Kingdom of Bahrain · Since 2009

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Reading room · 01

The biography, in one volume

Fourteen years of work in libraries and knowledge centres inside Bahrain and beyond. The book is open at page one.

Portrait of Eman Ebrahim Abdulqader
Biography · Vol. I

An information management and communication specialist with more than fourteen years across government bodies, educational institutions and research centres in Bahrain and abroad.

My work is the founding and running of libraries and knowledge centres: organising information, building archives, supporting scholarly research, and staging the conferences and events that carry it into the room.

I hold a Master of Library and Information Science from Indiana University in the United States. I draft policy, train staff, put information into the hands of researchers and decision-makers, and keep the lines open with partners at home and abroad.

Eman Ebrahim AbdulqaderLibrary & Information Specialist Arabian Gulf University

Main stacks · 02

Every post, a volume on the shelf

Six employers, shelved oldest to newest. The current post lies open on the table, and any other volume takes its place with a click.

Click any volume to put it on the table

On the table

Library & Information Specialist · Since 2026

AGU · 025.1

Library & Information Specialist

Arabian Gulf University

Since 2026

Supporting users and the technical and administrative work across the library's departments.

1. Cataloguing.2. Reference services.3. Databases.4. University committees.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Serving on a committee at university and Arabian Gulf level, coordinating and developing related initiatives.
  • Cataloguing and classifying information resources under the approved schemes.
  • Providing reference services and guidance to library users.
  • Supporting students and faculty in reaching databases and electronic resources.

MOE · 372.6

English Language Teacher

Ministry of Education

2009-2011

Teaching English to secondary-school students.

1. Teaching.2. Assessment.3. Professional development.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Teaching English to secondary-school female students.
  • Preparing tests and learning assessments.
  • Attending training courses on modern teaching methods.

HCP · 027.4

Librarian

Hancock County Public Library, United States

2011-2014

Four years in a high-traffic American public library, working across every department.

1. Public libraries.2. RFID.3. Public service.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Serving the public in a high-traffic library environment.
  • Working across the library's departments and building full operational experience.
  • Contributing to the project converting the collection management system to RFID.
  • Taking part in the annual training and professional development programmes.

WCI · 305.4

Librarian

Women & Children Information Centre, Child & Motherhood Welfare Society

2015-2018

Running a library specialising in women's and children's issues, and serving the researchers who work in that field.

1. Periodical publishing.2. Conferences.3. Databases.4. Research review.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Managing a library specialising in women's and children's issues.
  • Producing and issuing a quarterly bulletin of articles and book reviews.
  • Organising conferences and academic seminars.
  • Contributing to the review of research submitted to the Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Award.
  • Building a database of researchers working on women's and children's issues.
  • Providing research and reference services to researchers and visitors.

DER · 025.2

Library & Archives Specialist

Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat)

2018-2026

Running the centre's library and its services in support of its research programme.

1. Collection development.2. Reporting & statistics.3. Events.4. Institutional communication.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Managing daily library operations and organising print and digital holdings.
  • Developing the scholarly collections that serve the centre's research areas.
  • Preparing periodic reports and analytical statistics on library use and services.
  • Training staff on library procedures and following up on performance.
  • Providing research and reference services to researchers and visitors.
  • Organising book fairs, seminars, workshops and conferences.
  • Coordinating with publishers and local and international libraries to supply specialised resources.
  • Preparing media material and content supporting institutional communication.
  • Providing specialised consultancy in information and library management to related bodies.
  • Representing the Derasat Library at professional workshops and conferences, locally and regionally.
  • Serving on the centre's social committee and helping organise its events and activities.

DAN · 658.4

Consultant

Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones (DANAT)

2022

A part-time consultancy running from September to December 2022.

1. Knowledge management.2. Consultancy.3. Information organisation.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Providing information management and knowledge organisation solutions.
  • Working with the Research Director on proposals to develop and improve knowledge management.
  • Advising on information management in support of the Research Department's strategic goals.
  • Helping develop the mechanisms that organise information and improve access to data.

AGU · 025.1

Library & Information Specialist

Arabian Gulf University

Since 2026

Supporting users and the technical and administrative work across the library's departments.

1. Cataloguing.2. Reference services.3. Databases.4. University committees.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Serving on a committee at university and Arabian Gulf level, coordinating and developing related initiatives.
  • Cataloguing and classifying information resources under the approved schemes.
  • Providing reference services and guidance to library users.
  • Supporting students and faculty in reaching databases and electronic resources.

Study carrel · 03

Degrees, stacked in order

Three degrees, from Bahrain and the United States, each with its catalogue record.

Master'sEDU · 020

Master of Library & Information Science

Indiana University, United States

The professional qualification the whole practice rests on: founding libraries, organising information, managing collections.

Qualification record
Institution
Indiana University
Country
United States
Level
Master's degree
Field
Library and Information Science
Higher DiplomaEDU · 370

Higher Diploma in Education

Bahrain Teachers College

The teaching qualification that preceded two years in the Ministry of Education.

Qualification record
Institution
Bahrain Teachers College
Country
Kingdom of Bahrain
Level
Higher Diploma
Field
Education
Bachelor'sEDU · 820

BA English Literature & American Studies

University of Bahrain

The language and culture grounding behind the Arabic and English translation and editing work.

Qualification record
Institution
University of Bahrain
Country
Kingdom of Bahrain
Level
Bachelor's degree
Field
English Literature and American Studies

Processing bench · 04

Competences, stamped and filed

Nine areas of practice, each filed under its Dewey Decimal call number, the way a library shelves its holdings. The stamps come down as you arrive.

025.1

Library & knowledge centre management

Founding libraries and knowledge centres and running them day to day.

025.3

Information organisation & archiving

Cataloguing, classification and the organisation of print and digital holdings.

020.21

Reporting & statistical analysis

Periodic reports and analytical statistics on use and services.

025.52

Research support & reference

Research and reference services for researchers, faculty and visitors.

060.4

Conferences & events

Book fairs, seminars, workshops and institutional conferences.

070.4

Media content & editing

Media material, institutional communication content and periodical bulletins.

025.04

Databases & scholarly resources

Managing databases and electronic resources and opening access to them.

021.2

Institutional & international liaison

Working with publishers, libraries, and government and international bodies.

418.02

Translation & editing

Translating and editing between Arabic and English.

Catalogue hall · 05

Projects, filed on cards

The drawers work. Open one to read the cards filed inside: libraries run, bulletins issued, databases built.

Drawer · Libraries3 cards
025.1

Running and developing the Derasat library

Derasat · 2018-2026

Operating the library, organising print and digital holdings, and developing the collections that serve the centre's research areas.

305.4

The Women & Children Information Centre library

Child & Motherhood Welfare Society · 2015-2018

Managing a library specialising in women's and children's issues and serving the researchers working in it.

025.04

RFID conversion project

Hancock County Public Library · 2011-2014

Contributing to the conversion of the collection management system to RFID in an American public library.

Drawer · Libraries

025.1

Running and developing the Derasat library

Derasat · 2018-2026

Operating the library, organising print and digital holdings, and developing the collections that serve the centre's research areas.

305.4

The Women & Children Information Centre library

Child & Motherhood Welfare Society · 2015-2018

Managing a library specialising in women's and children's issues and serving the researchers working in it.

025.04

RFID conversion project

Hancock County Public Library · 2011-2014

Contributing to the conversion of the collection management system to RFID in an American public library.

Drawer · Publishing

070.4

Quarterly bulletin

Women & Children Information Centre · 2015-2018

Producing and issuing a quarterly bulletin carrying articles and book reviews.

659.2

Media material and institutional communication content

Derasat · 2018-2026

Preparing media material and content supporting the centre's institutional communication.

418.02

Arabic and English translation and editing

Various bodies · Ongoing

Translating and editing professional and research content between Arabic and English.

Drawer · Databases

025.04

Researcher database on women's and children's issues

Women & Children Information Centre · 2015-2018

Building a database gathering the researchers and specialists working in the field.

658.4

Knowledge organisation solutions

DANAT · 2022

Providing information management and knowledge organisation solutions, and mechanisms improving access to data.

025.04

Databases and electronic resources

Arabian Gulf University · Derasat · Ongoing

Managing subscriptions and scholarly electronic resources and supporting users in reaching them.

Drawer · Events

060.4

Book fairs, seminars, workshops and conferences

Derasat · 2018-2026

Organising events supporting the centre's research activity and introducing the library's holdings.

060.4

Academic conferences and seminars

Women & Children Information Centre · 2015-2018

Organising conferences and academic seminars on women's and children's issues.

001.4

Review of research for the Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Award

Child & Motherhood Welfare Society · 2015-2018

Contributing to the review of research submitted to the award.

The vitrines · 06

Committees and professional engagement

Committees, professional representation and consultancy, shown under glass.

Committee membership at university and Gulf level

Since 2026

Serving on a committee operating at university and Arabian Gulf level, taking part in coordination and in developing related initiatives.

Arabian Gulf University

Representing the Derasat library

2018-2026

Taking part in professional workshops and conferences, locally and regionally, representing the Derasat Library.

Derasat

Review panel, Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Award

2015-2018

Contributing to the review of research submitted to the Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Award.

Child & Motherhood Welfare Society

Professional consultancy in information management

Since 2022

Providing specialised consultancy in information and library management to related bodies and institutions, and working with DANAT's research management on proposals to develop knowledge management.

DANAT and related bodies

Social committee membership

2018-2026

Serving on the centre's social committee, helping organise events and activities and strengthening communication between staff.

Derasat

Accession register · 07

Seventeen years, entered in the register

One entry per milestone, in the order it was made, from a secondary-school classroom to the Arabian Gulf University Library.

No.YearEntry
00012009Ministry of EducationBeginning as an English teacher at secondary level: teaching, and preparing tests and assessments.
00022011The United StatesMoving to work at Hancock County Public Library, and a Master of Library and Information Science from Indiana University.
00032014Full operational experienceClosing four years in a high-traffic public library, including work on the RFID conversion project.
00042015Women & Children Information CentreRunning a specialist library, issuing a quarterly bulletin, building a researcher database and organising conferences and seminars.
No.YearEntry
00052018DerasatOverseeing the centre's library and services: collection development, analytical reporting, staff training, and book fairs and conferences.
00062022DANAT consultancyA part-time consultancy from September to December: information management solutions and proposals to develop knowledge management.
00072026Arabian Gulf UniversityLibrary and information specialist: cataloguing and classification, reference services, and a committee at university and Gulf level.

Circulation desk · 08

Take a card from the desk

Consultancy on information management, knowledge organisation and setting up libraries. This is my card. Everything you need is on it.

Borrower's cardNo. 0417

This card is issued to

Eman Ebrahim Abdulqader

Email
eman-q@live.com
Phone
+973 3729 9269
Location
Kingdom of Bahrain
Languages
Arabic and English · translation and editing
LinkedIn
/in/emanabdulqader
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