Instructor Librarian/Faculty/Library systems Admin
Alfaisal University
Total years of experience :26 years, 3 Months
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties:
• Supervise all cataloguing of print books in the print library according the library of congress classification.
• Teaching library related courses along the year for UG students and Graduate students on how to use the Library resources and improve their skills with practicing the online resources like PubMed, ScienceDirect, EBSCO, etc…
• Conducting Workshops & presentations for Faculties introducing the university e-Library and e-Resources, with practicing examples for research.
• Holding the Library reservation and prepare the needed technology for the faculty (Audio materials - Projectors).
• Implement library policies, procedures and maintain an effective library service and classify all library materials with the library director.
• Ensure that the physical layout, furniture, equipment, floor load, climate control, lighting and electrical supply are adequate.
• Administrate & maintain all library systems & related operations including upgrading & taking backups (Koha LMS, Turnitin plagiarism system, Library guides system, reference management system, etc...).
• Maintain library equipment and belongings.
• Train the new library staff on how to use the Library System with all library operation and circulation, plus refreshment trainings for old staff after upgrades.
• Organize and supervise the library media and office routines ensuring reliability and confidentiality at all times.
• Prepare related library reports and statistics like information literacy reports and books reports and submit them to the Management.
• Manage the Interlibrary loan systems and literature research.
• Work very close with the management to prepare all accreditation reports and requirements.
• Manage the library databases subscriptions and renewals (eLibrary/journals).
Achievements:
• Best & well organized department/college in Alfaisal University according to NCAAA.
• Top Library in the Middle East with the best Library guides.
• Well established library with all e-services and systems.
The University Preparatory Program (UPP) is affiliated with Alfaisal University designed to provide high school graduates the skills they need to enter and succeed in a competitive university setting.
Duties and Responsibilities
Librarian Duties:
• Organize and supervise the library business and office routines ensuring reliability and confidentiality at all times.
• Implement library policies, procedures and maintain an effective library service and classify all library materials for the UPP.
• Establish and maintain an accurate, secure and confidential filing system for the UPP.
• Ensure that the physical layout, furniture, equipment, floor load, climate control, lighting and electrical supply are adequate.
• Maintain the library system.
• Maintain all records pertinent to the library and be responsible for all library equipment and belongings.
• Train the Students on the library eLibrary resources & help them in their research.
• Main Operations for the UPP Members (Cataloging \[with all the Barcodes & Call numbers tags\] - Circulation - User Registration).
• Giving workshops along the year for the students on how to a research in our eResources.
• Holding the ARC reservation and prepare the needed technology for the faculty (Audio materials - Projectors).
• Train the new library staff on how to use the Library Automation Systems (SirsiDynix)
Systems Duties:
• Maintain the library system.
• Administrating Moodle eLearning Management System design and manage any updates required.
• Create the all courses in Moodle.
• Enroll all Faculties & students in the proper courses in Moodle.
• Train all Faculties students How to use and access Moodle
• Support both Faculty & students in Moodle.
• Administer the UPP website & Drupal system.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Service as an outsourced resource for the university projects they have in Saudi Arabia.
- Provide seminars & workshops for faculty & students with coordination of the Saudi Consortium.
- Analyze, coordinate and control the various functions for the KSA University Libraries at (King Saud University, Imam University, Prince Sultan University, Al-Qassim University, Al-Jouf University, King Khalid University, King Fahad Medical City, and Saudi Consortium), services included:
• Library Automation Systems, Portals & Websites, Databases, Journals & eBooks from over 20 international vendors (EBSCO, ProQuest, OVID, CSA, Thomson-Dialog, IEEE, Stat!Ref, ZAD, Informatics, IET, IFIS, ISI Emerging Markets, OCLC, H.W. Wilson’s, …etc).
• Central Search & Federated search systems to unify the access & search for the databases and online resources including Single sign-on (SSO).
• 3M Library security products (bar codes, gates, magnetizer/demagnetizer, strips, and RFID with selfcheck circulation systems).
- Served on the selection committee for more than 12 universities with more than 90 databases.
- Developed & Implemented an Electronic Library for King Saud University, Al-Qassim University and King Fahad Medical City-Health Sciences.
- Represented my company in ProQuest Information and Learning Co. in their international annual meeting in Istanbul 2004 & attended the associated training course.