Profile

Mr. Md Sohail

Library Service,
Bronze Member

Contact Details

Main: 00916287171465

Social Links

Bio

Md. Sohail is working as a Library Manager at the American University in the Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Prior to AUE Dubai, he worked for Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan; BPS Doha, Qatar; Fiji National University, Fiji; India's reputed B School Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur; and AKGIM, Ghaziabad. Mr. Sohail earned his bachelor degree in sociology and LIS and his degree in library and information science from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Besides this, he has completed a major research project at UGC, New Delhi.

Interests

  • altmetrics
  • e-books
  • e-learning
  • information literacy
  • information retreival
  • information seeking
  • open access
  • social media
  • usability

Education

Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh, India
Master of Library and Information Science, 2008
Library and Information Science
2007 To 2008
Dissertation: Library Weblogs: Trends and evaluation
Advisor: Dr. M Masoom Raza

Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh, India
Bachelor of Library and Information Science, 2007
Library and Information Science
2006 To 2007

Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh, India
Bachelor of Arts, 2006
Sociology
2003 To 2006

Job History

American University in the Emirates
Library Manager
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
September 2023 - present

Jaipuria Institute of Management
Librarian
Japur, India
October 2021 - August 2023

Nazarbayev University
Reference Librarian
Astana, Kazakhstan
September 2019 - August 2021

Fiji National University
Principal Librarian
Suva, Fiji
January 2016 - January 2019

Jaipuria Institute of Management
Assistant Librarian
Jaipur, India
July 2012 - January 2016