Curriculum vitae and Qualifications

Professor Sherif Kamel Mahmoud Shaheen

Date of Birth: September, 06, 1961 Place of birth: Cairo Nationality: Egyptian Religion: Muslim

Marital Status: Married Number of Children: 3

Grade: Professor (since April 2004)

Address in Egypt: Building 5 d - Buildings Housing and Development Bank (Gardenia pyramid) - Pyramid Street – Giza - Egypt

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Education

University degrees:

• July 1991 Doctorate of Arts - Department of library, Archives and information - Faculty of Arts - Cairo University (First honor degree with a recommendation to print and exchange on the expense of Cairo university)

• January 1987 Master of Arts - College of Library and Information Studies - Leeds University, England, (With Distinction degree)

• May 1982 Distinctive Bachelor of Arts in librarianship and information science - Faculty of Arts - Cairo University (Excellent degree)

• May 1981 private pilot license "civil aviation" from the Institute of Egypt Air - Ministry of Aviation, Egypt.

Training courses:

• December 1990 university teacher preparation's course for three weeks - the Center of university teacher preparation - Cairo University.

• September 1990 using the CDS / ISIS for one week - National Information Network, Egypt. • March 1987 Online search in databases and data banks for one week - National Information Network,

Egypt. • November 1986 Database software DBASEIII for two days - Computing Center at the University of

Leeds, England. • September 1985 English language (speaking and writing) – Bell School, Norwich, England. • July 1981 field training on the work of libraries for three months - Library of the University of Essen,

Germany. • July 1980 field training on the work of libraries for three months - Library of the University of Essen,

Germany.

Jobs

• June-July 2012 Libraries Consultant at Zewail City of Science and Technology. • May 2011 - July 2012 Acting Director of Cairo University - Center for Printing and Publishing. • February 2011 - July 2012, Director of the University of Cairo Press. • August 2010 to now - Head of Department of library, Archives and information Technology - Faculty of

Arts - Cairo University • October 2007 to now - Director of the New Central Library of the Cairo University. • October 2005 - September 2007 - Director of the Central administration of National Library of Egypt

(Egyptian National Library) - the Egyptian Ministry of Culture. • March 2004 - Professor, Department of Library and Information - Faculty of Arts - University of Cairo

and King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah. • January 1998 - Assistant Professor, Department of library, Archives and information Technology -

Faculty of Arts - Cairo University. • September 1994 - Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information - Faculty of Arts and

Humanities - King Abdul Aziz University - Jeddah - Saudi Arabia. • October 1991 - December 1998 - Lecturer at Department of library, Archives and information

Technology - Faculty of Arts - Cairo University. • March 1989 - August 1990 - Librarian of the Institute of Banking Studies, Kuwait. • October 1987 - October 1991 - Assistant Lecturer, Department of library, Archives and information

Technology - Faculty of Arts - Cairo University. • October 1982 - October 1987 - Demonstrator at Department of library, Archives and information

Technology - Faculty of Arts - Cairo University.

Membership in professional societies and associations:

• June 2007 - a member of the American Library Association (ALA) • January 1992 - board member of the Egyptian Society for libraries and information. • October 1991 - Member of the Arab Federation for libraries and information (AFLI) • September 1989 – Member of Jordanian Association for libraries. • March 1986 - Member of the British Library Association.

Teaching experience:

Taught in several departments and schools of libraries and information belongs to the following educational institutions:

• King Abdul Aziz University - Faculty of Arts and Humanities (1994-2005) • Alexandria University - Faculty of Arts (1991-1992) • Cairo University - Faculty of Arts - Beni Suef Branch (1988-1992) • Cairo University - Faculty of Arts (1982-1994) (2005 - present)

Conferences, seminars and forums:

Keen to participate in the annual conference of the Egyptian Society for libraries and information - as well as the annual conference of the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI) as well as the following:

• Conferences, workshops and seminars held at Alexandria Library in the field of libraries and electronic publishing and copyright ... and others.

• Conferences, workshops and seminars for the book and publishing - the Supreme Council for Culture in the field of libraries and electronic publishing and copyright ... and others.

• Conferences, workshops and seminars by the Arab League for Education, Culture and Science Organization (ALECSO, Tunisia) in the field of library and information ... and others.

• Conferences, workshops and seminars by the Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO, Cairo) in the field of digital libraries and knowledge management ... and others.

• Conferences, workshops and seminars by Islamic Organization for Education, Science and Culture (Morocco) in the cultural industries in the countries of the Islamic world.

• Annual Conference of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) (the capitals of the world)

Training courses:

Participate in teaching in the training courses organized by the following organizations:

• TEAM, Cairo, Egypt • League of Arab States, the Arab Administrative Development Organization – Cairo • Arab League for Education, Culture and Science Organization (ALECSO, Tunisia) The Ministry of Culture - Egypt.

The Ministry of Awqaf - Egypt.

Central Agency for Organization and Administration - Center for Leadership Development - Egypt.

Al-Ahram - Egypt. Advisory Group in the Middle East (Meg) Cairo - Egypt.

Business Management Association, Cairo - Egypt.

Administrative Development Department at King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah - Saudi Arabia.

University Development Center at King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah - Saudi Arabia.

Deanship of Community Service, Educational Diploma at King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah - Saudi Arabia.

States visited:

Arab countries: Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates - Jordan - Kuwait - Tunisia - Algeria - Syria - Lebanon - Iraq - Libya – Oman – Morocco

Foreign countries: Iran - England - Germany - United States - France - South Korea - South Africa

Business and advisory committees and projects:

• January 2014 A referee for the Egyptian Association for Publishers Prize for best new publisher. • September 2013 Head of committee of Labs at Faculty of Arts, Cairo University. • June 2012 Head of National committee for State prize in Mass Communication field by Higher Supreme of

Culture. • September 2012 – A member at the Advisory board for the International project “Databib”

http://databib.org/. • January 2012 until now – Elected Chairman of the Committee on book and publishing - Supreme Council for

Culture, Egyptian ministry of Culture. • September 2011 - Member of the Social Solidarity Fund, Faculty of Arts. • September 2011 - Chairman of the Library Committee, Faculty of Arts,. • September 2011- Member of the Management Committee of the Cultural Development Fund, the Ministry

of Culture, • May 2010 until now - Advisor to manage information and communication Arab League for Education,

Culture and Science Organization (ALECSO). • May 2009 – August 2011 Technical Coordinator-General of the Office of Technical sector of Graduate

Studies and Research of the University of Cairo since. • May 2009 - Member of the Board of Directors of the Egyptian Society for the dissemination of knowledge

and global culture (formerly Franklin). • November 2008 - Member of the Board of Directors Cairo University's Center for Printing and Publishing the

decision of the President of the University in. • periodic adviser - edit the book the arbitrator "Research in Library and Information Science" published by

the Center for Research Information Systems and Services - of the Faculty of Arts - Cairo University. • in July 2008 - Member of the Board of Management Center maintenance and restoration of monuments and

manuscripts of the Faculty of Archaeology - Cairo University. • (February-March) 2008 - Member of the committee preparing the corner to services for people with special

needs, FOR " Mubarak -public libraries. • 2007 - a member of the evaluation committee of the sponsored medical library project digital - Cairo

University - Faculty of Medicine (Al-Qasr Al-Aini) - Funding from the Supreme Council of Universities. • 2006/2007 - A member of the evaluation committee for the Institute of Educational Studies Project - Cairo

University to the draft program of e-learning) • 2005 – 2007 - Member of several committees of the General Authority for Books and the National Archives,

including: the Scientific Committee for Books - Committee leaders authority to choose the managers of Commons - Transfer Committee holdings for the library door of creation - Law Committee manuscripts - the Commission's National Museum of Egyptian Civilization - the Commission decide to buy mobile libraries .. . (2005 - 2007)

• October 2005 until now - A member of the Department of libraries, documentation and information • October 2005 until now - Member of the book and publishing Committee - the Supreme Council for Culture -

Ministry of Culture, Egypt. • Member of the Committee on the development of libraries of the National Center for Research - Research

Academy. • (January 2005 - December 2005).

• Member of the Committee on the development of Cairo University Libraries • Advisor magazine 3000 issued by the Arab Arab Club for Information - December 2005.

• Advisor magazine editor specialized electronic available online Cybrarian Journal - May 2004

• contribute to the translation of numerous articles in national project to translate the Encyclopedia of Library and Information - The Ministry of Culture, the Supreme Council for Culture, Egypt - July 2003 - January 2004

• March 2003 (one month) calendar site of the Faculty of Arts at the University of King Abdul Aziz on the Internet.

• Advisor liberate Arab periodic specialized court "Arab Studies in Library and Information" - January 2000

• April 1999 (two months) evaluate the existing system library Islamic Economics Research Center and planning to create an integrated system to.

• August 1991 (six months) the establishment of a specialized medical library of the national project to combat diarrheal diseases of the Egyptian Ministry of Health.

• January 1990 (eight months) the establishment of a system to the library of the Institute of Banking Studies in Kuwait.

• December 1988 (four months) the establishment of a specialized legal library of Shalakany Office of Legal Consultants in Cairo, Egypt.

• June 1988 (three months) the establishment of an information center for Desert Development Center of the American University in Cairo.

• November 1987 (five months) create a special library holdings Egyptian Society for the dissemination of knowledge and global culture.

• May 1982 (a year and a half) take part in the operations Bibliographic description and objective analysis of the university messages within the project of establishing a center theses at Ain Shams University - under the auspices of the Centre for Management and microfilm-Ahram Foundation.

Awards, grants and academic and financial rewards:

• 2013 Alsharja Prize for Literature specialized in Library and Information Science, First Place.

2010 Certificate of Appreciation from the First World Conference of the electronic management in Tripoli from 1-4 June.

• 2010 Cairo University’s Shield and a certificate of appreciation for outstanding effort in the preparation and organization of the second Festival Cairo University "Sour Azbakia" An exhibition for used books - April.

• 2010 Sixteenth Congress’s Shield of the Special Libraries Association(SLA) - Arabian Gulf Chapter - Abu Dhabi, 2 – 4 March.

• 2010 International Second Symposium’s shield - Indexing mechanism at the twenty-first century in the Arab world - February 28 - March 1, Abu Dhabi.

• 2009 Egyptian Association for Library and Information’s Shield for best Egyptian library "New Central Library of the University of Cairo - July 2009

• 2009 Cairo University’s Shield and a certificate of appreciation for outstanding effort in preparing and organizing the first Festival Cairo University "Sour Azbakia" An exhibition for used books – April.

• 2007 enrollment in the International Visitor program of the U.S’s libraries and Archives, at the expense of U.S. State Department for a period of 21 days (5 to 29 June 2007)

• 2006 Arab Federation for Libraries and Information, AFLI’s Shield in recognition of outstanding efforts in librarianship and information science - Algeria 2006.

• 2006 Egyptian Association for Library and Information’s Shield recognition of outstanding efforts in promoting the profession - Cairo - 6th October 2006.

• 2005 Division of Library and Information studies at King Abdul Aziz University’s Shield for outstanding efforts and contributions in the department. 24 May.

• 2004 Department of Library and Archives and information Technology’s shield, the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University, Seventh Scientific Conference "issues of scientific research in libraries, documentation and information: issues of fact and future prospects - 2-4 October.

• 2002 financial support from the Research Council of King Abdul Aziz University to accomplish a field research No. (451/422) in 15.01.1423 e

• 2001 State Prize in the Social Sciences (Libraries and Information) from the Arab Republic of Egypt for the year 2001

• 2001 financial support from the Research Council of King Abdul Aziz University to carry out the research No. (458/421) 25.08.1422 e

• 2000 financial support from the Research Council of King Abdul Aziz University to carry out the research No. (455/420) 12.08.1421 e

• 2000 financial support from the Research Council of King Abdul Aziz University for the completion of the second phase of the No. (451/419) in 07.30.1421 e

• 1999 financial support from the Research Council of King Abdul Aziz University for the completion of the initial phase of the search number (451/419) 07.30.1420 e

• A grant from the British Council in Cairo to study Masters in Britain at the University of Leeds from September 1985 to December 1986

• Academic Excellence Award presented by the German DAAD Foundation for Training Field Library of the University of Essen, Essen, Germany, from June to September 1982

• Academic Excellence Award presented by the German DAAD Foundation for Training Field Library of the University of Essen, Essen, Germany, from June to September 1981.

Publications’ list:

Year 1992

1. Towards a Regional Bibliographic Database for the Arab Countries.- Arab Journal of Librarianship & Information Science ,

Vol.12, No.1, January 1992.pp.4-45.

2. Automating the IBS: Institute of Banking Studies Library: A needs analysis Study. - Arab Journal of Librarianship &

Information Science , Vol.12, No.2, April 1992. pp .4-39.

3. Towards a strategy for marketing of library and information services in our libraries: Summary of research presented to

the International Symposium on Information Marketing, Higher Institute of Documentation, Tunisia 4 - 6 May 1992. Pp.

82-86 - The research was published in full in the Arab Journal of Librarianship & Information Science, vol. 12, No. 4,

October 1992. Pp. 5 – 58

Year 1993 4. Report on the International Symposium on Information marketing (Tunis:4- 6 May, 1992.) – Arab Journal of Librarianship

& Information Science, vol. 13, No., 1, January 1993. Pp. 135-143.

5. Book Review: the history of the book. Arab Journal of Librarianship & Information Science,, vol. 13, No., 3, July 1993. Pp.

179-191.

6. Proposal for establishing on automated Library System for the National Control of Diarrheal diseases Project ( NCDDP) in

Egypt .- Arab Journal of Librarianship & Information Science ,Vol.13, No. 4 , October 1993, pp. 4-18.

7. The intellectual contributions of Professor Dr. Ahmed Anwar Omar. - The world of the book Journal, No. 41, pp. 200-208

8. Egyptian Universities Network (EUN) and its impact on libraries with a detailed study of the stages of the establishment of

an automated integrated library system at Faculty of Law, Cairo University, A research presented to the fourth Arab

Seminar on "university libraries support for scientific research and educational work in the Arab world" Tunisia, Zaghouan.

4 - 7 December 1993.

Year 1994

9. Measuring the ability of student’s studying the course "Libraries and information centers’ management” to take the

appropriate decision in resolving administrative problems: A non-traditional pattern in teaching and assessment. - Recent

trends in library and information Journal, vol. 1, No. 1, January 1994, pp. 74-91.

10. Book Review: organizing information resources in libraries and archives. - Arab Journal of Librarianship & Information

Science, vol. 14, No. 1, January 1994, pp. 193-202

11. Management information systems for libraries and information centers (A BOOK) - Riyadh: Dar Mars, 1994. 528 p.

12. Desktop Publishing: concept, characteristics and ingredients OR A compete of PC’s (Personal computers) with Presses. -

The world of the book Journal, No. 42, April 1994. Pp. 20-33

13. A Plan to establish an Integrated Online Library System for the Egyptian Opera House. - Arab Journal of Librarianship &

Information Science, Vol.14, No.2, April 1994. pp. 4-16.

14. Egyptian Universities Network (EUN) and its impact on libraries with a detailed study of the stages of the establishment of

an automated integrated library system at Faculty of Law, Cairo University, A research presented to the fourth Arab

Seminar on "university libraries support for scientific research and educational work in the Arab world" Tunisia, Zaghouan.

4 - 7 December 1993 - Recent trends in library and information Journal, vol. 1, No. 2, July 1994, pp. 191-222, (the first part

of the search)

15. DBMS: concepts, capabilities, application. - Arab Journal of Librarianship & Information Science ,Vol.14, vol. 1, January

1994. Pp. 132-154.

16. Different methods to assess the holdings in libraries and information centers with a study for a comprehensive view

approach entitled “Conspectus” and its various uses. - Journal of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Cairo, vol. 64, July

1994, pp. 479-539. Also Published in the Arab Journal of Information, vol. 15, p 2, Tunisia 1994, pp. 30-74

17. A proposed approach to evaluate library collections with an applied study on the collections of the Library of the Faculty

of Arts at the University of Cairo. - Journal of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Cairo, VOL. 65, September 1994, pp.

91-158.

18. Measuring the correlation coefficient between the student's background and his final marks after the end of the course

“computers in libraries", Department of Libraries, Archive and information technology at Cairo University. Arab Journal of

Librarianship & Information Science ,Vol.14, p 3-4, July / October 1994. Pp. 54-88.

Year 1995

19. Egyptian Universities Network (EUN) and its impact on libraries with a detailed study of the stages of the establishment of

an automated integrated library system at Faculty of Law, Cairo University, (PART-2) -Recent trends in library and

information Journal, vol. 2, No. 3, January 1995, pp. 209-244

20. Libraries’ Regulations: a comparative study of a set of libraries’ regulations at educational institutions. - Arab Journal of

Librarianship & Information Science, vol. 15, No. 2, April 1995. Pp. 65-97.

Year 1996

21. Introduction to Information Science (A BOOK)/ co-authored with Hassan Awad Al-surayhi. - Jeddah: Dar-el-kholoud for

Publishing and Distribution, 1996. 482 pp.

22. Multimedia, including Hypertexts: Their use in libraries and information centers – A state of the art review (presented as a

requirement for promotion to assistant professor at the Cairo University.) - Author, 1996. 170 pp.

Year 1997

23. The status of technical services for electronic information sources at Arab libraries: A study for standards and applications

in Egypt and Saudi Arabia – A research presented to the eighth Arab Symposium of the Arab Federation for Libraries and

Information. - Cairo: 1-4 November 1997.

24. Milestones in the path of information technology: the relay and integration. - Arab Journal of Librarianship & Information

Science, vol. 17, No. 3, July 1997. Pp. 67-87

Year 1998

25. Developmental Information science or development by information: an older interface for a new century. - A blueprint for

several integrated research covering aspects of the subject. - Research presented for the second National Conference of

Library and Information Specialists in Egypt. – Cairo, June 28-30, 1998.

26. Internet Terms: A comparative analysis study of their use in the Arab publications. – A research presented for the ninth

conference of Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI) a unified Arab strategy of information in the Internet

era, Damascus from 21-26 October 1998.

27. Hypertexts: definition and nurture. - Arab Journal of Librarianship & Information Science, vol. 18, No. 4, October 1998. Pp.

5-24.

Year 1999

28. Encyclopedic dictionary of Internet terminology: English - Arabic with a list of acronyms and abbreviations. - Cairo: Author,

1999.

29. Islamic Economics Research Center’s Library at King Abdul Aziz University: a field report on the current situation with a

proposal for development. - Jeddah: Department of Library and Information Science, College of Arts and Humanities, April

1999.

30. Library and information trends in Egypt: A content analysis of the Egyptian daily newspaper “Al-Ahram” during the period

1995-1999. – A Research presented to the Third National Conference on Library and Information Specialist, the Egyptian

Society for library and Information, Alexandria from 28-30 June 1999.

31. The impact of electronic publishing on sociology journals at the Central Library of King-Abdulaziz University: A use and

users’ study. – A Research presented for the Tenth of the Arab Federation for Libraries and information (AFLI) “the

electronic library, online publishing and information services in the Arab world, Tunisia, Nabeul ,8-October 12, 1999 .

32. The course "library and Research" at the secondary schools for boys in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A field evaluative study, the

first phase report of the research project number (451/419) sponsored by the Council of Scientific Research at King Abdul

Aziz University, 30/07/1420 AH.

33. Building and development of library holdings of electronic information sources: A literature review. - Arab Journal of

Librarianship & Information Science, vol. 20, No. 2, 1999. Pp. 25-63

Year 2000

34. The new Millennium Project of the American Library Association. – Libraries. Net. – Vol. 1, No. 8, August 2000, pp. 3-4.

35. An idea for a new series about the Internet more subtle: a proposal to the editorial board of journal “libraries. Net”, vol. 1,

No. 9, September 2000, pp. 7-8

36. Internet and fears: the responsibility of the individual first and foremost. - A series about the Internet more polite -

libraries. Net, vol. 1, p 9, September 2000, pp. 9-15

37. The effects of the course "library and Research" on students at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, A report of the

second phase of the research project (451/419- Phase II) sponsored by the Council of Scientific Research at King Abdul

Aziz University, 07/30/1421 AH.

38. The design and implementation of a Bibliographic database containing summaries of the contents of refereed scientific

journals issued by Saudi universities / jointly with Dr. Mohammad Jafar Aref (PI), and Dr. Abdul Ghafoor – A final report of

the research project No. (455/420) sponsored by Council of Scientific Research King Abdul Aziz University, 12/08/1421 AH.

39. Electronic information sources in libraries and information centers (A BOOK) - Cairo: Egyptian-Lebanese house, 2000. 351

p.

Year 2001

40. Towards an Internet acceptable use policy for Saudi university libraries/ jointly with Dr. Mohammad Jafar Aref (PI), Final

project report no. (458/421) sponsored by the Scientific Research Council, King Abdul Aziz University, 08/25/1422 AH.

41. The impact of the widespread use of the Internet on the daily use of university’s library: a field study for undergraduate

students at King Abdul Aziz University: a paper submitted to the 12th

conference of the Arab Federation for Libraries and

Information (AFLI) in collaboration with the University of Sharjah, and the Department of Culture and Information:

Sharjah, 3-7 November 2001. was published in Arab Journal of Librarianship & Information Science, October 2001

42. General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) its implications for libraries: Global reactions and ambiguity in the Arab

position: an exploratory study of Arab specialists’ views - submitted to the 12th

conference of the Arab Federation for

Libraries and Information (AFLI) in collaboration with the University of Sharjah, and the Department of Culture and

Information: Sharjah, 3-7 November 2001. Accepted to be published in the Journal of Arabic Studies in Library and

Information.

Year 2002

43. Metadata: a source of standard bibliographic records for Arabic electronic information sources: an exploratory

experimental study – A research paper presented to the 9th

annual Conference of SLA (Special Libraries Association) - the

branch of the Arabian Gulf – Doha, Qtatr, 2-4 April 2002 under the theme: Gulf electronic libraries and the challenges of

change. Accepted to be published in Recent trends in library and information Journal.

Year 2003

44. Modern Trends in subject analysis: A scientific review presented to the Standing Committee for University upgrades in the

specialty of libraries, Archives and information, Egyptian Supreme of Universities, Cairo, 95 pp.

45. Specialized encyclopedia in library and information science / translated by elite group of university professors specialized

in libraries and information, under the supervision of Dr. Mohammed Fathi Abdel Hadi. - Cairo: Supreme Council of

Culture, 2003. Several volumes.

46. Legislations for the use of the Internet and self-discipline: the Canadian experience. - Libraries. Net. – vol. 3, No. 4, August

2003, pp. 3-8.

47. Information Societies are the label of the New millennium. - Libraries. Net. – Vol. 3, No. 6, August 2003, pp. 3-5.

48. Journalists’ information sources available on the "Internet" and the various search facilities - Libraries. Net. – Vol. 3, No. 6,

August 2003, pp. 5-11.

49. E-government and information literacy. - Libraries. Net. – Vol. 3, No. 7, August 2003, pp. 4-7.

50. E-commerce and information literacy. - Libraries. Net. – Vol. 3, No. 8, August 2003, pp. 3-4.

Year 2004

51. Web-based digital reference service available through Arabic libraries: Status and future – A research presented to the

Standing Committee for University upgrades in the specialty of libraries, Archives and information, Egyptian Supreme of

Universities, Cairo: Author, 150 p – Also published by the Arab League Education, Culture and Science Organization

(ALECSO) as a book in 2005 in Tunisia, 324 p

52. Towards an acceptable use policy for the Internet at Saudi university libraries / jointly with Dr. Mohammed Jaafar Aref. -

Journal of King Fahd National Library, April 2004.

53. Public and national libraries at Arab countries: a study of status and planning for the future – Jointly with Dr. Mohammed

Fathi Abdel Hadi. - Tunisia: Arab League Education, Culture and Science Organization (ALECSO) as a book, 2004. 200 p.

Year 2005

54. Web-based Arab Library online catalogs: an evaluative study in the light of the IFLA recommendations of the guidelines

for Bibliographic display screens and content. - Submitted to a symposium about Arab online cataloguing in the 21st

century: reality and challenges, UAE, Al Ain, 15 - 16 February 2005, the Deanship of University Libraries, United Arab

Emirates University.

55. Libraries at the heart of the Arab information society, A keynote speaker paper presented to the 15th

Conference of the

Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI) , Hammamet, Tunisia 2-5 March 2005.

56. Automated systems in libraries and information centers: The selection decisions based on systematic selection Criteria OR

random preference (1985-2005) a Key paper submitted to Forum on modern methods of Quality management of libraries

and information centers, 18-20 December 2005 at Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

57. Indexing and Authority Control in an International Context: Towards an Integrated Subject Approach to Information

sources: A working paper submitted to a round table on: building electronic thesauri, Problems and Solutions (the first

Saturday of October 2005) - The Ministry of Awqaf - State of Kuwait.

58. Information and communication Infrastructure, the basis for building information society: A critical reading of the World

Summit (WSIS) documents. A paper presented to the first Arab conference for investment in the structure of information

and knowledge - the Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO) - Alexandria 28-30 August 2005.

Year 2006

59. Cultural industries or creative industries: present and future in the Egyptian Information Society. - A working paper

submitted to an international conference on the development of cultural industries and ways of financing in the Islamic

world - 5-7, November 2006 - Isfahan, the Islamic Republic of Iran.

60. Information Technology in the service of heritage - a public lecture under the cultural activity center for heritage and

scientific center at the General Authority for National library and Archives - May 2006

61. Information Technology (IT) applications in the Information work in Egypt: A puzzle missing some pieces, in: The Impact of

Technology on Asian, African and Middle Eastern Library Collections. Ed. R.N. Sharma. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow (Libraries

and Librarianship: An International Perspective, No. 1), 2006. 292p. alk. paper, $ 50 (ISBN 0810854481). LC 2006-2784.

Review Available in: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crljournal/backissues2007a/crlmay07/sharmareview.htm

Year 2007

62. Computer and its applications(A BOOK) / Jointly by Abdullah Hussein Metwally and Amal Wgieh Hamdi. - Cairo: The

authors, 2007. 209 pp.

63. E-book: local or global: the National library of Egypt between a local Content Portal and the World Digital Library. - A

public lecture on the occasion of World Book Day (23 April 2007) - Cultural Season of the General Authority for National

library and Archives

64. CANL: Consortium of Arabic National Libraries, An Obligatory need by Digital Era – A working paper submitted to The first

gathering of Arab directors of National libraries, 14-16 May, Algeria. Hosted by Algerian National library.

65. Knowledge Society and World Digital Library: A suggested model for Content Selection criteria to guarantee Knowledge

Integration. - Research presented to the 18th

Conference of the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI):

librarianship and challenges: the future and their role in the open access to scientific information. Jeddah: 17 - 20

November 2007.

66. Changes directions and updating in Information science teaching programs: An exploratory study for the Global Trends

during the period 1995 – 2007: A research paper submitted to the Scientific Symposium about the information in the age

of digitization and the needs of the labor market to keep up with the requirements in the areas of teaching, training and

networking of institutions - the Arab League Education, Culture and Science Organization (ALECSO) with the Egyptian

National Commission for UNESCO (Cairo: 23-25 December 2007)

Year 2008

67. Academic libraries Manpower and the 21st

century inventions: The New Central library for Cairo University- Case study – A

research paper presented to the Conference about the workforce in libraries, information centers and archives, organized

by the Centre for Documentation and Research (Ministry of Presidential Affairs in Abu Dhabi) in cooperation with the

Deanship of university libraries at the UAE University, 19-21 February 2008, Abu Dhabi.

Year 2009

68. Diplomats' Information Literacy: Who's Responsibility? – A research presented to International seminar on "specialized

libraries and cognitive needs of the workers in the diplomatic field,"- Saud Arabia, Riyadh - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs

- the Institute of Diplomatic Studies - Tuesday, 1/2/1430 H - 27/1/2009.

69. Science in the Ancient Egypt: A survey and bibliometric study for Digital Information sources on the Internet. - A research

paper presented to a symposium on "Science in the ancient Egyptian civilization" organized by scientific heritage studies

center at Cairo University, Monday, February 23, 2009.

70. Open Access to Knowledge Initiatives: a documentary study towards an Arabic Initiative. – A research presented to the 3rd

Arab Forum, organized by network of specialist librarians and information specialists, Cairo, March 22 - 24, 2009.

71. Who is governing the Internet? I'm looking for an answer from someone wise! A message to the World. – Cybrarians: Arab

Portal for Libraries and Information - News March 2009.

72. E-book: a global industry, a knowledge economy and a local production. - A public lecture for the first Forum of the Arab

Society for Education Technology, Faculty of Specific Education, Egypt, Port Said, 11 April 2009.

Year 2010

73. The economics of Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Industry in the digital era: An exploratory study for the Market in Egypt -

a research paper to the Conference of Arab and Arabized dictionaries and encyclopedias industry - Cairo 20-22 April 2010

– under the supervision of the book and publishing committee - the Supreme Council for Culture.

74. Towards a strategic plan for building e-citizen in the Libyan Society as a step to prepare leaders in e-Management working

paper submitted to the first World Conference on e-management - under the slogan "Towards an effective electronic

management for the Libyan society", Libya, Tripoli, 1-4 June 2010

75. Social Cataloguing: Is a trend globally and absent locally in Arabic Web-PACS - a research paper in the 4th

Arab Forum for

library and information technology, held under the title: Web second generation: its impact on the library and

information sector - July 27 - 28, 2010, Cairo.

76. Preparation of the proposed plan of action for the field of communication and information as part of the future plan of

action of the Arab League Education, Culture and Science Organization (ALECSO) (2011 - 2016) - Tunisia: ALECSO, February

2010.

77. Social Responsibility for information institutions in the digital environment: a case study of the new Central Library of

Cairo University – A research presented to the 4th

International Conference of Social Sciences, the conference center at

the University of Kuwait, November 29 - December 1, 2010.

78. Arab universities between the demands of the Arab identity and aspirations of high Global ranking: Cairo University as a

model – A research presented to the Conference of university performance quality in Libya: application possibilities and

challenges, the University of Garyounis - Benghazi 4 6/12/2010.

Year 2011

79. Intellectual property and the e-learning environment: Towards an initiative to provide Web-based Open Textbooks in

Egyptian universities, Cairo University as a model – A research presented to the 2nd

International Conference on e-learning

and distance education - Riyadh (21-23 February 2011)

80. How youth see libraries at the Internet era? An exploratory study for Cairo University’s students – A research paper

submitted to the Arab Forum on Youth and reading, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Heritage Preservation,

Bizerte, Tunisia February 2011.

81. Managing university libraries by knowledge-based economy thinking: Cairo University new central library as a model – A

research presented to the 17TH

Conference of Special Libraries Association, Arabian Gulf Chapter, the theme “changing

role of information specialists in the knowledge economy: Challenges and Opportunities” , Muscat 8-10 March 2011.

82. Electronic management of information institutions – A research paper submitted to Kuwait Conference and Exhibition for

document management and electronic archiving, Kuwait 4-5 April 2011.

Year 2012

83. New Trends facing Academic Libraries: A proposed Matrix for Environmental scan for University libraries with special

reference to the Arab World - (A paper presented to the Lebanese Library Association, Annual Conference-2012: The

Changing face of Libraries) 26-28 April 2012, Beirut, Lebanon.

84. A proposed Knowledge Map for library, Archives and Information science from an Academic-Professional view highlighting Cairo University - (A paper presented to the International Ninth Conference for the Department of library, Archives and IT, Annual Conference- May, 16-17, 2012: Faculty of Arts, Cairo University)

85. The control and protection of intellectual property – A textbook for the COURSE " Publishing " Open Education Center , University of Cairo .243 p.

86. The digital book industry in Egypt and the Arab world - a public lecture given as Introduction to the workshop entitled: "e-books" - the Integrated Care Society , Maadi Public Library (Cairo, October 2 - 4, 2012)

87. Documentation of Heritage manuscript using information systems: a lecture to the Faculty of Archaeology, University of Cairo - September 2012.

88. Information Literacy at universities – A public lecture given to the 6th of October University - Cairo - November 2012.

89. school libraries : a step towards knowledge societies - a working paper commissioned by the Department of Information and Communication ( Arab Organization for Education , Culture and Science ) to progress in the forum "library school" , Tunisia November 28 - 29, 2012, Higher Institute of Documentation in Tunisia .

Year 2013

90. Arab universities: A conflict between keeping the identity and the aspirations of the world ranking - Cairo: academic library publisher, 2013.

91. Intellectual property and freedom of access : A commitment and Right ... A concept promoted by libraries in the digital environment OR the role of libraries in establishing the concept of intellectual property in the digital age: The role of libraries in the consolidation of the concept of intellectual property in the digital age - Sharjah public Library - Department of Culture and Information - cultural Awards ( Sharjah Prize for literature in library science - fourteenth session 2012/2013)

92. ALECSO Certificate for Information Literacy: An urgent necessity for the success of knowledge societies - Paper presented to the Fifth International Conference of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Kuwait University: Social Sciences Partners in Development , Kuwait 11 to February 13, 2013.

93. Public Libraries' role in developing Arabic Book - A working paper submitted to the second Conference of the Arab Publishers Association, Bibliotheca Alexandrina - Enable knowledge and the challenges of the Arab publishing. 23 - 24 March 2013.

94. Arab E-book: Reality and Hope - Paper presented to the Egyptian book marketing seminar (April 3 - 4, 2013) - Committee on book publishing, the Supreme Council for Culture, Egypt.

95. The free flow of information in Egypt, between legislation and real implementation research paper for the International Conference of the Faculty of Arts : freedoms and human rights - Faculty of Arts - Cairo University ( April 6 - 8, 2013) .

96. From traditional to Digital Information and Knowledge professions: What is missing in the Arab World? - Keynote Speaker at the conference for 19 Special Libraries Association Arabian Gulf Chapter - the future of the profession: Breaking the traditional barriers to library and information profession and the transition to the digital future of the professional environment, Abu Dhabi, April 23 to 25, 2013.

97. E-reading: the reality and future of the Arab world and internationally: an introduction to the study of the Arab Forum on Youth and reading - the Ministry of Culture - the reading public administration - the city of Bizerte , Tunisia ( 4 - 6 September 2013)

98. The Arab Union Catalogue: A Window on the World Treasures at Arab libraries - Record journal - a special issue to be distributed within the Sixth Meeting of the members of the Arab Union Catalogue - Kingdom of Morocco, 11 - 12 September 2013.

99. E-publishing - A textbook for the course "publishing" Open Education Center, University of Cairo. 240 p.

100. Arab university libraries' Standard - commissioned by the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI) / jointly with Prof. Dr. Osama El Sayed Mahmoud , and Prof. Dr. Yousriya Abdel Halim Zayed - 85 p.

101. Information Literacy and Open Access to Knowledge: Global and Local with special reference to the Arab world – An abstract accepted by the scientific committee to be presented to the regional Conference - Graduate and Postgraduate Programs in Education in Arab Universities: Quality and Added Value - November 1-2, 2013 – Organized by: The Arab Educational Information Network (Shamaa), The Lebanese Association for Educational Studies (LAES) Beirut, Lebanon

Year 2014

102. Traditional and Electronic publishing - First edition - Cairo : Dar Al Jawhara, 2014. 300p.

103. Knowledge society and contemporary issues: the World Summit - infrastructure - applications - Knowledge Economy - First edition - Cairo : Dar Al Jawhara, 2014. 2 vols.

104. The optimal use of information technology systems using new knowledge systems – A working paper submitted within the activities of the second annual meeting of the leaders of information technology in the Arab world (knowledge management in the humanitarian sector to prepare for disaster response: problems and application) - 11 - 13 February 2014 - The Arab Organization for Red Crescent and Red Cross , in cooperation with the Kuwait Red Crescent Society . Kuwait.

105. Knowledge management and its impact on decision-making and reducing the impact of disasters and crises - A working paper submitted within the activities of the second annual meeting of the leaders of information technology in the Arab world (knowledge management in the humanitarian sector to prepare for disaster response: problems and application) - 11 - 13 February 2014 - The Arab Organization for Red Crescent and Red Cross , in cooperation with the Kuwait Red Crescent Society . Kuwait.

Theses and Dissertations supervision:

King Abdul Aziz University - Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)

1 - Use of OPAC at the Central Library of King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah: a case study / Abdullah Ahmad Baqader. - Jeddah: Abdullah, 1997. (Master thesis). Department of Library and Information. Faculty of Arts and Humanities. King Abdul Aziz University.

2 - Saudi intellectual contributions in the field of media: A citations Analysis study for theses and dissertations and published scientific works published during the period from 1390 to 1415 (1970 to 1995). (Master's thesis). Department of Library and Information. Faculty of Arts and Humanities. King Abdul Aziz University.

3 - Planning for a Web-based cooperative system between Saudi university libraries to support distance education programs / Atef Qattan (PhD thesis) Department of Library and Information. Faculty of Arts and Humanities. King Abdul Aziz University - registered in February 2004.

4 – Al-Yasseer: a forum for communication between Arab librarians and information specialists on the Internet: An Evaluative Study / Mona Thunayyan (Master's thesis) Department of Library and Information. Faculty of Arts and Humanities. King Abdul Aziz University 2005.

Cairo University:

5 - Saudi Royal Navy Libraries: A study of status and planning for a cooperative system / Fahad Abdullah good Maava. - (Master's thesis) Department of Libraries, archives and information. Faculty of Arts. Cairo University 2007

6 - Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage (CULTNAT): A Case Study / Hanaa Asfour. - (Master's thesis) Department of Libraries, documents and information. Faculty of Arts. Cairo University 2006

7 - Academic researchers’ use of electronic information sources in Palestine: An evaluative Study at Gaza governorates / Fadi Abdallah Holi. - (Master's thesis) Department of Libraries, archives and information. Faculty of Arts. Cairo University 2006

8 – Distribution of public libraries’ services in Greater Cairo: an analytical and evaluative study to build a database to manage the spatial locations of public libraries and their services / Ibrahim Sabri incumbent. - (Master's thesis) Department of Libraries, archives and information Faculty of Arts. Cairo University 2006

9 - Egyptian national program for Cataloguing in publication (CIP): An evaluative study in light of the experiences of some other countries / Mohamed Ramadan Abdel Hafiz. - (Master's thesis) Department of Libraries, archives and information. Faculty of Arts. Cairo University 2007

10 – Towards a collaborative network of libraries of police in Egypt: a study of status and planning for the future / Mustafa Taha Mohamed Nasr. - (Master's thesis) Department of Libraries, archives and information. Faculty of Arts. Cairo University 2007

11 - National Digital Library: a planning study for the requirements needed to serve the Libyan Information Society / Zafer Omar Salem cleats. - (PhD thesis) Department of Libraries, archives and information. Faculty of Arts. Cairo University 2006

12 - The information sector in the field of electricity and energy in Egypt: A field Study / Asmaa Mohamed Ibrahim. - (PhD thesis) Department of Libraries, archives and information. Faculty of Arts. Cairo University 2007

13 - Mobile e-Guide: An Empirical Study on the new central library of Cairo University / Dalia Mahmoud Ali. - (Master's thesis) Department of Libraries, archives and information. Faculty of Arts. Cairo University 2008

14 - Union of higher education institutions’ libraries at United Arab Emirates: a case study / Abdullah Khalifa Alhvia. - (PhD thesis) Department of Libraries, archives and information. Faculty of Arts. Cairo University 2008

15 – Digitizing Arabic journals and magazines at Egyptian libraries: A study of Selection, conversion and marketing/ Naglaa Yasseen- (PhD thesis) Department of Libraries, archives and information. Faculty of Arts. Cairo University 2010

16 - Digital Repositories of Arab Universities: An assessment study with the planning for creating a digital repository For Cairo University/ Ihdaa Salah. - (Master's thesis) Department of Libraries, archives and information. Faculty of Arts. Cairo University 2011.

17 – Al-yasseer Integrated library system for libraries and educational resources center: An evaluative study/ Marwa Saeid Hassan. - (Master's thesis) Department of Libraries, archives and information. Faculty of Arts. Cairo University 2012.

18 – The role of Private information sector in developing librarianship and information profession/ Mohamed Helmy - (PhD thesis) Department of Libraries, archives and information. Faculty of Arts. Cairo University 2012

19 – Arabic publications on the Egyptian 23rd

of July Revolution: A bibliographic study/ Iman Mohamed. - (Master's thesis) Department of Libraries, archives and information. Faculty of Arts. Cairo University 2008

Menoufia University

20 – Towards an Arab strategy for digital Arabic content: An evaluation Study of initiatives, plans and policies of Arab governments / Rami Abboud. - (PhD thesis) Department of Library and Information. Faculty of Arts. Menoufia University 2006

21 - Digital preservation metadata: Evaluative analytical study of the information sources provided by Egyptian digital libraries / Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Raouf Sharaf. - (Master's thesis) Department of Library and Information. Faculty of Arts. Menoufia University 2006

22 - National Library, United Arab Emirates: a case study / Mohammed Saeed Ramadan. - (Master's thesis) Department of Library and Information. Faculty of Arts. Menoufia University, in 2006

23 - Professional pressures in the Egyptian academic libraries: a survey / Wael Shahin. - (Master's thesis) Department of Library and Information. Faculty of Arts. Menoufia University 2006

24 – Role of electronic information sevices provided by school libraries in supporting e-learning at Riyadh secondary schools/ Sherif el-etraby - (Master's thesis) Department of Library and Information. Faculty of Arts. Menoufia University 2011.

Banha University

25 - Storage and retrieval of poetic texts in the electronic environment: an evaluation study of the Arab poetic encyclopedia / Mohsen Abed Mohammed AsSadany. - (Master's thesis) Department of Library and Information. Faculty of Arts. Banha University, 2008 AD

26 - International Children Digital Library: an evaluative study from the Egyptian Childs’ point of view / Suha Bashir. - (Master's thesis) Department of Library and Information. Faculty of Arts. University Penh 2008

27 – Workers in Churches’ Use patterns of information sources: a field study / Teresa and William Azmi. - (Master's thesis) Department of Library and Information. Faculty of Arts. Banha University 2008

28 – Web-based Arab digital content management systems standards: An evaluative study to end with standard suitable to Arabic applications/ Suha Bashir. - (PhD thesis) Department of Library and Information. Faculty of Arts. University Penh 2010.

Helwan University

29 - The role of learning resource centre in the development of scientific research skills among students: An new designed electronic program proposal/ Sherif el-etraby -. - (PhD thesis) Department of Library and Information. Faculty of Arts. Helwan University 2012.

Arab League Education, Culture and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) Institute for Arab studies and research

30 – A suggested model for electronic library for govermnetal Bahraini schools/ Ali Hussien Al-Mubarak .- - (Master's thesis) 2009.

Scientific research referee

A member in the Universities’ scientific committees for MA and Ph.D. research in Library and Information studies.

A member of scientific and consultative committees for evaluating researches for publications in various Arab scientific journals.

A member in several scientific research committees for conferences, seminars.

A trusted referee in various Arab universities scientific committees for Professors’ upgrades, in Egyptian universities (Cairo - Ain Shams - Beni Suef - Cairo - Banha - Tanta - Sohag - Assiut - Minya - Alexandria ...) and Arab universities (King Saud University - Sultan Qaboos University - University of Kuwait - Al-Hussein Bin Talal University).

Media Post:

Participating in several television programs on terrestrial channels and space, including the "street talk" broadcast on Nile TV cultural program and the "word of the day" broadcast on Channel Two Egyptian ground, and programs "Good Morning Egypt", and "Sabahak happy" .. .. And "sweetest morning" and channel Otv. As well as radio programs include "Youth Radio" and "Educational Broadcasting" and "Radio adult" Holy Quran "and" Voice of the Arabs "and" Middle East ".... Also, this includes daily newspapers Egyptian (Al-Ahram, news and the Republic ...), as well as the global information network "Internet" many news and articles that express my contribution in projects, initiatives and policies related culture, libraries and information literacy. Also, I have some contributions to YouTube, SlideShare and some other social media and academic networks.

Achievements at the national level:

October 2005 - October 2007

Participate in preparation for the opening of the old building of the Egyptian National Library, Particularly those related to the policy of transfer of manuscripts, papyri and other treasures... and the transport mechanism and secure. Moreover, endured the responsibility of choosing the younger human elements to work at the library and the distribution of work tasks.

Making the national concerning applying for the first time “national program for Cataloguing in Publication” CIP along with necessary forms and instructions - Also organizing a symposium gathered most of the Egyptian publishers benefiting from the program.

Increase the financial resources of the Egyptian National Library by the Ministry of International Cooperation to support new vehicles needed for mobile library services in the amount of 2 million Egyptian pounds.

Designing and implementing integrated projects aiming at digitizing various types of heritage documents (manuscripts, books, periodicals and musical heritage) kept at the national library of Egypt through collaboration with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and some other bodies, including the U.S. Library of Congress, and Al-Furqan Heritage Foundation. For example the national project targeting digitizing 5o thousands Arabic heritage books from the national library of Egypt collection, which was allocated 12 million of Egyptian pounds.

October 2007 - Present

A new professional mission targeting opening a new central library for Cairo University (October 2007 to January 29, 2008) which includes for example: coordination between all parties (general consultative: Dr. Ali Rafat + Engineering administration at Cairo University + executive engineering companies including Arab Contractors and Mobica for furniture, etc.) In addition, selection of human resources and information sources and distribution in accordance with the new organizational structure, this was designed from scratch. Also developing new administrative and financial regulations that ensure perfect management of the new library.

Increase the financial resources and building information sources by having several agreements and donations from publishers, cultural centers and other interested parties in Egypt and abroad, that exceeded total financial value of millions of Egyptian pounds. In addition to building cultural channels with various National Cultural attaches in Egypt which revealed on open reading spaces or areas for several languages and cultural windows or sections, like: American, Spanish, Chinese and French….

Achievements at the Arab world level:

Preparation of action for the field of communication and information as part of the future plan the Arab League

Education, Culture and Science Organization (ALECSO) (2011 - 2016) - Tunisia: ALECSO, February 2010. Also, a member of

the Consultative committee for Information and communication at the Arab world level.

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