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Salman Haider

Mangalayatan University, Library of Congress, New Delhi Office, Aligarh Muslim University, University of Lucknow, Indian School of Business

ORCID iD 0000-0001-8902-2094
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Salman Haider is an Award-Winning Visionary Librarian, Cataloger, Author, and Blogger with 13 years' work experience. He is a Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, Blogger, and Online Social Media Expert. He is a contributor to articles on Library and Information Science in Encyclopædia Britannica and Wikipedia. Coming from a Computer Science background, Salman has functional expertise in Resource Description and Access (RDA), AACR2, MARC-21, Library of Congress Classification (LCC), and Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), and other areas of Library and Information Science.

Salman Haider is a passionate blogger and writer on Library and Information Science and a proficient cataloger in Resource Description and Access (RDA). He is the creator of eight websites and Blogs on Library and Information Science. He has created Librarianship Studies and Information Technology (reviewed in Technical Services Quarterly (Taylor and Francis), volume 33, issue number 2, 2016), RDA Blog (reviewed in Technical Services Quarterly, volume 31, issue number 3, 2014), RDA Bibliography, RDA Cataloging: Special Topics and Materials Blog, Information Access Through The Subject, Cataloging Metadata, and his personal blog Salman Haider to help himself in his professional responsibilities of cataloging of documents in various formats and keeping abreast with latest developments on Resource Description and Access (RDA), library cataloging, librarianship and information technology, and library and knowledge organization and management. His blog articles are appreciated and referred by reputable corporate bodies such as University of Basel, Switzerland, University of Salamanca, Spain, Institut de l'information scientifique et technique (English: Institute of Scientific and Technical Information), French National Centre for Scientific Research, France, MERLOT - the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning Online and Teaching, California, United States, Sage Library System, Oregon, United States, American Library Association, Agricultural Information Management Standards (AIMS), Food and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Italy, Yale University Library, and Society of American Archivists.

Salman Haider has written two books and published four articles in addition to 500+ articles which he has written in his LIS blogs. His works are in the collection of prestigious universities and libraries such as Harvard University Library, University of Chicago Library, George Washington University, and University of California, San Francisco in the United States, British Library, London and National Library of Scotland in the United Kingdom, McGill University Library, Montreal, University of Ottawa, and University of Saskatchewan Library in Canada, State Library of New South Wales in Australia, and Tilburg University Library, Universiteit van Tilburg, Netherlands, and Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire, Switzerland.

Salman Haider Graduated in Science (B.Sc.) with Computer Science, Mathematics, and Statistics from Lucknow University and completed his Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) from Aligarh Muslim University with a First Class securing IInd Rank and the prestigious P.N. Kaula - S. Bashiruddin Gold Medal. He also achieved the Under Graduate Merit Scholarship and the Post Graduate Merit Scholarship in B.L.I.S. and M.L.I.S. respectively for meritorious academic performance.

Few people dream of becoming librarians when they are little, and he was one of the ones who did. He has the experience of working in some of the biggest, finest, and modern libraries in very responsible positions. Prior to his present job as blogger and librarian, he worked at the Indian School of Business Library (Hyderabad), National Library of India (Kolkata), and Central Reference Library (Kolkata).

As a person, Salman loves, lives, eat, drink, and sleep Library and Information Sciences. He has devoted his entire life to the field. He is working with a vision of creating a platform of knowledge which is like the Encyclopedia Britannica, The Huffington Post, the Khan Academy, and more closely like the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences; an authoritative source for consultation and reference for any library or information profession related issue and a treasure hub of knowledge on Library and Information Science, which is open and free for all the library professionals worldwide.

Employment

  • Mangalayatan University PhD Research Scholar
    2022 - Present
  • Library of Congress, New Delhi Office Librarian
    2005 - Present
  • Indian School of Business Information Consultant
    2004 - 2005
  • National Library of India Library Technician
    2004 - 2004
  • Central Reference Library Apprenticeship on Library and Information Science
    2004 - 2004

Education

  • Aligarh Muslim University Master of Library and Information Science
    2001 - 2002
  • University of Lucknow Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) - Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics
    1996 - 1999

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Publications (11)