Waheed Murad Afridi Email & Phone Number

Pakistan

Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Working as administration and coordination officer at the Central Library• Processed acquisition of books, journals, magazines, and other library materials recommended by the Schools/Institutes/Colleges.• Managed and supervised the day-to-day activities of the acquisition department which include selecting, ordering, receiving, and maintaining record of books and other library materials.• Coordinated with all the leading book sellers of Pakistan, by seeking quotations, supply of books and magazines, supply orders and payments.• Managed the expenditure and plan budget based on the financial reports generated by the library.• Processed cases of hiring of residential accommodation, reimbursement of medical expenditure, extension of contracts, processing leaves, annual appraisal reports, disciplinary actions of Staff.• Maintained inventories of the furniture, stationary items, sanitary items, and physical assets of the library.

Sector H-12, Islamabad

Providing reference service in a variety of disciplines through reference interviews and in-depth research to faculty and students by using the library’s catalog, subject guides, indexes and databases, and the Internet. Preparing PowerPoint presentations and handouts based on students’ needs and course content. Digitization of press clippings of Pakistani Newspapers on different subjects selected by the library.. Working closely together with Subject Librarians in collection development by checking and evaluating publishers new title lists and faculty’s wish lists against the library catalog. Marketing of library services and resources to outside community and management of library external membership services.Managerial support to the acquisition, classification, cataloging, library bookshop, and the systems related activities. Organization of bookfair and Supervision of activities related to database developmentEvaluation, selection, purchasing and processing new monographic materials, serials and electronic materials. Tracking materials budgets. Evaluating and processing gift and exchange materials. Management & administration of the acquisition, cataloging, reporting, Infostation, etc. modules of the library systemSelection, approval, and ordering of library material. Supervision of acquisition, classification & cataloging as head technical services department. Coordination with the library bookshop to negotiate prices, tracking purchase orders and sending reminders to the vendors. Budget preparation and maintaining statistics. Original and copy cataloging using AACR-2 and MARC standards. Sending of new book lists to faculty, students & staff and updating web links.

Topi, Swabi

Supervised the automation project using EOS International software. Classification and cataloging using OCLC bibliographic database on CD-ROM for downloading of records. Editing and saving of records to cataloging, circulation and the OPAC modules. Performed circulation duties on daily basis.

Master Of Library & Information Science (Mlisc), Library And Information Science, 1St Divistion

Activities and Societies: Member of Pakistan Library Association, Playing Table Tennis and Cricket First position among forty students.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Geology/Earth Science, General, 1St Divistion

Activities and Societies: Cricket Team member