19 Facts About Kanwal Ameen

Kanwal Ameen is a Pakistani professor in information management.

Kanwal Ameen has served as chairperson of the Department of Information Management, formerly the Department of Library and Information Science, and as director, directorate of external linkages.

On 31 May 2019, Ameen was appointed to a four-year term as vice-chancellor of the University of Home Economics.

Kanwal Ameen is the chief editor for the Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries.

Kanwal Ameen is a teacher, author, researcher, and lecturer in the field of library and information science as well as a pre-doc and post-doc international Fulbright Scholar.

Kanwal Ameen attended the University of the Punjab, and in 1985, after receiving a diploma in library science, began working as a librarian in the Department of Philosophy.

Kanwal Ameen furthered her education, and attended the University of Texas at Austin in 2000 as a Fulbright pre-doctoral scholar, and four years later was working as an assistant professor at the University of the Punjab.

Kanwal Ameen's thesis was titled, Philosophy and Framework of Collection Management and Its Application in University Libraries in Pakistan: An Appraisal.

Kanwal Ameen's teaching interests are in the areas of personality development, information services, information behaviour, qualitative research, information literacy, personal information management, and marketing of information services.

Kanwal Ameen worked in a supervisory capacity at the doctoral level, and became a professor at University of the Punjab in 2008.

Kanwal Ameen attended the University of Missouri in 2010 as a postdoc Fulbright Visiting Scholar and researcher.

Kanwal Ameen became chairperson of the then Department of Library and Information Science which was renamed Department of Information Management.

In 2015, Kanwal Ameen chaired the Centennial International Conference on Information Management and Libraries in Lahore, noting the progress of her Department from its earliest beginnings as a certificate course that had grown into a full PhD program over the course of a century.

Kanwal Ameen lectured on what was considered modern library methods at that time.

In 1916, he wrote the book Panjab Library Primer for the students he taught at Punjab University, and is credited for establishing what became known as the Department of Information Management for which Kanwal Ameen was first appointed chairperson in 2009.

Kanwal Ameen convened and supervised a committee to redesign Punjab University's official website.

Kanwal Ameen is the mother of Ali Zafar, a Pakistani actor and singer.

In 2010, Kanwal Ameen received the Pakistan Library Association Appreciation Award for Academic Achievement.

Kanwal Ameen has published in many forms, including books, journals, and conference papers.