SAREEF K

Qualifications

B.A. (Arabic &Islamic History) fromthe University ofCalicut in 1999 with 69.5% ofmarks.

B.L.I.Sc. fromthe UniversityofCalicut in 2000 with 70% ofmarks.

M.L.I.S. fromthe Madras University(equivalent to MLISc. ofthe UniversityofCalicut) in 2004 with 56% of marks.

M.Phil. inLibrary and Information SciencePart I examination fromtheBharathiar University in 2013 with 66% of marks.

NET fromthe UniversityGrantsCommission in June 2012 withReg. No. 13590013.

Professional Experiences

Working asthe College Librarian, RUA College, Farook College P.O., Calicut from28-02-2006.

Worked asthe Founder Librarian, SAFIInstitute ofAdvanced Study, Vazhayur, a major project of SocialAdvancement Foundation of India for 6 Months.

Worked astheAssistant Librarian,AWH EngineeringCollege, Calicut, for 10 Months.

Worked in the Technical Section of Farook College Library (AbussabahLibrary Complex) as part of LibraryAutomation for 4Years.

Experiensed in shifting ofthe large academic librarywith a collection of 70,000 bookssystematicaly when Farook College Libraryshifted to Abussabah Library Complexwhich is commissioned by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam on 77-11-2002.

Research Profile

Doing Ph.D. on Information Resources available in Malappuram Distrct of Kerala State inArabic Language : AQuantitativeAnalysis under the supervision of Dr. KCAbdul Majeed, at Bharathiar University from 01 July 2012.

Working as Research Supervisor for MLIS Programme, IGNOU from23-09-2012.

Worked asthe PrincipalInvestigator, UGC MinorResearch Project on ‘Assessing Service

Quality ofAidedArabic College Librariesin Kerala’under XIth plan assistance fromthe UGC.

Completed in Ist Rank and a project submitted on Development of a Scale forMeasuring the

Quality of Refresher Course in the IV Refresher Course onLibrary and Information Science at

UGC Academic Staff College, University of Calicut from 06-05-2009 to 26-05-2009.

Completed withAGrade and a projectsubmitted on Qualitative MethodsforMeasuring

Service Quality of LIS Servicesin the Refresher Course on Library and Information Science at UGC Academic Staff College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh on 14-11-2011 to 03-12-2011.

Teaching Experiences

Working asthe Academic Counsellor, BLIS, IGNOU from23-09-2012.

Working asthe Academic Counsellor, MLIS, IGNOU from23-09-2012.

Worked asthe Course Co-ordinator, RUAComputer Institute, RUAC, Farook College from 01-06-2006.

Completed the OrientatonCourse forAcademicCounsellors conducted by IGNOU Vadakara Regional Centre in February 2016.

Positions & Responsibilities

President, Kerala Aided College Ministerial Staff Association, RUACollege Unit.

Office Secretary to the General Secretary, Rouzathul Uloom Association

Secretary, FarookCollege Library& Information Science AlumniAssociation

Secretary, All Kerala Aided ArabicCollege Librarians’Association

Secretary, NANMA Residents’Association, Ramanattukara

BibliographicalProjectAssistant, ICSSR

LibraryAutomationConsultant, MeshiLogic, KINFRA, Calicut

Asst. Warden, Azad Hostel, Farook College

Paper Presentations & Publications

Presented a paper on ‘Use of E-Resources byArabic College Studentsin Kerala’in Two Day

NationalConference onE-Resources and E-Learning:Challenges and Opportunitiesfor Libraries held at University ofCalicut on 1-2 February 2013.

Presented a paper on ‘Management of Digital Resourcesin College Libraries using Cloud Storage’in One DayNationalConference on InformationManagement in DigitalEra held at Vivekanandha Institute ofEngineering andTechnology, on07 December 2013.

Presented a paper on ‘Information SeekingBehaviour of Postgraduate Students of Medical CollegeThiruvananthapuram:AnAnalytical Study’inTwo DayNationalConference on ResearchTrends and New ParadigmsinLibraryand Information Science held at theBharathiar University, on 22 February 2014.

Presented a paper on ‘Cloud and RSS : NewTechnology for Information Storage and Dissemination in College Libraries’in UGC sponsored Two DayNationalConference on Academic LibraryPlanning in Higher Education andResurgence : Role ofE-Resources held at GobiArts & Science College, Gobichettipalayam on 28 February and 1 March 2014.

AbdulMajeed, KC and K. Sareef. Library Management:Ahandbook for small libraries(Mal.). ISBN: 9788188011308. Calicut: Lipi Books, 2011

Sareef K. ‘Bibliographic Control ofArabic Literature in Kerala : Problems and Prospects’ in Jamshedpur Research Review (Vol. 1 No. 3 June-Aug 2013). ISSN 2320-2750. p136-138.

Sareef K and KC Abdul Majeed. ‘Use of E-Resources by Arabic College Students in Kerala’ in E-resources and E-Learning: Challenges and Opportunitiesfor Libraries. ed. by T. A.Abdul

Azeez, Mohammed Haneefa Kand T.M. Vasudevan.ISBN: 9788177481853. Calicut University: PublicationDivision-UniversityofCalicut, 2013.

Sareef K. and KC Abdul Majeed. ‘Management of Digital Resources in College Libraries using Cloud Storage’in InformationManagement inDigitalEra. ed. byM.Yasmin.ISBN: 9788190919983. Elayampalayam:Vivekanandha Institute ofEngineering andTechnology, 2013.

Anilkumar R, Sareef K. and KCAbdulMajeed. ‘Information SeekingBehaviour of

Postgraduate Students of MedicalCollegeThiruvananthapuram:AnAnalytical Study’in Proceedings ofthe NationalConference onResearchTrends and New Paradigmsin Library and Information Science. ed. byR. Sarangapani. ISBN: 9789351564645. Coimbatore: Bharathiar University, 2014.

Sareef K. and KCAbdul Majeed ‘New Technologiesfor Information Storage and Dissemination in College Libraries’ in the proceedings ofthe NationalConference on “Academic LibraryPlanning inHigher Education andResurgence:Role ofE- Resources” ed. by R.Shunmughan. ISBN: 9788191020083. Gobichettipalayam: GobiArts &Science College, 2014

Sareef K and KCAbdul Majeed. ‘Role of Library Support inAcademicAchievement of Postgraduate Students with special reference to Farook College Library & Information System’in RedefiningAcademic Librariesin the Knowledge Society. ed byM. Bavakutty andAbdul Azeez T.A. New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 2014. pp141-148. ISBN: 9788170007302.

Seminar/Conference/Workshops Attended

Attended in One DaySeminar on Management of Modern Libraries held at Ma’din Polytechnic College, on 06 February 2016.

Attended in UGC sponsored Five DayWorkshop on Scientific Management of Junior College Librariesin Kerala held at Farook College (Autonomous), on 01-05 February 2016.

Attended inOne DayOrientation Programme on HigherEducation : Changing Perspectives held at Rouzathul UloomArabic College, on 03 February 2015.

Attended in Two DayNationalConference on ResearchTrends and New Paradigmsin Library and Information Science held at the Bharathiar University, on 22&23 February 2014.

Attended inUGCsponsored Two DayNationalConference on Academic Library Planning in HigherEducation and Resurgence : Role of E-Resources held at GobiArts & Science College, Gobichettipalayam on 28 February and 1 March 2014.

Attended in One DayNationalConference on Information Management in DigitalEra held at Vivekanandha Institute ofEngineering and Technology, on 7 December 2013.

Attended in Two DayNationalConference on E-Resources andE-Learning : Challenges and Opportunitiesfor Libraries held at Universityof Calicut on 1-2 February 2013.

Attended in theWorkshop on National e-Governance Plan at University ofCalicut on 29 December 2012.

Attended in InternationalConference on ‘Islamic Finance & Interest Free Banking’ at RUA College on 3-4 October 2009.

Appreciated by ‘Arabic forAll’Riyadh, SaudiArabia forsuccessfullyconducting aWorkshop for Arabic Teachers on 22-26 April 2009 at RUACollege.

Attended in OneDay State Level Workshop forLibrary Staff at Sullamussalam Science College, Areacode on 11 March 2009.

Attended in the UGCWorkshop on ‘Information Literacy in HigherEducation’at Farook Collegeon 14-15 January 2009.

Attended in the Two-DayWorkshop on ‘Greenstone DigitalLibrary Software’at Farook College on 20-21 April 2007.

Attended in the One-DayWorkshop on ‘Best Practicesin College Libraries’at Farook College on 24 February 2007.

Attended in the KLA-UNESCO SensitizationWorkshop on InformationLiteracy at Kozhikode on 27 January 2007.

Attended in NationalSeminar on ‘InformationAccess, Management and Exchange in the TechnologicalAge’at University ofCalicut on 28-29 May 2002.

Attended inNational Seminar on ‘Library Cooperation in a NetworkedWorld’at the University of Calicut on 25-26 May 2001.