of Middle East collections in North America, 2) collection development,and acquisition concepts as they relate to Middle East publications, 3) selection of Middle East research resources for digitization, 4) provision of reference services, 5) Romanization tables (and cataloging), 6) professional associations with particular focus on Middle East librarianship, and 7) other related topics. Assignments will include course readings, written papers, discussion topics posted on the discussion link in Moodle, Web sites to review and evaluate, as well as a final paper. All assignments will be posted on Moodle using the assignment link. 

         Class Name Middle East Librarianship    Host School  Simmons College    Class Identifier LIS-505I   Credit Value 3 Credit Hours   Faculty Shayee Khanaka   Course Tool (Online) Moodle   Class Description This course is designed to introduce library science students to the growing field of Middle East Librarianship. It will examine major developments and various aspects of the field. Major topics will include: 1) the history of Middle East collections in North America, 2) collection development,and acquisition concepts as they relate to Middle East publications, 3) selection of Middle East research resources for digitization, 4) provision of reference services, 5) Romanization tables (and cataloging), 6) professional associations with particular focus on Middle East librarianship, and 7) other related topics. Assignments will include course readings, written papers, discussion topics posted on the discussion link in Moodle, Web sites to review and evaluate, as well as a final paper. All assignments will be posted on Moodle using the assignment link.    Class Disclaimer Please allow 2 weeks for grade processing after the end date of the course. Check that this delay will not interfere with deadline dates at your school for graduation or financial aid.   Delivery Asynchronous   Start and End Date September 2nd, 2015 - December 14th, 2015   Start and End Time(if synchronous)     Days of Week(of class meetings, if synchronous)     Last Add Day August 1st, 2015   Residency Start and End Date No Residency   Syllabus Download Syllabus          Login to request enrollment Go back to class list             The three pillars of Wise

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