Doctor of Arts, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 2002, Simmons College, Boston, MA, USA

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1 Fawz S. Abdallah Assistant Professor Beirut Arab University Faculty of Arts P.O. Box , Beirut, Lebanon (home), (mobile) Education Doctor of Arts, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 2002, Simmons College, Boston, MA, USA Advanced Certificate of Information and Library Studies, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 1994, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, USA M.S., Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 1989, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, USA B.S., Journalism, Faculty of Information Science & Documentation, 1987, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon Professional and Academic Positions September present: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon Teach knowledge management and informatics courses in Arabic and English: Collection Management, Library and Information Center Services, Online Databases, Library Management, Industry Resources, Information Literacy, Navigating the Internet, and the latest trends in the field of information technology : Assistant Professor (part time), Faculty of Documentation and Information, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon Teach courses in Arabic and English: Cataloging and Classification, Library Management, Online databases, Preservation and Conversation, Library and Society, and Introduction to Mass Communications. October 1994-March 2007: Library Director/Assistant Professor, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon Responsibilities: Administer the library and its services; submit proposal for the library budget; establish procedures and recommend policies; supervise library staff; prepare annual reports and related statistics concerning library services and resources; represent the library at official meetings inside the university and outside; evaluate the performance of subordinates on the selection, training, development, promotion, merit increase, transfers, disciplinary measures, and termination of library personnel; play an active and 1

2 leading role in professional and learned societies and conferences pertinent to librarianship and information science on national and international levels; provide relevant information to the human resources office whenever there is need to draw a job description for a new job in the library or to amend a job description for an existing one; prepare clear and long-term performances goals for library personnel and supervise their implementation; introduce all types of information technologies such as LMS and electronic resources. Teach and coordinate the Learning Resources Techniques (LRT) courses. January : Assistant Professor/Science Librarian, Pratt Institute Library, Brooklyn, New York Responsibilities: Collection development of Science, Technology and Business departmental monographs and other formats; provide reference services to researchers from multiple disciplines; demonstrate search strategies in numerous scientific online databases and library catalog; supervise the library during the evening hours. Fall : Adjunct Lecturer/Archive & Special Collection Librarian, City University of New York, Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, New York Responsibilities: Develop, organize, select and maintain Medgar Evers College Special Collections/Archives and record management; assist patrons with reference questions and demonstrate search strategies in numerous CD-ROM and online databases. Spring 1992-Spring 1994, Adjunct Lecturer/Reference Librarian, City University of New York, Bronx Community College, Bronx, New York Responsibilities: Assist patrons with reference questions and demonstrate search strategies in numerous CD-ROM and online databases; assist patrons in developing bibliographies and finding resources related to their research activities; teach bibliographic instruction courses, and assist patrons on using periodical indexes , Cataloger, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, New York Responsibilities: Cataloging of English and Arabic material using MARC records, LC subject headings, OCLC, plus original cataloging. 2

3 Honors, Grants and Awards International Federation of Libraries and Associations (IFLA), Grant, Strategic, Methodological and Practical Issues for Digital Library Development in the Arab States., April 2009, Beirut, Lebanon American Library Association (ALA), International Papers Committee, Certificate of Recognition, 2008, Anaheim, CA, USA Goethe Institute, Grant, Managing School Libraries., 2007, Beirut, Lebanon Pratt Institute, Graduate School of Information and Library Science, Graduate Assistantship, , New York, NY, USA Pratt Institute, Graduate School of Information and Library Science, Mabel Bogardus Scholarship, Summer Fall 1989, New York, NY, USA Languages Fluent in Arabic and English. Citizenship: Lebanese/American Professional Affiliations President of the Lebanese Library Association (LLA) 2004-present Member of the Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania- IFLA Member of the Arab Federation of Libraries and Information (AFLI) 1998-present Member of the College and Research Libraries, USA (CRL) 1994-present Board member of the Lebanese Library Association (LLA) 1994-present Member of the International Federation of Libraries and Associations (IFLA) 1991-present Member of the American Library Association, USA (ALA) 1989-present Member of the Information and Library Resources Accreditation Committee, Lebanese American University (LAU)

4 Publications, Lectures, and Conferences presentations Abdallah, Fawz S. Keynote speaker. Reading in the Digital Age: Reality and Aspirations in the Arab World. Organized by the Lebanese Library Association (LLA) and the Arab Federation of Libraries and Information (AFLI) with collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the Lebanese University, Faculty of Information Science and Documentation and the Arabian Advanced Systems, April 13-14, Abdallah, Fawz S. Keynote speaker. Strategic, Methodological and Practical Issues for Digital Library Development in the Arab States. Organized by the Lebanese Library Association (LLA) and the International Federation of Libraries and Associations (IFLA) in collaboration with Goethe Institute, Arab Federation of Libraries and Information (AFLI), Lebanese University, Beirut Arab University, Arabian Advanced Systems and the Ministry of Culture, April Abdallah, Fawz S. Cooperation and resource sharing among academic libraries in Lebanon. American Library Association, Online. Internet. June Available: Abdallah, Fawz S. Training Iraqi Librarians. Organized by Simmons College and Harvard University, Amman, Jordan, July Abdallah, Fawz S. Lecture. Libraries and international librarianship. Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, USA, June 30, 2005 Abdallah, Fawz S. Interview with Mohammad Al Moula. Al-Mourakeb. April 2004: Abdallah, Fawz S. Service quality in the reference services of the Lebanese American University (LAU) libraries: Gap analysis. Diss. Simmons College, Ann Arbor: UMI, Abdallah, Fawz S. Keynote speech. Management of information in the digital environment: Knowledge, qualifications, and quality. Organized by the Arab Federation of Libraries and Information (AFLI) and the Lebanese Library Association in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, October 29-November 1, Abdallah, Fawz S. Keynote speech. Development of information science and libraries programs in the Arab countries. Organized by the International Federation of Library and Associations and Institutions (IFLA); Graduate School of Information and Documentation, Lebanese University; and the Lebanese Library Association, June 4-6, Abdallah, Fawz S. Interview with Roset Fadel. An-Nahar. 30 October 2002:18. Abdallah, Fawz S. Interview. Alam Al Sabah. Future TV, Beirut, Lebanon, October

5 Abdallah, Fawz S. Interview. Aiyoun Beirut. Orbit TV, Beirut, Lebanon, October Abdallah, Fawz S. Keynote speech. Indexing in French Indexing in Arabic within the cultural activities of the Francophone year in Lebanon. Organized by the French National Library; Lebanese Foundation of the National Library; Ministry of Culture; French Embassy in Lebanon; and the Lebanese Library Association, Sept , Abdallah, Fawz S. Keynote speech. New technologies: Preservation and dissemination of knowledge, within the cultural activities of the Francophone year in Lebanon. Organized by the Public Library for Information, Georges Pompidou, Paris; UNESCO; Ministry of Culture; French Embassy in Lebanon; and the Lebanese Library Association, June 14-16, Abdallah, Fawz S. Lecture. Measuring service quality in academic libraries. LRC 21, Lebanese American University, March Abdallah, Fawz S. Challenges facing private academic libraries in post-civil war Lebanon. American Library Association. Online. Internet Available: Abdallah, Fawz S. Lecture. Planning for library automation in academic libraries. Faculty of Information Science and Documentation, Lebanese University, April

6 Seminars/Conventions: October 2010 August 2010 Arab Federation of Libraries and Information (AFLI) Annual Conference, Beirut, Lebanon 76th International Federation of Libraries and Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Annual Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden February, 2010 International Federation of Library and Associations and Institutions (IFLA): Asia and Oceania Standing Committee Mid-winter meeting, Beirut, Lebanon December, 2009 Arab Federation of Libraries and Information (AFLI) Annual Conference, Casablanca, Morocco August th International Federation of Library and Associations and Institutions (IFLA) annual conference, Milan, Italy February, rd IFLA-Presidential meeting 2009, Access to Knowledge: Networking Libraries, Berlin, Germany August 2008 June th International Federation of Library and Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Council and General Conference, Quebec, Canada. American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, USA. November 2007 Arab Federation of Libraries and Information (AFLI) Annual Conference, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. June 2006 June 2005 June 2005 June 2003 May 2003 October 2002 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, New Orleans, USA. American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, Chicago, USA. American International Consortium of Academic Libraries (AMICAL), Beirut, Lebanon. American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada. 25 th MELCOM International Conference, Beirut, Lebanon. Arab Federation of Libraries and Information (AFLI) Annual Conference, Beirut, Lebanon. 6

7 November 2001 Arab Federation of Libraries and Information (AFLI) Annual Conference, Sharjah University, UAE. October 2001 August 2001 August 2000 October 1999 June 1998 June 1997 July 1996 August 1995 June 1995 May 1994 June 1993 May 1993 March 1993 June 1992 May 1992 January 1991 October 1990 Arab Information Club Annual Conference, Damascus, Syria. 67 th International Federation of Library and Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Council and General Conference, Boston, USA. Arab Federation of Libraries and Information (AFLI) Annual Conference, Cairo, Egypt. Arab Federation of Libraries and Information (AFLI) Annual Conference, Nabeul, Tunisia. American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, Washington, DC. American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, Javitz Center, New York, New York. 61st International Federation of Library and Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Council and General Conference, Istanbul, Turkey. American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. National On-line Meeting, New York, New York. American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, Miami, FL. National On-line Meeting, New York, New York. Personnel Management Workshop, METRO Headquarter, New York, New York. Special Libraries Association (SLA) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. National On-line Meeting, New York, New York. Special Libraries Association (SLA) Winter Education Conference, Washington, DC. Info 90, New York, New York. 7

8 May 1990 March 1989 National On-line Meeting, New York, New York. Collection Development and Management Seminar, New York, New York. November 1989 The Electronic Library, Beirut, Lebanon. May 1988 On-line 88, New York, New York. 8