Department of Information Management University of the Punjab, Lahore +923138109726 Email: [email protected] Google Scholar Profile: Dr. Saira Hanif Soroya ResearchGate Profile: Saira Soroya 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 Pakistan 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. Minhaj University Lahore, 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: