Shifting Sands through Innovation – The Qatar Experience. Karen Joc Business Development Manager, Softlink Australia The Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) is a joint venture between Cornell University and the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. The Foundation’s premiere project is Education City, a multi-institutional campus which aims for progressive education, state of the art technology and cutting edge research. WCMC-Q is part of Cornell University, and the first American medical school to offers an American MD outside of the US. The college is housed in a state of the art facility which opened in 2002 and the college’s mission promotes the development and use of technology in this deliberately digital environment. WCMC-Q’s Distributed eLibrary directive is to provide both services and resources beyond the confines of the traditional library space and plays an integral role in contributing to the college’s mission. This address will outline the experience, opportunities and the challenges of working as a medical librarian from within this deliberately digital environment. Some areas of discussion will include: the challenges of a start up environment; living and working in a developing country; idiosyncrasies of a diverse student population; the impact of the technological drive of the college on library services; librarian class attendance, clinical librarianship and outreach from beyond the library’s walls; the realities of virtual reference, roving reference, chat and IM and the role librarians play in curriculum integration and evidence based medicine.

3. Supervisor - Learning Resources Services (Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) United Arab Emirates) Monday, October 13th, 2007 Supervisor - Learning Resources Services (Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) United Arab Emirates) This key position supervises the technical services department, coordinates system library policy and manages the III integrated library system to its maximum potential. The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) is a system of 14 colleges in 7 centres in the United Arab Emirates one of the most progressive and modern countries in the Middle East. We are the leading institution in the region and promote innovation in the development and delivery of all educational programs. (more…) Posted in Technical Services , Systems , Administration , Middle East , Acquisitions , Middle East, United Arab Emirates Source: http://innopacusers.org/jobs/2007/05/30/digital-resourcesreference-librarian-the-american-university-in-cairo/

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27. D e lib Organisational Structure Library Director Associate Library Director Acquisitions coordinator Manger, Information Services 6 Reference Librarians 2 Information and Reference Technicians 1 Information and Reference Assistant Manager, System Administration E-Resources Librarian Systems Librarian Systems Technician

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