Professional competencies of electronic publishing : a reflection from the Arab world
Other Title(s)
الكفاءات المهنية للنشر الإلكتروني : انعكاس للواقع في العالم العربي
Joint Authors
Muhammad, Khalid Abd al-Fattah
Ali, Muna Faruq
Source
International Journal of Library and Information Sciences
Issue
Vol. 7, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2020), pp.25-52, 28 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2020-03-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
28
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The publishing industry has dramatically changed in the last twodecades.
Turning towards electronic publishing, (EP) has required crucialdevelopments, one of which is to equip specialists with a variety of competenciesfor performing the technical and managerial tasks of (EP).
To date, no study hascomprehensively investigated the requisite competencies for these tasks and thesources of learning and qualifying EP professional, especially in Egypt and theArab World.
This paper identifies professional competencies for each taskthrough a proposed matrix.
To design this matrix, several related studies havebeen consulted to collect the defined competencies.
Afterwards, a survey hasbeen designed and distributed to explore the application of these competenciesin the real EP practices.
Finally, a Focus Group has been designed to assign therequired competencies for each surveyed task.
The results showed that the mostpracticed tasks are: EP planning, and acquisition.
On the other hand, and in orderto acquire knowledge and experience, specialists often rely on directcommunication with experts and their colleagues at work and also designprofessional training courses.
User support and communication are the mostrequired competencies for (EP) tasks.
Further, disciplinary knowledge categoryrepresents the highest weighted category among three categories ofcompetencies.
The matrix could be applied as a competence-based professionalformal education and job training framework, which would help students andtrainees meet the fundamental requirements of the labor market.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Muhammad, Khalid Abd al-Fattah& Ali, Muna Faruq. 2020. Professional competencies of electronic publishing : a reflection from the Arab world. International Journal of Library and Information Sciences،Vol. 7, no. 1, pp.25-52.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-975042
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Muhammad, Khalid Abd al-Fattah& Ali, Muna Faruq. Professional competencies of electronic publishing : a reflection from the Arab world. International Journal of Library and Information Sciences Vol. 7, no. 1 (Jan. / Mar. 2020), pp.25-52.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-975042
American Medical Association (AMA)
Muhammad, Khalid Abd al-Fattah& Ali, Muna Faruq. Professional competencies of electronic publishing : a reflection from the Arab world. International Journal of Library and Information Sciences. 2020. Vol. 7, no. 1, pp.25-52.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-975042
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendix : p. 51-52
Record ID
BIM-975042