Ahmed Abdalla

Qualifications: • Post-Graduate Diploma in Information Science & Library Studies (Grade: Good), March 1993, Post Graduate College, University of Khartoum, Sudan. • B.A. in English Language & Linguistics (Grade: Good), September 1989, Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum, Sudan. 

Professional Experience: • From April 2008 – Present. Job title: Librarian, Studies Division, Department of Economic development, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Professional Experience: • From April 2008 – Present. Job title: Librarian, Studies Division, Department of Economic development, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Duties and achievements: To establish the Department of Economic development Library and Information Resources, which include the library manual, layout, budget, planning, automated library management system (Virtua VTLS), furniture, policies and regulations, core collections, staffing... etc. • From February 2003 – April 2008: Job title: Senior Assist. Librarian (Head of Technical Services Section) Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Duties and achievements: - Participated in the establishing of Abu Dhabi University libraries (February to October 2003). During this period, we have completed the library manual, layout, budget, planning, automated library management system (Virtua VTLS), furniture, policies and regulations, core collections, staffing... etc. 2 - Heading and supervising all the library technical services which include the technical processes of acquisition (collections developments which includes books, periodicals, online databases, and audio-visual materials) cataloguing and classification processes (using the Library of Congress Classification Scheme LCC and the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules AACR 2Nd edition), data entry (using Virtua VTLS automated library management system). - Participating in the library orientation programs for the library's inexperienced users. • From August 2000 to February 2003: Job title: Librarian, Ittihad University, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. Duties and achievements: - Formulation of both short- and long-range library policies. - Taking care of the library administrative duties e.g., library committee meetings, internal and external communications, relations, and cooperation with other university libraries… etc. - Participated in the developing of the library manual, collections (books, periodicals, and audio-visual materials), automated system, online databases, library layout and furniture, inexperienced users’ orientation programs. - Revised and completed all the technical process for the library collections, which include cataloguing and classifications (using Dewy Decimal Classification DDC and the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules AACR 2Nd edition). • From October 1996 to August 2000: Job title: Librarian, Al Ain Scientific College, Al Ain, UAE. Duties and achievements: - Formulation of both short- and long-range library policies. - Taking care of the library administrative duties. - Participated in the developing of the library manual, collections (books, periodicals, and audio-visual materials), automated system, online databases, library layout and furniture, inexperienced users’ orientation programs. - Revised and completed all the technical process for the library collections, which include cataloguing and classification (using Dewy Decimal Classification DDC and the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules AACR 2Nd edition). • From June 1994 to October 1996: Job title: Assistant Librarian, (Cataloguer) University of Khartoum, Sudan. Duties and achievements: - Head of Cataloguing and Periodical Section in the Sudan Library (one 3 of the Khartoum Universities Libraries, which plays the role of the National Library of the country and serves mainly the graduates and researchers.

Post-Graduate Diploma in Information Science & Library Studies (Grade: Good), March 1993, Post Graduate College, University of Khartoum, Sudan. • B.A. in English Language & Linguistics (Grade: Good), September 1989, Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum, Sudan.