Furrukh Inayat

A seasoned library professional having over 16 years of successful library management, instructions, operations and automation experience. A proactive and motivated individual with reputation of setting high performance standards and enhanced productivity.

• Participated in workshop on “Development of AKU Library Five-Year Strategic Plan 2020 – 2025” Aga Khan University, Nairobi, November, 2019
• Participated in workshop on “AKU Librarians Social Media Workshop” Aga Khan University, Nairobi, January, 2017
• Completed E-course of American Library Association editions E-learning “Planning and Preparing for RDA : Resource Description and Access: April 2015”
• Participated in workshop on “Information Literacy: Development of Curriculum Materials” Aga Khan University, Nairobi, October 2012
• Trained on Romanization, MARC 21, Classification and Cataloguing, Library of Congress Islamabad July 2011
• Participated in workshop on “ICT Training Needs for Librarians” Held at Main Library, University of the Punjab, Lahore, May 2010
• Participated in “3 Days workshop on Library Management Systems” jointly organized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, University of Management and Technology and INASP, February 2010
• Participated in workshop “Social Tagging and Library Practices for Knowledge Organization” jointly organized by Pakistan Library Association Punjab (PLA), Knowledge and Information Management Academy (KIMA), Punjab University Library and Information Science Alumni Association (PULISAA) and University of Management and Technology (UMT), February 2010
• Participated in the UNESCO-sponsored Training-the-Trainers (TTT) in Information Literacy Workshop for South and Central Asia, November 2008

• Successful in managing 4 libraries across Pakistan in 3 Provinces (Sindh, GB, KPK) Pakistan.
• Trained the Librarians of French Medical Institute of Children (FMIC) Afghanistan.
• Successfully supervised the cataloguing, classification and automation at Aga Khan University- Examination Board Library.
• Built competencies in library professionals through offering and conducting certificate courses, group training sessions, workshops and one-on-one sessions.
• Implemented 2-world class Library Management Software.
• Instrumental in setting up Copyright Office at Aga Khan University.

• Member, IED Faculty Committee.
• Member, AKU Search and Recruitment Committee.
• Training of library staff on different modules of Library Management System VTLS Virtua.
• Developed and implement various library policies.