Mr. Syed Abdal Ahmad Khan
Librarian
Educational Qualification
- Master of Library & Information Science – Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, India – 2006
- Bachelor of Library & Information Science – Aligarh Muslim University, India – 2005
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons) – Aligarh Muslim University, India – 2002
Professional Career
- Working as Assistant Librarian at RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE since March 2010.
- Worked as College Librarian at Vivekananda College of Technology and Management, Aligarh. (Approved by All India Council of Technical Education, Govt. of India) from May 2008 to February 2010.
- Worked as Semi Professional Assistant at Maulana Azad Library, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh from March 2006 to April 2008.
Achievements/ Research Interests/ Publications /Awards Achievements
- Technical Representative for Emirates National Catalogues for Libraries (ENCL) project, under Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development, United Arab Emirates.
- Member of the International Editorial Advisory Board of International Research Journal of Library and Information Sciences (ISSN: 2249-0213)
- Member of the IT Co-ordination committee of RAK Medical & Health Sciences University.
- Member of CHILD2015/HIFA2015 (Health Information for All by year 2015), A global campaign administered by the Global Healthcare Information Network and supported by WHO
- Member of the advisory committee of the M/s Sui-Generis Technologies, New Delhi, India for the Library Automation Software ‘Techlib’.
- Setup of the VCTM Library from the root level.
- Independently created a knowledge management system and initiated the Library automation project.
Publications
- Syed Abdal Ahmad Khan & Mohammad Ghulam Ghouse Pasha “Marketing and promotion of library services and resources†published in the E-Proceeding of International Conference on emerging technologies and future of libraries: Issues and Challenges held at Gulbarga University, India, 2015.
- Sampathkumar, Syed Abdal Ahmad Khan & B.Balraj, “Library Resource Development and Dissemination of Information @ RAK MHSU University Library: Best Practices†published in proceeding of 3rd KSCLA National Conference on Empowering Libraries for Life Long Learning Skills: Excellence, Creativity and Challenges, Gulbarga, India, 2012.
Conferences/Workshops
- Attended the “2nd SIBF-ALA Conference†conducted by American Library Association held at Sharjah International Book Fair, Sharjah during 10th – 12th November 2015.
- Workshop on “Threshold concepts and information literacy†held at American University of Sharjah on 23 April 2015.
- Attended and presented the paper at International Conference on emerging technologies and future of libraries: issues and challenges†held at Gulbarga University, Karnataka, India on 30-31 Jan’ 2015
- “Information Literacy Network of Gulf Region†workshop held at New York University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 11 Dec’ 2012.
- “3rd KSCLA National Conference on Empowering Libraries for Life Long Learning Skills: Excellence, Creativity and Challengesâ€, Gulbarga, India, 17-18 Aug’ 2012.
- “International Workshop on Knowledge Management (IWKM09)†organized by Maulana Azad Library, Aligarh Muslim University, India on 24-25 Jan’ 2009.