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DR. SAIRA HANIF SOROYA

EDUCATION PH. D. IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB, LAHORE) 2012-2016

M. PHIL. IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB, LAHORE) 2009-2011

MASTERS IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB, LAHORE) 2002-2004

EXPERIENCE • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 05 December 2016- to date • LIBRARIAN, IAGS, UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB, LAHORE. November 2013 – To- December 2016 • LECTURER, DLIS, UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA, SARGODHA January 2013 – To - November 2013 • LIBRARIAN, IAGS, UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB, LAHORE. July 2008 – To January 2013

COURSES TAUGHT • Advanced Research Methods (M.Phil., Clinical Psychology) • Business Research Methods” to the class of MBA. • Collection Development (Masters, Library & Information Science) • Data Analysis (M.Phil., Mass Communication, and Education) • Digital Libraries (Masters, Library & Information Science) • Human Information Behavior (Masters, Library & Information Science) • Information Literacy (Masters, Library & Information Science) • Information Retrieval Systems (Masters, Library & Information Science) • Information Science) • Information Technology (Masters, Library & Information Science) • Introduction to Computer (BS, Economics) • Introduction to Research (BS, Library & Information Science) • Marketing of Information Products & Services (Masters & M.Phil., Library & • Organization of Information (BS, Library & Information Science) • Research Seminar (M.Phil, Information Management) • Theoretical Foundations of Library and Information Science (MPhil) RESAERCH Research Supervised CONTRIBUTIONS Ph. D. Theses

1. Waqar Ahmed Awan. (Submitted). Information Encountering, Keeping and Sharing Behavior of Researchers in Online Environment.

2. Tauseef Hussain. (Ongoing). Image Needs, Seeking and Use of Images: A Study of Visual Artist’s Information Behavior Study of Visual Artists’ Information Behavior

3. Muhammad Zahid. (Ongoing). Practices and Prospects of Open Access Publishing in 4. Asim Khan. (Ongoing). Factors Affecting the Information Adoption Behaviour on Social

Networking Sites (SNSs) 5. Rashid Maqbool. (Ongoing). Farmers’ Information Seeking Behavior: An Application of Wilson’s Information Behavior Model in Pakistani Context 6. Zaheer Ahmed. (Ongoing). Exploring Antecedents of Information Sharing Intention and Behavior on Social Media: A Social Capital Perspective M.Phil. Theses (18 Years Education) 1. Iqra Tariq. (2020). Exploring the Intention of Digital Immigrants to Adopt E-Reading: An Application of Theory of Planned Behavior 2. Yasir Iqbal. (2020). Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Information Literacy Skills of Medical Students. 3. Saadia Mushtaq. (2019). Reding Habits of Secondary and Higher Secondary School Students. 4. Mariam Nazir. (2019). Use of the Internet for Health Information Seeking and its Impact on Disease Management: A study of Chronic Disease Patients. 5. Farhana Naveed. (2018). Job Performance of M.Phil. Degree Holder Information Professionals. 6. Fazal Ahad. (2015). Application and Role of Promotional Activities in University Libraries: A Case of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 7. Mehvish Ara. (2015). User’s Satisfaction with Library Information Resources, Facilities and staffs’ Services: A study of Lahore Public Libraries 8. Sumaira Hussain. (2014). Motivation and job satisfaction of paraprofessional staff working in university libraries of Lahore. 9. Sadia Khaliq. (2014). Analyzing reference performance of public sector university libraries of Lahore. 10. Faiza Bashir. (2014). 21st Century trend analysis of monograph acquisition in public libraries of Lahore. 11. Azra Parveen. (2014). Information needs and seeking behavior of faculty and students of University of Engineering and Technology: A survey of Lahore campus. 12. Javaid Iqbal. (Ongoing). Financial Information Security Behavior in Online Banking: A survey of University Teachers

Page 2 Masters Thesis (16 Years Education) 13. Abdul Sattar. (2019). Exploring Internet Literacy Skills of BS Students: A case of the University of Punjab 14. Alleha Ilyas. (2017). Health Information Behavior of Diabetic Patients. 15. Shan-E-Zara (2020). Information Overload, Information Anxiety, and Information Avoidance Behavior during COVID-2019 Pandemic Papers Presented in International Conferences 1. Hashmi, Farhana., Ameen, Kanwal., & Soroya, Saira Hanif. (2019). Factors Affecting the Job Performance of Information Professionals. Paper presented at ICKE, 19-20 September 2019. , Pakistan. 2. Nazir, Mariam, and Soroya, Saira Hanif. (2019). Health-Related Information Seeking from Social Media Sites: A Study of Chronic Disease Patients. Paper presented at ICKE, 19-20 September 2019. Minhaj University Lahore, Pakistan. 3. Awan, Waqar Ahmed, Ameen, Kanwal & Soroya, Saira Hanif. (2019). Research information Encountering and Sharing Behaviour of Pakistani Scientists in an online Environment. Paper presented at ICKE, 19-20 September 2019. Minhaj University Lahore, Pakistan. 4. Nazir, Mariam, and Soroya, Saira Hanif. (2019). Internet Use by Chronic Disease Patients for Health-Related Information Seeking. Paper presented in “International Conference on Emerging Information Landscape held in Sargodha, Pakistan on 28 February and 1st March 2019. 5. Hashmi, Farhana., Ameen, Kanwal & Soroya, Saira Hanif. (2019). Social Competence: A Study of Adaptive Behavior of Information Professionals. Poster presented in “International Conference on Emerging Information Landscape held in Sargodha, Pakistan on 28 February and 1st March 2019. 6. Soroya, Saira Hanif & Khaliq, S. (2018). Reference Success: What makes library users’ willingness to return. 10th QQML Annual Conference 2018. Greece, Chania, Crete. 7. Hashmi, Farhana., Ameen, Kanwal & Soroya, Saira Hanif. (2018). Job Performance of M.Phil. Degree Holder Information Professionals. Paper presented in “2nd International Conference on Information Management and Libraries” held in Lahore, Pakistan on 10-12 October 2018. 8. Soroya, Saira Hanif. & Ameen, Kanwal. (2018). Information Behavior of Diabetic Patients in the Cyber Age. Paper presented in International Conference on “A Journey from UN MDGs to SDGs: Proactive Role of Libraries” held in Karachi, Pakistan on 2-4 August 2018. 9. Soroya, Saira Hanif & Ameen, K. (2017). Subject-Based Reading Behavior Differences of Young Adults under Emerging Digital Paradigms. ASIS&T Annual Conference 2017. Washington, D. C. USA 10. Soroya, Shahid, Hashmi, Aamir., & Soroya, Saira Hanif. (2017). Status of Academic Integrity in Pakistan: An Overview. Paper presented in International Conference on “Plagiarism across Europe and Beyond 2017” held on May 24-26, 017 at Brno, Czech Republic. 11. Soroya, Saira Hanif. & Ameen, Kanwal. (2016). “Exploring the application of extended 3ps of Service Marketing Mix in academic Libraries”. Paper presented in “International Conference on Libraries, Information and Society (ICOLIS 2016)” held on 20-21september, 2016 at University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia

Page 3 12. Soroya, Shaihd, Hashmi, Aamir., & Soroya, Saira Hanif. (2016). “Impact of the student- teacher relationship on academic integrity in Pakistani universities”. Paper presented in “24th Annual International Conference on Academic Integrity” held on 18-21 February 2016 at New Mexico, U.S.A 13. Soroya, Saira Hanif & Ameen, Kanwal. (2015). “Reading Trends of Youth in Pakistan: A Pilot Study” Paper Presented in “International Conference on Information Management and Libraries” 10-13 November 2015 in Lahore, Pakistan. 14. Soroya, Shahid, Soroya, Saira Hanif & Munir, Asif. (2012). Role of Public Libraries in the Economic Development of Pakistan, Paper presented in National Conference on “Career Development of LIS professionals and Overall Improvement of Libraries in Pakistan”. 15. Ahmad, Mushtaq., Soroya, Saira Hanif & Soroya, Shahid. (2012). Information Needs and Seeking Behavior of Faculty Members: A Case Study of National Textile University, Pakistan, Paper presented in National Conference on “Career Development of LIS professionals and Overall Improvement of Libraries in Pakistan”. 16. Soroya, Shaihd, Soroya, Saira Hanif., & Munir, Asif. (2012). Pakistan Library Association Revival Movement: Role of Librarian Welfare Online Discussion Group". Paper presented in National Conference on “Career Development of LIS professionals and Overall Improvement of Libraries in Pakistan”.

1. Soroya, Saira. Hanif., Farooq, A., Mahmood, K., Isoaho, J., & Zara, S. E. (2021). From

information seeking to information avoidance: Understanding the health information RESEARCH behavior during a global health crisis. Information Processing & Management, 58(2), PUBLICATIONS 102440. (Impact Factor: 4.787) 2. Mariam Nazeer & Saira Hanif Soroya. (2021). Health Information seeking behavior of patients from Pakistan: Use of Internet and Web 2.0. Journal of Library Administration. 3. Soroya, Saira Hanif. & Ameen, Kanwal. (2021). Exploring the application of extended 3ps of Service Marketing Mix in academic Libraries. Pakistan Library and Information Science Journal. 4. Soroya, Saira Hanif, M. Y Iqbal, M. S Soroya, K Mahmood. (2020). Predictors of information literacy self-efficacy among medical students: PLS-SEM analysis. Library Hi tech. (Impact Factor: 1.218) 5. Saadia Mushtaq, Soroya, Saira Hanif & Khalid Mahmood. (2020). Reading habits of Generation Z students in Pakistan: Is it the time to re-examine the school library services? Information Development. (Impact Factor: 1.440) 6. Soroya, Saira Hanif, Aleeha Ilyas, and Kanwal Ameen. (2020). Understanding Information Behavior of Diabetic Patients: A Case of the Diabetic’s Institute Pakistan. Library Management. 7. Maria Zaheer, Syeda Hina Batool, Soroya, Saira Hanif and Ayesha Khalid. (2020). Exploring Users' Perceptions and Expectations about Library Service Quality: A Case of Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST). QQML Journal 8. Waqar Ahmed Awan, Kanwal Ameen, & Saira Hanif Soroya. (2020), Research Information Encountering and Keeping Behaviour of Post-Graduate Students of Social Sciences in an Online Environment. Online Information Review. (Impact Factor: 1.805)

Page 4 9. Hassan, Saeed-Ul; Saleem, Aneela; Soroya, Saira Hanif; Safdar, Iqra; Iqbal, Sehrish; Jamil, Saqib; Bukhari, Faisal; Aljohani, Naif Radi; Nawaz, Raheel. (2020). Sentiment Analysis of Tweets through Altmetrics: A Machine Learning Approach. Journal of Information Science. (Impact Factor: 2.372) 10. Soroya, Saira Hanif & Ameen, Kanwal. (2020). Subject-Based Reading Behaviour Differences of Young Adults Under Emerging Digital Paradigm. Libri. (Impact Factor: 0.583) 11. Soroya, Saira Hanif & Ameen, Kanwal. (2020). Millennials’ Reading Behavior in the Digital Age: A case of Pakistani University Students. Library Administration. 12. Javaid, Javaria., Soroya, Hanif Saira, & Mahmood, Khalid. (2020). Impact of personal and organizational factors on knowledge sharing attitude of university teachers in Pakistan. The Electronic Library. (Impact Factor: 1.218)

13. Hussain, Sumaira and Soroya, Saira Hanif (2019). Factors Affecting the Motivation of Library Paraprofessional Staff Working in University Libraries of Lahore: An Appraisal. Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries, Vol 21, 66-87. 14. Arshad, Noor., Abu Bakar, Soroya, Saira Hanif., Safder, Iqra., Hassan, Saeed-Ul., Aljohani, Naif Radi., Nawaz, Raheel. (2019). Extracting Scientific Trends by Mining Topics from Call for Papers. Library Hi Tech. (Impact Factor: 1.218) 15. Naveed, Farhana., Ameen, Kanwal., & Soroya, Saira Hanif. (2019). Does Postgraduate Degree Make any Difference in Job Performance of Information Professionals? Library Management.

16. Awan, Waqar Ahmed, Ameen, Kanwal & Soroya, Saira Hanif. (2019). Information encountering and sharing the behavior of research students in an online environment. Aslib Journal of Information Management. (Impact Factor: 2.222) 17. Hassan, Tauseef, Batool, Hina, Soroya, Saira Hanif, Warraich, Nosheen Fatima. (2019). Pakistani prison libraries: An assessment of services and challenges. Global Knowledge, Memory, and Communication. 18. Sabah, Fahad; Hassan, Saeed-Ul; Muazzam, Amina; Iqbal, Sehrish; Soroya, Saira Hanif; Sarwar, Raheem. (2019). Scientific Collaborations Networks in Pakistan and their Impact on Institutional Research Performance: A Case Study Based on Scopus Publications. Library Hi Tech. (Impact Factor: 1.218)

19. Ara, Mehvish & Soroya, Saira Hanif. (2018). Do We Deliver What They Expect? Finding the Gap Between Users’ Expected and Currently Received Library Services. Pakistan Library and Information Science Journal. 20. Bashir, Faiza, Soroya, Saira Hanif., and Khanum, Almas. (2018). Users’ Satisfaction as a Valid Measure for Information Resources: A Case of Public Libraries. The Journal of Library Administration. 21. Soroya, Saira Hanif and Kanwal Ameen. (2018). What do they want? Millennials and role of libraries in Pakistan. Journal of Academic Librarianship. (Impact Factor:1.459) 22. Hussain, Sumaira & Soroya, Saira Hanif. (2017). Exploring the Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction of Paraprofessional Staff Working in University Libraries of Pakistan. Library Review. 66 (3). 23. Soroya, Saira Hanif and Kanwal Ameen. (2017). Application of Marketing Approach in Academic Libraries: An Exploratory Study of Punjab University Libraries (PULs). Pakistan Library and Information Science Journal. 48(3)

Page 5 24. Soroya, Shaihd, Hashmi, Aamir., & Soroya, Saira Hanif. (2016). Academic integrity: Effects of demographic variables on student’s conduct. South Asian Studies Journal. Vol 31 (2), 27-43. 25. Soroya, Saira Hanif and Kanwal Ameen (2016). Reading Trend of Youth: A Pilot Study. Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries. 26. Bashir, Faiza, Soroya, Saira Hanif., Soroya, Shahid and Khanum, Almas. (2015). Emerging Trends of Acquisition in Public Libraries of Pakistan: Challenges and Issues. Library Collections, Acquisitions & Technical Services. (Impact Factor: 0.385) 27. Soroya, Shahid, Hashmi, Aamir., & Soroya, Saira Hanif. (2014). Student-teacher relationship and its impact on academic integrity: a case of the University of Punjab. Pakistan Library & Information Science Journal. 28. Soroya, Saira Hanif, and Ameen, Kanwal. (2013). LIS Marketing Approach in Libraries: A Selected Literature Review. Pakistan Library and Information Science Journal.44(4 December). 29. Soroya, Shahid, Munir, Asif., & Soroya, Saira Hanif. (2013). Role of Public Libraries in Economic Development of Pakistan: A Future Vision. Pakistan Library & Information Science Journal, Vol 45 (March). Book Chapter 30. Sarwar, Raheem., Soroya, Saira Hanif., Muazzam, Amina., Sabah, Fahad., Iqbal, Sehrish & Hassan, Saeed ul. (2019). A Bibliometric Perspective on Technology-Driven Innovation in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries in Relation to Its Transformative Impact on International Business in Technology-Driven Innovation in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: Emerging Research and Opportunities. IGI Global.

INTERNATIONAL • First female Brand Ambassador for Emerald Publishing from Pakistan (2018- to date) CONFERENCE • Chair, InfoShare Award (ASIS&T, SIG III) 2018-2021 • Newsletter Officer (ASIS&T, SIG III) 2018-2020 COMMITTEE MEMBER • Secretary, Scientific Committee, ICKE 2019 • Technical Committee Member ICIMP 2018, 2019 UK • Jury Member ASSIST, SIG III International Paper Contest 2018, Canada • Convener Media & Promotion Committee, 2nd International Conference on Information Management & Libraries, 2018

FUNDED RESEARCH • Information Behavior of Diabetic Patients and Role of Diabetic’s Institute Pakistan: A PROJECT Case Study (2017-2018, University of the Punjab, Lahore) • Exploring the Green Computing Intent and Behavior of University Librarians (2019- 2020, University of the Punjab, Lahore)

JOURNAL PAPER • Managing Editor-International Journal of Information Management Science (2015-16) REVIEWER • Information Development (IF) • Library Hitech (IF) • Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries • International Journal of Information Management Science

COMMUNITY SERVICES • Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), Expert/ Advisor • Member, Board of Studies in Library and Information Science, Superior University Lahore, Pakistan • Member, Board of Studies in Library and Information Science, Minhaj University Lahore, Pakistan • Member, Departmental BS curriculum development committee

Page 6 • Member, Departmental Admission committee • Member, Departmental Purchase committee • Managing Editor, Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries (2019- 2020). • Departmental Website Management

SELECTED 1. One day workshop on “Effective Synopsis Development?” organized by Minhaj CONTRIBUTIONS AS A University, Lahore on 02 December 2020. 2. One-day Hands-on training workshop on “Digital Literacy Skills” organized by University TRAINER of Home Economics, Lahore on 08 September 2020. 1. A two-day workshop on “Pedagogical Skills and Information & Communication Technologies in higher education” organized by Punjab Higher Education Commission on 30th December 2019. 2. Hand-on workshop on “How to Avoid Intellectual Corruption, Use of Turnitin Software” organized by Government College Women University Faisalabad on 9th December 2019. 3. One-day Hands-on training workshop on “Digital and Information Literacy” organized by University of Home Economics, Lahore on 18 July 2019. 4. Two-days Hand-on training workshop on “Data Analysis through SPSS” organized by Department of Information Management, at University of Punjab, Lahore on 28-29 March 2019. 5. One-day National Symposium on “Social Science Research”. Jointly Organized by Pakistan Librarian’s Welfare Organization and E-Library Lahore, Pakistan on 26 January 2019. 6. Two-days training workshop on KOHA Open Source Software organized by Department of Information Management, at University of Punjab, Lahore on 30-31 August 2018. 7. Two-days training workshop on Library Automation and Information Systems organized by PHEC at University of Punjab, Lahore on May 2, 2018. 8. Workshop on “Citation Management (Mendeley) Software” on May 15, 2018, at Government College University, Lahore. 9. A two-day workshop on “Art and Science of Writing Literature Review” on 14 December 2017 at Department of Information Management, University of the Punjab, Lahore. 10. Seminar on “Developing an Effective Research Proposal” held on 12th September 2017 at Department of Information Management, University of the Punjab, Lahore. 11. Workshop on “Citation Management (Mendeley) Software” on May 19, 2016, at Information Technology University, Lahore. 12. Workshop on “Citation Management (EndNote) Software” on May 22, 2015, at Shaikh Zaid Hospital, Lahore. 13. One Day Workshop on "Marketing Medical Library Products & Services” at the University of Health Sciences on 14th March 2015. 14. Workshop on “Developing Effective Research Proposal” at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Lahore Campus on 06-07 December 2014. 15. Workshop on “Modern Techniques for School Libraries’ Management” on October 11- 12, 2013 at Children’s Library Complex, Lahore. 16. Workshop on "Marketing Library Services & Products Today” at Punjab University Library. Lahore on 26-27 September 2013. 17. Workshop on "Advance Searching Skills and Citation Management by using Mendeley Software” on September 14, 2013, at Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad. 18. Workshop on “Citation Management” on May 04, 2013 at Punjab University Library, Lahore. 19. Workshop on “Referencing and APA Reference Style Citation Management “March 09, 2013 at Quaid-e-Azam Library, Lahore.

Page 7 20. Workshop on “Citation Management (EndNote) Software, Web Searching Skills” on March 8, 2013, at Shalimar Medical and Dental College, Lahore. 21. Invited speaker on “World Book Day and Copyright Day” on 24th April 2012 at Queen Mary College, Lahore.

PROFESSIONAL • Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) MEMBERSHIPS • Pakistan Library Association (Life Member) • Punjab University Library and Information Science Association (Regular Member)

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