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Academic Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Library and Information Science) - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
Sharifah Nur Amirah Bt. Sarif Abdullah (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Other's position:
Head of Department, Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology
shnuramirah@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Sharifah Nur Amirah Sarif Abdullah started her career as an academic in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in 2017. Currently, she is serving the Department of Library and Information Science, Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology. She obtained her Doctoral and Masters degrees in Library and Information Science from IIUM. She had a Bachelor of Human Sciences (Psychology) with Honors from the same university. Her areas of expertise are Bibliographic Control, Metadata Quality, Information Visualization, Digital Humanities, Information Seeking Behaviour.
Prior joining to IIUM as an academic, she has experienced as Graduate Research Assistant during her postgraduate studies. She secured National and University grants as Principal Researcher and Co Researcher. She is a member for University Research Group under IT for Development and e-Government (ITDEG) and Digital Humanities Research group under KICT. She is currently a Leader for Humanising Digital Education Flagship and Coordinator for KICT Resource Centre.
Area of Specialisation
- ICT ~ Information, Computer And Communications Technology (ICT) ~ ICT Applications ~ E-Library - Bibliographic control
- ICT ~ Information, Computer And Communications Technology (ICT) ~ Information Systems ~ Information Services (Including Including Informtion Services, Library Services, Bioinformation Services, Bussines Intelligence Services, Collaborative Computng Services, Political Information Services, Social and Community Informtion Services and Internet) - Information seeking behaviour
Professional Membership
- 2018 - 2019 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Professional Member), Librarians Associations of Malaysia
- 2021 - 2022 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Professional Member), Librarians Associations of Malaysia
- 2021 - 2024 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Professional Member), myHCI UX Kuala Lumpur ACM SIGCHI Local Chapter
- 2024 - 2025 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Professional Member), Association of Information Science and Technology
- 2025 - 2026 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Professional Member), Librarians Association of Malaysia
- 2025 - 2026 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Individual Member), American Library Association
Teaching Responsibilities
| APPLICATION OF INFO. TECHNOLOGY IN LIBRARY | 2020/2021 |
| CONSERV. & PRESERV. OF INFO. RESOURCES | 2022/2023 |
| CONVERSATION AND PERSERVATION OF INFORMATION RESOURCES | 2022/2023 |
| DATABASE DESIGN | 2025/2026 |
| DIRECTED RESEARCH PRACTICUM | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
| FIELDWORK | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
| INFO. PROCESSING AND DATABASE DEVELOPMENT | 2021/2022 |
| INFORMATION ANALYSIS & ORGANIZATION I | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
| INFORMATION ANALYSIS & ORGANIZATION II | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
| INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND ORGANIZATION | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
| INFORMATION ORGANIZATION AND CLASSIFICATION | 2025/2026 2024/2025 |
| INFORMATION RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT | 2022/2023 |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 2023/2024 2021/2022 |
| MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM | 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
Supervision
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Library Transformation: Noise Level And Hierarchy Of Library Community Need In Malaysia Academic Library.
Ph.D
Completed
2025
Co-supervisor
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Knowledge Sharing Practice In Selected Malaysian Academic Libraries.
Ph.D
Completed
2022
Member Supervisory Committee
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The Relationship Between The Application Of Knowledge Management Processes And The Improvement Delivery Of Information Services Among Yemeni University Librarians By Using Structural Equation Modeling (Sem).
Ph.D
Completed
2021
Member Supervisory Committee
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Determinants That Influence The Adoption Of The Oman Virtual Science Library (Masader) In Higher Education
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Ph.D
Completed
2021
Co-supervisor
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Information Seeking Behaviour Of Women In The Gulf Cooperation Council Universities
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Ph.D
Completed
2019
Member Supervisory Committee
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Exploring User Engagement With Social Media In Libraries: Practices, Perceptions And Contributing Factors.
Ph.D
Completed
2019
Main Supervisor
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Development Of E-Learning System In The Universities Of The Muslim World: A Comparative Study Of Selected Bangladesh And Malaysia Universities
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Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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The Relationship Between Social Media Use And Academic Achievement Of Undergraduates Students In Higher Learning Institutions.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Application Of Digital Reference Service In Federal University Libraries In Northwest Nigeria.
Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Digital Literacy Skills For Millennials In Maintaining Inter-Religious Harmony.
Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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User Requirements For Information Visualization In Library Resources Discovery.
Master
Completed
2025
Main Supervisor
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The Application Of Koha Integrated Library System For Cataloguing Module In Malaysia Academic In Libraries.
Master
Completed
2023
Main Supervisor
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Users' Perceived Viability Towards Jawi Imprints Digitization.
Master
Completed
2022
Main Supervisor
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The Learning Resource Centre (Lrc) And Reading Motivation Among Secondary School Students In Sultanate Of Oman.
Master
Completed
2021
Main Supervisor
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The Use Of Electronic Resources Among Medical Students In University Of Hadramout.
Master
Completed
2019
Main Supervisor
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Metadata Quality And Interoperability Of Malaysian Cultural Heritage Digital Image Collections.
Master
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Research Projects
Completed
| 2020 - 2022 | Kajian Hukum Mengenai Kesan Permainan Digital Terhadap Masyarakat |
| 2018 - 2023 | FUNCTIONALITIES OF BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTROL MODULE IN OPEN SOURCE INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM (ILS) AMONG CATALOGERS. |
On-Going
| 2025 - Present | DEVELOPMENT OF AI CHATBOT FOR DYSLEXIC LIBRARY USERS |
| 2019 - Present | User Preferences Model for Information Visualization Features of Bibliographic Catalogues in Library Resource Discovery |
| 2008 - Present | IT for Development and e-Government (ITDEG) |
Awards & Recognition
| 07 Aug, 2025 | KICT Takrim Award 2025: Promising Academic Award - KICT | KCDIO |
| 27 Sep, 2023 | KICT Takrim Award 2023: Best Teaching Innovation for Transdisciplinary Learning - KICT | KCDIO |
| 27 Sep, 2023 | KICT Takrim Award 2023: Publication in KICT Newsletter - KICT | KCDIO |
Publications
Articles
Conference or Workshop Items
| 2023 | Designing FRBR-based information visualization for library resources. In: 5th National Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction 2023, |
| 2021 | An investigation of Arabic-Malay translation: problems and issues. In: Seminar Penterjemahan Kebangsaan, |
| 2018 | Features of library discovery tools to enhance information visualization of bibliographic records. In: Seminar on Information Retrieval and Knowledge Management 2018 (SIRKM 18), |
| 2014 | Metadata interoperability requirements for aggregating Islamic manuscript bibliographic records. In: 2014 The 5th International Conference on Information & Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M 2014), |
| 2014 | Normalizing library records display using FRBR model for al-Qur'an work-set. In: 2014 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for The Muslim World (ICT4M), |
Books
| 2023 | Prosiding Persidangan Penterjemahan Antarabangsa ke-19 = The 19th International Conference on Translation Proceedings. IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-491-335-9 |
| 2017 | Conceptions and practices of metadata quality for frbr user tasks resources discovery in institutional repositories. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-692-0 |
Book Sections
| 2024 | Exploring the potential of generative artificial intelligence in enhancing academic integrity. In: Centre for Islamisation, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: , pp. 106-130 |
Monograph
| 2022 | Kajian hukum mengenai kesan permainan digital terhadap masyarakat. In: , |