abdullah smaeel, Librarian

abdullah smaeel

Librarian

prince mohammad bin fahd university

Location
Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
Education
Diploma, Trent-ESL program
Experience
20 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 0 Months

Librarian at prince mohammad bin fahd university
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • My current job since June 2012

• Works in all technical work for both English and Arabic collections (Acquisition, Cataloging, … etc.).
• Provides descriptive cataloging, subject cataloging, classification, authority control, and bibliographic control for all materials in the Library collections.
• Ensures quality of bibliographic records through compliance with international and local standards, including MARC, AACR2r, LCSH, LCCS, OCLC, LC cataloging practices, and other appropriate cataloging and metadata standards.
• Uses the SmartPort for downloading records from the LC or OCLC and uses the AUC for some Arabic records.
• Gives necessary training to new students on the use of various index tools as well as catalog and reference questionnaires.
• Translates any necessary communications between the library and its partners.
• Coordinates between male and female libraries.
• Gives a presentation for new students, faculty, staff and visitors about the library and teach them on using the electronic resources.
• Deals with RFID issues in the library.
• SYSTEMS LIAISON Ensures the Sirsi-Dynix library management system (Symphony) is functioning properly.

Librarian at Prince Sultan University
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 2007 to August 2010

• Generate the distribution desk in an adequate manner.
• Give necessary training to other staff on the use of various index tools as well as catalog and reference questionnaires.
• Acquire different places for books, journals and audiovisual items.
• Create wanted book lists with thorough checking to prevent duplications
• Keep up required reference search categorizers.
• Provide photocopy services for selected journals and other items on suitable requests.
• Take various methods for keeping records and vital documentation of incoming periodicals and other items with identifying them for further security reasons.
• Supply necessary directions for proper use to library equipment.
• Take due actions for preventing copyright and photocopy measures, running with appropriate circulation and basic filing work as well as numbers of indexes.
• Supply required methods for DDC and LC classification structures and filing measures through American Library Association (ALA) pattern.
• Making the actual statistics on door count and circulation procedures of the library in a quarterly basis.
• Worked with SirsiDynix Symphony Workflows software of the Library.

librarian at Dhahran Ahliyya Schools
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • August 2002 to August 2007

• A teacher for library and research.
• Create special places for keeping books, journals and audiovisual items.
• Composed required book lists with thorough examination to avoid duplications.
• Maintain required reference search categorizers.
• Grant photocopies services for preferred journals and other items on apposite requests.
• Administered the other evening clerks as required.
• Making due procedures in succession with the appropriate circulation measures and basic filing works.
• Taught Library and Research projects as facilitated thru the Big6 Research Process.
• Worked with Unicorn Workflows software of the Library.

Education

Diploma, Trent-ESL program
  • at Trent University
  • September 2011

English Second Language.

Bachelor's degree, Library and Information Sciences
  • at King Saud University
  • May 2002

Graduate from the college with A. G. P. A of (3, 03 / 5, 00) and A “Good” grade.

Specialties & Skills

Photography
Communication Research
• Microsoft Windows® and Microsoft Office® Application
Library and Information Sciences
Trained and worked with SirsiDynix Symphony and Unicorn Workflows software and of the Library

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

• Member of American Library Association.
  • support staff
  • February 2009