03/08/2026
Ajmal Khan belongs to Pakistan, he is a sophisticated person and is associated with the library department, he is serving as a librarian all over the world, including Pakistan, and now he is living in Saudi Arabia. over 30 years of professional experience in managing libraries nationally and internationally, worked in various positions in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in different libraries. My key competencies include planning and implementing major library programs, staffing, budgeting, integrating learning tools with e-learning technology, and providing educational technology support. I have specialized skills in Electronic Resource Management, Library Systems Administration, E-Learning Management, Clinical Trial Search Coordination/Support, General Library Administration, Collection Development Management, Discovery Solutions (Summon), EZproxy, SirsiDynix Symphony Administration, DSpace, etc. I am a friendly speaker and trainer in premier educational institutions and have delivered many guest lectures and presided as a resource person for many workshops and conferences. I completed my master’s in library science from the University of the Punjab Lahore, Pakistan, in 1992 and started my career at the College of Nursing, Pakistan, in 1992. Later, I joined Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (IAU), Saudi Arabia, as a Lecture & Head of Library Systems in 2011. I played a major role in establishing the new Central Libraries and Digital Library under the Deanship of Library Affairs, at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, between 2012 and 2015. This position reports directly to the director of library affairs. The position will work closely with the director of library affairs and higher authority to support the community engagement process for the strategic plan development and implementation.
Work Experiences: (30 Years)
Since 2011, I have held the positions of Lecturer, Head of Library Quality, Academic Accreditation and Strategic Planning, serving as Liaison Librarian at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (IAU) Library in Dammam (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). I was formerly the head of the system and technical section of the IAU Library.
Present Assignment
• Head Library Quality, Academic Accreditation and Strategic Planning at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University since October 2012
Training and Courses
• 16th Dec 2008 - 17th Dec 2008: Lectures on Library Automation to MPhil LIS Class Department of Punjab University Lahore.
• 4th Dec 2008 - 6th Dec 2008: LIS Research inquiries: Design Issues, International Islamic University, Islamabad.
• 05th Nov 2008 - 07th Nov 2008: UNESCO Sponsored Training-the-Trainers (TTT) in Information Literacy Regional Workshop for South and Central Asia, Punjabi University, Patiala (India).
• 27th Aug 2008 – 27th Aug 2008: Library Management Software in Pakistan:
Options, Issues and Challenges, UET Main Library Hall.
• 28th July 2008 - 31st July 2008: Library Automation Concept: New Developments and Prospects in Pakistan Libraries Pakistan Academy for Rural Development (PARD), Peshawar.
• 15th Sep 1996 to 26 Sep 1996: Computer Training in Micro-ISIS at ILO office for Pakistan, Islamabad
• 25 June 1996 – 25 Aug 1996: Course on Library Automation and Management Program (LAMP), organized by PLA (Sindh), Karachi
• August 2003: Participated in Library Link workshop organized by Emerald held at Berlin, Germany.
• January 03-04-2001: Participated in Workshop on Library and Information Science Education in Electronic Environment
• May 15-24, 2000: Participated in National Training Workshop on Automation and Planning of Academic/Research Libraries organized by Academy for Education Planning and Management (AEPAM), Islamabad.
• June 15-19, 1998: Participated in National Conference on "Informatics and Library Management".
Professional Affiliations
• Pakistan Library Association (PLA). Life Member
• Founder and Secretary General of Pakistan Library Automation Group (www.paklag.org)
• Punjab University Library and Information Science Alumni Association (PULISAA). Life Member.
Countries Visited
• Germany, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Italy, Denmark, India, Spain, Turkey, Greece, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Switzerland
Distinctions
• Gold Medal for “Innovation and Creativity” from the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences.
• Founder of Pakistan Library Automation Group
• Developer of library-specific software named: LIMS (Library Information and Management System in Microsoft Access), which is used in almost 400 libraries in Pakistan and some worldwide libraries. It provides a full online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) facility to library users and automated circulation (issue & receive) of multilingual library material.
