C.V.  Tahani Kalander

Name: Tahani Kalander
Birth date: 3 / 12 / 1969
P.O.Box: P.O.Box 17140  Khaldiyah, 72452
Nationality: Kuwaiti
Telephone numbers: Office: +965 4843908
Fax. +965 3834924
Email: tahani@kuc02.kuniv.edu.kw

Education:
Master degree in Library and Information Science.
Kuwait University 1996/1998
GPA: A
BA in English Literature / Kuwait University 1991/1992
GPA: B

Professional affiliation:
Kuwait University / Libraries Administration

Employment history:
• Worked as assistant librarian in Kuwait University, Engineering library from 1993-1997
• Worked as head of engineering library from 1997-2003
• Current job: Assistant director for Libraries affairs / libraries administration / Kuwait University

Professional activities:
• Designing brochures for the electronic CD-ROM databases for Kuwait university libraries
• Helping in publishing the engineering library newsletter
• Designing subject guides leaflets for the science library
• Designing library manual for the science library

Teaching and instructional activities:
• Organizing a workshop for the students of the faculty of engineering (for 4 days) teaching them how to use the library in order to find information needed: both theoretical and practical training were applied
• Training PAET students for two semesters: training them on the library’s services and collection, supervising their projects in the central library
• Teaching “ computer and information skills” for Biological sciences students in the faculty of science for two semesters
• Supervising the training of LIS students in engineering library

Membership in committees:
• Member in interlibrary loan committee in libraries administration: developed a policy for ILL for Kuwait university libraries
• Member in Internet committee that is specialized in making policies for searching the Internet in Kuwait university libraries and organizing training for the users
• Participated in the committee for the preparation of libraries day for three years
• Member in purchasing committee in Libraries Administration / Kuwait University

Electronic skills:
Ability to search in electronic databases and Internet

Training courses and workshops:
1. “Preparing for the user-centered technological future” held from 1st to 2nd of May 2000 –organized by Kuwait university/libraries administration
2. “Complete dialog online training” held from 14th to 17th March 1999-organized by KISR
3. “Editing and writing reports” 13th-17th March 1999-organized by Administration of career development and training in Kuwait university
4. Internet training workshop organized by Kuwait university
5. VTLS workshop
6. “Dialog training session” 14th April 1996
7. “Information sources” workshop 6th-8th Nov.1995-organized by KISR
8. Al-Khawarezmi training courses:
   • Excel
   • FoxPro
   • DOS
9. Attending workshops on: the use of the internet for the management and delivery of information resources. Held in Abu Dhabi 21st-23rd Oct 2000
10. “Supervisory Skills” organized by Kuwait University
11. Participated in “Information Society Seminar” held in KISR from the 12th to the 13th January 2004
12. Attended the Special Libraries Association conference held in Kuwait on the 30th March to 1st April 2004