Experience

University of Peshawar

• Pakistan
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Associate Professor

  • 2021 - Present

• Assistant Professor

  • Sep 1999 - Present

  Teaching multiple courses to Master, MS and Ph.D. students including research methodology, collection development, libraries and information centers management, communication skills, human resource management, project management, organizational behavior, technical operations, the foundation of library and information etc.; Organized 2 national conferences and 10 workshops on libraries development and technical operations from January 2017- May 2018; Member of book selection and purchase committee, curriculum development committee; admission committee, discipline committee, examination committee, recreation and sports board, member of the research board, head of the research colloquium committee etc.



Toronto Public Library

• Canada
• Libraries
• 700 & Above Employee

• Library Coordinator (Part Time)

  • 2012 - 2013

  • Attended multiple meetings and planned programs for community-based activities; • Organized training and settlement programs for new immigrants; • Assisted in book selection especially in Urdu and Pashto languages; • Organized communication skills and career development programs; • Provided assistance to volunteers and perform their evaluation to ensure quality; • Participated in fund-raising programs at the community level; • Attended multiple meetings and planned programs for community-based activities; • Organized training and settlement programs for new immigrants; • Assisted in book selection especially in Urdu and Pashto languages; • Organized communication skills and career development programs; • Provided assistance to volunteers and perform their evaluation to ensure quality; • Participated in fund-raising programs at the community level;



CNN

• Library Intern

  • 2011 - 2012

  • Attended 45 days internship on the implementation of digital reference services in the university libraries. • Hands-on practice on various library practices including cataloging, classification, MARC, electronic DDC, Web Dewey, report writing, abstracting, online searching etc. • Attended 45 days internship on the implementation of digital reference services in the university libraries. • Hands-on practice on various library practices including cataloging, classification, MARC, electronic DDC, Web Dewey, report writing, abstracting, online searching etc.



IUCN

• Switzerland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Library Officer (Part-Time)

  • Jun 1999 - Mar 2004

  Cataloged, classified and computerized all its research reports; performed inter-library loan activities at national and international levels, performed abstracting and indexing services, current content services, clipping and reprographic services, book purchase; organized grey materials, trained library staff on multiple professional and office utility software, assist in project proposal writing and request for grants; knowledge sharing with community-based organization; attended meeting and workshop related to library and its staff development activities, presented library reports for further grants approvals etc.



GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology

• Pakistan
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Librarian (Full Time)

  • Sep 1996 - Feb 2000

  Administered and supervised the overall functions of this library including staff supervision, resources management, scheduling, library automation, collection development, staff recruitment, training and policy development, building maintenance and project planning; organized orientation courses for new entrants; organized social, cultural and academic events/seminars/conference in this library; organized education fair; organized book fairs, world book and copyright day activities, developed for the first-time different sections in this library including audio-visual section, seminar rooms, bookshop, reprographic point, researchers room, faculty discussion room, meeting room, advanced study room.