Tatiana Usova

Director, CMU-Q Library / Principal Librarian

Qatar Dean's Office

  • Director, CMU-Q Library / Principal Librarian
    Qatar Dean's Office
  • +974 44548591 (Work)
  • Carnegie Mellon University – Qatar Office, 5032 Forbes Avenue SMC 1070, Pittsburgh, PA, 15289-1070, USA

BIO

An accomplished library professional with 20+ years of experience in planning and managing library human resources, collections, finances, facilities and library programs with a proven record of change initiatives, effective outreach and willingness to take on innovative projects and complex assignments

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Visiting lecturer
    University College London Qatar, Library and Information Studies MA, Doha, Qatar1 Sep 2019 - 17 Dec 2020
  • Head, Bibliothèque Saint-Jean
    University of Alberta, Libraries, Edmonton, Canada1 Oct 2007 - 1 Nov 2017

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Interim Director and Associate Director of the Library
    Georgetown University in Qatar, Libraries, Doha, Qatar29 Oct 2017 - 1 Mar 2022
  • Manager, Readers’ Services
    Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Libraries, Toronto, Canada14 Aug 2006 - 30 Sep 2007
  • Manager, Resource Centre
    IREX/ProMedia, Minsk, Belarus1 Feb 1999 - 19 Aug 2004
  • Manager, Resource Centre
    British Council, Minsk, Belarus7 Jun 1993 - 22 Aug 1997

DEGREES

  • MA in Communication Management
    University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France1 Sep 2004 - 15 Sep 2005
  • MLIS
    Simmons University, Boston, USA1 Sep 1997 - 5 Dec 1998
  • MA and BA in Teaching (with honors)
    Linguistics University, Minsk, Belarus1 Sep 1986 - 10 Jul 1991

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certificate in Intercultural Communication
    Intercultural Communication and Collaboration Forum (ICCF), Doha, Qatar16 Apr 2019 - present

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Russian
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • French
    Can read, write, speak and understand

CAMPUS

  • Doha

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • 17 Partnerships for the Goals
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 4 Quality Education
  • 5 Gender Equality
  • 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

AVAILABILITY

  • Career advice
  • Collaborative projects
  • Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Mentoring (short-term)

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