The course aims to familiarize the student with all aspects of Islamic culture, including an overview of the reasons for polytheism and its occurrence; the creed of monotheism, its types, and the need for it among people; belief in the prophets and the unseen, such as Paradise, Hell, jinn, angels, the Day of Judgment and its signs; knowledge and belief in the prophets; intercession, its types, and related matters; acts of worship such as purification, its importance and divisions, etiquette of relieving oneself, natural Sunnah practices, ablution, wiping over socks, casts, and turbans; full ritual purification, dry ablution, impurities, menstruation and postpartum bleeding; defining prayer, its concept, obligations, and pillars; congregational and Friday prayers; prayers for rain and protection, the two Eid prayers, funeral prayers, and more.

The course aims to introduce the student to everything related to the Arabic language in terms of grammar: the word – its types – inflection and construction – inflected and uninflected words – definite and indefinite nouns and the types of definites in general – the science of subject and predicate – the morphosyntactic particles – literature – the meaning of literature – the meaning of eloquence and rhetoric – the fundamentals of Arabic writing: the glottal stop (hamza al-qat‘), the connecting hamza (hamza al-wasl), etc.

The course aims to introduce the student to everything related to the English language, including verbs, pronouns, past and present tenses, country names, numbers, prepositions, singular and plural forms – and all the principles of learning English.

The course aims to introduce the fields of library and information science, explore the developmental stages of library and information science, examine the relationship between library science and other disciplines, and also help in recognizing the importance and various sources of information.

This course aims to introduce the student to the nature and characteristics of documents as a source of information, and how to deal with them in terms of organization, storage and retrieval, while introducing Arab and international experiences in the field of dealing with documents, then introducing documents in Libya, and informing students about modern systems and technical means in dealing with documents.

The course aims to qualify the student to carry out the technical processes through which responsibility for the existence of information carriers in their various forms is determined, and their physical and intellectual features are clarified by following the approved bibliographic control tools such as the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, with practical training on preparing simplified bibliographic records for books as information sources.

The course aims to accustom the student to recognizing references such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliographies, indexes, etc., and how to use them, in addition to reference services that are not limited to answering reference questions submitted by beneficiaries, but rather extend to include the necessary tasks, functions, and steps required by the process of answering beneficiaries’ inquiries and questions, by training and qualifying them to provide this process in the best possible way.

The course aims to introduce the student to everything related to general psychology in terms of the development of general psychology — the definition of psychology and its importance — branches of psychology and its relationship with other sciences — psychology between the past and present — modern and contemporary schools of psychology — motivations — frustration — intelligence — attention — sensory perception — thinking — memory — forgetting — learning, etc.

The course aims to introduce the student to the subject of statistics, its importance, and its relationship to other sciences and multi-variable fields of life at their various levels, with a focus on the uses of descriptive statistics in the field of libraries and information.

The National Culture subject focuses on enhancing the student's identity and national belonging by reviewing the history and civilization of the homeland, its values and shared beliefs (such as religion and heritage), the characteristics of the national identity, the most important social and political issues, and the citizen's role in building the state. Its aim is to develop national awareness and shape a good citizen who is proud of their country and contributes to its progress. Its topics usually include religion and heritage, national figures, contemporary issues, and citizenship.

This course aims to introduce the student to the science of information and related topics, such as the concept of information, the relationship of information to libraries, the nature of information explosion, the nature and forms of written communications, the nature of bibliometrics, the laws that govern it, and the relationships among them, so that the student can understand these aspects and apply them in their study of other subjects in advanced stages.

The course aims to introduce students to documents in terms of their nature, importance, types, development, and the stages they go through during their growth, as well as the role they have played in human civilization. It also aims to familiarize students with the role of documents in Arab countries and the world, in addition to the methods of preserving, organizing, storing, and retrieving them, with reference to the current state of documents in Libya.

The course aims to familiarize the student with the general foundations of scientific research methodologies, its basics, and the stages required for preparing research, along with practical application. It specifies the concepts of scientific research, the steps a researcher follows to complete their research, methods of searching for and evaluating data and information, connecting them, and using both printed and electronic sources of information.

This course aims to introduce students to the most important contributions of Arabs and Muslims in various fields of science.

This course aims to train students in using computers and their equipment for library services and technical procedures, and to keep up with developments in this field.

This course aims to introduce the student to everything related to inferential statistics - including samples and all that pertains to them - measures of central tendency - mean, median, and mode - identifying skewness - measures of dispersion - range, variance, and standard deviation - calculating the F ratio - T-test - Chi-square test - reliability and validity, etc.

The course aims to introduce the student to everything related to the history of civilization, including (its origin – definition – conditions) - ancient Arab civilization – Greek civilization – Persian civilization – Indian civilization – origins of Islamic Arab civilization - the judiciary during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) – and during the period of (the Rightly Guided Caliphs – the Umayyads – the Abbasids) - the judiciary of grievances – the postal system – the army - urban cities - the main passages of Islamic Arab civilization, etc.

The course aims to introduce students to the fundamentals of descriptive cataloging and information centers in terms of cataloging techniques and some rules related to identifying the main entry, additional entries, and various descriptive data. The course also aims to familiarize students and provide them with practical training in cataloging various books, understanding the Anglo-American cataloging rules used in different libraries, with practical exercises specifically on books in both Arabic and foreign languages.

The course aims to teach the subject of publishing with a focus on electronic publishing, introducing its objectives, importance, methods of book circulation, and significance. It covers publishing in developmental fields and modern trends in the context of information technology. The course also focuses on specific shifts in the concept of electronic publishing, from publishing through electronic media to publishing in the virtual domain on the World Wide Web (Internet).

This course aims to broaden students' knowledge and abilities in understanding the nature and importance of public and school libraries, their characteristics, and services. It also aims to familiarize students with the modern trends in school libraries and their transformations into comprehensive libraries and then into learning centers, as well as their nature and specific requirements.

The course aims to provide the student with knowledge and experience in the field of computer applications in libraries by familiarizing them with different systems and bibliographic cataloging, along with training in creating information databases based on relational database programs and practicing with them.

The course aims to familiarize students with source books and references that are considered fundamental texts, which researchers consult to obtain information. This is achieved by introducing the reference section and presenting examples of these references in the field of humanities, as well as how to search within them to reach the information requested by the researcher.

It is the acquisition of the skill to provide service in using library collections according to the established rules and standards, and for the student to be able to prepare search tools and an evaluation and measurement plan that suit the library's collections and services. The student should also master the skills related to evaluating information and its services with accuracy and ease, and understand the most important legislation and laws governing measurement and evaluation processes.

The course aims to introduce information networks and networking processes, with a focus on information sources available in network environments resulting from developments in information and communication technologies, along with a practical study of the Internet as an information source, providing the ability to access information from various sources around the world.

The course aims to study the types of libraries, including university, specialized national, school libraries, and others, and focuses on specialized libraries in various research institutions.

The course aims to help students and learners in library and information departments to become familiar with specialized reference sources in the field of pure and applied sciences, their types, organization, and management, as well as the description and review of the most prominent specialized 'banks' and databases in the reference fields of pure and applied sciences.

The course aims to introduce students to the general foundations of scientific research methods, its basics, and the stages required for preparing research, with practical application, specifying the concepts of scientific research and the steps the researcher follows to complete their research, as well as the methods of searching for information, evaluating it, connecting it, and using both print and electronic information sources.

The course aims to enhance the principle of in-depth study and subject specialization by applying modern trends in bibliographic studies. It also seeks to equip students with skills and experience in preparing bibliographies both theoretically and practically, using modern methods and means in bibliographic control processes.

This course aims to introduce subject indexing and the theory of subject headings, emphasizing the importance of subject indexing in libraries and information centers, and providing training on how to perform subject analysis, determine subject headings, and identify keywords that represent the subject content of an information resource using bibliographic control tools such as subject heading lists and 'thesauri,' in addition to building and developing the ability to deal with problems related to subject determination.

The course aims to introduce the fundamentals of selection in libraries, to familiarize students with information materials, their types and classifications, to get to know the acquisitions and procurement department in the library, and also to understand the importance of exchange and cooperative acquisition.

The course aims to equip the student with the skill of analyzing information containers to identify the subjects they cover for the purpose of classifying them using a classification system that suits the type of institution and the type of information container to be classified. Accordingly, this course addresses various classification systems (Dewey, Library of Congress, Universal Decimal, etc.) and provides practical training on how to use their main and auxiliary tables, indexes, and other tools to construct classification numbers.

This course aims to introduce information technology to students as a new environment that changes the nature of office work and is continuously increasing in influence. It also aims to understand the nature and development of information technology and its forms, represented by computer and communication technology, which have become a duo with a significant impact on libraries. Additionally, it aims to identify the current and future effects of information technology on libraries, their services, and the ways of benefiting from them.

The course aims for the student to understand the concept of scientific research and distinguish it from other research methods, to know the steps required for organized work to carry out scientific research, and also to be able to identify the criteria of successful research and the means of benefiting from libraries. It also aims to learn about the current and future impacts of information technology on libraries and their services and how to utilize them.

The course aims to give students the basic concepts of management and how to apply them to libraries and information centers, benefiting their work in libraries and information centers, and adopting scientific methods and approaches in management. This includes the ability to plan, control, communicate effectively, motivate staff, and all aspects that ensure work is carried out energetically in an encouraging environment to achieve the purposes for which the library was established.

The course aims to introduce one of the most important types of library collections, which are periodicals, as well as official publications, and how to handle them in the library in terms of organization, display, and cataloging.

The course aims to introduce the fundamentals of indexing and its theories, and to prepare indexers for information retrieval purposes, treating indexing as a technical process that employs indexing systems and tools. It seeks to equip the student with the ability to undertake a field project to analyze information sources for indexing, and to train students both practically and theoretically on modern scientific principles in preparing abstracts for journal articles, books, theses, and other materials.

Enhancing students' skills in communication, analyzing marketing information, and drawing conclusions through a practical assignment in which the student provides recommendations for marketing decisions. The course focuses on understanding the fundamentals of marketing through environmental analysis, the elements of the marketing mix, and the consumer behavior model, along with their various applications.

The course aims to introduce multimedia to the student as one of the information containers in the library. It also aims to familiarize students with the methods of organizing, storing, retrieving, and preserving these media. In addition, it aims to utilize them in libraries as one of the sources of information.

The course aims to introduce students to the concept of modern information systems, their analysis, design, and types, covering the different types of systems, their components, and their levels. It also addresses the nature of inputs and outputs and familiarizes students with various kinds of systems, such as administrative systems in libraries, decision support systems, and expert systems.

The course aims to introduce children's literature and children's libraries, which are characterized by their specificity. It addresses the nature of children's books, their development, the establishment of children's libraries, their requirements, services, activities, and the changes surrounding them, represented by the new electronic environment, the Internet, and television, in addition to the qualifications of the staff working in such libraries.

The course aims to introduce non-book materials and distinguish them from books in terms of form and the information they contain. It covers the cataloging of manuscripts, periodicals, maps, audiovisual materials, electronic media, documents, tapes, recordings, and others, regarding different descriptive entry points and the rules related to them through studies and practical applications, taking into account the specific characteristics of each type of material to achieve precise cataloging that describes the cultural medium. It also includes practical applications in determining the description according to Anglo-American cataloging rules.

The course aims to introduce the student to the concept of databases and the relationships between them, how to work with them through database management programs, and to apply this in building and describing tables, entering and viewing data, and formulating queries.

The course aims to train the student on how to take proper technical actions for planning the establishment of an archive and the technical procedures for preserving materials, such as acquisition, appraisal, disposal, archival description, and other procedures that ensure the documentation of the nation's heritage. In addition, it represents an essential element in the national organization of information, along with the origins of this type of library and its chronological and geographical development, as well as the functions it performs, the tasks assigned to it, the services it provides to users, and the role it plays in organizing national information, with a presentation of copyright laws in different countries.

The aim of this course is to acquaint the student with the principles of modern scientific management in the field of libraries and information and its various schools, and to understand the importance of communication and human relations in working within the library, in order to develop the ability to participate in planning, formulating library policies, and using technology in the management of information institutions.

The course aims to provide the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify the types of basic information services provided in libraries and information centers, as well as the theoretical foundations and the material and human resources required to offer them in an electronic environment. It also aims to familiarize the student with the methods of planning, promoting, marketing, and evaluating information services.

The course aims to introduce modern scientific management and evaluation methods, their types and levels, and the reasons that led to the evaluation of library services, in addition to equipping the student with the scientific knowledge and skills to conduct evaluative studies of the library's effectiveness and to assess its performance and develop its services.

This course aims to test and evaluate students' abilities to apply research methods in the field of library and information science, by training them to prepare a research paper on a topic related to their field of study and discuss it.

The course aims to deepen the student's understanding of classification theories and the main related issues, with a practical focus on developing the ability of a graduate from the Library Department to address these issues that may arise when performing classification processes, by mastering the processes of analysis and subject determination, selecting the appropriate classification numbers, and structuring them using main tables, indexes, and auxiliary lists of the chosen classification system.

The course aims to introduce students to the nature of systems and their concepts. It covers methods of systems analysis and the basic steps in this regard. It also aims to provide models for analyzing automated systems such as the subgroup development system, the automated indexing system, the automated lending system, and the automated periodical control system.

The course aims to introduce students to the nature of systems and their concepts. It covers methods of systems analysis and the basic steps in this regard. It also aims to provide models for analyzing automated systems such as the subgroup development system, the automated indexing system, the automated loan system, and the automated periodical control system.

The course aims to introduce a number of terms, concepts, and abbreviations related to library and information science and its institutions. Given the abundance of terms and concepts related to library and information science, as well as the emergence of new terms and concepts from time to time, it necessitates the continuous selection and development of the texts chosen for studying the course.

The course aims to train fourth-year students on a number of office procedures, skills, administrative and service technologies that the student will encounter upon graduation and joining the workforce in libraries or information centers. In this aspect, a number of practical applications for managing technical and administrative procedures in the library are covered, and all problems facing libraries and information centers are solved, and how to overcome them through what was studied during the previous years of study for the specialization courses.