Leili Seifi
I am currently an Associate Professor at the University of Birjand, Iran. Some of my professional services include organizer of international conferences, Chair-Elect of SIG-III 2022-2023, Board of directors & chair of the scientific event of the Association of Iranian Public Libraries, and Chair of Dr.George Atiyeh Prize during 2021 & 2022. I was awarded the Erasmus Mundus scholarship at the University of Warsaw, Poland in 2012. My research interest includes digital preservation of cultural heritage, indigenous knowledge management, public libraries, and information literacy. I have published research in Library management, IFLA, and other journals.
Education
| Degree | Graduated in | Major | University |
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| Doctoral | 2012 | Library and Information Science | University of Mysore |
Employment Information
| Faculty/Department | Position/Rank | Employment Type | Cooperation Type | Grade |
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| (not set) | (not set) | Tenure Track | Full Time |
Work Experience
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Chair-Elect SIG III of the Association for Information Science and Technology(ASIS&T), 2022-2023
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Selected Secretary Treasure of Middle East chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2022-2023.
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Top Researcher of University of Birjand- 2022
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Selected Chair of Dr. George N. Atiyeh Prize (2021 & 2022) for Middle East Librarians Assignation
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2021Infoshare Award from ASIS&T
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Top Professor in coaching of postgraduate theses(2022)
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Top Researcher of University of Birjand- 2020
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Scholarship from the Erasmus Mundus Foundation of the European Union for a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Warsaw, Poland, 2012
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Distinguished Head of Department at Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, 2013
Bachelor: Specialized English texts (1), (2), (3), (4), Introduction to Database Software, Introduction to Database, Introduction to Archives, General Reference, Reference of Islamic Sciences, Organization Introduction to Research in Librarianship, Information and Communication, Introduction to Librarianship and Information, Information Literacy, Public Libraries and Cultural Development, Electronic Special Indexes, Internship (1), (2), (3), (4), Management Information Systems, Multimedia Systems
Master: Record Management, Foundation of Library & Information Science, Management Information Systems, Archive Management, Specialized Information Services, Public and Community Libraries, Multimedia Resource Management, Electronic Public Socio-Information Resources, Research Seminar, Internship
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Member of Social Justice Committee of Middle East Librarians Association, October 2022- Present
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Member of Board of Director of Middle East Librarians Association, November 2022- present
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Chair-Elect SIG III of the Association for Information Science and Technology(ASIS&T), 2022-2023
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Co-opted Member of Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section-IFLA, 2022- Present
(https://www.ifla.org/units/mcultp/committee/)
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Member of Planning Team of ELC 2023 pitch competition, 2023
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Visiting Scholar at Iran Public Libraries Foundation, June 2022- September 2022
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Member of International Paper Contest Jury SIG-III (ASIS&T), 2021-2022(https://www.asist.org/sig/sigiii/officers/)
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Member of Nominating Committee, SIG-III (ASIS&T) 2022
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Member of Organizing Committee of Middle East Librarian Association 50th Anniversary Conference 2022(https://www.mela.us/annual-conference/information/)
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Member of Planning Team & Chair of Marketing Committee of Entrepreneurship & Libraries Conference 2022(https://entrelib.org/planning-team-international-2022/)
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Secretary Treasure of Middle East chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2022-2023( https://www.asist.org/asist-middle-east-chapter/)
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Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Knowledge and Communication Management, 06/2022 Present (https://indianjournals.com/ijor.Aspx?target=ijor:jkcm&type=eboard)
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Scientific Committee Member of The First (1st) International Conference on Voluntary Activities in Libraries, Museums and Archives 31 August & 1 September 2022, Mashhad, Iran
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Scientific Secretary of International Conference on Design & development of public library Services; Patterns, Experiences, & Ideas May 17- 18, Shiraz, Iran 2022(https://hamayesh.ipla.ir/en/)
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Chair of Dr. George N. Atiyeh Prize (2021-2022)of Middle East Librarians Association, (https://www.mela.us/annual-conference/awards/george-atiyeh-prize/)
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Board of Directors of Association of Iranian Public Libraries, 08/2022- Present
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Chair of Scientific Event & Awards of Association of Iranian Public Libraries, 08/2022- Present
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Member of Editorial Board of Interdisciplinary Research on Translation Journal, 02/2020 – Present. (https://irtranslation.birjand.ac.ir/journal/editorial.board)
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Director of Library and Information Center at University of Birjand, 05/2017-09/2019
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Director of Research Department at Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, University of Birjand, 02/2016 to 05/2017
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Advisor of LIS Student Association & Book Center, 09/2013 – 09/2018
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Organizing Special International Publishers Exhibition, 10/2017
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Head of Faculty Library at Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, 05/2016- 08/2016
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Head of LIS Department, University of Birjand, 09/2013 – 04/2016
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Launching Master Program in Public Libraries Studies, 09/2015
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PostDoc Erasmus Mundus Fellow, University of Warsaw, Poland, 12/2012 – 08/2013
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Advisory Researcher, National Library and Archives of Iran, 10/2011- 10/2012
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Librarian, National Library and Archives of Iran, 01/ 2004 – 03/2009
Research Activities
- Workshop on Information Literacy Skills and Search Strategies for Graduate Students, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
- Workshop on How to Write a Systematic Review Article? Fall 2020
- Workshop on How to Make ResearchGate Profile, Fall 2019
- Workshop on Database Search Strategies for Faculty Members of Farhangian University, May 2018
- Workshop on Database Search Strategies for Faculty Members of Ferdows Farhangian University, July 2018
- Scientific Resources Management Workshop (Database Search Strategies) for Faculty Members of University of Birjand, March 2017
- Scientific Resources Management Workshop (Persian Plagiarism Checker) for Faculty Members of University of Birjand, February 2017
- Workshop on Database Search Strategies for Graduate Students, Fall 2017, 2016
- Workshop on How to Extract Information from English Articles, for Graduate Students, Fall 2017, 2016
- Workshop on Citation Styles, for Graduate Students, 2017, 2016, 2014
- Workshop on English Conversation Workshop for Graduate Students, 2013
- Member of Editorial Board of Interdisciplinary Research on Translation Journal , 02/2020 - Present
- Member of Iran Librarian and Information Science Academy, 2020 - Present
- Member of Scientific Association for the Promotion of Public Libraries, 2018 - Present
- Member of Middle East Librarians Assignation, 2021- Present
- Member of Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS & T), 2021- Present