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Download full textAltamimi, Ahmed A.; Lee, Lay Wah; Sayed-Ahmed, Al-sayed A.; Kassem, Mostafa M. – International Journal of Special Education, 2015
Special education in Saudi Arabia was formally established in 1962. The earliest cited literature on special education written in English was a 1970 government report. This article presents results from the first synthesis of internationally published Saudi special education literature over a 44-year period. This synthesis yielded information…
Descriptors: Special Education, Foreign Countries, Written Language, English
Siddiqui, Moid A. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1991
Describes the microcomputer-based online search services provided by the library of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Topics addressed include databases used; users; searcher characteristics; computer printouts; costs and user fees; interlibrary loans; and CD-ROMs. (four references) (LRW)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Costs, Databases, Developing Nations
Siddiqui, Moid A. – International Forum on Information and Documentation, 1996
Searches conducted at the library of King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Library (Saudi Arabia) were analyzed as to online versus CD-ROM, costs, academic department, user status, subject, databases accessed, and search strategy. A database management system was used to compile results, and statistics will aid in material selection and…
Descriptors: Costs, Database Management Systems, Databases, Higher Education
Al-Jarf, Reima Saado – Online Submission, 2002
150 female graduate students at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were interviewed. Since most students are not proficient in English, they are required to take an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course when admitted to the M.A. and Ph. D. programs, as locating information in specialized journals is required for their assignments,…
Descriptors: Females, Graduate Students, Search Strategies, Foreign Countries
