Middle East Librarianship

Course Syllabus:

Course Title: Middle East Librarianship

Course 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.

Course Date: Spring 2015

Course Number: To be assigned

Credits: 3 credits.

Frequency: Course will be offered as needed.

Instructor: Shayee Khanaka, Librarian for Near/Middle East Collections and Linguistics

E-mail address: [email protected]

Mailing address: University of California Berkeley Library 94720

1 Library/Unit: Research and Collections, 438 Doe Library

Telephone: (510) 642-6657

Prerequisites: Introduction to cataloging.

Course Requirements:

- Completion of weekly readings.

- Completion of all assignments.

- Regular active participation on the Blackboard discussion board, including written responses.

- Regular attendance and participation; in general some meetings will be devoted to a discussion focused on the primary source reading.

- Participation in MELA mentoring program report.

- 5-6 page term paper (topics must be approved by the instructor), due at the end of the semester.

Required readings and course material:

Dale, Penny., Holland, Matt., & Mathews, Marian. (2006). Area Studies Librarianship a general overview: Subject Librarians: Engaging with the Learning and Teaching Environment. England, Aldershot; Burlington, VT.: Ashgate Publishing Group.

Hazen, Dan., & Spohrer, James Henry. (eds.). (2007). Building area studies collections. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz GmbH & Co. (Introduction (pp. 1-5); David Hirsch’s “From parchment to pixels: Middle Eastern collection development in academic libraries” (pp. 81-107)

Partington, David H. (1980). Middle Eastern library collections in the United States: the influence of library organization and the area studies center. In Middle East studies and libraries: a felicitation volume for Prof. J. D. Pearson, edited by B.C. Bloomfield. 1980, p. 153-162.

Ralph, D. Wagner. (2002). A history of the Farmington plan. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press.

Reed-Scott, Jutta. & Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. (1996). Scholarship research libraries and global publishing: the result of a study funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries.

Stephan, Roman. (1990). The development of Islamic library collections in Western Europe and North America, Libraries and Librarianship in the Muslim world. London: Mansell.

Williamson, William (ed.). (May, 1967). The impact of the public law 480 program on overseas acquisitions by American libraries; proceedings of a conference. Madison, WI: Library School, University of Wisconsin. (p. 2-13). Sharman, R. N. (2006). The impact of technology on Asian, African, and Middle Eastern library collections. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press.

Recommended Readings:

MELA Notes: http://mela.us/MELANotes/MELA-Notes.html

Aman, M. (1992). DONES: Journal Digest of Middle East Studies,

Domes: Digest of ME studies. (1992-). School of Library and Information Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

International Journal of Middle East Studies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=mes

Many readings are available in the course packet. You can order it at: Or on reserve? The remaining readings are available on-line. Go to the course webpage and click on the links:

Class schedule: This course meets entirely online through the Learning Management System, powered by WebCT/Blackboard. There is no on-campus residency period. You are expected to log in and review each week’s topic and complete all the readings and assignments. Each week’s class session stays open from Monday through Sunday. Each assignment has a due date. Late assignments will be marked down.

Course specific learning Outcomes: Students who complete the course will be able to:

1. Summarize the key past and current issues of Middle East Librarianship in North America.

2. Recognize and use the terminology and vocabulary associated with the field.

3. Identify research libraries with Middle East collections in North America

4. Prepare a collection development policy and selection guidelines for all forms of material as they relate to Middle East collections

5. Compare reference and seminal resources; digitization programs in ME librarianship; and ME collection cooperative programs and strategies.

6. Critically evaluate ME resources;

7. Guide students and faculty in the location, retrieval, evaluation, and application of information available in ME collections in North America.

8. Work with faculty and students to analyze information needs and develop solutions.

9. Explain and apply the purpose and function of Arabic and Persian Romanization tables.

3 10. Acquire the fundamentals of information organization of ME publications.

ASSIGNMENTS: All assignments are due by the listed due dates. Late assignments will be graded down. Make sure your name, date, course number, and the assignment name are on each assignment. I recommend you compose your assignments using a word processing program, save the file, and then attach your file to the assignment link in Blackboard. Know when all assignments are due. Citation page required for all references used. APA should be used for all works cited.

Class participation includes responding to topics posed on the discussion board.

Grading: Grading is based on assignments; class discussion using the online discussion board; and a term paper. All assignments are graded on a scale of 1 to 100.

Letter grades will be assigned using the following scale:

A 96-100

A - 90-95

B + 87-89

B 83-86

B - 80-82

C + 77-79

C 73-76

C - 70-72

D 61 – 69

F < 60

Week 1:

Topic: Introduction to the course and its objectives and Middle East Map Project:

This week’s objective:

Log in to Blackboard and read the syllabus. Become familiar with the following Blackboard links: Announcement page; Course policies; Assignments; Discussion Board; and the Grade book. Also, on the discussion board write a short autobiography. Include where you work [or go to school] and your goals for this course. Add any additional information you wish. Pictures are always welcomed.

Review all assignments and their requirements, noting their due dates. Planning ahead is critical for some assignments.

Assignment 1: Middle East Outline Map

Go to the following link: http://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/Mission_Geography/Map_Index.pdf

Print out a copy of the Middle East outline map: Using the map, provide the following information: Name each Middle East country, and lightly outline (use different colors for adjoining countries); locate and identify the capital of each country and 4 major cities; trace in and identify the major rivers; lightly color geographic areas with specific ethnic minorities such as Kurds, Berbers and other ethnic groups. How many countries are classified as Middle East countries? What is the official language/s of each country? What is the population of each country? Scan your finished work and attach it to Assignment 1 in Blackboard. Due date: mm/dd/yy

Week 2:

Topic: The History of Middle East Libraries in North America: an overview; Farmington plan 1948 and PL 80:

Required Readings:

Wagner, Ralph D. (2002). A history of the Farmington plan. Lanham: Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.

Prologue (p.1-6); The Farmington meeting October 9, 1942 (p. 77-96); Dress rehearsal: the Library of Congress mission and cooperation Acquisition Project (p. 97-108); The strategic planning process (p. 109-126); The plan in action: subject responsibilities, 1948-1951 (p. 159- 202).

Middle Eastern Librarianship: The State of the Art. Christine Dykgraaf, MELA Notes. (Number 75-76, Fall 2002-Spring 2003) Written by one of the Atiyeh prize winners, discussing the current state of the field.

Week 3:

Topic: Continuation of the History of Middle East Libraries in North America:

This week you are to continue with the required readings.

5 Required Readings:

Wagner, Ralph D. (2002). A History of the Farmington Plan. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2002.

Expanding the strategic plan: country responsibility, 1950-1960 (p.203-222); Subject responsibility, 1951-1959: strategic planning (p.223-252); New cooperative programs (p. 359- 382).

Week 4:

Topic: The landscape of Area studies and ME librarianship in North America:

Required Readings:

Reed-Scott, J. (1996). Scholarship research libraries and global publishing. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries. Collecting patterns of North American ME research libraries (chapter. 6 p. 51-62) Survey of Area studies/ME Collections (chapter. 7 p. 63-119)

Kurzman, Charles. (n.d.). Islamic studies in U.S. universities. Retrieved from http://www.unc.edu/~cernst/pdf/romes.pdf

Merks, G. (n.d.). International studies in the U.S..: an overview. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/events/Duke%20Conference%20Merkx %20paper.pdf

Anderson, Elizabeth. A. (2006). An evaluation of Title VI funded Middle East study centers. Retrieved from http://www.ssrc.org/workspace/images/crm/new_publication_3/%7Bc0096ec1-f260-de11- bd80-001cc477ec70%7D.pdf

Kurzman, Charles. (November, 2012). American scholarship and the global turn. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/events/Global%20Forum%20Kurzman %20paper.pdf

Miller-Idriss, Cynthia and Elizabeth A. Anderson. (n.d.). Thinking Nationally about International Knowledge: Area Studies in the United States. Retrieved from http://www.ssrc.org/workspace/images/crm/new_publication_3/%7B85415c84-2e5c-de11- bd80-001cc477ec70%7D.pdf Nyang, Sulayman S. (n.d.). The state of Islamic studies in American universities Retrieved from http://iiit.org/iiitftp/PDF%27s/Islamic-Studies.pdf

Shami, Seteney. (2007). The impact of 9/11 on area studies. Social Science Research Council. Retrieved from http://www.ssrc.org/workspace/images/crm/new_publication_3/%7B18f8c16e-305c-de11- bd80-001cc477ec70%7D.pdf

Stevens, M. L. (March, 2009). Academic internationalism: U.S. universities in transition. Retrieved from http://www.ssrc.org/workspace/images/crm/new_publication_3/{c22d385c- d25a-de11-bd80-001cc477ec70}.pdf

Smith, Neil. (n.d.). Abysmal ignorance: the pre-life of area studies, 1917-1958. Ch. 2. The Politics of Space: Jigsaw geographies after area studies. Retrieved from http://www.ssrc.org/workspace/images/crm/new_publication_3/%7Bc1f55a7a-ec60-de11- bd80-001cc477ec70%7D.pdf

Assignment 2: Review the history of Middle East collections in North America.

From your readings write a 4 page paper. Review the history of Middle East library collections in North America. What was the state of development of Middle East Libraries during the early stages? What have been the difficulties in collection development, acquisition, cataloging, subject and name authority? What has been the role of the Library of Congress? Be prepared to review your findings with the class using the discussion board in Blackboard. Pay particular attention to recent publications. A citation page is required. Make note in your paper publications you found most valuable. Due: mm/dd/yy

Week 5:

Topic: North American research libraries in an international/ (global) context: Shifts and economics of information needs and growth in international publishing in ME librarianship: Required Readings: Jakubs, Deborah. (April, 2013). The global dimensions of scholarship and research libraries finding synergies, creating convergence. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/events/Global%20Forum %20Recommendations.pdf Jakubs, Deborah. (n.d.). Library collections and access: Supporting global expertise. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/pages/jakubs_magier.pdf

7 Kurzman, C. (November, 2012). Middle East collections and international scholarship at American universities. Retrieved from http://mela.us/past_meetings/Kurzman_MELA_November_2012.pdf

Nye, James. (n.d.). Non-governmental sources of support for global resources support of enhanced global resources. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/events/Duke%20Conference%20Nye %20paper.pdf

Nye, James. (n.d.). International collaborations in support of enhanced global resources. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/events/Duke %20Conference%20Nye%20paper%202.pdf

Bier, Laura. (n.d.). Dissertations in Middle East studies from 2000-2007: Topical and methodological trends. Retrieved from http://www.ssrc.org/workspace/images/crm/new_publication_3/%7B58b5be8a-2c5c-de11- bd80-001cc477ec70%7D.pdf

Reed-Scott, Jutta. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. (1996). Scholarship research libraries and global publishing: the result of a study funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries. (Intro. and Chapter 1, 2, 3, and 4) Note map and chart on p. 56-57.

Reilly, Bernard. F. (n.d.). The evolving “supply chain” for foreign acquisitions. Retrieved rom http://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/events/Supply%20Chain%20draft.pdf The global dimensions of scholarship and research libraries: A forum on the future. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/events/Global%20Forum %20Recommendations.pdf Worden, Robert. (February, 2006). Gathering multidisciplinary information for the policy- making community. Library of Congress. Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/pdf- files/info_for_policymakers.pdf

Assignment 3: Web page review:

Identify 3 University Libraries or consortiums that specialize in Middle East resources. Answer the following questions: What can the URL tell you? What kinds of information, special or unique resources, and special services are provided at each site? Who is the intended audience? Is the site easy to navigate? Do a search at each site, what did you find? What language/s are used at the Web site? Are there any special collections of interest at each site? How easy is it to search? Is there a help screen? Is the page dated? What did you like and not like about each site? Do they use social networking links, i.e. Facebook, Blogs, etc…? Relate your Web search experience. Use a narrative and include as much detail as you can. Do not talk in generalities, i.e. "it was an interesting Web page." Include the web address for each site you visit. The length of this project should be a minimum of 3 pages (one page per site). To create a good review, write more than you can use and then edit your review down. Be clear and to the point. You are trying to convince someone why they will find this Web site of value ---or not. Due date: mm/dd/yy

Week 6:

Topic: Collection development and acquisition models in ME librarianship:

Required readings:

Hazen, Dan. (2007). Building area studies collections. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag: Memminger MedienCentrum AG. Introduction (pp. 1-5).

Hirsh, D. (2007). From parchment to pixel: Middle Eastern collections development in academic libraries. In Dan Hazen (ed.), Building area studies collections (pp. 81-107). Harrassowitz Verlag: Memminger MedienCentrum AG.

Reilly, Bernard F.)n.d.). The Evolving “Supply Chain” for Foreign Acquisitions. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/events/Supply%20Chain%20draft.pdf

About MECAP. Middle East Cooperative Acquisitions Program (MECAP). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.lc-cairo.org/cairo/coop_cai.html

Middle East microfilm project (MEMP)/. (2004, Spring). FOCUS on global resources, 23(3), Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/focus/article/5843

Wagner, Ralph D. (2002). A history of the Farmington plan. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press. (Dress rehearsal: the Library of congress mission and cooperation Acquisition Project (p. 97-108)); New cooperative programs (p. 359-382)

The Middle East Microform Project (MEMP); the Southeast Asian Microform Project (SEAM); the South Asia Microform Project (SAMP). CRL also hosts the Area Studies Council, whose members are the chairs of each area project.

Williamson, W. (May, 1967). The impact of the public law 480 program on overseas acquisitions by American libraries; proceedings of a conference. Madison, WI: Library School, University of Wisconsin.

Library of Congress: Overseas Offices. Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/

9 Major vendors/jobbers

Sulaiman’s bookshop. Retrieved from http://www.sulaimansbookshop.com/

Leila Books. Retrieved from http://www.leilabooks.com/

ISIS Istanbul. Retrieved from http://www.theisispress.org/

Iranbooks. Retrieved from http://www.iranbooks.net/

Library of Congress: Overseas Offices. Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/

Producers of information materials:

ME book/publications industry trends

Types of publishers of ME materials: Periodicals and newspaper publishers, trade publishers, Government presses, Scholarly publishers, private presses, Textbook publishers, Subject specialty

Week 7:

Topic: A survey of collection development policies, a look at specific examples:

Required Readings:

Cornell University Library (2003). Collection development policies statement: Middle East and Islamic studies. Retrieved from http://www.library.cornell.edu/colldev/mideast/cd.htm

British Library. Collection Development Policy for Asia, the Middle East and Islamic North Africa. Retrieved from http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/bldept/apac/asiamena/cdpforameina.html

Indiana University Bloomington Library. Collection development policies – Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. Retrieved from http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=2633

Yale University Library. Near East Collection: collection description. Retrieved from. http://www.library.yale.edu/neareast/description.html

McGill University. Collection development policy, Islamic Studies Library. Retrieved from https://www.mcgill.ca/library/about/collections/collection-policies/islamic

New York University: Near and Middle Eastern Studies Collection Development Policy. Retrieved from http://library.nyu.edu/collections/policies/neareast.html UPenn. Collection development policies, Middle Eastern studies. Retrieved from http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/policies/mest.html

Brandeis University (August, 2008). Collection development policy statement: Near Eastern and Judaic studies. Retrieved from http://lts.brandeis.edu/about/policies/collection/nejs.html

Catholic University of America: Middle East and Jewish Studies Librarianship. Retrieved from http://guides.lib.cua.edu/content.php?pid=118384&sid=1020454

University of Chicago. Collection development policy, Middle Eastern Studies. Retrieved from http://guides.lib.uchicago.edu/content.php?pid=115216&sid=1219485

University of London. Middle East & Central Asia, School of Oriental and African Studies. Retrieved from http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/about/collectiondevpolicy/subject- statements/middle-east-central-asia-/

Week 8:

Topic: Cooperative collection development in ME librarianship and models for collaborative strategies:

Required Readings:

Allen, Barbara McFadden. (n.d.). Bringing ‘beginner’s mind’ to global resource collaboration. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/events/Duke %20conference%20Allen%20paper.pdf

Center for Research Libraries - MEMP. (n.d.). Center for Research Libraries - MEMP. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/area-studies/memp%20

Center for Research Libraries – Topic guide Middle Eastern Studies. (n.d.). Center for Research Libraries - Middle Eastern Studies. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/collections/topics/middle-eastern-studies

Center for Research Libraries (CRL). Cooperative Collection Development: Demand purchase programs, Purchase proposal program, Shared purchase program. http://www.crl.edu/collections/collection- building/cooperative-resource-development

Ralph D. Wagner (2002). A history of the Farmington plan. Lanham: Maryland: the scarecrow Press. (New cooperative programs. Chapter 19 p. 359-382)

Reed-Scott, Jutta. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. (1996). Scholarship research libraries and global publishing: the result of a study funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Washington, DC.

11 Association of Research Libraries. (Chapter 8 p. 123-127)

AAU/ARL Initiatives in Foreign language and Area/ME studies. (Chapter 9 p. 131-136)

AAU/ARL Global resources Pilot Projects. (Chapter 9 p. 132-133)

Challenges of Network collections. (Chapter 9 p. 134)

Toward a global resources program and look at the future. (Chapter 9 p. 135)

Strategic plan for improving access to global information resources in North American (Appendix. P. 143-151)

University of Chicago. The Digital South Asia Library: Electronic Access to Seminal South Asian Resources Funded by the U.S Department of Education under Title VI, Section 606, October 1999 through September 2002. Retrieved from http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/southasia/dsal2.pdf

Digital South Asia (2009). Is a program of the University of Chicago and CRL (Center for Research Libraries). Retrieved from http://dsal.uchicago.edu/

Jakubs, Deborah and David Magier. Library Collections and Access: Supporting Global Expertise. http://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/pages/jakubs_magier.pdf

Overseas Offices. (n.d.). Library of Congress. Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/

Assignment 4: Mission statements

Review the mission statement and collection development policies from 3 Research Libraries with Middle East collections. Write a 3 page review. What are each library’s collection goals? What are the common features of each? What kind of material is included and excluded and what content and subject areas are covered; are online databases included in the guidelines with other resources such as DVDs, journals, newspapers…? What languages are included?? As part of your review, create a one to two page collection development policy for an academic Middle East research collection.

Week 9:

Topic: Reference essentials and seminal sources in ME studies

Reference resources online: Bearman, P., Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs. (ed.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Retrieved from http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/cluster/Encyclopaedia%20of%20Islam?s.num=0 Essential to understanding the world of Islam.

Bearman, P., Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition Glossary and Index of Terms... http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/cluster/Encyclopaedia%20of%20Islam?s.num=0 Presented as a separate data set. , the Glossary is an invaluable source of information for the vocabulary of Islam.

Bearman, P., Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs. (ed.). Encyclopédie de l’Islam. Retrieved from http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/cluster/Encyclopaedia%20of%20Islam?s.num=0 The Encyclopédie de l’Islam en Ligne is the French edition of the new (2nd) The Encyclopaedia of Islam Online. All entries in The Encyclopaedia of Islam French Online are linked to the Encyclopaedia of Islam Online so users can easily switch from one language to the other.

Brockelmann, Carl. (ed.). Brill online. Brockelmann’s Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur offers bio-bibliographic information about works written in Arabic and their authors, with an emphasis on the classical period. Retrieved from http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/cluster/Encyclopaedia%20of%20Islam?s.num=0

Houtsma, M. Th., T. W. Arnold, R. Basset and R. Hartmann. (ed). Encyclopaedia of Islam, First Edition (1913-1936). Retrieved from http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/cluster/Encyclopaedia%20of%20Islam?s.num=0 The scope is philology, history, theology and law until early 20th century.

Joseph, Suad. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures. An interdisciplinary, trans- historical, and global project embracing women and Islamic cultures in every region where there have been significant Muslim populations.

Kate Fleet, Gudrun Krämer; Denis Matringe; John Nawas; Everett Rowson. (ed.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. Brill Online, 2013. Retrieved from http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/cluster/Encyclopaedia%20of%20Islam?s.num=0

Kennedy, Hugh. (ed.). Historical Atlas of Islam. Retrieved from http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/browse/historical-atlas-of-islam

McAuliffe, Jane Dammen. (ed.). Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān. Georgetown University, Washington DC. An encyclopedic dictionary of qur’ānic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history

13 and exegesis extended with essays on the most important themes and subjects within qur’ānic studies.

Badawi, Elsaid and Muhammead Abdel Haseem. Dictionary of Qurʾanic Usage. Available online and is the first comprehensive, fully-researched and contextualized Arabic-English dictionary of Qur'anic usage.

Milo, Thomas. (ed.). Qurʾān Concordance. A unique finding aid which allows users to identify and localize text fragments, or even snippets, of the Qurʾān.

Thomas, David and Alex Mallett. (ed.). Christian-Muslim relations, a bibliographical history. A general online history of relations between the faiths. It covers the period from 600 to 1500, when encounters took place through the extended Mediterranean basin.

Wilferd Madelung and, Farhad Daftary. (ed.). Encyclopaedia Islamica. Brill Online, 2013. Retrieved from http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-islamica Based on the abridged and edited translation of the Persian Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif-i Buzurg-i Islāmī. A unique feature lies in the attention given to Shiʿi Islam and its rich and diverse heritage.

Encyclopaedia Iranica Retrieved from http://www.iranicaonline.org A comprehensive research tool dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.

Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm ansiklopedisi Retrieved from http://www.diyanetvakfiyayin.com.tr/index.php?Option=Listele&No=15 A comprehensive research resource dedicated to the study of Turkish.

Islâm ansiklopedisi :Islâm âlemi tarih, coğrafya, etnografya ve biyografya lûgati. (1950). Istanbul :Millî Eğitim Basimevi. http://www.library.yale.edu/oacis/ (OACIS). (2013, September 14). The Online Access to Consolidated Information on Serials is a union list of serials from or about the Middle East. The mission of OACIS is to improve access to Middle Eastern serials in libraries in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East

Access to Mideast and Islamic Resources (AMIR). (2013, September 14). Alphabetical List of Open Access Journals in Middle Eastern Studies. http://amirmideast.blogspot.com/2010/12/alphabetical-list-of-open-access.html

Academic Islamic Studies and Middle East Studies Web Sites. (n.d.). Academic Islamic Studies and Middle East Studies Web Sites. Retrieved from http://islam.uga.edu/MESCenters.html Center for Research Libraries Middle East Political Website Archiving Pilot Project, David G. Hirsch, et al. (Number 78, 2005) List of Middle East political websites.

Simon, James. (Producer). (2011, September 02). Middle East and Islam Webinar [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=Rkw14SwMYiY&lr=1&uid=CE6QMtCIBCRcr6XKpc6S9A

Samoeil, Simon. (2007, Number 80.). The OACIS Project: Online Access to Consolidated Information on Serials, Yale University. Outlines the Online Access to Consolidated Information on Serials (OACIS) Project, which “facilitates the transfer of information and knowledge contained in serials pertaining to Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies published in the Middle East, North Africa, North America, and Western Europe, in the various Western European languages as well as in Arabic.”

Russell, John. (2006, Number 79). Open Access and Middle East Studies. Retrieved from https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1794/10651/RussellJOpen.pdf?sequence=1 A brief discussion of open access scholarship, and a list of open access journals.

The Reference Interview. http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~mbolin/willenbrown.htm

Assignment 5:

Select 15 reference works that should be part of any basic Middle East reference collection. Five of your references should be serials and five should be online databases. This number ratio can change if you can justify your selection. Review and write the scope and content of each reference. Note to whom the reference might be most useful. Make sure to give the complete citation for each work.

Week 10:

Topic: Library services during the Arab spring:

Required Readings:

Center for Research Libraries - Webinar: Middle East and Islamic Resources. (n.d.). CRL Events. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/events/7290

Center for Research Libraries Middle Eastern and Islamic resources. FOCUS, Fall 2011, vol. 31, n1. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/focus/fall-2011)

Dougherty, Roberta L. (2011). Documenting Revolution in the Middle East. FOCUS, fall 2011 Vol. 31, Num. 1. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/focus/article/7437

15 The Guardian. (2010, January, 5). Arab spring: an interactive timeline of Middle East protest. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east- protest-interactive-timeline

Houissa Ali (Cornell University blog). (Middle East & Islamic Studies Collection Blog.

Brown University Library. (2013, September 3). The Arab spring 2011-present. Retrieved from http://libguides.brown.edu/ArabSpringMedia

Chang, Kayo (2011). Library services during the Arab spring, a navigation of the ‘new normal environment’ in Bahrain. Retrieved from http://librudn.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/47754344/B201_Chang.docx

Cornell University Library Guides. (2013, August 15). Arab spring: a research & study guide. Retrieved from http://guides.library.cornell.edu/content.php?pid=259276&sid=2163169

Houissa, Ali. (2011). The Arab spring, impact on publishing, scholarly communication, libraries and archives: the Tunisian revolution as example [Web blog comment]. Retrieved from http://www.library.cornell.edu/colldev/mideast/Arabspring.pdf

Houissa Ali (Cornell University blog). Tunisian revolution 6 months later, first hand account of some recent developments. Retrieved from http://blogs.cornell.edu/mideastlibrarian/2011/07/07/tunisian-revolution-6-months-later-a- field-report/

Ursula, Lindsey. (2011). In Egypt, history for the people, group hopes to encourage inquiry with an open archive of the revolution. Chronicle of Higher Education, 57(39), A18-A19

Harvard Law School. (2013, August 6). Arab spring—research guide. Retrieved from http://guides.library.harvard.edu/content.php?pid=270604&sid=2232531

Assignment 6: Arab spring

Write a 4 page summary of your readings on the Arab Spring. What do you perceive to be the main issues for ME librarians trying to provide services and or documenting evolving events?

Week 11:

Topic: Digitization initiatives and collaborative digitization for ME resources; a survey of specific projects and resources.

Required Readings:

Collaboration in Cataloguing: Islamic Manuscripts at Michigan, Evyn Kropf and Jonathon Rodgers (Number 82, 2009) Retrieved from http://www.lib.umich.edu/special-collections-library/collaboration- cataloging-islamic-manuscripts-michigan A description and discussion of the project undertaken to catalogue, digitalize, provide access via website to a large Islamic manuscript collection.

Digitization of Near East Materials from a Curatorial Point of View, Simon Samoeil (Number 83, 2010) Retrieved from http://www.library.yale.edu/ameel/MESAworkshop/mesa_2008_samoeil.pdf

Harvard University. (n.d.). Open Collections Program: Islamic Heritage Project - Home. Open Collections Program: Islamic Heritage Project - Home. Retrieved from http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ihp/

Kropf, Evyr. (2012, November 15). Manuscript Studies in the Digital Environment: Islamic Manuscripts at Michigan). Manuscript studies in the digital environment: Islamic manuscripts at Michigan. Retrieved from http://mela.us/past_meetings/MELA_2012_Evyn_Kropf_pres.pdf

Overholt, John H. (2013). Five theses on the future of special collections. RMB: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage 14(1): 15-20. Retrieved from. http://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/10601790/overholt.pdf?sequence=1

Rawan, A. (November, 2012). Inter-institional collaboration between the University of Arizona Libraries and the Afghanistan Cendtre at Kabul University on preservation and digitization of a unique Afgan collection. Middle East Librarians Association conference,, Denver, CO. Retrieved from http://mela.us/past_meetings/MELA_2012_atifa_rawan_pres.pdf

American University in Cairo. (n.d.). Rare books and special collections digital library. Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.aucegypt.edu/cdm/

British Library- What is Search our Catalogue Archives and Manuscripts. (n.d.). What is Search our Catalogue Archives and Manuscripts: Mainly early Arab newspapers from the historical periodical collections (1900-1950) at the Al-Aqsa Mosque Library in East Jerusalem. The newspapers were digitized by British Library Endangered Archives Program. Full catalog entries for the collection can be seen in The British Library’s main archives and manuscripts catalogue. Retrieved from http://searcharchives.bl.uk/

Center for Research Libraries - Collaborative Digitization. (n.d.). Center for Research Libraries - Collaborative Digitization. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/collaborative-digitization

Center for Research Libraries - Area Microform Projects. (n.d.). Center for Research Libraries - Area Microform Projects. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/area-studies

Center for Research Libraries - MEMP Microfilms Iraqi Newspapers. (n.d.). CRL News. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/news/8047

17 Center for Research Libraries - Global Resources Program. (n.d.). Center for Research Libraries - Global Resources Program. Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/grn

Center for research libraries Middle Eastern political parties web harvesting and other efforts . Retrieved from http://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/pages/MEWebarchive-CRL- LC_0.pdf

European Union, Mediterranean Memory. Med-Mem offers the general public, and the younger generation in particular, a trilingual site (French, English and Arabic) enriched by the insights and varying viewpoints of more than 40 teachers and researchers specializing in the Mediterranean. Retrieved from http://www.medmem.eu/

European Union, Mediterranean Memory. (n.d.). MED-MEM sharing our Mediterranean audiovisual heritage launch of the website. Retrieved fromhttp://www.copeam.org/UserFiles/File/Events/339_DP%2028092012%20EN.pdf http://www.wdl.org/ar/search/gallery/?regions=middle-east-and-north-africa (In Arabic)

IRAQI Academic Scientific Journals. (n.d.) [“Full-text of recent Iraqi scientific journals from a variety of institutions, many from the provinces. Site is under the direction of Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education” (In Arabic or English)]. Retrieved from http://www.iasj.net/iasj?uiLanguage=en

Library of Congress Global Gateway- world cultures & resources. (n.d). Selections of Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Calligraphy: Home. Retrieved from http://international.loc.gov/intldl/apochtml/apochome.html

Library of Congress Global Gateway. (n.d.) Digital collections Retrieved from http://international.loc.gov/intldl/find/digital_collections.html

Middle East Librarians Association (MELA) (2012). Conference: Digitization environment contributions. Retrieved from http://mela.us/past_meetings/12_info.html

Murphy, Caryle. (2002, December 18). The future of print the digital revolution and the prospects for Arab newspapers. The Majalla, Retrieved from http://www.majalla.com/eng/2012/12/article55236690

New York University: Afghanistan Digital Library. (n.d.). About the Afghanistan digital library. Retrieved from http://afghanistandl.nyu.edu/

New York University. (2013, April 10). NYU announces project to create Arabic collections online, an Arabic-language digital public library. NYU News. Retrieved from http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2013/04/10/nyu-announces-project-to- create-arabic-collections-online-an-arabic-language-digital-public-library.html

Reed-Scott, Jutta. (1996). Scholarship research libraries and global publishing: the result of a study funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries. Simpon, James. (2006, February 27).

Shamela E-book library. http://shamela.ws/ (In Arabic)

Weheba, I. (November, 2012). Multilingual access to Arabic digital resources using linked data mechanisms and challenges. (Power Point) Middle East Librarians Association annual meeting, Denver, CO. Retrieved from http://mela.us/past_meetings/MELA_2012_Iman_Khairy_pres %20(2).pdf

Wellcome Arabic manuscripts online (comprises around 1000 manuscript books and fragments relating to the history of medicine). Retrieved from http://wamcp.bibalex.org/en/home

World Digital Library. Retrieved from http://www.wdl.org/en/

Yale University Library. (n.d.). OACIS - a union list of serials from or about the Middle East. Retrieved from http://www.library.yale.edu/oacis/

Yale University Library. (n.d.). Near Eastern Collection. . Retrieved from http://www.library.yale.edu/neareast/

Week 12:

Topic: Elements of cataloging and organization of ME publications; and Romanization tables:

Required Readings:

Library of Congress. (n.d.) ALA-LC Romanization Tables. Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html

Arabic: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/arabic.pdf

Persian: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/persian.pdf

International cataloging and use of Latin scripts: http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/connexion/client/international/internationalcata loging.pdf

MELA-- committee on cataloging. (2010). https://sites.google.com/site/melacataloging/resources/rda

MELA-- committee on cataloging. (2010). https://sites.google.com/site/melacataloging/acm

19 MELA – committee on cataloging. (2010). Arabic cataloging manual, best practices for Arabic script cataloging. Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/site/melacataloging/acm/bp

Library of Congress. (n.d.). Romanization Landscape. Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romlandscape_Oct2011.html

Arabic Transliteration Scheme: ISO or LC?, Blair Kuntz (Number 78, 2005) A discussion and comparison of two transliteration schemes.

Princeton Library. (n.d.). Arabic NACO Manual. Retrieved from http://library.princeton.edu/departments/tsd/katmandu/cp20/aranatoc.html

Kristen E. Wilson. (2005, April). A Guide to Copy Cataloging Arabic Materials. Retrieved from http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/s_papers/id/776

Library of Congress. (n.d.) Arabic & Urdu_Final . Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/catworkshop/RDA%20training%20materials/SCT%20RDA%20Records %20TG/index.html

Library of Congress. (n.d.) NACO - Name authority cooperative program of the PCC. Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/naco/index.html

Library of Congress. (n.d.) SACO - Subject authority cooperative program of the PCC. Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/saco/index.html

Library of Congress. (n.d.). PCC NACO funnel projects. Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/naco/nacofunnel.html#skip_menu

Arabic translation of FRBR: http://www.ifla.org/files/assets/cataloguing/frbr/frbr-ar.pdf (In Arabic)

Kopycki, William. (2005). Mid-East catalogers’ desktop. http://www.mela.us/committees/cataloging/committee-on-cataloging.html

Assignment 7: MARC assignments and hands on examples. To be created by the instructor

Week 13:

Topic: Library and information technology and ME librarianship collections:

Required readings:

Sharman, R. N. ed. (2006). The impact of technology on Asian, African, and Middle Eastern library collections. (pp. xi-xiv, 3-180). Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. Houissa, A. (2006). The impact of technology on Middle Eastern collections and services in the United States. In The impact of technology on Asian, African, and Middle Eastern library collections (pp. 219-232). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.

Mohammed, A. M. (2006). The impact of technology on libraries and collections in the Arab countries of the Middle East and North Africa. In The impact of technology on Asian, African, and Middle Eastern library collections (pp. 183-194). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.

Shaheen, Sherif Kamel. 2006. Information Technology Applications in Information Work in Egypt: A Puzzle Missing Some Pieces, (pp. 195-218). In The impact of technology on Asian, African, and Middle Eastern library collections. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press.

Week 14:

Topic: Middle East National and international library associations, mentorship opportunities with MELA, review of course objectives and final term paper:

Required Readings:

Visit the following Web sites and note those resources that are of interest to Middle East Librarians.

1. Middle East Library Association, MELA. http://www.mela.us/

2. http://www.mela.us/committees/education/mentorship.html

3. Association of College & Research Libraries, ACRL a Division of ALA. http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/index.cfm Section: Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Section, AAMS. http://aamesacrl.wordpress.com/about/ 4. MELCom International, the European Association of Middle East Librarians. http://www.melcominternational.org/ 5. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions IFLA. http://www.ifla.org/

“The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession.

Assignment 8: Term Paper (5-6 pages): The purpose of this research paper is to give the student an opportunity to select one aspect of Middle East Librarianship of interest to them and to critically evaluate the issue. Students should demonstrate a knowledge of the terminology and vocabulary that is used in this field. The last one or two paragraphs should be a concluding statement that expresses your opinion based on research presented. This is a research- based paper that requires footnotes and a works cited page. The citation format

21 should be APA. The paper should be double spaced using 12-point font, with not more than 1- in margins and no extraneous white space. Charts are acceptable. The cover page and a works cited page are not included in the overall page count.

The term paper is due on the last day of the semester. A late paper will not be accepted.