Zaina Al-Sidairi
Yanqul,Oman/AL Dhahirah
Summary
Resourceful Information Specialist with a Bachelor's degree in Management of Information Institutions from Sultan Qaboos University. Expertise in digital asset management, library operations, database design, and multimedia editing. Focused on optimising information systems, improving cataloging workflows, and providing research support to facilitate digital transformation and enhance organisational knowledge management.
Overview
2
2
Languages
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Library and Information Assistant
Sultan Qaboos University
Muscat
03.2018 - 05.2018
- Provided research guidance and technical support to academic staff and students, facilitating effective navigation of digital databases for improved research outcomes.
- Managed digital and physical resource systems across Main Library, College of Arts & Social Sciences Library, and College of Medicine and Health Science Library to enhance accessibility and organisation of resources.
- Assisted in modernising digital index classifications and system cataloguing, streamlining search processes for quicker access to information.
Library and Information Assistant
UAE University
United Arab Emarates/Al Ain
06.2017 - 07.2017
- Facilitated library administration and circulation services, optimising user management systems to enhance service delivery.
- Contributed to database indexing, classification, and resource organisation, improving accessibility and retrieval of information.
- Sorted and shelved books in line with library management system.
- Returned books to circulation by placing on proper shelves.
- Processed new books for circulation, setting up items in system, adding tracking codes and applying protective covers.
Library and Information Assistant
University of Technology and Applied Sciences
Oman/Ibri
05.2016 - 05.2016
- Maintained reference collections and guided students in specialised database search queries to enhance research outcomes.
- Supported daily library workflows and borrower services, ensuring efficient access to resources and information.
- Sorted and shelved books in line with library management system.
- Returned books to circulation by placing on proper shelves.
- Processed new books for circulation, setting up items in system, adding tracking codes and applying protective covers.
Education
Bachelors Degree - Management of Information Institutions
Sultan Qaboos University
Muscat, Oman01-2018
General Education Diploma -
Hajer Um-Esmail School
Oman01-2013
Skills
- Info Management: Database Design (MySQL, MS Access), Cataloging, Research
- Customer service
- Professional communication
- Positive attitude
- Information retrieval
- Digital Media: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, Lightroom
LANGUAGES
Arabic: Native
English: Fluent (Reading, Writing, Speaking)
CONFERENCES & ACTIVITIES
- Researcher / Participant: First Conference of Omani Libraries & Information Association (2019)
- Organizing Committee: First Blockchain Club Gathering (2018)
- Organizing Committee: Free & Open Source Software (FOSS) Conference (2017)
Timeline
Library and Information Assistant
Sultan Qaboos University
03.2018 - 05.2018
Library and Information Assistant
UAE University
06.2017 - 07.2017
Library and Information Assistant
University of Technology and Applied Sciences
05.2016 - 05.2016
Bachelors Degree - Management of Information Institutions
Sultan Qaboos University
General Education Diploma -
Hajer Um-Esmail School