Curriculum Vitae

Mohamad M. TAHA

Consultant in Education and in Information and Communication Science
Mastery of the research of information on the INTERNET

Current functions:

Principal of Amelieh High school

Associated Researcher, IFPO (CERMOC), Beirut - Lebanon

Lebanese/French, born 1957, married, three children

Fully fluent in Arabic, English and French

- Updated January 2002 -

UNIVERSITY DEGREES

1993 "Certificat d’Aptitude aux Fonctions de Bibliothécaire (CAFB)". Mediadix - University of Paris X, France.

1990-92 «Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies» (DEA) in educational science : The Role of Educational and Vocational Guidance in the Comprehensive Development Process in the Arab Countries. The cases of Lebanon and Syria. University of Paris VIII, France.

1991 Doctoral Formation Cycle : «Pouvoirs et Sociétés en Méditerranée Moderne et Contemporaine». Ecole Méditerranéenne CUM-University of Provence, France.

1986 M.A. Science Education : Understanding of Particle Nature of Matter. American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon.

1979 - B.S. Chemistry - AUB, Lebanon.
- Teaching Diploma, Teaching of Science - AUB, Lebanon.

TRAINING COURSES

1997 mars Refresher course (3 days) on TEXTO (windows version)

1995 mars Initiation on UNIX system.

1992 nov.-dec. Computer and Telematics In-Service Training Course. Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris.

1992 oct.-nov. Public Relations and Communications. MCC Consultants, Paris.

1992 june - Searching Methods and Strategies for BIOSIS Database. Urfist de Paris.
- DIALOG Databank System Seminar. Urfist de Paris.
- Searching Methods and Strategies for EMBASE Database. Experta Medica / Dialog-France, Paris.

1992 april Searching Methods and Strategies for Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Database. Questel, Nanterre, France.

1991 nov.-dec. Application of Micro-Computer Technology to Documentation. Institut d’Etude et de Développement pour l’Education Permanente. Montlhéry - France.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Information Science and Services

2000-2001 Adviser of Deputy Ghinwa Jalloul

2000-2001 Adivser of the General Manager of the Middle East Center for Studies and Public Relations (H&D), Beirut - Lebanon.

1999-2003 Associated Researcher, Member of the group of research: Globalization and media in the Middle East. CERMOC, Beirut - Lebanon. Details

1999-till now Consultant in Information Technology and Communication Science, Press and Information Services (PIS), Beirut - Lebanon. Details

1998-1999 Publications, information and documentation officer, Arab Resource Collective (ARC), Beirut - Lebanon. Details

1987-1991 Co-Director, Press and Information Services (PIS), Beirut - Lebanon. Details

1981-87 Director, Scientific and Cultural Studies Center, Beirut - Lebanon. Details

Documentation and Library Science

1994-1998 Reference librarian, Central Unite of Documentation, National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA) - Jouy-en-Josas, France. Details

1993-94 Librarian, National Library of France (BNF) - Paris. Details

1992-93 Coordinator librarian, Multimedia Library, «Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie» - Paris. Details

1992 Curator, «Bibliothèque Inter-Universitaire de Pharmacie», Paris. Details

Education

2001-till now Principal of Amelieh High School - Beirut, Lebanon

1986-87 Research Assistant, Education Department, AUB. Details

1985-86 Planner, creative programs for daycare centers and summer schools. «Ecole des Loisirs» - Beirut, Lebanon.

1979-89 Teacher, chemistry and physical science, Makassed schools - Beirut, Lebanon.

PUBLICATIONS

2001 Internet et l'Offre d'Information au Liban - Centre d'Etudes et Recherches sur le Moyen-Orient Contemporain (CERMOC) Beirut - Lebanon.

1999 A guide to reproductive health resources (in Arabic) - Arab Resource Collective (ARC). Beirut - Lebanon. (Reorganization of data, creation of indexes, planing of questionnaires, creation of an electronic version)

1991 Interview with a Lebanese woman writer - in the French monthly magazine Nouvelles du Liban. Paris - France.

1990 Series of sociopolitical articles titled «Lexique» in the French monthly magazine Nouvelles du Liban - Paris.

1988-90 Series of articles titled Career Exploration in the Arabic monthly journal Al-Manaber - Beirut, Lebanon.

1989 Revision of an educational health society game dealing with various preventive and primary health care concepts. Tala Games and Educational Media - Beirut, Lebanon.

1986-87 Creation of three educational board games published by Tala Games and Educational Media - Beirut, Lebanon.

1985 Problem Solving in Chemistry ; a manual of individualized learning for first secondary students. Scientific and Cultural Studies Center - Beirut, Lebanon.

1984 Two manual-work booklets for children titled Don't Throw It, We Will Use It. Dar Al-Mouthalath and Scientific and Cultural Studies Center - Beirut, Lebanon.

1983 Manual of Chemistry ; two volumes of solved and unsolved problems for third secondary students (baccalaureate II). Scientific and Cultural Studies Center - Beirut, Lebanon.

1981-82 Series of articles for children titled The Children’s Laboratory. Bisat al-Reeh (children magazine) - Beirut, Lebanon.

1980-81 Series of four booklets titled 200 Multiple-Choice Questions in : Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Biology. Dar Al-Hani - Beirut, Lebanon.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Since 2001 Life Member, Alumni Club - AUB, Lebanon.

1994-till now Active member in several Internet discussion lists and virtual Internet conferences, oriented towards the public understanding of science, the public communication of science, and the information science and documentation.

1991-98 Member in the Association of information and documentation professionals (ADBS), France.

1988-89 Active member of the Coordination Committees Movement for Non-Governmental Organizations (Health Centers, Daycare Centers, Social Services, etc.) and Head of the Daycare Centers Coordination Committee, Lebanon.

1981-1982 Member in the National Association of School Psychologists, USA.
Member in the Academic Affairs Committee of Arts and Sciences Faculty - AUB, Lebanon.

1981-82 Founding member of Non-violence Movement-Lebanon and organizer of public awareness conferences and information campaigns for the peace in Lebanon.

1980-82 Vice-president then President of Educational Society - AUB, Lebanon.

1977-79 Vice-president then President of Chemical Society - AUB, Lebanon.

1968-79 Boy scout "Amelieh" with several positions of responsibility and participation in several scout delegations abroad including the World Scout Jamboree in Norway in 1975.

Miscellaneous

Representative of the ROBERVAL AWARD for Lebanon and the Levant.
Philatelist and Chess amateur

Computer Programs

Mastery of MS-ACCESS, MSWORD, GEAC (Gliss), TEXTO, PSILOG, DBASE, REFERENCE MANAGER, PROCITE, BIBLIOLINK, FILEMAKER, MS-EXCEL, LOTUS 1 2 3, LOTUS WORDPRO, MSWORKS, RSG, ALEF, ACROBAT EXCHANGE, ACROBAT DISTILLER, NORTON UTILITIES, NETLAB, INTERNET EXPLORER, NETSCAPE, EUDORA, PINE, and other programs on Macintosh and DOS / WINDOWS platforms.

DETAILS

Associated Researcher, CERMOC Back

Member and technical adviser of the group (information and computer related issues including Internet).
Personal contribution in the research project: The Internet Infrastructure and Status in Lebanon, overview and comparison with other Arab countries.

Consultant in Information Technology and Communication Science Back

Designing and implementing information systems.
Designing the informational content and structure of Web sites and supervising the site construction.
Planning information campaigns and supervising the implementation.
Setting up public image for companies and NGO's.
Advising for computer equipment acquisition and /or upgrading.

Publications, information and documentation officer, Arab Resource Collective Back

Constructing the electronic information system of the company including the development of several MS-Access databases.
Organizing the electronic archives, including the modification of the old procedures for the hardcopy production and the reorganization of the corresponding workflow.
Coordinating the production of several publications in electronic and hard copy versions.
Assuring PC support for the coordinators and other staff members, including the upgrading of the hardware and the updating of the software.
Organizing a successful promotion campaign for the participation in the "International and Arabic Book Exposition" that resulted in a sales increase of 30 % with respect to the previous year participation.
Planning and implementing a bilingual (Arabic-English) Web site (http://www.mawared.org), including the conduction of the prerequisite technical study.
Constructing a MS-Access application for the automatic mailing campaigns.
Participating in modernization of several administrative procedures to increase the productivity of the company.

Co-Director, Press and Information Services (PIS) Back

Head of subscription and public relations services.
Editor in chief of the monthly bibliographic bulletin.
Documentation.

Director, Scientific and Cultural Studies Center Back

Publications : periodicals and monographs.
In-service training for teachers.

Documentation and Library Science

Reference librarian, National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA) Back

Head of reference section and Internet information search.
Head of monographs section.
Responsible of the assistance for the users of bibliographic software (within the Jouy site only).
Responsible of the management of the library stacks and annexes.
Member of the INRA working group for the conception of a new documentary chain.
Realization of the preliminary study of the library automation project.

Librarian, National Library of France (BNF) Back

Cataloguing and indexing of mathematics and computer science books in InterMarc format.
Correspondent for CD-ROM internal network.

Coordinator librarian, «Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie» Back

Cataloguing and indexing of mathematics, electronics and energy books and periodicals in UniMarc format.
Coordination of subject indexing in the areas of mathematics, computer science, electronics and energy.
Organization of exhibitions of new technologic products.
Training of librarians : the choice of computer science books and periodicals adapted for all publics.

Curator, «Bibliothèque Inter-Universitaire de Pharmacie» Back

Responsible of the external computer databases search.
Animation of in-service training on computer databases search.

Education

Research Assistant, Education Department, AUB. Back

Subject

Audiovisual Materials (1st semester).
Methodology of Teaching Science (2nd semester).

1993	"Certificat d’Aptitude aux Fonctions de Bibliothécaire (CAFB)". Mediadix - University of Paris X, France.
1990-92	«Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies» (DEA) in educational science : The Role of Educational and Vocational Guidance in the Comprehensive Development Process in the Arab Countries. The cases of Lebanon and Syria. University of Paris VIII, France.
1991	Doctoral Formation Cycle : «Pouvoirs et Sociétés en Méditerranée Moderne et Contemporaine». Ecole Méditerranéenne CUM-University of Provence, France.
1986	M.A. Science Education : Understanding of Particle Nature of Matter. American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon.
1979	- B.S. Chemistry - AUB, Lebanon. - Teaching Diploma, Teaching of Science - AUB, Lebanon.

1997 mars	Refresher course (3 days) on TEXTO (windows version)
1995 mars	Initiation on UNIX system.
1992 nov.-dec.	Computer and Telematics In-Service Training Course. Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris.
1992 oct.-nov.	Public Relations and Communications. MCC Consultants, Paris.
1992 june	- Searching Methods and Strategies for BIOSIS Database. Urfist de Paris. - DIALOG Databank System Seminar. Urfist de Paris. - Searching Methods and Strategies for EMBASE Database. Experta Medica / Dialog-France, Paris.
1992 april	Searching Methods and Strategies for Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Database. Questel, Nanterre, France.
1991 nov.-dec.	Application of Micro-Computer Technology to Documentation. Institut d’Etude et de Développement pour l’Education Permanente. Montlhéry - France.

Information Science and Services
2000-2001	Adviser of Deputy Ghinwa Jalloul
2000-2001	Adivser of the General Manager of the Middle East Center for Studies and Public Relations (H&D), Beirut - Lebanon.
1999-2003	Associated Researcher, Member of the group of research: Globalization and media in the Middle East. CERMOC, Beirut - Lebanon. Details
1999-till now	Consultant in Information Technology and Communication Science, Press and Information Services (PIS), Beirut - Lebanon. Details
1998-1999	Publications, information and documentation officer, Arab Resource Collective (ARC), Beirut - Lebanon. Details
1987-1991	Co-Director, Press and Information Services (PIS), Beirut - Lebanon. Details
1981-87	Director, Scientific and Cultural Studies Center, Beirut - Lebanon. Details

Documentation and Library Science
1994-1998	Reference librarian, Central Unite of Documentation, National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA) - Jouy-en-Josas, France. Details
1993-94	Librarian, National Library of France (BNF) - Paris. Details
1992-93	Coordinator librarian, Multimedia Library, «Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie» - Paris. Details
1992	Curator, «Bibliothèque Inter-Universitaire de Pharmacie», Paris. Details

Education
2001-till now	Principal of Amelieh High School - Beirut, Lebanon
1986-87	Research Assistant, Education Department, AUB. Details
1985-86	Planner, creative programs for daycare centers and summer schools. «Ecole des Loisirs» - Beirut, Lebanon.
1979-89	Teacher, chemistry and physical science, Makassed schools - Beirut, Lebanon.

2001	Internet et l'Offre d'Information au Liban - Centre d'Etudes et Recherches sur le Moyen-Orient Contemporain (CERMOC) Beirut - Lebanon.
1999	A guide to reproductive health resources (in Arabic) - Arab Resource Collective (ARC). Beirut - Lebanon. (Reorganization of data, creation of indexes, planing of questionnaires, creation of an electronic version)
1991	Interview with a Lebanese woman writer - in the French monthly magazine Nouvelles du Liban. Paris - France.
1990	Series of sociopolitical articles titled «Lexique» in the French monthly magazine Nouvelles du Liban - Paris.
1988-90	Series of articles titled Career Exploration in the Arabic monthly journal Al-Manaber - Beirut, Lebanon.
1989	Revision of an educational health society game dealing with various preventive and primary health care concepts. Tala Games and Educational Media - Beirut, Lebanon.
1986-87	Creation of three educational board games published by Tala Games and Educational Media - Beirut, Lebanon.
1985	Problem Solving in Chemistry ; a manual of individualized learning for first secondary students. Scientific and Cultural Studies Center - Beirut, Lebanon.
1984	Two manual-work booklets for children titled Don't Throw It, We Will Use It. Dar Al-Mouthalath and Scientific and Cultural Studies Center - Beirut, Lebanon.
1983	Manual of Chemistry ; two volumes of solved and unsolved problems for third secondary students (baccalaureate II). Scientific and Cultural Studies Center - Beirut, Lebanon.
1981-82	Series of articles for children titled The Children’s Laboratory. Bisat al-Reeh (children magazine) - Beirut, Lebanon.
1980-81	Series of four booklets titled 200 Multiple-Choice Questions in : Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Biology. Dar Al-Hani - Beirut, Lebanon.

Since 2001	Life Member, Alumni Club - AUB, Lebanon.
1994-till now	Active member in several Internet discussion lists and virtual Internet conferences, oriented towards the public understanding of science, the public communication of science, and the information science and documentation.
1991-98	Member in the Association of information and documentation professionals (ADBS), France.
1988-89	Active member of the Coordination Committees Movement for Non-Governmental Organizations (Health Centers, Daycare Centers, Social Services, etc.) and Head of the Daycare Centers Coordination Committee, Lebanon.
1981-1982	Member in the National Association of School Psychologists, USA. Member in the Academic Affairs Committee of Arts and Sciences Faculty - AUB, Lebanon.
1981-82	Founding member of Non-violence Movement-Lebanon and organizer of public awareness conferences and information campaigns for the peace in Lebanon.
1980-82	Vice-president then President of Educational Society - AUB, Lebanon.
1977-79	Vice-president then President of Chemical Society - AUB, Lebanon.
1968-79	Boy scout "Amelieh" with several positions of responsibility and participation in several scout delegations abroad including the World Scout Jamboree in Norway in 1975.