Nick Poole wrote: “We are heading into a society in which trust will be arguably the most important currency. Librarianship represents a professional commitment to the ethical mediation of trustworthy information, so I have absolutely no doubt that libraries and librarians will play a central role in the networked society that is emerging.” Why libraries matter for Britain - New Statesman by Ken Worpole
https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2022/07/why-libraries-matter-for-br...
Najeeb Al-Shorbaji, PhD, IAHSI
Mobile: +962 799391604
Tel.: +962 (6) 5240273
Website: www.shorbaji.net
e-Marefa Advisor
President, Jordan Library and Information Association
President, eHealth Development Association, Jordan
President, Middle East and North Africa Association of Health Informatics
IMIA Vice-President for MEDINFO 2023
Part-time Lecturer & Researcher in Medical Informatics, PLR, Germany
Visiting Professor, Ain Shams University, Egypt
ORCID ID 0000-0003-3843-8430
HIFA profile: Najeeb Al-Shorbaji recently retired from the World Health Organization (WHO), where he has worked since 1988 in different capacities. He was most recently Director of the Knowledge, Ethics and Research Department at WHO headquarters, Geneva. Previously he was Coordinator for Knowledge Management and Sharing in EMRO (Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office), Egypt. He is a member of a number of national and international professional societies and associations specialised in information management and health informatics. He has authored over 100 research papers and articles presented in various conferences and published in professional journals. He is a member of the HIFA Steering Group and the HIFA Working Group on Multilingualism.
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Email: shorbajin AT gmail.com
