Curriculum Vitae Prof. Kanwal Ameen (PhD) Vice Chancellor, University of Home Economics Lahore [email protected] -------------------------------------------------- Former: University of the Punjab (PU), Lahore-Pakistan. Director, Directorate of External Linkages (July 2018- May 2019), Chairperson, Department of Information Management (May 2009- May 2018) Chair, Doctoral Program Coordination Committee, PU (2013-2017) Chief Editor, Pakistan Journal of Information Management & Libraries (2009-2018) Founding Chair, South Asia Chapter, ASIS&T (Association for Information Science & Technology, USA; 2018) Professor/Scholar in Residence, University of Tsukuba, Japan (2013) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanwal_Ameen https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZhuLbeYAAAAJ&hl=en https://pu-pk1.academia.edu/ProfDrKanwalAmeen; https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kanwal_Ameen https://pk.linkedin.com/in/kanwal-ameen-ph-d-761b9b15 Awards and Scholarships National ● Women Excellence Award 2020. UN Women Pakistan, PPIF, Govt. of Punjab ● Indigenous Post-Doctoral Supervision Award (2018-2019), Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) ● Best Paper Awards in 2015/16 and 2017, Pakistan Higher Education Commission (HEC) ● Best Teacher Award 2010, HEC ● Best Teacher Awards, University of the Punjab ● Lifetime Academic Achievements Award 2009, Pakistan Library Association, ● HEC, PHEC, PU Travel grants to present papers at international conferences. International ● James Cretsos Leadership Award, 2019, Association of Information Science &Technology, (ASIS&T, USA), ● Best Paper Award, 2017, ASIS&T(USA) SIG III ● Emerald Award of Excellence for Outstanding Paper, 2009 ● A-LIEP Best Paper Award in 2006 ● FULBRIGHT AWARDS ○ Pre-Doc (2000-2001) University of Texas at Austin, USA ○ Post-Doc (2009-2010) University of Missouri, Columbia, USA ○ Fulbright Occasional Lecture Fund, 2010, North Carolina, USA ● Asian Library Leaders “Award for Professional Excellence – 2013, SRFLIS, Delhi, India. ● NORAD Award 2005, Norwegian Government ● Goethe Institut Inter Nationes Grant, 2003, Germany ● The Netherlands Library Development Project Scholarship, 1993, Netherlands 1 Education Pakistan ● PhD. in Library and Information Science. University of the Punjab, Lahore. 2005 ● Master’s in Library Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore. 1986 Foreign ● Fulbright Post-Doctoral, Visiting Scholar at University of Missouri, Columbia, USA,2009-10 ● Fulbright Pre-Doctoral, One-year study & research, University of Texas, Austin, USA. 2000- 2001 ● Diploma on Library Management, School of Lib. & Information Studies, Netherlands. 1993 Teaching Experience ● Professor, May 2008 to May 2019 ● Assistant Professor, June 2004 - May 2008 ● Lecturer, June 1993 - June 2004 Research & Publications Research interests Scholarly Communication, Information Behaviour, Information access management; Marketing & User-centered Information services; Qualitative Research; Information and Digital Literacies; Personal Information Management; Research Data Management Research Supervision: 13 PhDs produced & 24 MPhils. Masters (8) Member Editorial Boards of 4 International Journals Publications: 195 Community Services Member Syndicate: Government College University Lahore Lahore College Women University University of Narowal ● Chair, 2nd International Conference on Information Management & Libraries (ICIML) 10-13 Oct. 2018 ● Chair, Centennial International Conference on Information Management & Libraries (ICIML) 10-14 Nov. 2015 ● Co-Chair, Visual Presentations, 80th Annual Conference of ASIS&T, USA, Washington. 2017 ● Convener, Overseas Scholarship Committee, University of the Punjab, 2018- ● Convener, PU Website Redesigning Committee, 2016, 2018- ● Convener, Program Advisory Committee, Pakistan Library Association Golden Jubilee Conference, 2007, ● Reviewer, Foreign PhD Theses, and Impact Factor Research Journals Member ● Governance Committee, ASIS&T, 2020 ● Organizing Committees of Prestigious International Conferences: ICADL (International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries); A-LIEP (Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education and Practice); ECIL (European Conference on Information Literacy); ASIS&T (Association for Information Science & Technology, USA) ● Tenure Track Committee, PU (2014- ) ● Equivalence Committee, PU (2017- ) 2 ● Overseas Scholarship Committee, PU (2014- 2016) ● Semester Implementation Committee, PU (2014-2017) ● Budget Committee, PU, (2010-16) ● Admission Committee, PU (2010-17) ● HEC Sub-Committee on Library & Information Science on LIS Curriculum Revision ● Chaired, NTS Experts Committee on LIS in 2011. ● Selection committees of various public and private sector organizations ● Editorial Board, Journal of Knowledge and Communication Management. 2013- ● Editorial Board, Emerald journals: Collection Building and Library Management ● Coordinator, MPhil. Leading to PhD Program, DoIM (2005-2009) ● Chair, Continuing Education Committee, Pakistan Library Association, Pb, 2007-2009 ● Member, Advisory Committee, PLA National Conference on “Champions of Libraries” 2014 ● Have organized and presented at several faculty development workshops. Membership of Learned Bodies International Chair, South Asia Chapter (2018) of ASIS&T, USA Country Representative for SLA, 2016 (Special Library Association,), USA Member 1. ALA (American Library Association), USA 2. ASIS&T (American Society of Information Science & Technology) 3. Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professional (CILIP, British) 4. Ex-Secretary, IFLA SIG on LIS Education in Developing Countries 5. Fulbright Alumni Association, Pakistan 6. Literati Club, Emeraldinsight National 1. Member, Career Counseling Centre Advisory Committee of PHEC 2. Conference and Seminars Grants Committee of PHEC 3. Ex-Member, Board of Studies, Dept. of LIS, University of Sindh, & Sargodha 4. Council of Social Sciences Pakistan (COSS) 5. Life Member. Pakistan Library Association 6. Punjab University Library and Information Science Alumni Association. International Journal Editorials 1- Kanwal Ameen, Clara M. Chu, Spencer Lilley, Ana Ndumu, and Jaya Raju (Oct. 2020) ‘Equal Access and Contribution to Knowledge (EACK): The academic library’s role in International Insights; Multiple ways of knowing; Global perspectives on academic libraries re-imagining systems of knowledge’. College and Research Libraries News, 81(9). USA. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.81.9.426 2- Kanwal Ameen (2021). COVID-19 Pandemic and Role of Libraries, Library Management (UK) Papers Published in Impact Factor (IF) Foreign Journals 1. Ameen, K., & Naeem SB. (2020). Post-truth era: News behaviour and news literacy skills of university librarians. Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2. Ameen, K, & Naeem SB. (2020). Demographic differences in the perceived news literacy skills and sharing behavior of information professionals. Information Discovery and Delivery. (IF0.563) 3. Arshad, A. & Ameen, K. (2020). Comparative analysis of academic scientists, social scientists 3 and humanists’ scholarly information seeking habits. The Journal of Academic Librarianship 47 (2021) 4. Ahmad, Waqar, Ameen, K. & Soroya, S. H. (2020). Research information encountering and keeping behaviour of post-graduate students in an online environment, Online Information Review (IF1.928) 5. Soroya, S. H. & Ameen, Kanwal. (2020). Subject based reading behaviour differences of young adults under emerging digital paradigm, Libri: International Journal of Libraries and Information Studies. (IF=0.596) 6. Soroya, S. H. & Ameen, Kanwal. (2020). Millennials reading behavior in the digital age: A case of Pakistani university students. Journal of Library Administration. 7. Malik, Amara & Ameen, K. (2020). Quality assurance and LIS Education in Pakistan. Libraries and the Academy, 20(2), https://muse.jhu.edu/article/753296 8. Malik, Amara & Ameen, K. (2020). Attracting prospective students to master’s program: A Dilemma for Library and Information Science Education. Library Philosophy and Practice, https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/4245/ 9. Soroya, S. H. & Ameen, K. (2020). Interacting with digital contents: Understanding the on- screen reading behavior of young adults. Library Philosophy and Practice, https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/4659/ 10. Rafiq, A., Ameen, K & Arshad, A. (In press). E. Books Data Mining: Real Information Behaviour of University Academic Community, Library Hi Tech. 11. Ameen, Kanwal (2019). Graduate researchers’ perceptions and expectations: An exploratory study about reference and information services of libraries, Reference Services Review, (IF= 1.250). 12. Ullah, Midrar &Ameen, Kanwal. (2019). Teaching information literacy skills to medical students: Perceptions of medical students, Health Information and Libraries Journal,36 (4), 357-366. (IF 1.179) 13. Rafique, A., Ameen, K., & Arshad, A. (2019) Use patterns of e-journals among the science community: A transactional log analysis, The Electronic Library, 37(4), 740-759. https://doi.org/10.1108/EL-03-2019-0073 14. Ahmad, W., Ameen, K. & Soroya, S. H. (2019). Information encountering and sharing behaviour of researchers in an online environment, Aslib Journal of Information Management, 4(71), 500-517 (IF=1.591) 15. Alia Arshad & Ameen, Kanwal. (2018). Usefulness of E-journals Consortium in Pakistan: Academic Staff’s Perceptions and Expectations, Serials Review, 44 (4). 275-281. DOI: 10.1080/00987913.2018.1506073 (IF=0.310) 16. Ameen, Kanwal, Batool, S.H. & Naveed, M.A. (2018).