Department

Digital Scientific Publishing

Classification of the Department

Technical √

Administrative

General competences

Converting various information resources into digital resources for easy access, and contributing to the dissemination of the scientific work of researchers at Umm Al-Qura University

Position in the organizational structure

• Dean of Library Affairs
• Vice Dean for Technical Affairs
• Library Director

The main tasks of the department

• Digitizing paper information resources (books, scientific theses, manuscripts, articles, studies, and research).
• Converting microfiche to digital resources.
• Converting microfilms to digital resources.
• Converting the contents of a laser or hard disk drive to a network disk.
• Ability of implementing the project of adding the subject catalog to books, in coordination with the Department of Group Development.
• Uploading digitized information resources into the storage space.
• Coordinating with the department of technical support in the library to solve technical problems.
• Contributing to raising the scientific classification of Umm Al-Qura University and to supporting the knowledge economy.
• Contributing to the dissemination of the outstanding scientific and intellectual production at Umm Al-Qura University.
• Supporting the scientific research system at Umm Al-Qura University.
• Encouraging researchers at Umm Al-Qura University to publish scientific papers.

The strategic goals of the deanship that the department contributes to achieving

• Raising the efficiency of institutional performance by ensuring comprehensive quality standards.
• Securing access to information resources and services for beneficiaries, with high efficiency and quality.
• Providing services that support scientific research and enhance knowledge exchange.
• Investing in physical and virtual library space as well as digital content.
• Achieving a logistical position through local and international partnerships in order to enhance our knowledge power.
• Contributing to the promotion of local culture and arts.

Competences required for the department

• Managing paper and digital content.
• Dealing with library computing and digitization systems.
• Skills of dealing with electronic information resources.
• Ability to manage the quality of policies, practices, and standards.
• Research evaluation skills.
• Preparing studies and research professionally.
• Managing and collecting data and information.

Performance indicators that the department contributes to achieving

• Beneficiary's satisfaction with access and availability of digital content.
• Beneficiary's evaluation of digital content in terms of modernity and efficiency.
• Growth rate of digital library items.
• Beneficiary's satisfaction with library services.